About the PDPA
From PDPA
The Professional Decorative Painter’s Association (PDPA) is a private non-profit organization dedicated to the elevation of the community of professional decorative painting worldwide. We provide a forum for the industry’s stakeholders, craftspersons, students, and manufacturers to improve the level of practice and relationship design in our field. The founding board members include the industry’s leading practitioners, artisans, and advocates for the advancement of our trade. The Board of Directors (BOD) members are the industry experts who create and design programs solely dedicated to elevating the craft. The BOD takes its direction from a steering committee comprised of industry partners that fund and focus the BOD through the sponsorship of initiatives dedicated to promoting the industry's interests in the areas of community, education, ethics, and technology.
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History
The PDPA was founded as a local decorative painters association in Denver Colorado in 2003 by Andre Martinez. Local meetings we held under the direction of two local chapter presidents, Holly Bohlen and Cheryl Rowe. In 2004, there was a commitment requested of Pierre Finkelstein, Sean Crosby, Nicola Vigini, and Pascal Amblard to spearhead the association and take it to a national level. This request was accepted and the founding Board of Directors was formed. Under the direction of Rick Griffith, the association's first executive director, the PDPA gained momentum as a national organization.
In 2007, the PDPA expanded it board to encompass other industry leaders and experts to have a board of directors like no other in history. In 2007, Rick Griffith passed the torch off as executive director to Nick Cichielo, a well-respected industry veteran of 50 years. Under Nick's direction, the PDPA found a clearer mission and commenced the execution of many initiative-based projects in 2007. The PDPA is currently the industry's leading resource for educational guidelines, assessment tools, and publisher of our industry's code of ethics, and plans to produce a monumental amount of resources for our industry in 2008.
The Denver chapter is now being led by Sheri Hunt and there is a new chapter being started up in Texas
The PDPA’s efforts will ultimately define our industry and create long term resources for all.
We are taking action
The Board of Directors (BOD) members are the industry experts who create and design programs solely dedicated to elevating the craft. The BOD takes its programs, outlines them, and seeks sponsorship to make them come to fruition. Once sponsorship is acquired the board or committee completes their project and releases its reward to the community.
Simple steps:
1. The BOD designs projects under our initiatives, like publications, accreditation programs, etc.
2. Partners fund these programs.
3. After the projects completion, we release them to the industry.
The details
- What: As members of the PDPA, we are looking to build our industry by redirecting our focus to our goals: Ethics, Community, Education and Technology
- Where: Help now with local volunteer opportunities. The PDPA has an annual meeting in Denver, Colorado where an open forum discussion is encouraged.
- Why: The PDPA was formed by the need to ELEVATE the industry by bringing harmony, and creating guided education for the future.
- How: Member by member, we are building a society of students, professionals, educators, manufacturers, and retailers who can come together for a common goal in the name of the decorative painting industry.
- Who: Leaders in the decorative painting industry have come together to help build bridges and unite the trade. Join the growing group!
- When: Sign up today! Start getting your benefits and enjoy the free gifts from the PDPA immediately.
Join the PDPA
To join the PDPA simply email us and say "I want to join" and we will have a representative contact you right away. info@pdpa.org
