• Perry's Window Cleaning
  • Cibi Inc. Clara I. Brown Interiors, Inc.
  • Al's Window Cleaning
  • OM Workspace
  • Rine Landscape Group, Inc
  • Scioto Services
  • Solar Solutions
  • Omni Scapes
  • Corna Kokosing Construction Company
  • Ohio Custodial Management
  • Bruner Corporation
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  • Bruner Corporation
  • Capital Services, Inc.
  • Commercial Works
  • Comfort Systems USA-Ohio
  • Securitas
  • Limbach Company, Inc.
  • Premier Office Movers, LLC.
  • Dynalectric Ohio
  • CSI International, Inc.
  • Aetna Building Maintenance
  • Loeb Electric
  • Planes Commercial Services
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90 Day Event Calendar (full year calendar)
   If shown to left of date, click on red square for event details
  February 2012
    Date Event Location Time
    Wed, 01 Board Meeting
Panera Bread - 877 Bethel Road 4:30 PM
    Thu, 09 Green Group
Professional members only – RSVP to scooke@capitalservicesinc.com
The Columbus Foundation @ 1234 Broad St. 7:45 AM
  Click here for details about this upcoming program Wed, 15 Program
Building Tour - Columbus Main Library
Columbus Main Library 5:00 PM
  Click here for details about this upcoming program Thu, 16 Program
Project Seedlings - Volunteering with Kids
Boys & Girls Club - 1012 Cleveland Ave 4:30 PM
  Click here for details about this upcoming program Fri, 24 Program
Project Seedlings - Volunteering with Kids
Boys & Girls Club - 115 South Gift Street 4:30 PM
 
  March 2012
    Date Event Location Time
    Wed, 07 Board Meeting
Panera Bread - 877 Bethel Road 4:30 PM
    Thu, 08 Green Group
Professional members only – RSVP to scooke@capitalservicesinc.com
The Columbus Foundation @ 1234 Broad St. 7:45 AM
    Wed, 14 Program
TBD
Life Care Alliance 7:30 AM
  Click here for details about this upcoming program Thu, 22 Program
Project Seedlings - Volunteering with Kids
Boys & Girls Club - 1012 Cleveland Ave 4:30 PM
  Click here for details about this upcoming program Fri, 30 Program
Project Seedlings - Volunteering with Kids
Boys & Girls Club - 115 South Gift Street 4:30 PM
 
  April 2012
    Date Event Location Time
    Wed, 04 Board Meeting
Panera Bread - 877 Bethel Road 4:30 PM
    Thu, 12 Green Group
Professional members only – RSVP to scooke@capitalservicesinc.com
The Columbus Foundation @ 1234 Broad St., 7:45 AM
    Wed, 18 Program
Building Tour - TBD
5:00 PM
  Click here for details about this upcoming program Thu, 19 Program
Project Seedlings - Volunteering with Kids
Boys & Girls Club - 1012 Cleveland Ave 4:30 PM
  Click here for details about this upcoming program Fri, 27 Program
Project Seedlings - Volunteering with Kids
Boys & Girls Club - 115 South Gift Street 4:30 PM
 
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ProgramProject Seedling - Volunteering with Kids

Project Seedlings is a non profit organization that does environmental education with inner city youth. The lessons are done once a month and at 2 boys and girls club locations. Lessons are led in somewhat of a "fill in the blank" concept. The teacher leads the discussion and directs the kids to fill in the words. After the lesson the kids do a fun art project. The kids range in age from 1st grade to junior high. All volunteers need to help with is helping them fill in the blanks and then extra hands helping them with their art projects. Very easy and fun.

There are several dates for volunteering. The program alternates between two locations. Please RSVP at each appropriate date that you would like to participate from the list below.

Date Time Location(click for map) RSVP
Thursday February 16 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM 1012 Cleveland Avenue RSVP
Friday February 24 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM 115 S. Gift Street RSVP
Thursday March 22 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM 1012 Cleveland Avenue RSVP
Friday March 30 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM 115 S. Gift Street RSVP
Thursday April 19 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM 1012 Cleveland Avenue RSVP
Friday April 27 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM 115 S. Gift Street RSVP


Fresh Start for Facilities Managers: Year of Possibilities

Editor’s Note:  This is another in a series of articles of informative topics specifically for facility management professionals.  This article, however, is one every chapter member should read and weigh.  The articles, entitled Vice President Practices, are prepared by Joyce Strait, vice president, Central Ohio IFMA Chapter.

“We will open the book.  Its pages are blank.  We are going to put words on them ourselves.  The book is called opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.”—Edith Lovejoy Pierce—(English poet)

As we know, this is the time of year we clean out the old and consider the new year for resolutions.  What exactly is a new year's resolution?   It is considered to be a commitment that an individual makes to one or more lasting personal goals, projects, or reforming of a habit?

This might be something like “improve deleting e-mails,” or “file more paper documents.”

To reflect upon self-improvement annually, it is not enough to say “improve.”   To establish a goal one must have a place to start with concrete examples to measure, such as “delete 16 e-mails” once a week on Tuesdays or “file 12 paper documents” on Wednesday afternoon at 4:30.

Facility mangers are responsible for leadership of a company business unit.  They can start the year by drawing a “line in the sand”—This is what we are going to do and this is when we will do it.

Goals can be thought of in different ways.  One is SMART goals - Specific, Measurable, Realist and Achievable.

Be specific because you know your business.  An example may be ideas (maintenance schedule for HVAC) into specific measurable targets (monthly inspections) leading to early economical maintenance repairs (achievable budget goals).  You make a difference by managing a specific function in your company.

Another way to work a goal is backwards from goals to milestones to tasks.

Suppose “launch a facility management blog” was on the top of your to-do list.  Just listing it this way will probably not get it started.  Break down work into smaller and smaller tasks that can be accomplished in a few hours. This could be “sketch a wireframe outline introduction for a blog video.”  Break down work into 60-90 minute intervals.

After any work for 60-90-minute intervals take a break. Walk, look outside, eat a snack, or anything to recharge.

Time management is not about time but about you. Enjoy!

Only set approximately three goals early in the new year by using the Backward or SMART method. This is enough for annual work direction or self improvement. “Bonne chance” (luck) for the new year!

“Another fresh new year is here...Another year to live!  To banish worry, doubt, and fear, To love and laugh and give! This bright new year is given me To live each day with zest...To daily grow and try to be My highest and my best!  I have the opportunity, once more to right some wrongs, To pray for peace, to plant a tree, And sing more joyful songs!”—William Arthur Ward (American scholar, author, editor, pastor, teacher)


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December 2011 Newsletter Highlights
  Special Feature: Community Service Committee Changes
  Special Feature: Kevin George Selected for New Sustainability Program
  Special Feature: Sponsorship Program
  Program Recap: State of the Union President's Luncheon [includes photos]
  Meet The Member: Karen Koury - Fiserv, Inc.
  Sponsor Spotlight: Clara I. Brown Interiors, Inc. (CIBI)
  Vice President Practices: Fresh Start for Facilities Managers: Year of Possibilities

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Membership Stats
Total Membership=159
[Professional=97 for 61% :: Associate=56 for 35%]
[Nonchapter Members=3 | Student Members=3]

Welcome New Members!
  • Darlene Achee, capital resource manager, Lifeline of Ohio.
  • Victor Hoffman, business development manager, EPS security.
  • Joseph Karl, maintenance director, Elford Development.


Certified Facility Manager
Certified Facility Manager - The most respected global credential in facility management. Fourteen current members of the Central Ohio IFMA Chapter are among the 3,000 worldwide who have achieved CFM certification.


CFM
        Brad Armstrong, CFM
                [Ohio Department of Natural Resources]
        Rod Brown, CFM,RPA
                [Nationwide Corporate Real Estate]
        Jeffrey M. Buitendorp, PE,CFM,FMA,LEED AP
                [Nationwide Corporate Real Estate]
        Patricia A. Childers, CFM,CFMJ, FMA
                [Corporate One Federal Credit Union]
        Michael J. Cornett, CFM
                [Ashland Inc.]
        Gene Freeman, CFM,LEED AP
                [Huntington Bank]
        Don Fritts, CFM
                [Aetna Building Maintenance]
        Jennifer L. Hendrick, CFM
                [Enterprise Holdings]
        Todd Kise, CFM
                [Grange Insurance]
        Dale L. Koski, CFM
                [American Electric Power]
        John S. Lloyd, CFM
                [Ohio Housing Finance Agency]
        Brian J. Lobaugh, CFM
                [COSI]
        Timothy J. Mattingly, CFM
                [American Electric Power]
        Steve R. McKenzie, CFM
                [Ashland Inc.]
        Craig Morrow, CFM
                [The Supreme Court of Ohio]
        Matthew W. Russell, CFM
                [Grange Mutual Casualty Co.]
        Grace Sanchez, CFM
        Craig A. Thomas, CFM
                [EPCON Communities Inc]
 
FMP
        Chris Allen, FMP
                [Huntington Bank]
        Phil Davids, FMP
                [Ohio State University]
        Tyler Emery, FMP
        Michelle E. Kinds, FMP
                [American Electric Power]
        Sandra Lagos, FMP
                [American Showa]
        Thomas M. Mahon, FMP
                [Limited Logistics Services]
        David P. Padavana, FMP
                [Bruner Corporation]
        Thomas M. Roman, PE,FMP
                [American Electric Power]
        Matthew Sanders, FMP
                [OSERS Broad Street, LLC]
        William R. Taylor, FMP
                [American Red Cross]
        Jeffrey E. Tomlinson, FMP
                [American Electric Power]
 

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