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Board Profiles
Chairman of the Board - Martin Culp, University of Maryland, has been the Elevator Contracts Supervisor for twenty-one years, has been a National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities (NAESA) QEI-1 Certified Elevator Inspector for the past twenty-three years and a volunteer fire-fighter/EMT in Maryland for twenty-six years.
President - Neil (Eddie) Morris, is the Elevator Program Manager at the University
of Virginia. He first joined UVA as a Master Electrician in 1999, and was
promoted in 2001 to the In-house Elevator Department. Within 5 years after that
promotion, he became an Elevator Mechanic, and then Elevator Supervisor, and
finally the Elevator Program Manager. Eddie has several licenses and
certifications, including a State of Virginia Elevator Mechanic and Master
Electrical License, a Certified Elevator Technician (CET-S) certification
from the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC), and a Qualified
Elevator Inspector (QEI) from the National Association of Elevator Safety
Authorities (NAESA).
Vice President - James E. Dowell, is the Elevator Maintenance supervisor at the
University of Virginia. He joined UVA as an Elevator Assistant in 2001, and was
promoted to Elevator Mechanic within 6 months. In 2013 promoted to Elevator
Maintenance Supervisor. He has several licenses and certifications, including a
State of Virginia Elevator Mechanic License, a Certified Elevator Technician
(CET-S) certification from the National Association of Elevator Contractors
(NAEC), and a Qualified Elevator Inspector (QEI) from the National Association
of Elevator Safety Authorities (NAESA).
Treasurer - Brad Haldeman graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in 1990. He has been an elevator designer for the Penn State Office of Physical Plant Design Services for twenty years, focusing on elevator modernizations and new elevator installations. Brad has been on numerous Elevator U committees as a Board of Directors member for fifteen years.
Secretary—Daren Lehman is a graduate and 22-year employee of
The Ohio State University currently serving in the Office of Student Life as a
contract specialist. He has managed the elevator maintenance contract
since 2006 and has been influential in creating design and maintenance
standards for Student Life and the university. Daren is the knowledge expert
for all Student Life elevator projects and manages the maintenance contract for
the unit’s 108 elevators. Daren also manages contracts for generator,
water treatment and Student Life’s fleet of vehicles. He is an advocate for
rider safety and has instituted practices to educate students on elevator
safety and processes to monitor and ensure compliance. 
Director - David Smith is a 1984 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a degree in Business Administration. He has been with the university since May 2004. Prior to that, he worked for 20 years at his family-owned electrical contracting firm in Charlotte. During his time at the university, he has overseen the maintenance of various areas of campus from the electric shop to multiple zones and elevators. When he first arrived, the university had 45 elevators in service and now there are 150. He is a licensed elevator contactor with an Unlimited Classification and qualified as a Level III electrical Inspector in the State of North Carolina. In May 2005, he was recognized as the first ever Supervisor of the Quarter in Facilities Management. He attended the Supervisor’s Toolkit in 2010. He graduated from APPA’s Facilities Institute in 2014 and obtained the Certified Educational Facilities Personnel (CEFP) Certification through APPA the same year. He has taken three levels in the Leadership Academy. Since 2015, he has been a Board member of the Southeastern Region of APPA (SRAPPA) and served as VP of Chapter Affairs (2015-2016), President Elect (2016-2017), President (2017-2018), Past President (2018-2019), Junior APPA Rep (2019-2020), Senior APPA Rep (2020-2021), and is currently serving as the SRAPPA Director to the APPA Board. He has been active in NCAPPA since 2011 and Elevator U since 2015. Outside of work, the thing that he is most proud of is being the Dad to two grown sons and daughter in law.
Director - Matthew Pike has been the Elevator Manager for UT Austin’s Utilities and Energy Management (UEM) since 2017. His responsibilities include directing the work of third party contractors for the safe and reliable operation of all vertical transportation equipment through regular inspections and evaluations of the equipment’s performance.
Matthew has over thirty-seven years of experience as a mechanic and inspector at several independent elevator companies, the County of Los Angeles, a Federal position at the U.S. Capitol building, and the District of Columbia government, where he has excelled in resolving complex elevator problems. He has also volunteered on several safety committees. He is a member of Elevator U, NAESA International, and the Elevator and Escalator Safety Foundation.
Matthew is a graduate of Apple Valley High School. He trained in hydraulic valve operation and adjustment at Maxton Manufacturing, Elevator Equipment Corporation (EECO), and Technology in Hydraulic Engineering (THE). Matthew is a graduate of the ILP leadership program, Dale Carnegie, and the Managers Matter program by Adept Leadership.
Glenn Duncan, Founder and President of Parts Specialists, Inc. (PSI), has been active in the elevator industry for over thirty years, is a Founding Director of Elevator U, and a current board of director, is currently on the board of directors of the Elevator and Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) as Regent at Large for Schools & Universities, is a member of the Chicago Elevator Association (CEA), serves on the Nominating Committee, and is the Publisher/Editor of the CEA News, is the Founder of Elevator Riders Riding Club that facilitates fundraisers for the Elevator and Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF), and spreads the message of elevator and escalator safety for children.
Director - Daniel Swett is an elevator consultant, inspector, and full stack software developer working in the private sector of the vertical transportation industry. Daniel serves on the board of directors for the International Association of Elevator Consultants, is a member of the ASME A17 Wind Turbine Elevator Code Committee, and has held an elevator inspector’s license (QEI) since 2007.
Director - Tom Sybert, President of C. J. Anderson & Co., is third generation and started his career in the elevator industry in 1991. He's served and helped the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation, Chicago Elevator Association and has served on different ASME Technical Review Committees. He's proud to be part of the Elevator U Board where he assists with education, marketing and the yearly conference committees. 
Honorary Member & Assistant To The Board - Steve Pydynowski, is now retired but worked for the Illinois State University, and was the Assistant Superintendent of Building Maintenance who administered elevator contracts on campus. He has over thirty years of experience in private and public university housing and facilities management. A graduate of the University of Illinois-Chicago, a veteran of the US Navy-Reserves (Seabees), in the past he has served as vice-president on the board of ACUBSS, a member of ACUHO-I and APPA, and as an eight-year member of Elevator U has served on the board as treasurer for eight years prior to his retirement. Steve is an honorary member of Elevator U.
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