Let Fall begin! I would like to start by letting our IFMA family know that our Secretary, Haley Hough, has stepped down from her Board position effective September 30th, and will be leaving IFMA to embark on a new career as an Account Executive with The Looma Project. We are very thankful and proud [...]
Hello Everyone! As we roll into September, I would like to thank our GTC of IFMA family members who graciously sponsored for this upcoming year! We raised over $58,000 this year! Even though we fell short of our $70,000 GOAL, we are planning even greater opportunities to learn, grow, and network, and we want you [...]
Hello Everyone! As a result of our generous annual sponsors in year’s past, the Greater Triangle Chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) is one of only a handful of national Chapters that has achieved double-digit growth over recent years. The value the Chapter provides to its membership continues to grow as is reflected in our performance: [...]
Hello Everyone! Since joining GTC of IFMA in 2013, I have been a part of some amazing opportunities and got to meet a lot of wonderful people. We are all not just acquaintances, colleagues, or friends, “We Are Family”! Without this opportunity, I would not have been able to navigate through the different levels of our [...]
Dear GTC IFMA members, This is the last President’s Message that I’ll be writing to you…my term ends on July 1 and the GTC IFMA President-Elect, Justin Barber, will be writing his own President’s Message to you next month. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you as GTC IFMA President this year…I’ve learned so [...]
Dear GTC IFMA members, Happy New Year! That sounds like an odd message for May, doesn’t it?! For the Greater Triangle Chapter (GTC) of IFMA, May represents an aspect of a New Year's celebration as our annual planning retreat takes place this month. Our Chapter uses the retreat to set goals for the coming year, plan [...]
Dear GTC IFMA members, Is it just me, or does everyone think Spring is arriving slowly this year? As I write this, the weather forecast calls for temperatures in the 50’s all week. Again! I’ll be glad when the weather turns warm. That got me thinking about other things to look forward to this month especially in [...]
Dear GTC IFMA members, I’ll start with a quote by Douglas Adams, “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” I recently re-read an article by Anne Cosgrove in Facility Executive magazine that posited, “the age of the ‘accidental facility manager’ [...]
Dear GTC IFMA members, We’re fortunate to live in an area in which the Facility Management profession is experiencing rapid growth. There are lots of workers that are relatively new to the Facility Management profession, as well as our more seasoned professionals, who both want and need to keep their skills current. “The illiterate of [...]
Dear GTC IFMA members, Last month’s message took a look back at the IFMA Greater Triangle Chapter’s accomplishments in 2018…here, at the beginning of 2019, let’s take a look forward. I’m one of those people who makes New Year’s resolutions; I write them down, I re-visit them throughout the year, and I even change them [...]
Dear GTC IFMA members, I love this time of year. It brings back good memories. My past year’s reflections include many happy ones associated with GTC IFMA. There’s an element of pride in those memories as well. We amped up our philanthropic events; a better-than-ever March Madness contest, a gourmet meal at Ronald McDonald House [...]
Dear GTC IFMA members, On Tuesday, October 2, 2018, just prior to the start of the IFMA Foundation Denim & Diamonds Gala and Charlotte’s World Workplace event, the IFMA Foundation Academic and Scholarship Awards ceremony took place. This year’s theme was, Ignite FM: Join the Charge to Make FM a Career of Choice. Twenty-three deserving students [...]
Dear GTC IFMA members, I’m writing this President’s Letter as summer “officially” comes to an end and as many North Carolinians struggle with the after-effects of Hurricane Florence. Our membership has a stellar reputation for helping those who need help. We had already planned an event, Yappy Hour/Bingo for Bones, to benefit the local SPCA. [...]
Dear GTC IFMA members, Last month, our Chapter sponsored one of my favorite annual events: our Committee Member Appreciation Party. Over 50 hard-working GTC members gathered to celebrate volunteerism at Travinia Italian Kitchen in Cary. The event is a small token of how grateful we are to those of you who donate your time to keep [...]