Membership & FAQ
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Applications will be considered and voted on by the membership to grant new member status. Renewals utilize the same application, but membership status is typically renewed without vote.
Please complete the application below and fax to 617-249-0790 or email to mesassoc@hotmail.com
Download the combination Membership Application and Renewal form linked at the end of this paragraph; print it, fax or email it to renew your membership or to apply: 2012 Membership Application
EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS:
MESA sends periodic emails updating codes, activities, and happenings within the Massachusetts elevator industry. The email list is not shared, sold, or used for any communication other than MESA information. Please click the link below to join the email list.
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WHO ARE WE?
MESA membership is comprised of elevator consultants, elevator contractors, inspectors, elevator industry vendors, building owners, the Elevator Board of Regulations for the Commonwealth and those interested in the elevator field. There is no other group of this type in the area where representatives from the consulting firms working in Massachusetts, the Board of Elevator Regulations, and representatives from many of the Commonwealth’s elevator companies come together on a regular basis.
The Association designed this site to keep interested parties up to date on various elevator industry and elevator Code happenings in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and provide an open forum for all things elevator.
Originally founded as the Massachusetts Elevator Inspectors Association in 1954, a group of inspectors interested in promoting consistency of inspection techniques, congruent Codes and Code use within the Commonwealth began regular meetings.
At that time, each city or town could adopt and enforce any elevator Code as it saw fit. At one point, it is said, there were over 200 different interpretations of the elevator Code across the Commonwealth.
As late as 1987, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts took over all elevator inspections being performed by local cities and towns, creating a more uniform and consistent system of inspections and approval. This system remains in place today where the Department of Public Safety employs the inspectors and manages the inspections of all vertical transportation systems within the Commonwealth.
We are trying to gather more information on the history of MESA, please contact us with additional historical information.
BENEFITS
There are numerous benefits to participating in MESA. There is no other venue where such a diverse group of people involved directly in the elevator industry come together within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. From a knowledge perspective, Code discussions with the people who design the Code in Massachusetts, networking with members of the industry’s consulting community, access to the annual G. Gahr Finney Memorial Scholarship, and contact with elevator contractors working in Massachusetts, as well as the informative monthly presentations and the annual education seminar are immeasurable benefits gained from the Association.
Association Contact Information
President:
Eric J. Tragash, VDA
Vice President:
Jack Otis, Advanced Elevator Technologies
Treasurer:
Joe Zarba
Communications Officer:
Andrea Hunt, Kone
Membership Committee:
Greg Arute, Syska & Hennessey
Ursula Guthrie, Advanced Elevator Technologies
Andrea Hunt, Kone
E-mail: mesassoc@hotmail.com Website: www.mesassoc.com
U.S. Mail: 470 Atlantic Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 888-503-3222
Fax: 617-249-0790
This is an evolving page, as we learn more about MESA’s history, founders, and past members we will update the page. If you have any historical information about the MESA, please give us a call, we would like to archive it.
