The International Institute of All-Natural Refrigeration said it has shifted IIAR’s leadership to a new, more sustainable structure, reorganizing internal Vice President roles to fully support IIAR’s mission.

“Under this new structure, a core team of four executives will drive every aspect of IIAR,” said IIAR president Gary Schrift. “This change supports the IIAR executive committee’s and my efforts towards a sustainable organization, one with a core team of four IIAR executives to drive every aspect of IIAR with even representation across all organizational pillars, and with an even distribution of staff reporting to provide a more stable structure for succession planning at all levels of management.”

Under the reorganization, Yesenia Rector and Mike Chapman have been promoted to new positions. Yesenia Rector is now the IIAR’s Vice President, Education, Outreach and Events, while Mike Chapman is IIAR’s Vice President, Operations. Meanwhile, IIAR’s VP and Technical Director Eric Smith’s title has been adjusted to Vice President, Technical Director, Publications, Research and Advocacy.

Mike Chapman, IIAR’s new Vice President of Operations said the change will help the organization fulfill its primary goals of working with government officials and carrying out the research necessary to help them improve upon the industry’s standards.

“This change makes us a more stable organization because now we’re not relying on just one or two individuals to lead IIAR’s work,” said Chapman. “This helps all of us learn each other’s jobs better so that we can support each other across our different roles.”

Yesenia Rector, IIAR’s new Vice President, Education, Outreach and Events, said the change demonstrates IIAR’s commitment to building a long-term foundation on which to carry out its mission.

“This reorganization is the practical way we’re carrying out our mission, so that IIAR will withstand the test of time and continue to serve our industry in the future,” said Rector. “The change will create depth at the leadership level so we can spend more time on strategic issues.”

Eric Smith, IIAR’s Vice President, Technical Director, Publications, Research and Advocacy said, “The new organizational changes will enable IIAR’s individual leaders to focus on specific matters that fall under their purview, while relying on the expertise of their colleagues to manage other aspects of the association’s mission.”

The new organizational changes were effective April 1^st, 2025 and staff are now operating under this new structure, said Schrift, who announced the change earlier this month.