b'OUR NEW HRAI CHAIRTara Smith Tara Smith Takes the Chair devient prsidenteBy/par Matthew BradfordI t was a passing of the gavel this September as TaraU npassage du flambeaua eu lieu en septembre Smith stepped into her new role as HRAI Chairdernier lorsque Tara Smith a pris ses nouvelles during the Institutes 2023 Annual General Meetingfonctions de prsidente de lICCCR lors de in Montreal. Smith took to the stage during the finallassemble gnrale annuelle 2023 de lInstitutgala to thank outgoing chair Bill Davis and speak about her Montral. Mme Smith est monte sur scne pendant le longtime history with HRAI and its community. gala final pour remercier le prsident sortant, Bill Davis, et Ive never known HVAC without HRAI, she toldparler de son exprience de longue date avec lICCCR etattendees. I was lucky enough to learn early on in my careersa communaut.about the value of being a member and recognize how valuable LICCCR a toujours fait partie intgrante du secteur the chapters are to our everyday business. They bring contrac- du CVCA, a-t-elle dit aux participants. Jai eu la chance tors, wholesalers and manufacturers together with a commondapprendre tt dans ma carrire limportance dtre membre goal to learn, grow and be better together. et de reconnatrequel point ses sections sont prcieuses pour Smith spoke with HRAIs Insight magazine followingnos activits quotidiennes. Elles rassemblent entrepreneurs, HRAIs Conference and Annual General Meeting event togrossistes et fabricants dans le but commun dapprendre, share her ambitions for the coming year. They include workingdvoluer et de samliorer ensemble. with the board and staff to ensure HRAI remains an associa- Mme Smith sest entretenue avec le magazine Insight de tion in which all members feel welcome to ask questions aboutlICCCRla suite de la confrence et de lassemble gnrale their business and furthering the Institutes work to provideannuelle de lICCCR pour faire part de ses ambitions pour opportunities that help members build and maintain relation- lannevenir. Ces dernires comprennent la collaboration ships that spark growth, collaboration and innovation. Smithavec le conseil dadministration et le personnel pour sassurer also hopes to move the needle on issues that matter to HRAIsque lICCCR demeure une association au sein de laquelle tous membership and bolster the Institutes voice in the industry.les membres se sentent libres de poser des questions sur leurs 8 InsightWinter 2023'