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    2019 PoolPro Panel

    David J. Hawes

    David Hawes started his company in 1971 — but he’d been around the swimming pool industry his entire life. His parents cleaned up after gunite crews, loading sand and cement into dump trucks and hauling it off. When he was 12, Hawes started his first pool company, Dave’s Chemical Service,

    Derrick Todd

    Derrick Todd got his start in the swimming pool industry in 2002 working for a large pool company in Columbia, South Carolina. He and his wife Suzanne started Aquanut Pool Care in 2008. In addition to the robust service business, the couple opened a retail store in 2016.

    Terry Clason

    Terry Clason grew up doing auto repair — the family business for 40 years. He got his start in pools by helping friends with heater repairs since, at the time, not many were doing diagnostics with multimeters, something he was comfortable with. Ten years ago, he started Coral Pools and

    Brian Diglio

    Brian Diglio purchased Blue Wave Pool Service & Supplies from its original founder in 1985. Diglio didn’t have a background in the pool industry, but he sought out education to get up to speed, which introduced him to industry associations. Diglio has been extremely involved in the local and national

    Craig Sears

    Craig Sears is president and owner of Sears Pool Management Consultants, a 21-year old firm specializing in the operation and management of commercial swimming pool facilities in the Atlanta metro. He received a degree in biology from Washington and Lee University and an MBA in management from Georgia State University.

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