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.

Council President:
Stephen Showers, CFM
Towson University
8000 York Rd
Towson, MD 21252-0001
Phone: 410-704-2487
Fax: 410-704-4082
E-mail: sshowers@towson.edu
Web site: 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:

Wayne Harvey, CFM
San Diego Airport
Maintenance Dept
PO Box 82776
San Diego, CA 92138-2776
Phone: 619-400-2727
Fax: 619-400-2726
E-mail: wharvey@san.org
Web site: http://www.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://www.ifmabicuc.org

City & Country Clubs Council:
The City and Country Clubs Council provides a network for facility managers from city or country clubs offering golf, gourmet dining, public events and/or private parties.  Members can connect with other professionals as well as benefit from continuing education opportunities.

Council President:
Steven Ballard
The Country Club
191 Clyde St
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Ph 617-566-0240
sballard@tcclub.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:
Buck Fisher, CFM, CFMJ
SAS
SAS Campus Dr
Cary, NC 27513
Phone: 919-531-4928
Fax: 919-677-4444
E-mail: buck.fisher@sas.com
Web site: http://www.ifmacfc.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: http://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.

Council President:
Stephanie Palmer, CFM
7309E21 LC
7309 E 21st N, Suite 120
Wichita, KS 67206
>Phone: 316-261-5383
Fax: 316-261-5352
E-mail: stephe.palmer@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.ifma-ehsc.org

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:
Kit Tuveson, CFM, IFMA Fellow
Tuveson & Associates, LLC
4400 Cordero Ct
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762-7604
Phone: 916-939-2259
E-mail: kit@tuvesonassociates.com
Web site :http://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: http://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
Phone: 1-416-467-8386
Fax: 1-416-467-9033
E-mail: williams@seawood.ca
Web site: http://www.ifma-itc.com/

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: http://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.

Council President
Jacqueline Lovette, CFM
The Boeing Company
104 NW 105th St
Seattle, WA 98177
Phone: 206-679-1909
E-mail: jacqueline.s.lovette@boeing.com
Web site: http://www.ifma-mfc.org/

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
National Gallery of Art
2000 B South Club Drive
Landover, MD 20785
Phone: 1- 202-842-6161
Fax: 1- 202-842-6934
E-mail: d-samec@nga.gov

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: http://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
President
Facilities Management Solutions, LLC
2428 Stoney Creek Rd.
Frederick, MD 211701
Phone: 1-240 529-0147
Email: david.kaye@facilities-management-solutions.com
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:
Richard Carrithers
DTE Energy
Phone: 313-235-8706
E-mail: carrithersr@dteenergy.com
Web site: http://www.utilitycouncil.org