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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…
Jorge Pineyro and Joe Pearson represented the Atlanta Chapter by serving as IFMA Advocates at the annual Advocacy Day event in Washington D.C., September 6-7. Over 60 IFMA advocates attended from varous chapters/cities to help elevate FM and related policy concerns. There is significant interest in public policy that affects the built environment and a…
Our Membership Spotlight for October is shining on KSU student Dan Wurzel. A Michigan transplant to Atlanta at age 12, Dan’s affiliation with the industry goes back to early beginnings. His mother moved the family here when she founded Environmental Consulting. The company is still based out of Atlanta with almost 200 employees, but the…
It’s officially Fall and I relayed last month that things are getting busy here at IFMA Atlanta and kudos to our committees for bringing our vision to life. We have provided a variety of meetings that our members are excited to attend and as a result, our September event at EMCOR was another sell out! …
I know things are getting busy for folks at their jobs and we have the holidays right around the corner, but I hope you will find time to come to some of the IFMA Atlanta events that we have scheduled between now and the end of the year. I mentioned some of the events that…
Congratulations to Christy Lowell. She has been selected to serve as a Trustee for the IFMA Foundation. The new IFMA Foundation board led by Chair Kent Miller FMP had their first meeting in July in Houston, Texas. The team re-aligned the Foundation’s committee structure and made assignments to the new Trustees. Work continues on the Global…
Did you know Career One-Stop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, cites a 23% job growth for all administrative services managers, including facility managers, in the state of Georgia through 2022? According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual salary for all administrative services managers was $83,790 in May 2014. To…