Congratulations to DPHA's Newest Council of Fellows Inductees: Kate Brady and Richard Campbell.
DPHA is proud to announce the addition of Kate Brady (General Plumbing Supply) and Richard Campbell (Belmont Hardware) to the Council of Fellows.
Kate Brady’s involvement in DPHA has been so steadfast and consistent, that her presence and participation are often taken for granted. From almost the very first time that Kate attended the DPHA annual conference, she has been a very active and vocal advocate for the Association. She was elected to the Board of Directors in 2012, then chosen to become President-Elect in 2013, with the subsequent elevation to President the next year, 2014.
But there is so much more to Kate’s DPHA legacy than that. After fulfilling her term as Immediate Past President in 2016 and 2017, she continued to serve on the Board, has filled an At-Large position on the Executive Committee since then, and has also participated as a member on at least 2 other committees, to this day. Additionally, her insights and reasoning have been one of the driving forces at any and all of the EXCO retreats that have been held since 2014.
Richard Campbell has been honored in the past with two President’s Award and was also named the Showroom Professional of the Year in 2020. But that doesn’t begin to describe the amount of work he has done. Almost from the beginning of his DPHA participation, Rich has been deeply involved in the Association. He has been a Board member for over a decade now, as well a member of the Executive Committee for almost that entire time period, and has served as Co-Chairperson of the Program & Showcase Committee for almost a decade as well.
Indeed, there is no task that Rich hasn’t volunteered to perform on behalf of DPHA. The fact of the matter is that whenever the Association has needed a champion, Rich Campbell has always been one of the first people (if not the first) to step forward. His contributions to DPHA have been extraordinary, and several of the innovative programs that have come out of the EXCO retreats have been Rich’s ideas.
More will be said about Kate and Rich when they are inducted into the Council of Fellows at the 2023 DPHA Annual Conference and Product Showcase, but for now, join all of us as we congratulate Kate Brady and Richard Campbell on their inclusion in the Council of Fellows.