The Value of IFMA

Calling on all FMs!

Agenda

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM - Round Table discussion

5:30 PM - Networking and refreshments

6:00 PM - Induction of 2023-2025 Executive Board

6:15 - 7:00 PM - Presentation

About the event:

Presented by Gayle Head, Senior Account Manager, Professional Development, IFMA.

Gayle will cover the following and more:

• Learn about the professional development opportunities that are available through IFMA
• Take an in-depth look at the credentials you can earn to upskill or fill gaps in knowledge for your current role
• Understand what is included with your IFMA membership

Come to this essential IFMA program and learn how you can make the most of your IFMA membership.

Following Gayle's presentation:

The program will include three FM SME panelists to share how their IFMA memberships have positively impacted their careers.

The panelists are:

Caroline Shelly, Principal, HF Planners

Kevin Phoenix, CFM, FMP, Owner & Principal Advisor, PHNX Facility Management Advisors

Joseph Berdetta, FMP, Retired Facility Director

The induction of the 2023 to 2025 Executive Board will take place at this meeting. Please join us to honor the outgoing Executive Board and to welcome the new.

Speaker:

Gayle Head, Senior Account Manager, Professional Development, IFMA

Registration is required to insure entry at any meeting or event. We will try to accommodate walk-ins as best we can, but attendance is not guaranteed without pre-registration.

Contact:

Chapter Administrator

NJ IFMA

908-721-1742

admin@njifma.com

Speaker Bio:

Gayle Head is a seasoned business development professional with demonstrated strength in operations management, customer relations and training/development.

Throughout her career, she has successfully achieved corporate sales goals while building lasting business relationships via her customer-first approach.

Gayle holds the Project Management Essentials certification and is a Lean Six Sigma White Belt, as well as a notary public for the state of Texas.

Panelists Bios:

Caroline Shelly

Principal and Founder of HF Planners, LLC. HF Planners has been serving the Facility Management community in various consultant capacities for 23 years. Caroline has a degree in interior design from The International Academy of Merchandising and Design located in Chicago and Business Administration from DeSales University. In 2020, Caroline took advantage of the quarantine period and became a Certified Change Manager from Cornell University. Caroline is also a certified interior designer (CID) in the state of NJ, and a LEED AP. Caroline lives in Hunterdon County with her husband, 2 cats and a dog. Their daughter, Ellen works for HF Planners on location for a pharmaceutical client in Massachusetts and is actively involved with the FM profession and the Boston Chapter.

Kevin Phoenix, CFM, FMP

Owner and Principal Advisor of PHNX Facility Management Advisors, an engineering and facilities management professional and mentor with over 35 years of experience working with five global companies. He is qualified by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) to instruct both the Certified Facility Manager (CFM) and Facility Management Professional (FMP) credential courses. He is an adjunct professor for Villanova University, PA and Brookdale College in NJ. He is also an international facility management course instructor for Leoron Institute which is based in Macedonia. His career is currently dedicated to education and mentoring for individuals and companies looking to grow.