The ISSA has announced the recipients of the 2022 ISSA Lawyer of the Year Awards, presented in conjunction with the association’s Clean Advocacy Summit. The winners were selected by the ISSA with input from its Advisory Committee on Government Affairs.

This year’s award recipients are Tricia Holderman, President and CEO of Elite Facility Systems, and James Purcell, President and CEO of Shamrock Investment Group and Chemical Products Co. LLC. The 2022 ISSA Advocate of the Year Awards were made possible through the generous support of Arxada LLC.

“ISSA recognizes Tricia for the pivotal role she has played in supporting ISSA’s advocacy efforts as an industry leader,” said ISSA Director of Government Affairs, John Nothdurft . “We thank her for her leadership in helping us raise awareness of the importance of involving elected officials.”

“The ISSA selected Jim as the recipient of the Manufacturing Award for being an early supporter of ISSA’s broader efforts in government affairs. His feedback, support and encouragement over the past few years have been instrumental in helping the industry have a ‘seat at the table’ in Washington, DC and beyond,” Nothdurft continued. “We thank Arxada for generously sponsoring these awards.”

“On behalf of ISSA, we thank Tricia and Jim for their extraordinary advocacy on behalf of the cleaning industry and congratulate them on their well-deserved awards,” said ISSA Executive Director John Barrett.

“At Elite Facility Systems, we trust ISSA to guide our government on issues that matter to our business, our customers and our employees,” Holderman said. “As the industry continues to strive for faster, safer and cleaner installations, ISSA is at the forefront of advocacy, technologies and processes that I learn from, implement and which I share daily. Thank you for all your hard work, which allows me to run a better business.

“Today’s cleaning and maintenance industry is as critical as national defense and health care research,” Purcell said. “ISSA’s efforts to highlight the crucial role our industry and our teammates play have been invaluable in educating our elected officials and agency staff on what ‘clean and safe’ really looks like.”

The 2022 ISSA Advocate of the Year Awards were presented as part of the association’s Clean Advocacy Summit held in Washington, DC, March 30-31 in conjunction with National Cleanup Week.