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Mission Statement
IFMA Chicago is a volunteer organization dedicated to supporting the continued growth of our membership through education, networking, certification, and the promotion of facilities management as a profession.
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Committees

The Chicago Chapter of IFMA is directed by the Executive Board, which consists of the officers listed below and two co-chairs (whenever possible) for each of the following committees:

(as of 8 May 2008)

Associate Committee

To educate the professional members about the products and services offered by the associates which, in turn, can improve their facility; to foster comradeship and support between the associate members and the professional membership, thereby creating an environment which encourages active participation among everyone.
Liz Zaczek
Desks, Inc.
600 West Fulton Street ; 2 nd Flr
Chicago , IL 60661
(312) 334-3338
(312) 334-3333 Fax
lzaczek@desksinc.com
Marian Zinsky
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
111 S Wacker Dr
Chicago , IL 60606-4410
(312) 443-1881
(312) 896-6581 Fax
mzinsky@lockelord.com
Volunteers    
Tom Sulkowski GBS Group, Inc. 847-228-7165
tsulkowski@gbsgroup.com
Richard Ruszkowski Advent Systems, Inc. 630-279-7171
rich_r@adventsystems.com
Chris Janson Mannington Commercial 773-368-6770
Chris_Janson@mannington.com
   
Career Services
To assist and counsel IFMA members in the process of changing jobs and to provide employers with a job listing vehicle to post positions of interest to IFMA members.
Gerard DiCola, CFM
Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione
455 N Cityfront Plz Dr, Ste 3600
Chicago , IL 60611-5599
(312) 321-4724
(312) 321-4299 Fax
jdicola@brinkshofer.com
Elizabeth Vonesh
Associate, Facilities & Office Services
HIMSS
230 E. Ohio Street
Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60611-3270
312.915.9271
Fax: 312.915.9228
LVonesh@himss.org
Volunteers    
Mark Radtke Millward Brown 630-955-8952
mark.radtke@us.millwardbrown.com
Todd Bermont Total Site Team 847-557-1376
tbermont@totalsiteteam.com
Annie Shupert Blue Cross Blue Shield 312-297-5759
annie.shupert@bcbsa.com.
Jack Baggott Werner Printing 312-930-1900
jackb@wernerprinting.com
   
Communications
Caree Martens, FMP
Office Manager, Central Region
Arch Insurance Group
311 South Wacker Drive Suite 3700
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-601-8451
Fax: 312-602-3764
cmartens@archinsurance.com
Daniel Savich
Sales Representative
New Haven Moving Equipment Corporation
1110 W. Fullerton Ave.
Addison, IL 60101
Phone: (630) 543-9955
Cell: (312)912-4114
Fax: (630) 543-9971
Toll-free: (800) 727-9555
DanielSavich@newhaven-usa.com
Volunteers    
Ilene Ziemer
Weber Shandwick isiemer@WeberShandwick.com
   
Community Service
Beverly Fields
OWP/P
111 West Washington; Ste 2100
Chicago , IL 60602
(312) 960-8160
(312) 827-5160 Fax
bfields@owpp.com
Pamela Coan
GRM Information Management Serv
2211 S. Throop St .
Chicago , IL 60608
(312)- 226-8100x207
(312) -226-7811 Fax
pcoan@grmims.com
Volunteers    
Pamela de Varela Interior Tectonics 312.718.5186
pamela@itectronics.com
Kevin Garvey Garvey's Office Products 847.588.1681
keving@garveysop.com
Derek Jason Rusch Kayhan 847.843.5089
derek.jayson.rusch@kayhan.com
Thomas Nylen Salvation Army 773.205.3527
thomas_nylen@usc.salvationarmy.org
Marie Coffee Wildman and Harold 312.201.2325
coffee@wildmanharrold.com
Brian Lee Emcor Facilities 847.712.3265
bjlee@emcor.net

 

 
Education Committee
To increase the awareness of what it means to be a Certified Facility Manager through presentations, review classes, study groups, and visibility on the Chicago IFMA web site. Develop synergies with colleges/universities.
Michael Galliani
Millicare - Chicago
2330 North Damen Avenue
Chicago , IL 60647
(773) 235-0803 x101
(773) 235-0946 Fax
mgalliani@millicare.net
Douglas W. Domenick
Schiff Hardin LLP
6600 Sears Tower
Chicago, IL 60606
312.258.4911
312.258.5600 (Fax)
ddomenick@schiffhardin.com
Volunteers    
Ken Barnabee Milliken Carpet 708/784.0914
Ken.Barnabee@Milliken.com
Tony Vuckovich Chapman & Cutler 312-701.2380
vuckovic@chapman.com
Patricia Moonier CFM Argone National Laboratory 630-252-5555
pmoonier@anl.gov

 

 
Hospitality Committee
Gretchen McGinn
Manager National Accounts
Speakerbus, Inc.
125 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60606
Office: 312-357-6200 x3173
Mobile: 312-735-2902
Fax: 312-357-1910
Email: gretchen.mcginn@speakerbus.com
Kevin R. O'Reilly
Assisant Vice President
Howard Ecker & Company
35 East Wacker Drive
Suite 3400
Chicago, IL 60601
O: 312.870.9014
C: 312.505.8980
Kevin@howardecker.com
 
Membership Committee
To contribute to and participate in all membership functions of the Chicago Chapter that will encourage membership growth, maintain the existing membership, increase member participation and promote the field of facility management.
David King CFM, AIA
2717 N. Maplewood
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 252-7259
dlk@samsoncarts.com
Volunteers    
Greg Prather Thor Equities, LLC 312-621-7387
gprather@thorequities.com
Hamdo Hadziahmetonc Asian Human Services 773-293-8477
hamdo@ahschicago.org
Mary R. Mannucci Brook Furniture Rental 224-688-0913
mmannucci@bfr.com
James O'Brien Premier Maintenance Systems Inc. 312-225-2252
jobrien@premiermaintenance.com

 

 
Professional Development
To organize quality presentations to benefit the Chapter membership and its guests. These include monthly Programs and Lunch & Learns. Our main focus is on covering the 9 Core Competencies of the CFM (Real Estate, Quality Assessment & Innovation, Communication, Human & Environmental Factors, Operations & Maintenance, Leadership & Management, Finance, Planning & Project Management and FM Technology).
Greg Prather
Thor Equities, LLC
Director of Development
27 E Monroe
Ste 1020
Chicago, IL 60603
gprather@thorequities.com
312-621-7387
Tim Weidman
Kelso-Burnett Company
212 W Van Buren; 7 th Fl
Chicago , IL 60607
(312) 922-2610
(312) 922-2629 Fax
tweidman@kelso-burnett.com
Volunteers    
Sarah Wortman VOA 312-453-7571
swortman@voa.com
Jeff Boles ServiceMaster of Chicago (312) 939-0808 jboles_smclean@hotmail.com
Jeanne Stewart The New Patcraft & Designweave
312.590.3509
jeanne.stewart@patcraftdesignweave.com
Dan Stanciu The Staubach Company 312- 245-5052
dan.stanciu@staubach.com
Steve Callen Cort Furniture Rental (312) 266-8719
scallen@cort1.com
Paige Knutsen Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

312-587-8390 ext 19
pknutsen@mwalliance.org

 

Sponsorship Committee

To seek sponsorship support through financial, service and product donations which help to defray the costs of maintaining the Chicago Chapter. Also, to create stronger working relationships with those sponsors, thereby encouraging more sponsorship involvement within the Chicago Chapter.
Marian Zinsky
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
111 S Wacker Dr
Chicago , IL 60606-4410
(312) 443-1881
(312) 896-6581 Fax
mzinsky@lockelord.com
  Todd Piety
Kayhan International
1475 E Woodard Road, Suite 104
Schaumburg, IL 60173,
847-843-5088
847-843-5065 Fax
todd.piety@kayhan.com
 

Liaisons

Foundation Liaison:
Jeanne Stewart
The New Patcraft & Designweave
312.590.3509
jeanne.stewart@patcraftdesignweave.com


 
Council Liaison:
Jeff Boles
ServiceMaster of Chicago
330 S. Wells St. #202
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 939-0808
(312) 939-0228 Fax
Jboles_smclean@hotmail.com
 
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