On Sept. 24, Shirley Wodynski marked a significant milestone, celebrating 16 years of dedicated service as executive director of the Ceilings and Interior Systems Construction Association.

Don Allen, P.E., S.E., LEED AP, is the Steel Framing Industry Association’s new executive director, effective Aug. 1. Allen succeeds Larry Williams, who will be retiring.

A national leader in architecture and the arts has been named the new executive director for the leading women’s advocacy organization Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation.

The Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance has announced the impending retirement of Richard S. Duncan, PhD, PE, from his full-time role as executive director. A well-respected, longtime member of the polyurethanes and spray foam industries, Duncan will complete his term with the SPFA in April and will stay on in a consulting role as technical director.

The leading women’s advocacy organization Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation has announced a leadership change, as architect and innovator Cynthia Phifer Kracauer, AIA, the organization’s executive director for the last seven-plus years, plans to leave the post by the end of this year.

Felice Farber has been appointed as Executive Director of the Subcontractors Trade Association, breaking barriers as the first woman to hold this leadership role in the Association’s 66-year-old history. Farber will replace retiring Henry “Hank” Kita, who has served as STA’s Executive Director for nearly a decade.

Dave King has joined The Farnsworth Group’s team to serve as VP of Insights and as the Executive Director of the Home Improvement Research Institute. Every stakeholder in HIRI wants to reap the benefits of access to high volume, high quality, high impact research, and HIRI is committed to adding value to the organization in any way it can.

The EIFS Industry Members Association Board of Directors proudly announced that Stephen T. Sears is now the new Executive Director and CEO of EIMA. Sears’ selection follows a months-long search conducted by EIMA’s Board, fulfilling its due diligence obligation to the EIMA membership.