Neil Atkinson is the owner of Chase Carpet Care Co. in Denver, CO.

Mike Roden is a 40-year veteran of the industry and currently serves as the Vice President of Engineering at Sapphire Scientific.

Mike Palmer is the founder of HydraMaster, having started the company unofficially out of his garage in 1969. He’s recognized as one of the first to manufacture and sell truckmounts nationwide.

Mike Lynch, a 38-year veteran of the cleaning/restoration industry, is the president of Carolina Cleaning Network, Inc. (Gastonia, N.C.).

Larry Cooper is a 41-year veteran of the industry and is the president of Textile Consultants and Meetings and Events.

Kenway Mead served as the Executive Director of the IICRC from 1984-2001 prior to Tom Hill, who currently serves in that capacity.

Ken Snow is a 30-year veteran of the industry. His business, Hagopian Cleaning Services (Oak Park, MI) is celebrating its 74th year of business in March 2013.

Karl Heinrich is a 37-year veteran of the industry.

John Sales is the founder of Steamaction International.

Jim Roden is the founder of Prochem.