Industry Council Benefits

Focus on common concerns and special needs specific to your unique workplace.

Councils support the specialized interests and job responsibilities of FM professionals within certain industries. A highly targeted source of facility management education, information and interaction, IFMA councils benefit members through:

Focused networking: Share work experiences and exchange best practices with colleagues who support similar facility types or business sectors.
Active online community: Participate in discussion groups to solve job-related problems and assist fellow members with projects and career objectives.
Targeted information: Keep current on the latest practices, trends and technologies relative to your industry or work environment.
Targeted resources: Access news, case studies, webinars and other tools to enhance your knowledge and skills.

Non-members: Join IFMA and an industry-specific council today!

Members: To add a council to your membership, contact IFMA's member services team.

Find your industry-specific council.

With more than 9,000 council members worldwide, you can compare workplace practices with facility professionals representing a variety of organizations, work environments, cultural backgrounds and corporate cultures.

Religious Facilities Council

The religious facilities ccuncil identifies hot topics for roundtable discussions held via a webinar (web and phone session).

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President
James Christopher, CFM, SFP, LEED AP
President
M+C Groveland Group, LLC

(810) 217-1280 | jim@fmcmichigan.com
Website: http://rfc.ifma.org
Health Care Institute

More than 400 hospital administrators, facility managers, design and construction professionals, consultants, vendors and students who serve academic medical centers and community hospitals, retirement facilities, specialty hospitals and clinics belong to the Health Care Institute of IFMA.

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President
Mike Wood, CHC, MSM, BS, ARRT, RT
Executive Vice President Design and Construction
National Healthcare Realty Inc.

303-390-1055 | mike.wood@nhrds.com
Website: http://www.hcinstitute.info/
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.

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President
Susan E. Moury
Business Continuity Coordinator
Tower Federal Credit Union

540-557-7036 | susan.moury@towerfcu.org
Website: http://bicuc.ifma.org/
Manufacturing, Industrial & Logistics Council

The Manufacturing, Industrial and Logistics council provides 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.

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President
Keith Vandenbussche, FMA
Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc.

kgvandenbussche@ftch.com
Website: http://milc.ifma.org/
FM Consultants Council

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.

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President
Val Moraes, CFM
CEO & Managing Director
GregMore Group

+64 211478382 | val.moraes@gregmoregroup.com
Website: http://fmcc.ifma.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.

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President
Rex Wilson
John's Islands Club

rwilson154@johnsislandclub.org
Website: http://clubs.ifma.org/
Academic Facilities Council

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.

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President
James Gonsalves, SFP,CFM
Zone Manager
San Diego Unified School District

jgonsalves@sandi.net
Website: http://www.ifma-afc.org/
Food Service & Restaurant Council

The Food Service and Restaurant Council is for those facility professionals in the restaurants and food services industry. The goal is to provide a network for restaurant and food service facility managers and professionals to share resources, connect with other professionals, benefit from continuing education and advance the facility management profession as it relates to the industry.

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President
Barbara Kane
VP-Industry Relations
EcoLab, Inc.

+1-312-560-4761 | barbara.kane@ecolab.com
Website: http://fsrc.ifma.org
Research & Development Facilities Council

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.

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President
Sharon Lorince, CFM

Sharon_Lorince@hms.harvard.edu
Website: http://rdc.ifma.org/
Corporate Facilities Council

The Corporate Facilities Council has become a destination of choice for members who are looking to network with others who provide facility management and other services for office settings, particularly headquarters and large campuses. Our members hold a wide variety of positions in facilities management, are from 46 countries, and are actively engaged in supporting each other and the profession.

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President
Denise Johnston, CFM
Director, Property Management
CNL Commercial Real Estate

(919) 987-1001 | denise.johnston@cnlcre.com
Website: http://www.ifmacfc.org/
Airport Facilities Council

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.

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President
Stuart P. Mathews, FMP
FM Aviation Maintenance
Port of Seattle

206- 787-6890 | Mathews.S@portseattle.org
Website: http://airp.ifma.org/
Public Sector Facilities Council

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.

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President
Steve Mathes, CFM
City of Winter Park

407-599-3258 | smathes@cityofwinterpark.org
Website: http://psc.ifma.org/
Utilities Council

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.

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President
John Ritter
San Diego Gas & Electric

+1-858- 654-1108 | jcritter@semprautilities.com
Website: http://www.utilitycouncil.org/
Legal Industry Council

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.

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President
Joseph Geierman, CFM, FMP
Senior Facilities Operations Manager
Troutman Sanders LLP

(770) 216-5395 | Joseph.Geierman@troutmansanders.com
Website: http://www.ifmalic.org/
Museums/Cultural Institutions Council

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, theaters and zoos.

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President
Cameron Christensen, FMP, EFP
Director, Building Operations
BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music)

cchristensen@BAM.ORG
Website: http://mcic.ifma.org/

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