PHTA Staff

Jeanne Mendelson
Vice President, Education and Events

• Primary Oversight for Education, Certification, Meetings and Events
• Education & Certification Committee Liaison
• Education Partnerships

E: jmendelson@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 179

Justine Wood, CMP
Senior Director, Education and Events

• Education Event Management
• WAHC Annual Conference Management

E: jwood@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 114

Diana Bautz
Director, Education

• Education Development
• GENESIS Faculty Liaison
• Continuing Education and Accreditation (IACET, ASLA, APLD)
• Speaker Management and Online Learning Oversight

E: dbautz@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 122

Natalie Hood
Director, Certification and Instructor Relations

• PHTA Instructor Relations
• Instructor School Oversight
• Certification Operations Management
• CPO Program Management

E: nhood@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 190

Ashley Reyna
Senior Manager, Certification and Client Relations

• Client Services Supervisor
• Certification and Education Operations
• PHTA Instructor Relations

E: areyna@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 117

Justin Ivey
Manager, Education

• Learning Management System (LMS) Manager
• Education Partners Program (EPP) Administration

E: jivey@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 150

Alma Valdez
Bilingual Manager, Certification and Client Relations

• Bilingual Client Services
• Certification and Education Processing

E: avaldez@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 109

Sara Niven
Coordinator, Certification and Client Relations

• Client Services
• Certification and Education Processing

E: sniven@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 110

Michaela Frank
Coordinator, Education

• Administrative Support for Educational Programs
• Administrative Support for Events

E: mfrank@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 176

Lisa Ryckeley
GENESIS Concierge

• GENESIS Student Services
• Customized GENESIS Curriculum

E: lryckeley@phta.org
P: 615-907-1274

Bill Aronson
Senior Director, Finance and Administration

• Financial Oversight
• HR Administrator
• IT Liaison

E: baronson@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 153

Netty Ford
Senior Manager, Finance and Administration

• Account Reconciliation & Analysis
• Financial Reporting

E: nford@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 104

Ian Tobin
Coordinator, Finance and Office Manager

• Virginia office services support
• Credit card and expense report management
• Accounts receivable collections

E: itobin@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 103

Bridget Rachek
Staff Accountant

• Accounts Payable

E: brachek@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 154

Justin Wiley
Vice President, Government Relations, Standards, and Codes

• Monitor legislative and regulatory issues at federal, state, and local levels and advocate on behalf of PHTA and its members
• Oversee development and maintenance of ANSI/PHTA standards
• Shape code development impacting the swimming pool and spa industry

E: jwiley@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 431

Tyler Jones
Director, Government Relations

• Lead on State and Local Legislative and Regulatory Issues
• Drives State and Local ISPSC and PHTA Standard Adoption
• Facilitates Grassroots Involvement

E: tjones@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 165

Genevieve Lynn
Program Director, Standards and Technical Services

• ANSI Standards Development, Strategy & Accreditation
• Standards Consensus Committee (SCC), Technical Committee (TC), Recreational Water and Air Quality Committee (RWAQC) Liaison
• Standard Writing Committees (SWCs) Oversight & Management

E: glynn@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 155

Blake Pavlik
Director, Standards

• Assists Standard Writing Committees (SWCs)
• PHTA and ANSI Procedure Compliance
• Special Projects Management

E: bpavlik@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 180

Gregory Ceton
Director, Codes and External Standards

• Lead on Code Development work in national code-making bodies and state code cycles
• Oversight of outside standard development work by other standard organizationsn
• Point person for code interpretation and compliance questions

E: gceton@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 212

April Nowicki
Manager, Publications and Standards Development

• Liaison to PHTA Editorial Review Committee
• Development and publication of PHTA standards and technical documents
• Oversight of PHTA educational manuals

E: anowicki@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 115

Jessica Howard
Vice President, Marketing and Sales

• Membership and Education Marketing
• Social Media Strategy
• Website and Community Platform Oversight

E: jhoward@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 149

Sheri Jackson
Senior Director, Business Development

• Sponsorship for PHTA and GENESIS
• Sales Strategy and Outreach
• Strategic Partnership Program

E: sjackson@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 157

Cheryl Claborn
Senior Director, Membership Development

• Membership Retention & Recruitment
• PHTA Member Support
• PHTA Affiliations

E: cclaborn@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 116

Amy Willer
Director, Content and Communications

• Content Development
• Press and Media Liaison
• Email Communications

E: awiller@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 121

Jasen Zubcevik
Creative Director, Marketing

• Directs Design and Production of Marketing Collateral
• Implements Design and Format Standards
• Coordinates Projects with Outside Vendors

E: jzubcevik@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 211

Kate Meny
Senior Manager, Digital Marketing

• Digital Marketing Strategies
• Product Marketing
• Program Marketing

E: kmeny@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 162

Amber Moreno
Manager, Marketing and Communications

• Member Communications
• Marketing Collateral
• Tradeshow Collateral

E: amoreno@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 111

Kelliann Morgan
Manager, Membership Development

• New Member Onboarding
• Member Retention

E: kmorgan@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 144

Seth Ewing
Senior Director, Member Programs and Services

• PHTA Apprenticeship Programs
• Workforce Development Program & Job Board
• Center for Research
• Chapters, Councils, and Committees
• International Hot Tub Association (IHTA)
• California Pool & Spa Association (CPSA)

E: sewing@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 159

Rick Hagan
Senior Director, Industry Affairs

• Texas Pool & Spa Coalition (TPSC) Liaison
• Chapter Expansion & Development

E: rhagan@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 145

Kenya Thomas
Director, Database Management

• Database Management
• PHTA Fulfillment Management
• Membership Billing

E: kthomas@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 146

Mohammad Iqab
Coordinator, Member Programs & Services

• Member Service Center Support
• Membership Processing

E: miqab@phta.org
P: 703-838-0083, ext. 127

Rowdy Gaines
Vice President, Partnerships and Development

• Step Into Swim
• Business and Partnership Development
• PHTA Spokesperson

E: rgaines@phta.org

Jillian Wilkins
Manager, Step Into Swim

• Grant Application Process
• Donor Relations

E: jwilkins@phta.org