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The IFMA Foundation's purpose is to provide greater resources and educational opportunities to facility management professionals and those who support the FM industry. 
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Council List
IFMA List of Councils
IFMA Staff: Councils
| Director of Councils Lowell Aplebaum lowell.aplebaum@ifma.org |
Member Services Barbara Zlatnik barbara.zlatnik@ifma.org |
Council Liaison Vanessa Koller vanessa.koller@ifma.org |
IFMA Councils & Council Contacts
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:
John Shenette
Associate Vice President for Facilities Management
Smith College
Email: jshenett@.smith.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:
Roy Fuller
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Phone: 703-572-2500
Email: roy.fuller@mwaa.com
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:
Robert Motter
Viox Services, Inc.
15 W Voorhees St
Cincinnati, OH 45215
Phone: 513-679-3372
Fax: 513-679-3305
Email: bob.motter@emcorgroup.com
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:
Jeffrey Martin, CFM
TIAA-CREF
Ph: 315-477-9035
Email: jgmartin@tiaa-cref.org
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:
Eric Baugh, CFM
BAE Systems Mission Solutions
Phone: 619-997-3300
Email: eric.baugh@baesystems.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:
Linda DeTienne, CFM, CFMJ
National Catastrophe Restoration, Inc.
Phone: 316-636-5700
Email: detienne@ncricat.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:
Tim O'Malley, CFM
The O'Malley Group
Phone: 602-906-1905
Email: tim@omalleyafl.com
Website: http://fmcc.ifma.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:
William Gregory, PE,CFM,IFMA Fellow
Adelphoi USA
1119 Village Way
Latrobe, PA 15650
Phone: 1-724-520-1111
Fax: 1- 724-520-1878
Email: williamgr@adelphoivillage.org
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:
Ted Ritter, LEED AP
Phone: 480-371-0027
Email: ted.ritter@gmail.com
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:
Holly Evers
Foley Hoag
Phone: 617-832-7050
Email: hevers@foleyhoag.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
David Walker, CFM
Linc Facility Services
Phone: (912) 965-7026
Email: david.l.walker@gulfstream.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:
Judie Cooper, CFM
Smithsonian Institution Office of Facilities Management & Reliability
PO Box 37012
Washington, DC 20013
Phone: 202-633-5688
Fax: 202-633-5691
Email: coopeju@si.edu
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:
Larry Simmons, CFM
Seminole State College
Phone: (321) 356-1813
Email: ltsimmons51@gmail.com
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:
Robert Blakey, CFM
Strategic Equity Associates, LLC
PO Box 80224
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: 800-532-2430 x1
Fax: 800-532-2417
Email: robert.blakey@strategicequity.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:
Jan Minnis
Salt River Project
Phone: 602-236-5995
Email: jan.minnis@srpnet.com
Web site: http://www.utilitycouncil.org
