Ken Larsen, CR, WLS, FLS, CLS, CMP, CSDS has been in the restoration industry since 1978. He holds RIA, ACAC and IICRC advanced designations. Recipient of the 32nd RIA Martin L. King Award for his many contributions and sincere dedication to the Restoration Industry, his career includes 18 years as an independent property restoration contractor, consultant to restorative drying during catastrophes and large loss drying coordination, expert witness, Director of Education for North America’s largest disaster restoration contracting organization, and now the author of one of the industry’s leading technical resource book on the subject of structural restorative drying – Leadership in Restorative Drying. He is currently an IICRC Approved instructor of WRT, ASD and CDS certificate courses. Larsen is also an RIA instructor of the restoration industry’s advanced certification credentials: Water Loss Specialist (WLS), Fire Loss Specialist (FLS), Contents Loss Specialist (CLS), Certified Mold Professional (CMP) and Certified Restorer (CR). He serves as Chairman for RIA approved Instructors, Trainers and Subject Matter Experts, a sub-committee of RIA’s Education Committee. Larsen presently serves as Senior Technical Director for the International Dry Standard Organization (IDSO) and Director of Education for the Restoration Leadership Institute (RLI) and lead consultant for the Restoration Expert Panel (REP) and DryStandard Inspections (DSi). He is also a Registered Third Party Evaluator® (RTPE). Ken lives in Santa Rosa Beach in Northwest Florida.

Craig Powers is the Corporate Director of Restoration for COIT Cleaning & Restoration residing in Seattle, WA.  He is a 30 Year Cleaning & Restoration industry professional that has successfully completed several thousand water damage, mold remediation and fire damage projects around the Country.  He currently sits on the Restoration Industry Association Board of Directors, Education Committee, IICRC S-550 Consensus Body Member drafting a new commercial water damage standard and is an IICRC Master Water Restorer, Master Fire Restorer and holds the IICRC’s advanced certification of Applied Mold Remediation Specialist, Mold Removal Specialist and holds the Florida Mold Remediation License as well as the Texas Mold Remediation Contractor License and is RIA CLS certified.  Craig has a particular passion for large commercial and industrial losses involving high rise multi-tenant properties.

Craig frequently speaks at and attends industry events, sharing his passion for all things disaster restoration.  He has authored water damage and mold remediation SOP’s for a large corporation and is a consultant to restoration companies and insurance companies for large loss disaster restoration. 

Penny Tralau is the Founder and Managing director of Mould Rescue, where she is a Certified Specialist in Mould Removal in Australia. Penny holds many acclaimed RIA certifications, including her Certified Restorer (CR), Certified Mold Professional, Content Loss Specialist and Water Loss Specialist designations. Penny also holds the highest designation of Triple Master, as well as a myriad of IICRC certifications including her CDS, FSRT, HST, AMRT and WRT…to only name a few! Penny was the Co-founder and past secretary at IAQA Chapter, as well as Past NSW President at Specialised Cleaning and Restoration Association of Australia. Penny has been selected to be on the international team for the development of a new RIA Certification, the Environmental Risk Specialist (ERS), and of course, has lead the re-development and content creation of this Project Management Course. Penny was also selected to be on the team to develop the new IICRC Field Safety Guide, as well as to be on the Conesus body for the new ANSI/IICRC S410 Infection Control Standard. 

Lori is a Certified Restorer, Contents Loss Specialist and holds an IICRC Master Certification in Fire and Smoke.  She presents to numerous companies on the subject of contents restoration and emerging technologies within the industry.

With over 25 years experience, Lori remains in the day-to-day operations of evaluating, estimating and consulting on insurance claims which allow her to stay current with industry standards.

As a trainer, Lori specializes in contents estimating, Xactimate, division management, risk, liability and design. With today’s growing industry, designing your team for success is one of the industry’s largest challenges.   Her work includes training and knowledge for insurance adjusters and the “what-to-do” with just about any situation you may run into while handling a contents loss.

She stays active with industry associations while serving as an author, instructor and committee member to emerging training and certifications.

Art Johnson, CR,WLS,CLS has been in the restoration industry since 1988 and continues to be very active in all aspects of restoration from fires to water damage, trauma, mould and clandestine cleanup. He is a recognized RIA instructor for Its Contents, CS&T and CLS designations, and the IICRC as an instructor for WRT, CCT and the UCT. He is also the recipient of the industry's prestigious Martin L King award presented to him by the RIA. Art is a recognized Master Cleaner and Restorer by the IICRC.

Art lives in beautiful British Columbia Canada with his wife of 46 years.