Young Professionals of the Year

The Young Professional of the Year Award is a peer-nominated award recognizing a forward-thinking leader under the age of 40 who will be the voice and next generation of pool and spa professionals.

Nominees must meet the following criteria:

Nominee is committed to being a positive role model for the profession and peers.
Nominee is currently under the age of 40.
Nominee has been employed in the pool, hot tub, or spa industry for at least three years.
Nominee actively participates with PHTA at a local or national level.
Nominee is a current employee of a PHTA member company in good standing.

The submission period for the 2021 Awards is now closed. The winner will be announced soon.

Past Winners:

2020 Young Professional of the Year:

Julie Kazdin Boucher, Kazdin Pools

2019 Young Professionals of the Year:

Justin Ivey, Blue Wave Pool Service & Supplies, Inc.
Reid Schindler, Schindler Design Co.
Travis Thompson, Cascade Custom Pools

2018 Young Professionals of the Year:

George Barnett, KB Custom Pools
Stephen Neville, CBP, CSP, PPSO, Island Construction Corporation
Erik Taylor, Chlorine King Pool Service
Mallory Wachowski, DesRochers Backyard Pool Co.

2017 Young Professionals of the Year:

Alexa Dal Pino, CBP, Dal Pino Quality Pools
Ben Cook, Superior Pools of Southwest Florida
Jeffrey Campbell, United Aqua Group/Aquatech
Joshua Henderson, Memphis Pool Supply Co.
Joshua Sharitz, HHHunt
Michael Gesmond, Heritage Pools
Mitch Katz, CBP, CSP, Elite Landscaping, Inc.

2016 Young Professionals of the Year:

Ben Bock, SCP Distributors, LLC
Brian Porter, Premier Pools & Spas
Brandon Miller, Cajun Pools & Spas
Jason Vaughan, CBP, National Pools of Roanoke
Jacob Durand, J & M Pool Services
Jon Krawczyk, Superior Pools of Southwest Florida
Michael Ament, Town and Country Pools
Jospeh Varone, CBP, CST, All-Island Group
Stephanie O’Neil, Contemporary Watercrafters, Inc.

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