At its meeting in Lakeland, FL on April 20, the Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) Board of Directors unanimously elected Joe Parsons of EarthLinked Technologies to serve as GEO Chairman for 2016-17. He has served on the GEO Board of Directors since May 2014.
Parsons is Chief Operating Officer at EarthLinked Technologies, responsible for product development, training programs, standards compliance and authorized dealer relationships. He has worked for EarthLinked since 1996.
“As the new Chairman of GEO, I look forward to my new role in leading the association as it pursues its goals for the industry. That means favorable legislation and regulation for our technology. Moving forward, we will achieve those goals with creative ideas, innovative outreach, and passion to increase the market share of geothermal heat pumps across the country.” — Joe Parsons
He enthusiastically accepted his position as GEO Chairman. “I am proud to represent the national interests of the geothermal heat pump industry,” Parsons said. On relinquishing the gavel, outgoing GEO Chairman Steve Smith (Enertech Global) said, “Joe is taking the reins of our association at a pivotal time. With staff and the board, I am confident that he will lead GEO to new levels of achievement for the industry (see Chairman’s Message).”
During his career, Parsons served as President of Ray Company, Inc., an HVAC mechanical contracting firm. He was also VP of Marketing for Envirotherm Heating and Cooling Systems, Inc., an HVAC system manufacturer, and Director of Retail Operations for U.S. Power Climate Control, Inc.
Parsons is a member of the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association Standards Committee, a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers and a Corresponding Member of TC 6.8 (Geothermal Heat Pump and Energy Recovery Applications). He is also Project Committee Chairman for Standard 194, a voting member of the Canadian Standards Association Technical Committee (Ground Source Heat Pumps/ C448 Bi-national Standard Development), and Chairman of the Technical Subsection Committee C448.7 (DX).
He is a member of the Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration and Heating Institute (AHRI), and was elected Chairman of the Water Source and Geothermal Product Section at the AHRI Spring Meeting in March 2014. He is chairman of the DGX Product Subsection and DGX Engineering Committee. Parsons is an active member of the California Geothermal Heat Pump Association, and a contributor to the Geothermal Heat Exchange Well Standards Update. Parsons also works to advance geothermal technologies through participation in industry standards efforts in Australia.
