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RETA HQ 844-801-3711 info@reta.org RSES HQ 800-297-5660 general@rses.org Jim Barron Executive Director, RETA/RSES

jim@reta.org Lori Schiavo Senior Director of Operations, RETA/RSES lschiavo@rses.org Chantell Schaumburg HR Manager/Controller, RETA/RSES chantell@reta.org Kayla Branson Admin/Membership Assistant, RETA kayla@reta.org Larry Copeland Customer Service Rep, RSES lcopeland@rses.org Stephanie Date Events Manager, RETA/RSES stephanie@reta.org Dan Denton Chapter Relations Liaison, RETA ddenton@reta.org Allie Dulabaum Assistant Editor, RETA/RSES adulabaum@rses.org Kali Grigorica Marketing Coordinator, RETA/RSES kali@rses.org Halie Hugenberg Training/Testing Coordinator, RSES hhugenberg@rses.org Samantha Ibarra Certification Coordinator, RETA samantha@reta.org Jason Kenny Production Specialist, RETA/RSES jkenny@rses.org Lupe Lopez Admin/Certification Assistant, RETA lupe@reta.org Eileen Lundin AP/AR Specialist, RSES elundin@rses.org Brenden Lurie Member/Chapter Relations Rep, RSES blurie@rses.org Terry McIver Editor, RETA/RSES tmciver@rses.org Scott Melton Education Coordinator, RETA/RSES scott@reta.org Mitzy Osgood Admin/Membership Assistant, RETA mitzy@reta.org Kim Turner AP/AR Specialist, RETA kim@reta.org

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Message from the President............. 4 From the Desk of the Executive Director.............................................. 6 Conference Corner 2025 RETA National Conference ............. 8 RETA News...................................... 16 Discovering RETA: One Member’s Journey ......................... 18 Codes & Standards, Part Four of Many: Refrigeration Standards & Codes .......... 20

Evolution of the Receiver............... 22 RETA Membership Corner........... 25 Education Corner........................... 26

RETA Testing Corner No. 48 RETA Is Working to Add HVACR

to ANAB Accreditation ......................... 28 Certification Honor Roll................ 30

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