AFE July/August 2012 : Page 19KEYNOTE SPEAKER AFE announces NANCY BECHTOL, CFM as the opening keynote presenter for Facilities America Education Forum FACILITIES AMERICA EDUCATION FORUM 2012 PLANNING COMMITTEE Denny Hydrick, CPMM AFE Region 1 Vice President Committee Chair 2012 -2013 Lockheed Martin IS & GS-ENS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Migs Damiani, CPE, FAFE AFE Member, Region 1 EMCOR Government Services • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Dale Franklin, Sr., CPMM AFE Chapter 15 President Matrix HG, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Rene Hernandez AFE Region 6 Vice President Doubletree Club by Hilton OC Airport • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Fred W. King AFE Member, Region 3 Inspec, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Gary Laorenza, CPE, CPMM AFE Member, Region 8 CBRE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Reed E. Lillard, CPE AFE Region 9 Director II AFE Chapter 8 President City of Kansas City Missouri • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • “WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES, THE SMITHSONIAN’S LARGEST TREASURE” Bechtol is the director of the Offi ce of Facili-ties Management and Reliability (OFMR) at the Smithsonian Institution. She manages all facilities management needs within the 19 museums and research centers and the National Zoo that make up the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. and New York, utilizing an in-house staff of over 850 and an operating budget of $100 million. She is also responsible for managing the exhibition-quality gardens that surround the museums. Bechtol has received recognition from the Smithsonian Institution during her 18-year tenure for superior leadership and management of her staff, managing facility emergencies, for utilizing the interior and exterior landscapes as horticultural exhibition spaces, and for professional leadership in managing all horticultural collections, most notably the Archives of American Gardens and an orchid collection. The Smithsonian Gardens were awarded the 2007 and 2010 Profes-sional Grounds Management Society Grand Award for Landscape Excel-lence. Bechtol’s offi ce provides all support services in the Smithsonian, including transportation, mail, horticultural services, engineering support, facilities assessment, energy management and audio visual. In 2006, the Smithsonian received APPA’s highest honor for facilities man-agement, the National Award for Excellence in Facilities Management. Bechtol graduated from the University of Maryland in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science degree in horticulture. She received her master’s degree in 1984 from the University of Delaware through the Longwood Program in Public Garden Administration. She became a certifi ed facility manager through International Facilities Manage-ment Association in 2007. EXHIBITORS OPPORTUNITIES NAME ....................................... BOOTH NUMBERS Chem-Aqua, Inc. ....................................................................18 Chemsearch FE .......................................................................7 EMCOR Government Services .............................................1 Ideal Industries, Inc...............................................................3 NorthWrite, Inc. .................................................................... 12 Progressive Environmental LLC .........................................16 Reuter & Hanney, Inc. ............................................................9 ServPro ................................................................................... 11 Shannon Enterprises-Insultech ..........................................14 Staco Energy Products ........................................................19 U.S. Department of State ......................................................2 Roy E. Nation, Jr. AFE Board of Directors, Industry Director J. F. Ahern Co. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Stephen W. Nicholas, CPMM AFE Region 8 Vice President Air Industries Inc • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Larry Ross, CPE, CPMM AFE Board of Directors, Immediate Past Chair Erickson Retirement Communities • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Dave Turany AFE Region 3 Membership Chair July | August 2012 ■ Facilities Engineering Journal ■ www.AFE.org 19 Publication List Using a screen reader? Click Here |
