36NewEducationalModulesAddedtotheASHIOnlineLearningCenterTheadditionoftheIWOrlandopresentationsexpandsthetotaltoover125offerings.TheASHIOnlineLearningCenterhasbecomeanincreasinglypopularwaytoearnASHIandStateCEs.Usageofthesiteandthenumberofcompletedmodulescontinuestoincrease.

TheASHIOnlineLearningCenter(AOLC)sitehasrecentlybeenre-designed.Thecolorfulhomepagecontainsfiveeducationaltrackicons(AdvancedLearning,BusinessManagement,InspectingEssentials,Specialty/DiversificationandIllinois-ApprovedCourses).Userssimplyclickonanyicontolocatealonglistofeducationalmodules.EachlistidentifiesStateCE-approvedmoduleshighlightedinred.Usersareabletoaskquestionsandgetassistance.ASHImembersviewmodulesforfreeasthisisanASHImemberbenefit.

Youwillnoticeinthescreenshotabovethatthe“EarlyDaysofASHI”SpecialPresentationisnowhousedontheAOLC.Theone-hourhistoricaleventwasvideotapedatIWOrlando.

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XponentialAUVSIXPONENTIAL2018istheoneeventthatbringsallthingsunmannedintofocus.

Foranevensharperview,we'vepartneredwithleadingorganizationstoofferadditionalopportunitiesalongsideXPONENTIAL.Theseco-locatedeventsprovideanin-depthlookintospecializedtopicsandsolutionsyouneedtoharnessthepowerofunmannedtechnology.

Thisyear,ASHIwillhostapaneldiscussionmoderatedbyMikeRostescu&DaveKogan(AmericanSocietyofHomeInspectorsnationalheadquartersinIL)andfeaturinganesteemedpanelofhomeinspectorsfromacrosstheUnitedStatesincluding:ScotBaker(BakerInspectionGroupinCalifornia),JohnBolton(TheInspectagatorinFlorida),BruceLaBell(RoyalHomeInspectionsLLCinArizona)andJerrySimmons(GeraldSimmons&AssociatesinGeorgia).Ifyou'reanASHImemberandintheareaandwanttoattendthesessionandtheconference,contactDaveKogansowecangetyouapasstotheconference.

UASUseinResidentialHomeInspectionsRoom:403/404Wednesday,May02,2018:1:00PM-2:00PMCOLORADOCONVENTIONCENTER|DENVER

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JDGrewell,ACIwasamemberoftheAmericanSocietyofHomeInspectors(ASHI)since1979.HeservedontheStandardsCommitteeofASHIformorethan10years;astheStandardsCommitteeChairman2003-2005,andastheStandardsCommitteeBoardLiaisonin2014.JDGrewellwasarecipientofASHI’sprestigiousMonahon,Cox,andIronmanAwards.HeservedontheASHIBoardofDirectorsfrom1990to1998andthenagainfrom2011to2014.JDwasalicensedhomeinspectorinMarylandwhoservedontheRealEstateAppraisersandHomeInspectorsCommissionfrom2000to2015throughfourgovernors.JDchairedmanyASHIcommitteesandservedonvarioustask

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forces,includingmultiplestrategicplanningefforts.JDservedontheExaminationBoardofProfessionalHomeInspectorsfrom2001to2006andwasselectedasasubjectmatterexpertbytheEBPHI,writingvalidquestionsfortheNationalHomeInspectorExaminationformorethan12yearstohelpkeeptheexamcurrent.JDwasahighschoolteacherbeforehebecameahomeinspectorandhispassioninthehomeinspectionhasalwaysbeenineducation.Tohonorhismemoryanddedicationtothehomeinspectionprofessionandasaneducator,theEBPHIcreatedaneducationscholarshipinhisname.

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