What is IFMA? - IFMA 101 Sometimes when you belong to a professional organization for a period of time, you may become so entrenched in a committee and the relationships you have built that one can lose focus on what the organization stands for. For those new to the organization, there are so many terms, [...]
An Evening to Remember – Happy Holidays! Every year we always wonder how we could possibly top our previous Member Appreciation event. Thanks to the incredible efforts of our volunteers we did it! Our fourth annual Member Appreciation event was the best one yet with 176 registered attendees. Our Community Outreach Committee did an [...]
Time to Celebrate! November 8th at the Angus Barn for our Member Appreciation event is almost upon us. This is an opportunity to celebrate our vibrant Chapter and recognize the volunteers who are making a significant contribution. During the event, we will be celebrating our troops through our Community Outreach Committee’s Care Packages campaign [...]
What Happened to the Summer? For those of you who attended our monthly meeting, you realized that this is a building year. Instead of maintaining and tweaking the processes we have in place, we are rebuilding to manage our Chapters growth with a refocus on our mission, vision and strategic objectives. This is taking [...]
“Getting to know your Chapter President, Jeff Tyburski” By Linda Kops, Lan-Way Roofing Co., Inc. 1. What is your title at Mid Atlantic Associates and tell us what your job entails? I have worked at Mid-Atlantic for over 12 years and am Senior Geologist, Licensed in the state ofNorth Carolina. I work with clients to [...]
Off to a Great Start! Jeff Tyburski - Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc. As we begin the second month of our 2012-2013 fiscal year, we find ourselves in a great position for success. Our success is built on the balanced support of the three pillars of our Chapter -1) Professional Members 2) volunteers, and 3) sponsorship funds. [...]
Celebrating the Facility Management Professional Jeff Tyburski Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc. With the start of every year we have an opportunity to reflect on the previous year and look forward to build upon our successes. Over the last year Craig Youst has done an incredible job as our Chapter President. Heather Denny finished her sixth term [...]
June 2012 President's Message As I wind down my Presidency of our Chapter, I can only feel bittersweet – grateful that Jeff Tyburski will take our membership value to new heights and selfishly disappointed I no longer lead the charge. It has been a great year, growing another 20% to now have 310 members! [...]
May's President Message The success of our annual Sponsorship campaign is the lifeblood of the Greater Triangle Chapter. This past year we grew sponsorship dollars to an all-time high, allowing the Chapter to further enhance the membership value proposition by accomplishing these feats: Sold-out Programs, like renowned speaker and author Emily Pilloton After-hour [...]
You can’t improve what you can’t measure. The Greater Triangle Chapter has an unusual fiscal year that runs from July through June, so we are about to begin formulating our operations and events for “next year.” In preparation, every Spring the entire Board has a two-day strategic planning retreat to review the past [...]
Letter from the President Should I pick all the favorites? Who is “Cinderella” this year? Is Syracuse for real? Who will beat Kentucky? Is it sac-religious to pick the team from Durham to go further in the tournament than my beloved Tar Heels (YES!)? Facilities Management is "a profession that encompasses multiple disciplines to [...]
Everyone has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases. Jeremy Collier As a Professional Member in the Greater Triangle Chapter, I am thankful for the enormous leadership of our six core committees: Communications, Community Outreach, Membership, Networking, Professional Development, and Programs. Each committee has set high goals for 2011-2012 and are [...]
According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2012 is the Year of the Dragon – the ultimate auspicious symbol signifying success and happiness! The Greater Triangle Chapter of IFMA has been influenced by the celestial Dragon and although we are thrilled about the achievements of 2011, the excitement of executing on 2012's events [...]
Letter from the President As we wind down another successful calendar year for the Greater Triangle Chapter, we celebrate the “most wonderful time of the year.” It’s satisfying to reflect all the hard work the Board has put into the Chapter to help raise membership, sponsorship, and meeting attendance to all-time highs. It’s fulfilling to [...]