Awards & Accolades
2017
National Pest Management Association:
Young Entrepreneur Award
Sarah Thomas-Clark, Vice President of Thomas Pest Services was awarded the 2017 Young Entrepreneur Award by the National Pest Management Association in Baltimore, Maryland on October 19, 2017.The National Pest Management Association's (NPMA's) Young Entrepreneur Award, presented by Rentokil-Steritech, recognizes young entrepreneurs (40 years of age or less) working in the professional pest management industry who have helped create or develop an industry business and/or those who have stewarded a meaningful industry concept to fruition.
As a third-generation pest management professional, Thomas-Clark began working in the industry as a teenager, where she was given the opportunity to find her roots and excitement for the industry. “I am honored and humbled to be this year’s recipient of NPMA's Young Entrepreneur Award and be the first female to have received the award,” said, Thomas-Clark.
Thomas-Clark stated, “she is pleased Thomas Pest Services was recognized because the company has grown based on the mission of “doing the right thing in our work and community.” We focus on making our team feel like family, which trickles down to our customers. We strive to be the leading pest control company in the Capital District while protecting our customer’s properties against pests.”
2009
National Pest Management Association:
Professional Women in Pest Management Award
In 2009, Sarah Thomas-Clark was the recipient of the Professional Women in Pest Management Scholarship, an affiliate group of the National Pest Management. The PWIPM Scholarship is a national award, awarded annually to one female interested in advancing or securing a career in pest management. “Thomas understands the mission of PWIPM and its goal of strengthening the forces and network of women in the pest management industry,” stated the PWIPM Council.
PWIPM provides a place for women in the pest management industry to network and learn from their peers, and has taken the initiative to define its role and the value of women serving in the industry. “It is an honor to be the recipient of this award,” said Sarah Thomas-Clark said at the time. "I absolutely love my job and the pest management industry. I hope to follow in my grandfather and father’s footsteps continuing the family business. This is just the beginning of an exciting career ahead of me."
