2025 Convention Speakers

CONVENTION SPEAKERS

Annissa Coy
KEYNOTE

Annissa Coy

Co-Founder and Educator,
Firehouse Education

Kevin Coy
KEYNOTE

Kevin Coy

Co-Founder and Educator,
Firehouse Education

Wayne Hudson
KEYNOTE

Wayne Hudson

Business Manager,
Floodlight Consulting Group

Chris Nordyke
KEYNOTE

Chris Nordyke

Co-Founder and President,
Floodlight Consulting Group

Branden Adams

Branden Adams

Director of Education,
America's Restoration Training Institute (ARTI)

Sonny Ahuja

Sonny Ahuja

Founder,
Killit Online

Monica Aquino

Monica Aquino

Managing Partner,
Joyma Consulting and Claims Management

Santiago Arango

Santiago Arango

Inner Circle Coach,
Phenomenal Business Coaching

Jake Avila

Dr. Jake Avila

Scholar-Practitioner,
Middle Tennessee State University

Klark Brown

Klark Brown

Co-Founder,
Restoration Advisers

Jessica Bruno

Jessica Violand Bruno

Senior Carpet Inspector & Lead Sales Associate for Flooring,
Violand Flooring Inspections and Instruction

Brandon Buteaux

Brandon Buteaux

Managing Director,
The Baker Group

Chris Buttenham

Chris Buttenham

Co-Founder,
REINS

Mitch Byrom

Mitch Byrom

Founder and CEO,
Restoration-OS

Chris Carter

Chris Carter

President,
Global Catastrophe Training

Thomas Cermak

Thomas Cermak

Instructor,
Emergency Mitigation Technician Academy

Elizabeth Christenson

Elizabeth Christenson

Editor,
Cleanfax

Nathan Cisney

Nathan Cisney

Partner/Consultant,
RMS Consulting

Jeff Cross

Jeff Cross

Media Director,
Cleanfax

Les Cunningham

Les Cunningham

President and CEO,
Business Networks

Jennifer Debruyn

Dr. Jennifer Debruyn

Microbial Ecologist,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Angela Delmedico

Angela Delmedico

CEO/Founder,
Elev8 Consulting Group

Jeffrey Diem

Jeffrey Diem

Founder,
Elkmont Estimates

Alexandru Duta

Alex Duta

CEO,
Albiware

Ralph Falavinha

Ralph Falavinha

President,
Rytech Restoration of Greater Chattanooga

Tim Farmer

Tim Farmer

Founder,
Tim Farmer Consulting LLC

Stefan Figley

Stefan Figley

President,
1-800-Packouts

Katie Harris

Katie Harris

Founding Partner,
Spot On Solutions

David Hodge

David Hodge

Instructor,
Reets Drying Academy

Doug Hoffman

Doug Hoffman

Founder and Executive Director,
NORMI

Darren Hudema

Darren Hudema

Director of Training and Technical Services and IICRC Approved Instructor and Board Member,
PuroClean and IICRC

Jon Isaacson

Jon Isaacson

Contractor & Host
The DYOJO Podcast

Joseph Johnson

Joseph Johnson

Managing Partner and CEO
Restoration Insurance Billing

Jeff Jones

Jeff Jones

Certified Bio-Forensic Restoration Specialist® and Certified Forensic Operator™
Bio-Sheen Services LLC

John Kay

John Kay

Director,
CN Air Group

John Kowalsi

John Kowalski

President/CEO,
Pivot Productions Inc.

Nick Lambert

Nick Lambert

Founder,
Sunday, Not Someday

Lane Larsen

Lane Larsen

Founder,
Clean Claims LLC

Lisa Lavender

Lisa Lavender

COO,
Lever360

David Leppert

David Leppert

Contractor Success Strategist,
Contractor Nation

Eric Malone

Eric Malone

Franchise Success Coach,
Voda Cleaning & Restoration

Tom McArdle

Tom McArdle

Vice President,
Airbotx

Quintis Millsaps

Quintis Millsaps

President and CEO,
Q's Cleaning Services, Inc.

David Owasi

David Owasi

CEO,
OutreachGenius.ai

Mike Pailliotet

Mike Pailliotet

Owner,
Mikey's Board

Jim Pemberton

Jim Pemberton

President,
Pembertons Cleaning & Restoration Supply

Amy Prihoda

Amy Prihoda

Co-Owner & CEO,
Professional Cleaning & Restoration Systems

Dustin Resendiz

Dustin Resendiz

Technical Instructor,
EMTA

Mandy Rewis

Mandy Rewis

Director of Business Development & Strategy,
JOC Analytics

Benjamin Ricciardi

Benjamin Ricciardi

Founder,
Ironclad Restoration Marketing

Bret Sallee

Bret Sallee

National Trainer,
Goldmorr

John Shane

Dr. John D. Shane

Chief Mycologist,
PriorityLab

Paul Silliman

Paul Silliman

Head of Sales and Customer Success,
Clean Claims

Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner

Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner BVSc, MSc, MPH, MRCVS

Senior Director of Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC),
a Division of ISSA

Amberlee Sorenson

Amberlee Sorenson

Product Director,
Verisk

Eric Sprague

Eric Sprague

Owner and Director of Education,
Super Tech University

Amanda Stichter

Amanda Stichter

CEO and Head of Sales,
Virtual Vision Computing, LLC

Luis Suarez

Luis Suarez

Technical Restoration Educator & Consultant,
RestoreRight

Meredith Truitt

Meredith Truitt

National Account Manager,
Reets Drying Academy

Todd Van Sant

Todd Van Sant

Vice President of Estimation,
ATI Restoration

Russell Vent

Russell Vent

Vice President,
Paul Davis Restoration

Jorge Villalobos

Jorge Villalobos

Founder,
The Best Restoration

Mark Violand

Mark Violand

President,
Violand Flooring Inspections and Instruction

Leanne Welsh

Leanne Welsh

CEO,
Global Catastrophe Training

Mark Whatley

Mark Whatley

Founder,
Actionable Insights

Crystal Williams

Crystal Williams

Founder & Creative Director,
Lemon Seed Marketing

Howard Wolf

Howard Wolf

Principal and Founding Member,
HW3 Group


PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS

Santiago Arango

Santiago Arango

Inner Circle Coach,
Phenomenal Products, Inc.

Robb Harrell

Robb Harrell

Vice President, Strategic Accounts,
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Nelson Higgins

Nelson Higgins

Vice President, North America,
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Ben Justesen

Ben Justesen

Enterprise Solutions Consultant,
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Todd Sangid

Todd Sangid

Enterprise Solutions Consultant,
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Dustin Resendiz

Dustin Resendiz

Technical Instructor,
EMTA