HCPA Honors Its Own

Steve Goldberg received the Charles E. Allderdice Jr. Award during the opening session of the annual meeting of the Household and Commercial Products Association. According to HCPA President and CEO Steve Caldeira, Goldberg was instrumental in the reauthorizaton of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2018. Goldberg, who retired in June from BASF Corp., noted that HCPA works with a variety of stakeholders to achieve goals that benefit all of society. 

“In this day and age of contention, it is great to see an association work with all of its stakeholders,” observed Goldberg.

in receiving the Chairman's Outstanding Service Award, Nancy Levenson, who recently retired from Ecolab, also noted that HCPA members worked together to help shape California's ingredient disclosure bill and led the way in PRIA reauthorization.

“We all wish COVID-19 was in the rearview mirror, but I see a silver lining,” said Levenson in accepting the award. “Lawmakers have a newfound respect for our chemistries and are aware of the importance of our industry. We can use this as an opportunity for more reasonable chemical management policies.”

During the opening session, HCPA also presented Volunteer awards to one deserving member in each product division. They include:

• Aerosol—Doug Raymond, Raymond Regulatory Resources, LLC;
• Air Care—David Dilk, Givaudan Fragrances Corp.;
• Antimicrobial—Tony Herber Scientific & Regulatory Consultants, Inc.;
• Cleaning—Faith Savanhu, Stepan;
• Floor Care—James Tyrakoski, Maroon Group/J. Tech Sales
• Industrial & Automotive—Sebastian Zelger, Liqui Moly USA; and
• Pest Management—Jonathan Berger, BASF