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Board of Directors

The IICRC is managed by its Board of Directors, which is comprised of 18 industry leaders elected by the IICRC’s Shareholders. The Boards’ function is representing various interests of the registrants while leading the direction of the organization. The Board of Directors meets four times per year and is tasked with the responsibility of helping shape future policies of the organization and uphold the standards that help shape the industry.

James Tole

Chairman
Executive Committee
Bio

James has been in the cleaning and restoration industry for 30 years and has trained hundreds of companies in the USA and Canada. He has extensive field and management experience in the handling of contents after insured losses and specializes in packout procedures, individual job management, contents estimating, and inventory software. James is also a chemical engineering graduate with a great understanding of the chemistries and processes for use in hands-on cleaning. James is an IICRC Instructor as well as an affiliated instructor with Indoor Air Management Canada and Ritcon Training Centers. James brings to his courses a unique compilation of practical exposure and practices based on ‘the science of cleaning’ targeted towards increasing technician, manager, and supervisory skills and efficiency.

Joe Dobbins

Immediate Past Chairman
Executive Committee
Bio

Joe has a long tenure with the IICRC having been in educational training since mid 1980s in hands-on training seminars for cleaning and restoration industry and later in early 1990 as approved instructor of IICRC courses in 7 different subject fields in cleaning and restoration divisions. His love of teaching started in High School and a Music Education and trumpet Major at Jacksonville State University (Alabama) in early 1970s. He is married to Janet and has two children, Alyson and David.

In late 1990s, he became Certification Council Vice-Chair (now Education and Examinations Committee) and became the Chair in 2002-2008 as an IICRC Executive Committee officer. He has been Chairman over 8 different IICRC courses (Technical Advisory Committee Chairman) and for 2 different Divisions. In addition, he has served as an officer as IICRC Treasurer and total of 4 times as Education and Examinations Chair and as Vice-Chair. His term as Executive Committee or IICRC Board member has been at 4 different term tenures.

His cleaning, restoration, and inspection business he owned for 25 years 1982-2007 with company performing work in cleaning business (upholstery, carpets, rugs), water and fire damage restoration, packouts, and full-service reconstruction. As well, he owned a three-location distributorship for the cleaning and restoration industry during that 25-year time of much overlap. Upon retirement, he served 2007-2008 as a property claims adjuster with a major insurance company fulfilling a complete circle to help better train a multi-faceted educational experiences to students. He still teaches today about 46 weeks each year in IICRC certification courses while serving in other capacities of leadership.

Mark Cornelius

1st Vice President
Executive Committee
Bio

Mark Cornelius, has been involved in the restoration and cleaning industry for over 40 years, and has served in most positions starting as a carpet and upholstery cleaning technician, fire, water mold mitigation technician, estimator, project manager, operations manager, Vice President and owner of a disaster restoration company since 2021. Mark has also worked as a consultant on large loss projects. Mark started teaching IICRC approved classes in 2011 teaching for a large equipment manufacture for almost three (3) years.  In 2015 Mark formed an approved IICRC school and now travels the world teaching classes in the US, Canada, and Australia. Mark is a IICRC Triple Master and is an approved IICRC AMRT, CCT, FSRT, OCT, TCST, WRT instructor as well as OSHA OTI in 10 and 30 safety. He has published numerous articles in trade journals and has been a speaker at industries related conferences. Mark also service on several IICRC committees including AMRT MRS exam committees, FSRT, Co-Chair OCT, S540 and S320. Mark is married to Rashelle Cornelius for 31 years and who is also equally accomplished in the restoration industry and is also an IICRC approved instructor. Mark and Rashelle have two children/adults together, a daughter Alexandra and son Devon. Mark holds a blackbelt in Taekwondo, 14 years as a volunteer fire fighter, 18 years volunteer EMT-I and is a NPQ Fire instructor 1. Mark has a passion for the restoration industry and hopes to be part of the future of the IICRC and it’s registrants for many years to come. 

Craig Powers

2nd Vice President
Executive Committee
Bio

Craig Powers has been involved in the cleaning and restoration industry for 37 years serving many positions from carpet/upholstery technician, water/fire/mold damage technician, project manager, restoration manager, general manager, and technical support manager. He has owned a carpet inspection/correction company serving the carpet mills and construction industry. Craig is currently the Corporate Director of Restoration for COIT Services, Inc. and their family of companies and franchises.

Craig frequently speaks at industry conferences and events around the US, sharing his passion for all things disaster restoration. He is currently an IICRC S-550 Consensus Body Member drafting a new commercial water damage standard and an IICRC S-500 Consensus Body Member for the next rewrite. Craig is an IICRC Triple Master, carpet inspector and holds the IICRC’s advanced certification of Applied Mold Remediation Specialist, Mold Removal Specialist and is Restoration Industry Association (RIA) Contents Loss Specialist (CLS) & Environmental Risk Specialist certified (ERS). Craig is a past RIA board member (2 terms) and currently sits on the RIA Education Committee. He teaches the RIA 2-day Project Management course. He also holds the NADCA ASCS and CVI certifications and is Washington Asbestos Supervisor certified.

Craig resides in the Pacific Northwest and travels the country pursuing his passion of large loss and catastrophic events, training franchises and new team members in the art of disaster restoration. He looks forward to his involvement with the IICRC BoD and all the registrants and certified firms.

Mark Drozdov

3rd Vice President
Executive Committee
Bio

Mark Drozdov, SME, MS SSM CUSP CES CSR CRA FSM BSI RSO WRT CAI CMA GPRO EnvSP AssocAIA

Mark is an Environmental Health & Safety + Sustainability (EHS+S) Standards Subject Matter Expert (SME) with over 30 years of Industry Experience. He co-founded Creative Environment Solutions (CES) Corp. with 120+ employees in NYC, acquired by BSI Group, a 120+ year international standards organization. Mark has successfully executed diverse and notable projects worldwide, including hazard identification/remediation engineering, industrial hygiene, risk assessment, compliance audits, certification training curriculum development, and implementation. Mr. Drozdov is a trusted advisor/consultant to public & private sector clients to effectively identify best practices to improve environmental and sustainability performance and resiliency.

University Professor at The Cooper Union for Advancement of Science & Art, Stevens Institute of Technology, Rutgers University School of Public Health. Mark Drozdov is also an OSHA-authorized and an approved instructor by the USEPA, NYSDOH/DOL/DEC, NJDOH/DCA, FDNY, NYCDEP/DOB/EDC/OER Certified Gold Remediation Professional.

Mark was re-elected to the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) Board of Directors and previously served as VP and on EC and Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for Building Construction Identification (BCI), Chaired CEO and eLearning Committees. Currently Vice Chair S410 Standard for Professional Cleaning of the Built Environment for Infection Control, CB S530, CB Field Guide S&H Disaster Restoration Professionals, IICRC rep. to the Board of Directors for Indoor Environmental Quality-Global Alliance (IEQ-GA). Frequent contributor and presenter to the IICRC Certified Firms webinars, AIM, Got Mold, numerous industry publications, and the IICRC/RIA/AIHA Crisis Response Joint Task Force (JTF),

Designated ANSI Expert to ISO Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for ISO 45001/5/6 Standards, Mark also served as Chair of the AIHA’s Standards Advisory Panel (SAP) ’23 working with ASSP, ASTM & ISO Standards Development, Government Relations Chair ‘20, President AIHA Metro NY ’09 and ASSP NYC Technical Chair and Delegate. How to Manage IAQ, Back-to-Work Safely Guidelines was recognized by the AIHA President’s and Social Responsibility Awards.

Mark is a recipient of numerous Awards and Commendations, including for his work at WTC Ground Zero Post 9/11 and the historic renovations of the UN Headquarters, the new Yankee Stadium MTA Station, the first in the nation LEED-Gold Bus Depot in Harlem, NY, and many high-rises, infrastructure, and industrial projects nationwide., BTEA Safety Award Honoree for the WTC Ralph Walker’s Verizon Building reconstruction, DOB Build Safe/Live Safe Innovation Challenge Finalist and recipient of the ASSE/SENY/AIHA Award for ‘in the PALMS* of your hands’ industry thought leadership.

Featured in Crain's NY Business on NYC Construction Practices, Sirius XM 110-Doctor’s Radio IEQ Experts, ABC News Reporting on Mold, National TV for the 9/11 Recovery and Restoration work, MTA’s Transit=Transit for post-Hurricane Sandy. Successfully testifying as an Expert in the recent NYC Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC) Hearing, Mark was named ‘SAFETY CSAR’ and a Distinguished Lecturer at the AIHA International Conference ‘24. Experts' Panels presenter/moderator for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).

(*) P.A.L.M.S. is an acronym for the Common Contaminants of Concerns and EHS Solutions: PCBs/PFAS/Pandemic, Asbestos/Arsenic, Lead/Legionella, Mold/Metals, Silica/ Safety/ Sustainability.

Casey Clark

Treasurer
Executive Committee
Bio

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Carey Vermeulen

Secretary
Bio

Carey has been a volunteer with the IICRC since 1991 and has served 17 of those years as a Board member, five years as Vice President, and three years as President. Carey has been involved in the development of IICRC/ANSI S500 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Water Damage Restoration, IICRC/ANSI S520 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Mould Remediation, IICRC/ANSI S100 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Carpet Cleaning and was the Chair of the IICRC S300 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Upholstery Cleaning.

Today Carey is among the busiest IICRC instructors averaging over 70 classes a year primarily for the restoration and insurance industries and maintains among the highest student pass rate. Carey continues to volunteer as a public speaker at industry-related events, writes technical articles, and provides consulting services to the restoration, cleaning, and insurance industries.

Leslie Anderson

Director
Bio

Leslie Anderson joined Paul Davis Restoration, Inc. in 2011 as a Regional Manager focused on franchise operations. In 2016 Leslie transitioned into the role of Director of Training. Leslie has more than fifteen years’ experience in the Cleaning and Restoration industry with a large focus in Commercial restoration. Leslie holds the designation of Master Restorer and is an instructor for the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). Leslie is a member the Trauma Advisory Committee (TAC) that developed and wrote the ANSI/IICRC S540 Standard for Trauma & Crime Scene Cleanup. She is also on the IICRC Board of Directors.

Robert Blochinger

Director
Bio

Robert is a 45-year veteran of the flooring industry, (FLARNG 1SGT ret. 22 yrs. service), within all disciplines: sales, installation, maintenance, specification, and manufacturing.  He is a former President of NICFI, former Chairman of FCLC, and approved instructor for the IICRC, served on the S600, S220, S250 & S800 Standards committees, Approved  Provider FL DBPR, past member of the BoD: FCICA, current member of NAFCT, NFCAP, IICRC BoD and Inspection Division Chair; owned and operated an installation workroom to the trade in S Florida for 30 years, former technician for flooring maintenance, cleaning with water and fire damage restoration experience. Editor & Publisher of The Flooring Inspector magazine, (NICFI), columnist for ProInstaller magazine ( 10 years), Editor & Publisher  of the  current IICRC Inspector Review, and guest columnist for other trade publications. Currently, Robert is a certified flooring inspector and consultant in all flooring issues and concerns, along with the business side of installations.

Howard Wolf

Director
Bio

Howard Wolf, a Certified Master Restorer, has been in the cleaning, restoration and construction industries since 1984. He is the principal and founding member of HW3 Group, and is past chairman of the ANSI Standards Committee for the Institute for Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). He formerly sat on the board of directors of IICRC (2001-2009) and was chairman of the S500 Water Damage Standard (1999-2013) and chairman of standards (2012-2018). Wolf is also the chair of the new standard writing body S550 Commercial Drying Standard. He has extensive large project management and building diagnostics experience with particular expertise in public facilities and government agency projects. Wolf has participated in over 37 catastrophic events, beginning with Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and has worked in 50 states and 14 countries.

Kevin Pearson

Director
Bio

Kevin is on the Board of Directors and a member of the registrant standards committee. Kevin is President of Pearson Carpet Care in Humble, Texas. He is also a Professional Cleaning & Restoration Alliance board member and served on the S100 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Carpet Cleaning and S800 Carpet Inspector Standard and Reference Guide revision committees.

Darren Hudema

Director
Bio

Darren Hudema, has been involved in the restoration and cleaning industry for 46 years, and has served in various roles as a carpet and upholstery cleaning technician, water mitigation specialist, project manager, operations manager, Director of Operations, and as a consultant.

He owned a cleaning and restoration business in British Columbia, which he sold in 2000 when he began his teaching career in 2000 with Dri-Eaz Products and also served as an Account Manager with Legend Brands.  In 2019 he accepted the role of Director of Training and Technical Services at PuroClean located in Tamarac, FL. In his new position, he develops training programs and materials to support, train, and develop new and existing franchise business owners and their technicians to help grow their companies.

He holds a Water Loss Specialist (WLS) designation through the Restoration Industry Association (RIA) and is a IICRC Triple Master and is an approved IICRC WRT/ASD instructor. He has published numerous articles in trade journals and has been a speaker at many industry related conferences.

He’s married to his wife Tricia and has three adult children and has three grandchildren, and his passion is to cook, grill, and smoking food on the BBQ.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

• Extensive background in virtually all restoration services, mitigation, and training, with hands-on production supervisory responsibilities in customer-driven, ISO 9001:2000 certified team environments.

• Speaker at industry events such as RIA, JLC Live, DRC, Crawford Connections and IAQA.

• Published articles for industry trade publications including ICS, Cleanfax magazine, and RIA’s Cleaning & Restoration.

• Member of Project Advisory Committee for the California Energy Commission developing a report for “Energy Efficient Mold Resistant Materials and Construction Practices for New California Homes”

• Served as a Vice-Chair in the 4th edition rewrite of the IICRC S-500.

MEMBERSHIPS / COMMITTEES

- RIA / ASCR – Restoration Industry Association – 1990 - Current

- RIA – AGA Legislative Committee member - Current

- RIA – Membership Committee member - Current

- IICRCA – International Inspection, Cleaning, Restoration Council of Associations Committee member

- IICRC - Institute of Inspection, Cleaning & Restoration Committee Member in Developing the Field Guide: S&H Disaster Restoration Professionals

- IICRC – Institute of Inspection, Cleaning & Restoration Certification Committee Member in Developing the S500-2006 Standard for Professional Water Damage Restoration

- ASCR – Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration, Member of Restoration Committee

- California Energy Commission – A California Builder’s Guide to Reducing Mold Risk - A REPORT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION – April 2006 - PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Member

Recipient of Awards and Commendations

2021 Servant Leadership Award – PuroClean

Recipient of 3 Quality Champion Awards for Outstanding Contributions

ASTM – Symposium on Building Science and the Physics of Building Enclosure Performance – 2004

Darren Foote

Director
Bio

Darren Foote has been involved in the restoration industry for over 35 years. He owned and operated a property maintenance company while still in High School. In 1988, he co-founded a construction company specializing in insurance-related repairs (wind/water/fire/smoke) with offices in Reno and Las Vegas. Responsible for the company's 24-hour emergency water and smoke damage cleanup services, Darren received his IICRC WRT certification in 1994. This opened his eyes to the exciting potentials of water damage remediation using the proper equipment and science, which, coupled with his experience in the construction industry, gave him a passion for structural drying that has never left him.

In 2007, after over 20 years as owner/operator of Foote Brothers Construction and Water Extraction Technologies (W.E.T.), a Restoration/Construction company with offices in Nevada and Utah, was acquired by BELFOR Property Restoration. Darren retained ownership of Remediation Training & Consulting, founded in 2006.

Darren became the General Manager for Remediation in Reno and Salt Lake City for BELFOR. He later became the Director of Training and the Head of Technical Training for BELFOR USA and 1-800WATERDAMAGE, providing and overseeing staff training, quality assurance implementation, and technical support for existing and acquired offices and new franchisees. Darren also provided project management & quality control on CAT Losses. He co-developed and implemented the Classification and Competency Program for BELFOR personnel and the online training LMS system.

Darren owns and operates Remediation Training & Consulting and LearnToRestore.com, an IICRC-approved school, and provides industry training and consulting throughout the United States and Canada for technicians, Insurance Agents, Adjusters, Facility Managers, Risk Managers, Real Estate Agents, and other industry professionals.

Darren has personally completed thousands of successful water and fire damage jobs with clients ranging from individual homeowners to large homebuilders, hospitals, hotels, school districts, and government buildings. His knowledge and passion are evident in his presentations. He has presented many classes, workshops, and seminars, live and online. He has also been retained in numerous cases as an expert witness and providing project analysis and review.

Industry Service:

IICRC WRT Technical Advisory Committee Chair

IICRC Remediation/Restoration Standards Vice-Chair

Listed Contributor ANSI/IICRC S500 2015 4th Edition

Consensus Body Member ANSI/IICRC S500 5th Edition

IICRC/RIA Harmonized Glossary Committee Chair

RIA Education Sub-Committee Chairman (past)

NACA Education Committee Member (past)

Holly Burns

Director
Bio

Holly J. Burns, Co-Owner of ACE & Approved IICRC Instructor
Holly J. Burns is the co-owner of Action Consulting & Environmental Services (ACE), an IICRC-approved school, and serves as an IICRC-approved instructor. She teaches multiple IICRC-certified courses, including Applied Microbial Remediation Technician (AMRT), Applied Structural Drying (ASD), and Water Damage Restoration Technician (WRT). Holly is also an IICRC Master Water Restorer and Master Fire Restorer, bringing extensive field and instructional expertise to every course she leads.
 
With more than 17 years in the restoration, remediation, and environmental consulting industries, Holly has devoted her career to protecting individuals and communities from indoor environmental hazards. Through ACE, she provides education, training, and consulting services that help professionals uphold the highest standards of safety, health, and remediation practices.
 
In addition to her work as a business leader and educator, Holly has authored publications and presented at national and international conferences on topics including subrogation, biohazard remediation, and indoor air quality. Her most recent academic contributions include papers presented at the IAQVEC 2023 (Tokyo, Japan) and ECAS 2023 (Cologne, Germany) conferences.
 
Currently, Holly is a Ph.D. candidate in Public Health Epidemiology at Walden University. She is in the final stages of her doctoral journey and will soon graduate, focusing her dissertation on environmental exposures, mold, and cognitive health in women living in low-income housing.
Respected for her engaging teaching style, deep industry knowledge, and commitment to public health, Holly continues to raise the bar for restoration education and professional practice worldwide.

Meredith Truitt

Director
Bio

Meredith Truitt

IICRC Triple Master | IICRC CEC Committee Member | IICRC School Administrator | National Account Manager, Reets Drying Academy

With over 15 years in the restoration industry, Meredith Truitt is deeply passionate about raising standards, strengthening collaboration, and driving innovation within the field. As an IICRC Triple Master and active member of the Continuing Education Committee, Meredith works to expand access to high-quality training and ensure that professionals at every level have the tools they need to succeed.

In her role as School Administrator and National Account Manager for Reets Drying Academy, she leads initiatives that connect restoration companies with education and resources that elevate both technical skill and business performance. Meredith is known for her unique ability to bring diverse perspectives together, fostering meaningful conversations and solutions between parties who might not otherwise find common ground.

Meredith’s passion for people extends beyond her professional work. She is a proud mom to two children, Jacob and Emma. Jacob follows in her footsteps as an IICRC Certified Restorer working in the restoration industry. Her love of people, marketing, and collaboration continues to fuel her mission: advancing the restoration industry in impactful, innovative ways that support the professionals who keep it moving forward.

Damien Monaghan

Director
Bio

Damien Monaghan serves as CEO of Rumsey Construction and Restoration, a family-owned firm providing restoration services across the Southeast. With over 15 years of experience, he is an IICRC Triple Master Restorer, member of the IICRC Standards Consensus Body, and shareholder representative for the Mid-South Professional Cleaners and Restoration Association (MCRA). Damien is dedicated to elevating the restoration profession through education, ethical leadership, and Lean business practices. Beyond the industry, he has devoted his career to philanthropy supporting community service, children’s organizations, and disaster relief efforts that reflect his lifelong commitment to service and integrity.  

Craig Jasper

Honorary Director
Bio

Craig Jasper is an IICRC-approved instructor in carpet cleaning, commercial carpet cleaning, upholstery cleaning, water restoration and fire restoration. Also an approved instructor for RSA in Trauma. Craig has over 30 years of hands-on experience in cleaning and restoration.

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