FORT WORTH, TEXAS—The trio of Jim Tracy, Jim Miller and Ben Little—members of NATE’s Board of Directors—have been elected to serve on the association’s Executive Committee for the next year. The announcement was made at NATE UNITE 2017 Conference and Exposition.

Jim Tracy

Tracy, CEO of Legacy Telecommunications, and Miller, president and CEO of EasTex Tower, were both re-elected to their positions of chairman and vice chairman on the committee, respectively. Little, CEO of Centerline Solutions, was elected to serve as the secretary/treasurer.

During the conference, NATE also recognized Kari Carlson, vice president of Tower Systems, as she is departing as a member of the Board; she was on the Board since 2008.

WATERTOWN, S.D.—A new face will be joining three familiar ones on the National Association of Tower Erectors’ Board of Directors, as revealed by the results of the organization’s 2017 election. Randel Scott, president of Texoma Contracting is the newest elected member of the board, where he will join Jim Tracy, CEO of Legacy Telecommunications; Jim Miller, president of EasTex Tower; and Ben Little, CEO of Centerline Solutions, all of who were re-elected.

Randel Scott

All four members of the board were elected by industry peers. The quartet will officially begin their two-year terms on Feb. 26, 2017 at the NATE UNITE 2017 Conference, which will take place in Fort Worth, Texas.

“The recently elected NATE Board of Directors will preside over an era of unprecedented advances in wireless infrastructure and technologies and will provide innovative, proactive leadership in order to maintain the Association’s role as the global leader in safety, standards and education as the industry moves toward the deployment of 5G networks,” said Todd Schlekeway, NATE’s executive director.