ESCO Group announced the appointment of Thomas M. Tebbe as executive director of the HVACR Education Resource Network (HERN), and as an executive board member of ESCO Group. Tebbe joined the ESCO Group team in 2003 after spending 30 years in public education with the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, as an instructor, school director, and regional director of five technical colleges. Over the years, Tebbe has worked in various roles within the ESCO Group, most recently as the national programs director for HVAC Excellence.

ESCO Group announced the appointment of Renee Tomlinson as executive director of ESCO Institute, and as an executive board member of ESCO Group, effective Feb. 1. Tomlinson joined the ESCO team in 2011 after spending 17 years with the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society. Over the last several years, Tomlinson has worked in various roles within ESCO Group to help the organization meet its long-term goals for industry advancement.

Television icon Jay Leno, longtime host of NBC’s "The Tonight Show," will headline EPIC2019 as the closing keynote speaker. The comic, actor, writer, producer, and current host of Jay Leno’s Garage on CNBC joins a lineup of presenters.

The Education Program continues to grow each year and is the most comprehensive, all-inclusive opportunity to hear directly from industry leaders about trends and best practices in HVACR. The 2019 AHR Expo will be held Jan. 14-16 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.