July 18 Issue
THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE...
IFMA Richmond – it’s the beginning of a new term for the Board of Directors, and I am
privileged to serve as President for the next 11 months. This opportunity is something I
will work to make the most of, and I look forward to helping grow and improve our chapter.
Every member of the board plays an important role and ultimately makes the President’s
job easier. I would like to recognize and thank the new board members for this year: Blake Bishop as
Vice President, Michael Calkins as Secretary, Rob White as Treasurer, Chris Worley as Membership,
Mike Gray as Programs, and Stacey Brooks as Hospitality. Also thank you to those returning for an-other
year of service on the board: Jeff Sechrest as Past President, Allen Hurt as Membership, Brian
Workman as Sponsorship, Brandon Berry as Social Media, Bud Vye as Public Relations, Ranny Rob-ertson
as Newsletter, Maureen Roskoski as Professional Development, Tim Hume as Golf Tourna-ment,
and of course Barbe Shaffer as Chapter Administrator.
This year we will be making a determined push to increase our membership and event participation.
Please know that we value all our current members and the contribution you all make to the Facility
Management industry (keep renewing your memberships too ). We all know that the workforce is
changing and younger folks are coming into this field. With that in
mind, I would like to ask the members to seek out some folks
you work with that might be new in their FM roles and invite them
to visit and join the IFMA Richmond Chapter. I’ve heard several
stories from some of the experienced FM’s about how much they
learned earlier in their career from simply attending chapter
meetings each month and talking with other FM’s.
We had a great time at the annual “Squirrel-o-rama” event on
Tuesday 6/12, thank you to all that attended. I was glad to not
embarrass myself in front of the crowd and managed to throw a
(slow) strike for the first pitch. Please make plans to join us for
the July meeting on Tuesday 7/10, 5:30pm at Wendel/Evolve
Architecture’s office located at 1051 E Cary St, Suite 700. Invite
a guest!
Adam
July 2018 Membership Meeting
Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Time: 5:30 pm
Place: Wendel/Evolve Architecture
Program: Speak er/T our
Cost: M embers $15 Member with Cert. $10
Non-Members $35
RSVP: By Thursday July 5, 2018
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Next Board Meeting:
Date: August 7, 2018
Time: 4:30 pm
Place: M agellan Health, 11013 W Broad
5th Floor
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Next Membership Meeting:
Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Time: 5:30 p.m.
MEETINGS
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