Member- Jason Tolan, Fiserv. Written by Henri Brickey, Whitco Roofing. More than 20 years after entering the facilities management field, Jason Tolan still considers himself lucky for discovering the industry he works in today, and he wonders why so many people still don’t know what it is he does. “This is a great career…
On March 23-24, 2017, Clara Smith, Joe Pearson, Debi Gilbert, Anthony Maddox and Ken Stephenson manned a table representing the Facility Management Profession and IFMA Atlanta at the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia (CEFGA) program held at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, Georgia. This event gave us the opportunity to introduce the…
IFMA Georgia Spotlight Devin Shackelford- Student at Kennesaw State University, Construction Management Major. Written by Henri Brickey – Whitco Roofing. At 21 years of age, Devin Shackelford already has a plan to make the world a better place someday – a common trait shared by many college-aged idealists. But unlike many of his peers,…
I asked this question of many of the students and counselors who stopped at the IFMA Atlanta Table at the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia (CEFGA) and Skills USA Georgia State Championship event last year when IFMA participated in this event for the first time. Saddly, all I got back from this question was a…
We are now in the new year and IFMA Atlanta has lined out programs through May that you will find very worthwhile! It is a great mix of educational programs, social events and tours. You need to mark your calendars for some of our upcoming tours for Facility Managers! We are finalizing the details and…
Written by Henri Brickey ( Whitco Roofing) It has only been a year and a half since Debi Gilbert left her corporate job out West to settle into a new life here in Atlanta. But a lot can get done in a year and a half. Especially if you’re Debi Gilbert. Since accepting a position…
We are kicking off 2017 with our spotlight on IFMA Atlanta’s Vice President / President-Elect Joe Pearson. Joe grew up in Carbondale, Illinois. He moved to Atlanta in 1993 while in high school. When his family made the move, they chose the Alpharetta area near Northpoint Mall, which was “about the only thing there”. It…
Congratulations to the Fall 2016 Kennesaw State University Facility Management graduates! Josh Allen Stephen Crook Quindell Myrick Marvin Richardson Dan Wurzel (Cum Laude) They represent the largest group to attain the Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management with a Facility Management concentration in the short history of the program. Two of the graduates (Marvin…
This month, our Member Spotlight is on Justin Worthy, Building Engineer for Hines at the Atlanta Financial Center and Georgia Tech student. Justin grew up in San Antonio TX and Aiken SC. At age 20, he shared with me that his mother woke him up one morning with the news that he needed to “either…
This month IFMA Atlanta is highlighting Ken Stephenson, Architect and Operations Officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Chairperson of the IFMA Atlanta Accredited Degree Program (ADP) Liaison Committee. Something most people do not know about Ken is that he practiced architecture, interior design and facility management for 30 years before…