His Father-in-Law Knew Best
For many, the thought of driving more than 2,000 miles with their father-in-law might be intimidating. But for Rodney Cobos, the drive from...
Root Digs Deep Into Water
Amanda Root’s passion for water quality led her to IAPMO. After initially working as a massage therapist — her other passion — she...
From Reluctant to Committed
Sam Engdahl did not want to become a plumber. His father, Craig, owned a residential and commercial plumbing company in the small city of...
Preaching What He Practices
In-N-Out was not what Wyatt Stiles wanted his career to be all about. After working for the popular Southern California burger chain...
Finding Purpose in Plumbing
FIFTH-YEAR APPRENTICE CHRISTIAN PRADO WAS UNSATISFIED WITH HIS CAREER FOR A DECADE BEFORE DISCOVERING HIS CALLING WITH UA...
She’s Meant to Be a Plumber, No Doubt About It
ASTER TSENG HAS PROVEN HER SKEPTICS WRONG AND FOUND HERSELF A HOME IN THE TRADES Aster Tseng has had her share of doubters —...
Plumbing Industry Knows It Can Bank on Echo Svoboda
MEMBER PROFILE Echo Svoboda’s career in the trades started as an innocent teenage romance with someone she didn’t expect to hear...
Meet a Committee Member
TRAVIS CHRISTENSENSENIOR BUILDING INSPECTOR, SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION When did you first get involved with an IAPMO committee and why?I...
Tamara Kuykendall Turns Opportunity Into Earned Respect
It was a phone call that changed Tamara Kuykendall’s life. A decade after earning her journeyman license, the Albuquerque resident was...
‘There’s Definitely a Place in the Trades for Women’
TEXAS PLUMBING INSTRUCTOR DEBBIE VUKOVICH IS HELPING WOMEN AND MEN CREATE CAREERS THROUGH EDUCATION AND MENTORSHIP Debbie Vukovich’s...