100 YEARS TO CELEBRATE FOR YESCO
YESCO, (Young Electric Sign Company) Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, a member of the California Sign Association since 1971, celebrates 100 years in business!
Ken Person, Vice President/California Region Manager / YESCO, currently serves on the California Sign Association Board of Directors as 2nd VP.
Today YESCO represents one of North America’s largest and most-recognized sign companies thanks to its historic roster of iconic signs. The family-owned and operated company began in 1920 in Ogden, Utah when founder Thomas Young borrowed $300 from his father to start the business. It began specializing in wall-painted advertisements, gold-leaf window lettering and coffin plates. Read More
To celebrate the milestone anniversary, YESCO will host one hundred-year anniversary events in cities including:
- Salt Lake City – Feb. 20
- Denver – Feb. 28
- Los Angeles – March 6
- Phoenix – March 14
- Reno, Nevada – March 16
- Las Vegas – March 20
- Boise, Idaho – March 27
Congratulations YESCO – We are proud to have you as members and we are thankful for your industry support over the years!
About CSA Team
CSA’s Executive Director, Roy Flahive, has worked within the sign industry for more than 50 years. He served an apprenticeship in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), owned his own sign company for almost 30 years and he is well-known and highly respected in the sign industry, having served on numerous boards, including those of the International Sign Association (ISA), San Diego Area Lighting Advisory Council, Arizona Sign Association, Western States Sign Council, San Diego Mayors Sign Code Task Force, and UL’s Industry Advisory Committee. Notably, Flahive has twice been elected President (Chairman of the Board) of CSA and has served over 30 years on that board.
Cheryl Flahive, CSA’s Director of Member Services, has worked within the sign industry for over 33 years; twenty of those years, as vice president of a sign company in southern California. She has served in various administrative roles, from finance to project management, and is dedicated to helping CSA members at all levels.
The CSA Communications Committee, made up of committed industry leaders, works in a behind the scenes capacity, to keep CSA members educated and informed.