IFMA is a member-centered association that exists to guide and develop facility management professionals. In support of its members, IFMA promotes the Facility Management profession by providing leadership, recognition and standards of excellence.

Contact Information:

If you would like to speak with someone about our local IFMA chapter, please call our President, Brad Gwyn, or send an e-mail to our Webmaster.

President, Brad Gwyn
phone: 336-727-5540
e-mail: brad.gwyn@tycoelectronics.com

Postal address:
Piedmont Triad Chapter
IFMA
P.O. Box 35073
Greensboro, NC 27425-5073

Electronic mail:
Webmaster, Steadman Harrison
e-mail: harrisons@leaders.ccl.org

Chapter News

JULY 2008 CHAPTER UPDATE

Greetings everyone!! I hope your summer is going well so far.

I would like to make you aware of several items:

Please make plans to attend the July 10th meeting at Magnolia Manor. We will have a very special guest coming to speak to us; Ms. Teena Shouse is the immediate past Chair of IFMA’s Board of Directors. Tina brings a wealth of knowledge about IFMA as well as the facility management industry. This is a chance to hear directly from someone that has served at the highest levels in IFMA. Tina will speak on a variety of topics as well as install the new chapter officers for next year.
The July 10 meeting will also be a “Free Lunch” event so please plan to attend. Make sure to RSVP so we can plan accordingly. (RSVP to: cnisbet@sciworks.org)
It’s also time to begin preparing our annual chapter directory. This year we would like to begin expanding the directory to include additional information about member companies. Elizabeth Kersey our Chapter Administrator will be contacting you to obtain updated and additional information.

As I conclude my two years serving as Chapter President I would like to thank the current Chapter Board of Directors (listed below). Each of them has dedicated countless hours to help make our Chapter a success. I appreciate their efforts and enthusiasm and it has been my pleasure to serve with them:

*Officers:*	*Committee Chairs*
President: Brad Gwyn	Membership: Joe Lineberger
*Vice Pres:* Carl Nisbet	Programs: Hap Giberson & Dave Britten
Secretary: Becky Estep	*Communications:* Jeff Overbey
Treasurer: Larry Murphy	Golf: Ken Baker
*Past President*: Melissa Smith	*Site Selection:* Carl Nisbet
	*Chapter Liaison*: Tracy Nash
	Education: Cindy Holmquist
	Public Sector: Randy Rogers
	*Chapter Administrator:* Elizabeth Kersey

I look forward to seeing each of you at the next meeting.

Brad Gwyn, CFM

President

MAY 2008 CHAPTER UPDATE

Greetings everyone!! First of all I would like to send my thoughts and prayers out to any of you that were impacted by the recent tornados. Hopefully this message will find you doing much better today than last Friday when the storm happened.

Next, I would like to thank Tracy Nash for putting together last month’s vendor fair. It was a great event and something we hope to do again next year.

Thanks Tracy!!!!

Also, thanks to Hap Giberson for putting together the great tour of the FedEx Airport Project last week. It was a great behind the scenes look at everything that is happening at the airport.

Also, our next Program will be Thurs. June 12 at Magnolia Manor. There will be a presentation about Sudden Cardiac Arrest. More details will be sent out to you in the near future.

Finally, I would like to encourage everyone to get more involved with the Chapter. There are numerous committees and volunteer opportunities available. Please contact me for more information at (336)727-5540 or brad.gwyn@tycoelectronics.com

I look forward to seeing each of you at the next meeting.

Brad Gwyn
President

MARCH 2008 CHAPTER UPDATE

I hope everyone is enjoying the nice early spring weather we are experiencing.

As I write this chapter update it is 63 degrees and sunny outside. Spring is certainly in the air. We have a lot of exciting things happening at our chapter and I wanted to bring several items to your attention:

· Our next Program will be Thurs. March 13 at Magnolia Manor. Our speaker will be discussing “Concrete Floor Polishing”. Additional details about this meeting will be sent soon.

· The new Public Sector Committee will be holding their first meeting on March 27. A presentation on “Performance Contracting” is planned. I have attached a message from Randy Rogers chair of this committee with the details on the March 27 meeting. Please note that for all members that are interested in attending you’ll need to RSVP Randy by 5pm on March 20. There will be no cost for the lunch. The Board of Directors approved this to celebrate the first official meeting of this group. Remember you must RSVP to Randy by the deadline so please do this now!! Randy’s e-mail address is: (RANDYR@cityofws.org)

· We will be holding our Vendor fair at Magnolia Manor at our April 10 meeting. Please make plans to attend the vendor fair and support our associate members!! If you have any questions about the fair or would like to sign-up for a table please contact Tracy Nash at (tracy@officeplaninc.com)

· Our May meeting will be a tour of a local facility. Details on this will be forthcoming soon.

· Membership: I would like to remind everyone to please spread the word about our chapter and the great value of membership. I know there are numerous individuals in the facility management profession that work in our community but are not a part of our chapter. Why?? Let’s all try hard to get more people involved!! If you know someone that might be interested and they need more information please tell them to contact our Membership Chair, Joe Lineberger (linebergerjoseph@bellsouth.net)

I look forward to seeing each of you at the next meeting.

Brad Gwyn

President