Councils
IFMA formed councils to meet the industry-specific networking and information needs of its members. Truly global in nature, councils are not limited by geographic boundaries. You are able to communicate with colleagues worldwide about issues, concerns and best practices specific to your area of facility management.
Full members – Professionals, Associates, Young Professionals, Students and Retired Professionals – can add a component at any time. Discovery Members can upgrade their membership to add a component. Not an IFMA member? Join Today.
List of IFMA Councils
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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.
President
Website: http://www.ifma-afc.org/
Gary Rudkin
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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.
President
Troy Donahue
Division Manager
City of Houston Airport Systems(281) 230-3028 | troy.donahue@houstontx.gov
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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.
President
Website: https://ifmabicuc.org/
Kenneth R. Scott
First Vice President, Director
Capitol Federal Savings Bank -
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.
President
David Taylor
Director of Facilities
Country Club of Orlando407-425-0675 | dtaylor@countrycluboforlando.com
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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.
President
Website: http://www.ifmacfc.org/
Scott Rains
President
Koch Business Solutions, LP -
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.
President
Dale Schuss
President
RANDALLNORTH REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.877-907-8060 | dale.schuss@randallnorth.ca
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Health Care Council
Members of IFMA’s Health Care Council include 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.
President
Website: https://healthcare.ifma.org/
Rich Greco
President
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Hospitality Council
The Hospitality Council provides a network for hospitality 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.
President
Daren Bloomquist
Assistant Professor
New Mexico State University575-646-5987 | dbloomqu@nmsu.edu
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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.
President
Kimberly D. Daugherty
Chief Facilities and Records Officer
Kean Miller Law Firm225-382-4607 | kim.daugherty@keanmiller.com
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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.
President
Website: http://milc.ifma.org/
Gary Rudkin
President
Utilities Inc. of Florida -
Museum/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.
President
Kurt Klein
President
757-725-1761 | kkleinhpt@gmail.com
Website: http://mcic.ifma.org/ -
Nonprofit Facilities Council
The Nonprofit Facilities Council focuses on the unique issues faced by facilities professionals managing properties operated by religious denominations, relief organizations, charitable foundations and other similar nonprofit organizations throughout the world.
President
Website: https://nonprofit.ifma.org/
James Zielinski
Council President
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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.
President
Lisa VanderHeyden
President
720-415-9614 | lvanderheyden@arapahoegov.com
Website: https://ifmapsc.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.
President
Website: http://rdc.ifma.org/
Melissa Gurierrez
Laboratory Operations Manager
ChromaCode -
Retail Facilities Council
The retail facilities council focuses on issues surrounding the retail facility professional including: going green, utility cost controls, maintenance costs, efficiency, other cost controls, etc.
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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.
President
Website: http://www.utilitycouncil.org/
Dale Benz
Supervisor, Real Estate & Facilities Design & Construction
Arizona Public Service Co
