IFMA Councils
Academic
Facilities:
The Academic Facilities council provides a forum for
sharing information directed at academic facilities
including, but not limited to, primary and secondary
schools, technical and community colleges, and private
and public colleges and universities.
Jorge J. Abud
American University
Office of Finance and Treasurer
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016-8033
Phone: 1-202-885-2731
Fax: 1-202-885-327
E-mail: jorge@american.edu
Website: http://www.ifma-afc.org/
Airport Facilities
The Airport Facilities council’s membership is open to IFMA members who have some degree of responsibility for an airport facility and those offering specialized products or services to meet their needs. The mission of this council is to effectively address the challenges of managing airports in a global economy. The Airport Council will focus on benchmarking, security practices, business development, and emergency/disaster planning within airport facilities. IFMA councils provide members with focused networking, targeted information, a community of interest, information sharing and a heightened marketability.
Council President:
Michael D. Feldman
Port of Seattle
PO Box 68727
Seattle, WA 98168-0727
Phone: 206-439-7706
Fax: 206-439-7782
E-mail: feldman.m@portseattle.org
Web Site: http://ifma-airp.org
Banking
Institutions & Credit Unions Council:
The Banking Institutions & Credit Unions council
focuses on issues such as security, money handling,
banking equipment and regulations, customer liability,
drive-up lanes, information privacy, disaster recovery
and benchmarking. Educational and networking sessions
are a focus at meetings.
Council President:
Patricia Childers
Corporate One Federal Credit Union
PO Box 2770
Columbus, OH 43216-2770
Phone: 614-825-9314
Fax: 614-825-9201
Email: pchilders@corporateone.coop
Web Site: http://ifmabicuc.org
Corporate Facilities:
The Corporate Facilities council focuses on facilities
that serve as central control points for business operations.
Common characteristics of membership include leadership
and executive presence, financial/MIS operations, primary
offices and associated services, and churn.
Council President:
Melodee Wagen
Melodee Wagen Consulting
154 Pleasant St
Lexington, MA 02421
Phone: 1-617-686-6086
Fax: 1-781-862-7108
E-mail: mwagen@rcn.com
Web site: www.ifmachc.org
Corporate
Real Estate:
The Corporate Real Estate Council will focus on the
real estate and facility issues affecting the day-to-day
operations endemic to corporate America. Focus areas
include: workplace innovation, national and global real
estate leasing/occupancy trends, corporate resource
management, service delivery trends and Web based real
estate technology.
Council President:
Janice Cimbalo, Esq, MCR
Cushman & Wakefield
601 S Figueroa St, 47th Fl
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: 213-955-6424
Fax: 213-955-6407
Email: janice.cimbalo@cushwake.com
Web site: www.ifma-crec.com
Environmental Health & Safety:
The Environmental Health & Safety council is a forum
for facility professionals to share ideas and experiences
regarding such complex issues as ergonomics, disaster
recovery, blood-borne pathogens and asbestos abatement.
Linda D. Detienne, CFM,CFMJ
National Catastrophe Restoration, Inc.
8447 E 35th N
Wichita, KS 67226
Phone: 1-316-636-5700
Fax: 1-316-636-5712
E-mail: detienne@ncricat.com
FM
Consultants:
The FM Consultants council supports new and existing FM consultants as they build a career around their workplace expertise. Through geographical and cross-discipline networking, best practices and small business management skills, the council empowers members to step out into the marketplace. This is a noncommercial forum for members to network and share ideas.
Council President:
William T. Conley, CFM,CFMJ,IFMA Fellow
Pacific Building Care
3080-B Airway Ave
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: 949-261-1234
Fax: 949-261- 8604
E-mail: bconley@pbcare.com
Web site : www.ifma-fmcc.org
Health
Care:
The Health Care council welcomes facilities managers
working for hospitals and other related organizations.
Members learn about the latest innovations in the field,
tour health care facilities and network with other professionals.
Council President:
Gary W. Collins, AIA
Anshen and Allen Architects
932 Indigo Ct
Hanover Park, IL 60133
Phone: 1-312-622-3732
Fax: 1-415-882-9523
E-mail: gary.collins@anshen.com
Web site: www.ifma-hc.org
Information
Technology:
The Information Technology council reviews computer-aided
facility management and general business hardware and
software; develops criteria for evaluating the usefulness
of FM-specific programs in addressing the major functional
areas of facility management; and develops procedures
to be used in the automation of FM operations.
Council President:
Geoff D. Williams
Seawood Solutions & Services Inc.
1 Valleybrook Dr
Ste 404
Toronto, ON M3B 2S7
CANADA
williams@seawood.ca
tele: (416) 467-8386
fax: (416) 467-9033
Legal
Industry:
The Legal Industry council shares information among
FMs from law firms, corporate legal departments and
academic legal departments. Discussions center on vendor
issues, easier and more efficient ways to perform services,
emerging technology, ADA, OSHA and other regulatory
information.
Council President:
Craig A. Oakman
Phelps Dunbar, LLP
365 Canal St
Ste 2000
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-584-9369
Fax: 504-568-9130
E-mail: oakmanc@phelps.com
Web site: www.ifmalic.org
Manufacturing
Council:
The Manufacturing council would provide the opportunity
to share similar interests, insights, technical innovations
and efficiency improvements, as well as unique processes
and procedures, to meet the future demands and challenges
of external and internal customers. The council’s
membership is open to those that have some degree of
responsibility for a manufacturing facility and those
offering specialized products or services to meet their
needs.
Lesley Fritz, CFM
TYCO Electronics
2801 Fulling Mill Rd.
MS 106-18
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: 717-592-6959
Fax: 717-592-6479
E-mail: llfritz@tycoelectronics.com
Museums/Cultural
Institutions:
The Museum/Cultural Institutions council meets the highly
specialized needs of its members by providing education
and training specific to management of science centers,
performing arts centers, libraries, historical sites,
art institutes, theatres and zoos.
Council President:
David W. Samec, PE,CFM
Smithsonian Institution
9401 Wooded Glen Ave
Burke, VA 22015
Phone: 1- 202-633-2652
Fax: 1- 202-357-4579
E-mail: samecd@si.edu
Web site: http://www.ifma-mcic.org/
Public
Sector Facilities:
The Public Sector Facilities council is for those managing,
maintaining or constructing government buildings and
facilities. The council addresses the constraints of
budgets, organization policies and bureaucracy in city,
state, provincial or federal government agencies.
Council President:
Christopher L. Hylton
Victor Valley College
18422 Bear Valley Rd
Victorville, CA 92392
Phone: 760-245-4271 x2472
Fax: 760-843-5714
E-mail: hyltonc@vvc.edu
Web: www.ifma-psc.org
Research
& Development Facilities:
The Research & Development Facilities council is
dedicated to enhancing the expertise and productivity
of FMs dealing with R&D facilities. The council
provides a communication link through which members
can share information on technical challenges involved
in supporting the research and development missions
of their employers.
Council President:
David P. Kaye
American Red Cross
Biomedical Research & Development
15601 Crabbs Branch Way
Rockville, MD 20855
Phone: 1-301-738-0686
Fax: 1-301-738-0581
E-mail: kaye@usa.redcross.org
Web Site: http://www.ifmardc.org/
Utilities:
Members of the Utilities council function within the
regulated and unregulated utility industries. The council's
twice-yearly meetings feature benchmarking sessions,
reports, best practices presentations and round table
sessions, offering an exceptional exchange of ideas
and information.
Council President:
Terry Shields, CFM
Alliant Energy Corporation
200 First St SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Phone: 1- 319-786-4456
Fax: 1- 319-786-4766
E-mail: terryshields@alliantenergy.com
Web site: www.utilitycouncil.org
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