2 Sprague employees elected to boards of state associations

Two leaders with Sprague Pest Solutions have been elected to serve on the boards of their respective state pest management associations.

Continuing the company’s long-standing commitment to industry leadership and involvement are Oregon District Manager Francis Clark, ACE, and Utah Regional Manager Lindsey Marker.

Clark will serve on the board of the Oregon Pest Control Association (OPCA) with one-year term that began July 1, 2025. He will represent southern Oregon and support initiatives to strengthen the state’s pest control industry through advocacy, training and innovation.

Sprague has been an active OPCA member since 1991, when the company’s co-founder Larry Treleven joined the organization. Clark’s appointment continues a tradition of leadership following Treleven’s 15 years of service on the board, including a term as president in 2023.

Marker will serve on the board of the Utah Pest Management Association (UPMA) with a one-year term that began June 1, 2025. She brings decades of field and operational experience to her role, and will help shape UPCA’s direction for the year ahead.

Her appointment continues Sprague’s commitment to the state of Utah and also builds upon the legacy of Treleven, who played a role in the founding UPCA in 2018. Treleven went on to serve more than a decade as the National Pest Management Association’s State Policy Affairs Representative (SPAR), where he represented industry interests in state policy discussions.

“Our story has always been about service — taking care of our customers and giving back to the industry we love,” Sprague Pest Solutions’ President and CEO Ross Treleven said. “Francis and Lindsey stepping into these roles shows how much we believe in lifting our profession through education, advocacy and leadership. We’re incredibly proud of them and can’t wait to see the difference they’ll make.”

About Sprague Pest Solutions

Sprague Pest Solutions provides preventive and remedial pest management and food safety consulting services to leading food processing, agriculture, healthcare and hospitality and distribution facilities across the Western U.S. The company services commercial clients in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana, Arizona and California.

Sprague Pest Solutions’ history page on its website states the company was founded in Spokane, Wash., in 1926 by W.B. Sprague to serve Eastern Washington, and soon after opened a second location in Tacoma, Wash., to serve customers in the western half of the Evergreen State. It was purchased in 1931 by A.H. Treleven Sr., whose grandson Larry Treleven is a Pest Management Professional Hall of Famer (Class of 2016). Now in its fourth generation, the Treleven family still leads the company today.