Mike's first meeting as TSC Chair will be the meeting at the USITT Conference in Toronto on March 16. The change in leadership is occasioned by Paul Vincent's stepping down after many years of service. "My first involvement with ESTA was as a founding member of the Theatrical Dealers Association," said Vincent. "After serving as vice-president, president, immediate past president, chair of the Ethics Committee, member of the BizEd Committee and chair of the Technical Standards Committee it's time for me to retire from volunteer work and allow other very capable people to serve in a leadership capacity.
"I'm pleased that Mike Garl, who has done an outstanding job serving the ESTA Technical Standards Program as the chair of the Rigging Work Group and as a member of the TSC, will become the new chair of the Technical Standards Committee. I know that the program will be in good hands, not only through Mike's commitment, but also through the continuing hard work of the hundreds of volunteers and financial contributions from our members and related organizations."
(Lee Baldock)
