The North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA) announced that 13 individuals completed the association’s Leadership Development Academy. This is the second class of Leadership Development Academy graduates, whose class began in November 2024.
The program includes three sessions entitled Organization Leadership, Personal & Team Leadership and Implementation Toolbox. As part of the program, each individual participated in and completed a group project designed to benefit the pest management industry using the skills acquired in the program. The projects were presented in September 2025.
The graduation was held during the 2025 United We Stand Conference in Greensboro on Nov. 21.
The graduates are:
- Richard Anderson, May Exterminating
- Dave Grammer, May Exterminating
- Tommy Belton, Canady’s Termite & Pest Control
- Todd Boyd, Canady’s Termite & Pest Control
- Suzan Collins, Superior Pest Management
- Nicholas Ensing, Economy Exterminating
- Adam Hartsell, City Wide Exterminating
- Junior Hill, Clint Miller Exterminating
- Zach Roach, City Wide Exterminating
- Tim Phillips, Manning’s Pest Control
- Ansley Sanderson, Rid-A-Pest
- Phil Shaver, Rid-A-Pest
- Jessica Wiggins, Pisgah Pest Control
The NCPMA Leadership Development Academy is an innovative three-part development program which provides participants with a fresh take on leadership skills and strategies that can be immediately put to practical use in any size company or department. The program is customized to the Pest Management Industry.
Each class elects individuals to serve as chairpersons for the following cohort of students. Margie Alsbury of Manning’s Pest Control and Raylene Galloway of Pisgash Pest Control, who graduated in the program’s first class, served as Co-Chairs of 2024-2025 class.
“Serving as co-chair of the NCPMA Leadership Development Program has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career. I’m so proud of each participant — your growth, your dedication, and the friendships you’ve built with one another have been incredible to witness. I’m grateful to Nick Ensing for stepping up to join Raylene as co-chairs for the next session, and I’m thankful to Raylene for being such a strong and supportive partner throughout this journey. I wholeheartedly recommend this program to any pest control company looking to develop their team’s leadership skills and build meaningful connections within our industry,” Margie Alsbury, co-chair of the Leadership Development Academy program, said in a release.
The class elected Nicholas Ensing of Economy Exterminating to join Raylene Galloway of Pisgah Pest Control as Co-Chair of the next Leadership Development Academy which will begin in November 2026.
About the NCPMA
Founded in 1952, the North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA), is the trade association representing the professional pest management industry in North Carolina. NCPMA promotes the continued cooperation and success of all pest management businesses in North Carolina. NCPMA is the only statewide association dedicated to representing and educating North Carolina’s pest management professionals
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