Our association headquarters at 1 East Greenway Plaza in Houston, Texas, has served us well over the years as the nexus for our international operations. 
The IFMA Foundation's purpose is to provide greater resources and educational opportunities to facility management professionals and those who support the FM industry. 
A Fortune 500 company with estimated 2009 base revenues of $6.0 - $6.3 billion, EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME) is a global leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services.
Don Schnell
Board of Directors
International Facility Management Association
(Pictured from right) Incoming IFMA Board of Directors Chair Kathy Roper, CFM, CFMJ, LEED AP, IFMA Fellow; First Vice Chair Marc Liciardello, CFM, MBA, CM; and Second Vice Chair Jon Seller are sworn into service for their new positions on the association’s board and executive committee by Past Chair Francis J. Kuhn, CFM, CFMJ.
Ex-Officio
Tony Keane, CAEPresident and CEO
International Facility Management Association
1 E. Greenway Plaza, Ste. 1100
Houston, TX, USA 77046-0194
Tel: +1-713-623-4362
Fax: +1-713-623-6124
bio | tony.keane@ifma.org
Chair
Kathy O. Roper, CFM, MCR, LEED AP, IFMA FellowAssociate Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Building Construction
280 Ferst St.
Atlanta, GA, USA 30332-0680
Tel: +1-404-385-4139
Fax: +1-404-894-1641
bio | kathy.roper@gatech.edu
First Vice Chair
Marc S. Liciardello, CFM, MBA, CMVice President, Corporate Services
ARAMARK
1101 Market St., 15th Fl.
Philadelphia, PA, USA 19107
Tel: +1-215-238-3650
Fax: +1-215-238-5780
bio | liciardello-marc@aramark.com
Second Vice Chair
Jon SellerGeneral Manager
Optegy Group
1602 Yue Shing Commercial Building
15 Queen Victoria Street, Central Hong Kong
Tel: +852-2559-1174
Fax: +852-2559-1140
bio | jon.seller@optegy.com
Past Chair
Francis J. Kuhn, CFM, CFMJVice President, Facilities & Administration
Western Bridge Corporate Federal Credit Union
924 Overland Ct.
San Dimas, CA, USA 91773-1750
Tel: +1-909-394-6365
Fax: +1-909-592-9887
bio | fkuhn@wescorp.org
Board of Directors
Francisco Abrantes, MBA
Facility Management Director
Jones Lang LaSalle—Brasil
Rua Eng David Rene Miche, 22
City America
Tel: +55-11-7469-7734
São Paulo, Brazil
bio |
francisco.abrantes@am.jll.com
Isilay Civan, MSc, Ph.D.s, LEED AP
Associate, Senior Consultant | ADVANCE Strategies
HOK
60 East Van Buren St., 14th Floor
Chicago, IL 60605, USA
Tel: +1-312-254-5374
Fax: +1-312-782-6727
bio | isilay.civan@hok.com
Michael D. Feldman, CM
Deputy Executive Director
Los Angeles World Airports
1 World Way
Los Angeles, CA, USA 90045
Tel: +1-424-646-5322
bio | mfeldman@lawa.org
Lesley Groff, CFM
Facility Manager
The Hershey Company
Hershey, PA, USA
Tel: +1-717-534-7082
Fax: +1-717-534-4700
bio | lesleygroff@hersheys.com
Joachim W. Hohmann, MSc, Ph.D., CFM
Managing Partner
Consultants Circle
Am Berg 15
64625 Bensheim
Germany
Tel: +49-6251-138569
Fax: +49-6251-66743
bio | jhohmann@rhrk.uni-kl.de
William M. O'Neill, CFM
Associate Director, Facilities Management
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Tel: +1-612-625-9580
bio | oneil008@umn.edu
James P. Whittaker, P.E.,CFM, EFP, FRICS
President
Facility Engineering Associates, P.C.
12701 Fair Lakes Circle
Suite 101
Fairfax, VA 22033
Tel: +1-703-591-4855
Fax: +1-703-591-4857
bio | jim.whittaker@feapc.com
