The Entomological Society of America (ESA) Certification Corp. offers two certification programs, the Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) and the Board Certified Entomologist (BCE). Since mid-January 2017, here are the latest professionals to earn these prestigious distinctions:
ACE
- Bob Andrews, Central Michigan Pest and Wildlife Management, Coleman, Mich.
- Charles Barton II, Home Paramount Pest Control Co., Forest Hill, Md.
- Kent Buchanan, Amarillo, Texas
- Christina Buell, Griffin Pest Solutions, Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Sidney Busby, Burnum-Hahn Exterminators, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- Bernard Buttone Jr., Triangle Pest Control, Holly Springs, N.C.
- James Chittick Jr., Orkin Pest Control, West Valley City, Utah
- Ronald Coats, Bill Clark Bugsperts Inc., Beaumont, Texas
- Teresa Colella, Eden Advanced Pest Tech / Rentokil, Olympia, Wash.
- Joshua Edwards, Eco-Turf, High Springs, Fla.
- Brad Fischer, Batzner Pest Control, New Berlin, Wis.
- Robin Fragosa, Orkin Pest Control, Livermore, Calif.
- William Graham, IFC Services of California, Orange, Calif.
- William Grimsley II, Arrow Exterminators, Columbus, Ga.
- Leverett Hadlow II, Preventive Pest Control, Albuquerque, N.M.
- James Hearity, Residex LLC, Roselle, N.J.
- Joseph Hoerl, Preventive Pest Control, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Vernon Holliman, Terminix, Manassas, Va.
- Joseph Hyland, Modern Pest Services, Brunswick, Maine
- Anthony Iverson, Orkin Pest Control, West Valley City, Utah.
- James Johnson, Arrow Exterminators / Naders Pest Raiders, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
- Timothy Kendrick, Waynes Environmental Services, Hoover, Ala.
- Sean Koch, Steritech, Douglasville, Ga.
- Michael Litsey, Turner Pest Control, Jacksonville, Fla.
- Paul Mazzenga, Orkin Pest Control, Bensalem, Pa.
- Damian Niquette, Round Rock, Texas
- Kyle Parker, Preventive Pest Control, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Andrew Peterson, North Shore Pest Control, Bloomingdale, Mich.
- Christopher Quinn, Target Specialty Products, Hampden, Mass.
- Michael Raymond, Orkin Pest Control, New Hyde Park, N.Y.
- Joshua Reed, Griffin Pest Solutions, Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Brandon Ryon, ABC Home and Commercial Services, Malakoff, Texas
- Bradley Scott, Dayton’s Pest Control, Knoxville, Tenn.
- Eric Sebring, Western Exterminators, Phoenix
- Philip Smith, Mount Dora, Fla.
- Michael Swanson, Preventive Pest Control, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Julio Vazquez, A-1 Exterminators, Lawrence, Mass.
- Wade Wilson, Turner Pest Control, Jacksonville, Fla.
ACE-International
- Shamus Breau, Pacific Pest Solutions, Aldergrove, British Columbia
- Kurtis Brown, Associated Victoria Pest Control, Victoria, British Columbia
- Julian Compton, Cannon Services, Markham, Ontario
- Mwandacha Maganga, Abell Pest Control, Aldergrove, British Columbia
BCE
- Jesse Hoteling, Rentokil Steritech, Scottsdale, Ariz.
- Dr. Vernard Lewis, University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
- Sonal Nagla, Rentokil Canada Pest Control, Mission, British Columbia
- Laura Krueger Prelesnik, Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District, Garden Grove, Calif.
- Dr. Kevin Ulrich, University of Maryland, College Park, Md.