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. View the benefits of joining an industry council » List of IFMA Councils 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 Gary Rudkin Gary.Rudkin@Corix.com Website: http://www.ifma-afc.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. (?) President Troy Donahue Division Manager City of Houston Airport Systems (281) 230-3028 | troy.donahue@houstontx.gov Website: http://airport.ifma.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. (?) President Ron Williams Facility Manager BCU 847-932-8323 | ron.williams@bcu.org Website: http://bicuc.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. (?) President David Taylor Director of Facilities Country Club of Orlando 407-425-0675 | dtaylor@countrycluboforlando.com Website: http://clubs.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. (?) President Scott Rains President Koch Business Solutions, LP srains6@cox.net Website: http://www.ifmacfc.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. (?) President Dale Schuss President RANDALLNORTH REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC. 877-907-8060 | dale.schuss@randallnorth.ca Website: http://fmcc.ifma.org/ 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 Dr. Sarel Lavy President slavy@arch.tamu.edu Website: https://healthcare.ifma.org/ 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 University 575-646-5987 | dbloomqu@nmsu.edu Website: http://hospitality.ifma.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. (?) President Kimberly D. Daugherty Chief Facilities and Records Officer Kean Miller Law Firm 225-382-4607 | kim.daugherty@keanmiller.com Website: 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 Gary Rudkin President Utilities Inc. of Florida gary.rudkin@corix.com Website: http://milc.ifma.org/ 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 Matthew Yow , CFM, SMA President The Packard Humanities Institute 661-799-7185 | matthewyow@packhum.org 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. (?) components@ifma.org Website: https://nonprofit.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. (?) President Darin Rose President 303-910-5311 | darinrose84@gmail.com Website: 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 Melissa Gurierrez Laboratory Operations Manager ChromaCode mgutierrez@chromacode.com Website: http://rdc.ifma.org/ 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. (?) components@ifma.org Website: 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 Dale Benz Supervisor, Real Estate & Facilities Design & Construction Arizona Public Service Co Dale.Benz@aps.com Website: http://www.utilitycouncil.org/
