PHCC Announces Retirement of CEO Cindy Sheridan, Selects Dan Quinonez as Next CEO
The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors—National Association announced that CEO Cindy Sheridan, CAE, will retire at the end of 2026. During a PHCC Board of Directors meeting on May 7, the board unanimously selected PHCC Chief Operating Officer and PHCC Educational Foundation Executive Director Dan Quinonez as her successor. Quinonez will assume the CEO position on Nov. 1, with Sheridan serving in an advisory role during the transition.
Sheridan’s legacy as PHCC’s first female CEO has been shaped by a commitment to collaboration and alignment across PHCC and the plumbing and HVACR profession. Her many accomplishments include elevating PHCC’s profile across the industry; advancing workforce development initiatives; creating critical resources to help contractors grow their businesses and streamlining PHCC’s internal processes.
A certified association executive with more than 40 years of association management experience, Sheridan became PHCC CEO in January 2023. Before that, she served as the PHCC Educational Foundation chief operating officer. She joined PHCC in 2000, overseeing membership and chapter relations. In her role with the Foundation, Sheridan spearheaded a “Get the Lead Out Plumbing Consortium” lead-free education campaign, which reached 4,000 industry professionals. She also launched the PHCC Academy as an online apprentice training program.
Quinonez has more than 20 years of experience as a national spokesperson and association leader. Since taking the helm at the PHCC Educational Foundation — while simultaneously serving as chief operating officer of PHCC since November 2024 — Quinonez has delivered results at every turn. Under his leadership, the foundation achieved a record year for scholarship awards, forged elevated partnerships with the SkillsUSA Championship and WorldSkills competition and reimagined its National HVAC Apprentice Contest. He spearheaded a major expansion of the PHCC Academy, launched a strategic public relations initiative that dramatically raised the foundation’s industry profile, grew the endowment by $3 million and drove more than $2 million in academy sales — all within three years.
