“Dedicated to the improvement of our profession, our facility personnel, the health and safety of our public facilities through sharing knowledge and resources.” http://massfacilities.com TheMFAA2015Conference/EXPOwillbeheldattheResortand ConferenceCenteratHyannis,MASeptember29,30,andOctober 1.Thisyear’seventispackedwithprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities,atopnotchEXPO,alongwithalistofspeakersfrom variousstateagencieswhowillprovideupdatesandinsightinto whatliesaheadforourpublicfacilityprofessionals. Conference Registration $125formembers(MFAA* orMASBO) $100(25%discount)forthree ormoreattendeesfromsame district $150non-members $75singleday 50%studentdiscount MFAARetireesnocharge MFAA members registered for full event are allowed (5) five -free guests passes for ½ day Lunch with EXPO Combo on Wed. Sept. 30th. http://massfacilities.com/ MFAAWP/events/mfaa-fallconferenceexpo/ BeingaPublicFacilitiesAdministrator,asyouallknow,requires usalltobe“Experts” inallareasofthebusinessofmanagingour communitiesmostvaluableassets.TheMFAAtakesgreatpridein providingaforumwithdiverselearningopportunitiestohelpsupportourmembersandcolleagues.Weareexcitedtohelpallfacilitiesprofessionalscontinuetheirprofessionalgrowthwithafocus onprovidingsafer,healthier,andsustainablelearningenvironmentsforourstaffandstudents. Doyouthinkyouaretoobusytomakethisevent?Onelookatour agendaandyouwillknowthatthisistheoneeventyou,andyour district,can’taffordforyoutomiss.Spendafewhoursofprofessionaldevelopmenttosavehundredsofhoursbackinyourdistrictsbyimplementingbestpracticesandrecoursesyou’vegained fromtheonlyconferenceinMassachusettsgearedspecificallyfor publicfacilitiesprofessionals. Oureventwillfeature: Networkingopportunitieswithpeers, ideasharingandcollaboration onsuccessstrategies Fourseparateeducationaltrackstargetingleadershipandfacilityoperationalexcellence Keypresentersfromvariousstateagenciesprovidinglegalupdatesandprogramchanges Over75vendorexhibitsfocusedonsupportingyourfacility’s maintenanceprograms SchoolDude.comlearninglab ThereareablockofdiscountedroomsreservedfortheMFAA. Make surewhenyoucalltoreserveyourroomyousayyouarewiththe MFAAConferencetogetthereducedrateof$129pernight.Thenumberofroomsislimitedsomakesureyoucalltodayandreserveyour room.http://www.capecodresortandconferencecenter.com/ (The above rate is per room, per night, for run of house guestrooms, plus current 11.7% Massachusetts Rooms Occupancy Tax, which is subject to change. For triple occupancy, please add $20.00 per room/per night, quad occupancy $40.00 per room/per night to the above rate, plus MA room’s occupancy tax. Children under the age of 16 stay free in the same room with parents utilizing the existing bedding; cots are available at $15.00 plus tax, per night. Room attendant and bellmen gratuities are not included.) http://massfacilities.com/MFAAWP/events/mfaa-fall-conferenceexpo/ Why attend the MFAA 2015 Conference? The Importance of Attending Industry Conferences. In our increasingly virtual world, there's still no substitute for face-to-face engagement. The MFAA Annual Meeting & Expo brings together Massachusetts school facilities leaders to learn and to connect—sharing challenges, successes, best practices, and more. Attending the meeting will not only enhance your knowledge and skills, it will also provide unmatched career opportunities: GlobalDMS by Zach Bodack 8/9/2012 Conferences offer the opportunity for you to be introduced to several industry experts in a short amount of time—typically over a 2-3 day period—and most importantly al- low you to network with others who work in your field. An industry Interact with experts in school facilities management. Participate in face-to-face dialogue with your peers on topics most relevant to you. Expand your network and build new relationships. Acquire creative ways to increase efficiencies and reduce costs for your district. Build confidence in your ability to communicate and negotiate in high-stakes situations. Develop skills to budget effectively despite unknown variables. Discover valuable products and services for your schools and your office. Earn CPE and CEU credits at our informative hands-on workshops and educational sessions. expert who’s a good seminar speaker—which most tend to be—will provide you with a magnitude of usable content that will be beneficial to your work and industry in- sight almost immediately. Who should attend? The Annual Meeting & Expo is designed specifically for school facilities professionals who want to exchange ideas, build relationships, broaden their expertise, enhance their leadership skills, advance their careers, and better serve their districts. Can’t make the entire event……don’t forget our one day pass option. http://massfacilities.com/MFAAWP/events/mfaa-fall-conferenceexpo/ Topics at a glance: Courseofferingshavebeendesignedtoprovideawidearrayoftopicsthateveryfacilitiesprofessionalhastobewellversedinif not…..anexpertin.Leadership,budgetforecasting,bidprocurement,cleaning,sustainabledesign,currentbuildingtechnologies andtrends,rebatesandincentives,alongwithupdatesfromstate agenciesonpoliciesandgrantstonameafew.Allimportant,all availableinoneplace!(fullconferenceschedulebelow) Keynote and Highlighted Speaker: Keynote Speaker: Joshua Peach, SchoolDude.com “Are you Ready to Take on the World or Just Take Up Space?” Joshua (Josh) Peach—SchoolDude.com Joshhasbeenworkingwithschoolsforover2decades.He hasbeenapartofSchoolDudeforthepast10+yearsand stopsatnothingtoprovidequalityandsatisfactiontohisclients.JoshisaNationallyrecognizedspeakeratcountlesseducationalconferencesandshareswithclarityhisvisionofleadershipandempowerment.Joshisactivelyinvolvedinmany educationalorganizationsandiscurrentlyservingonboththe NorthernNewEngland&MidwestFacilityMastersConferenceCommitteeMember,NSPMABoardMember,onlycorporaterecipientofMassCUEMakinitHappenaward,only secondrecipientofASBOInternationalCorporateLeadership Award,FriendofMASBOAwardRecipientandAmateur PumpkinPaddler Jack McCarthy—Executive Director Massachusetts School Building Authority Highlighted Speaker: Jack McCarthy “What’s New with MSBA” OnJanuary25,2012JackMcCarthywasappointedtheExecutiveDirectoroftheMassachusettsSchoolBuildingAuthority byStateTreasurerStevenGrossman.Priortothis,fromAugust2003toAugust2011,heworkedattheInspectorGeneral’sOfficeastheSeniorAssistantInspectorGeneral.Itwas therethathewasresponsibleforadvisingtheInspectorGeneralonissuesconcerningpreventionanddetectionoffraud, wasteandabusebyallstate,county,andmunicipalentitiesof theCommonwealth,includingauthorities,commissions, boards,andspecialdistricts.HealsoservedastheInspector General’sChiefRepresentative;assistinginthedevelopment anddeterminationofshortandlong-termgoalsandobjectives fortheoffice. http://massfacilities.com/MFAAWP/events/mfaa-fall-conferenceexpo/ Tuesday September 29th 8:00 am - 12noon Development & Outreach Committee's Networking Session (separate evite and registration will be handled by the D&O Committee Chair) 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Registration (Lobby) 12:00pm - 1:30 pm Lunch and Roundtable Discussion 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Tour Monomoy CHPS Certified High School (Bogey's Conference Cntr.Lobby area) Monomoy Regional High School - Harwich, MA Are you about to start a school construction project? Want to learn how another community did it? Or are you interested in the latest in building technologies? Come tour one of the MA latest High Performance Schools. Monomoy Regional High school houses the students from the towns of Chatham and Harwich. It’s many energy efficient features include: LED lighting, low voltage motors, light-harvesting in classrooms with automatic daylighting controls, displacement ventilation, enhanced filtration and controllability of building systems and superior energy performance of equipment and appliances. 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by: 7:30 pm –8:30 pm President's Welcome Reception ASSA ABLOY Norel Service Co., Inc. Board of Director's meeting (outside pavilion by pool) W.B. Mason Wednesday, September 30th Leadership Cleaning/ Maintenance Building Design Energy (Centerville A/B) (Orleans A/B) (Hyannisport East) (Hyannisport West) 7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast & Registration Sponsored by: Pavilion Floors, Inc. 9:00-9:50 a.m. Telling Your Story Present with Confidence; Learn techniques and ideas on how to make good public presentations that effectively tell your story. - Scott Little; Mich.ASBO Assoc.Executive Director (Bass River) Galaxy Integrated Technologies Welcome Address 8:30-9:00 a.m. Cleaning Efficiencies; Using people, product, and process; leverage best practices to lower costs while improve overall appearance. Dude Lab (Bass River) Latest technologies in lighting technologies and design concepts for High Performing Buildings. - Carlos Alonso Neimeyer Reflex Lighting Making the case for energy efficiency improvements in your school. -Carolyn Sarno Goldthwaite NEEP -Linda Derveau; EPA SchoolDude Lab (Barnstable II) -J.P. Mayo; Hillyard, Inc. Development Manager 15 minute Coffee Break 10:05 - 11:00 a.m. 11:10 - 12:00 a.m. Building Your Budgets Planning /Forecasting Best Practices To Bid or Not to BidContracting Cleaning Services K-12 Educational Facility Safety and Security Program and Upgrades -Pamela Brasil; MA Exec.Office of Human Services IT Financial Analyst -Scott Little; Mich.ASBO Assoc.Executive Director - Jim Harper; ASSA ABLOY K-12 Specialist Optimizing our Facilities Operations; discover strategies/tools used to create effective well run dept. that is invaluable School Recycling Basics w/ MassDEP School Emergency Preparedness Case Studies and Successes -Scott Little; Mich.ASBO Assoc.Executive Director -Carolyn Dann MassDEP -Rich Swanson Highham H.S. 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. -Vicki Marchant w/ Cape Light Compact -Emily Buff; w/ Eversource -Mark Stafford w/ National Grid -Josh Peach Schooldude.com Strategies on Energy Bill Reduction and Solar PV Projects -Patrick Laroche MAPC Energy Coordinator Lunch 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Sponsored by: The Missing Link: Connecting w/Local Energy Program Administrators to Earn Incentives for Efficiency Improvement Projects Scoreboard Enterprises Keynote RebuildEx SchoolDude Lab (Barnstable II) SchoolDude Lab (Barnstable II) (Bass River) Suburban Glass/Mirror "Are you planning to take on the world or just take up space?" (Bass River) Josh Peach, SchoolDude.com 1:45- 2:00 p.m. 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Expo Bag Sponsor: 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Presentation of Mass. Maritime Academy Scholarships VENDOR EXPO (Grand Ballroom) Service Master by Gilmore VENDOR EXPO w/ REFRESHMENTS & HOR D OUVERS Conference Attendee Banquet Dinner (Bass River) SchoolDude Lab (Gr.Ballrm) (Bass River) (Barnstable II) Thursday, October 1 MFAA General Session (Hyannisport East/West 2nd Flr.) 7:30-8:30 a.m. Dude Lab New England Higher Ed Users Group (Centerville A/B) Breakfast & Registration 8:40-9:30 a.m. "Commbuys" with OSD view/Updates/Using State Contracts Over- -Bonnie Borch-Rote OSD Outreach Instructor NEUSG Session I SchoolDude Lab (Barnstable II) 15 minute Coffee Break 9:45 - 11:00 a.m. Public Construction, Repairs, and Maintenance Laws Review and Updates 11:10 - 12:00 a.m. MGL Ch.30B Exclusion "NOT" Exceptions 12:10 - 12:45 p.m. What’s New with the MSBA? SchoolDude Lab (Barnstable II) -Susan Goldfischer Deputy General Council for DCAMM NEUSG Session III -Natasha Bizanos, Esq. Senior Counsel/30B Coordinator Regulatory and Compliance Division Office of the Inspector General - Jack McCarthy Executive Director 12:45-1:00 p.m. President's Closing Remarks NEUSG Session II SchoolDude Lab (Barnstable II) NEUSG Session IV MSBA SchoolDude Lab (Barnstable II) Amazing EXPO floor! Our EXPO offers a wide array of vendors that provide both the supplies and services specific to facilities management. Many of our vendors are on one of the Massachusetts State Bid Contracts through MA OSD. We also are thankful for many state agency representatives that are hosting booths to tell attendees more about their programs and offerings . Event Sponsors: Premier Sponsor: SchoolDude.com EXPO Bag Sponsor: ServiceMaster by Gilmore Key Event Sponsors: ASSA ABLOY Galaxy Integrated Technologies Norel Service Co., Inc. Pavilion Floors RebuildEx Scoreboard Enterprises Suburban Glass Restoration W.B.Mason Action Apparel, Inc. Multista of Massachusetts Airex Filter Corporation Musco Lighting All American Sports Group NEEP/DOER Allegion Schlage Lock Company New England School Services American Plant Maintenance NORA American Window Film, Inc. Norel Service Co., Inc. ARS Restoration Specialists NorthEast Electrical Distributors ASSA ABLOY Northern Energy Services, Inc. Buckeye Cleaning Center NSTAR Electric CO Dba Eversource Energy Casey Engineered Maintenance Inc OSD Clean Cut Solutions Partners Technology, Inc. Cochrane Ventilation, Inc. Pasek Corporation Comtronics Corp. Pavilion Floors, Inc. Dugmore & Duncan, Inc. Playground Inspections of NE ENE Systems, Inc. Read Custom Soils ESDI (Equipment Direct Sales)(Magic Aire) RebuildEx F.W.Webb Company RPF Environmental Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. Russo Barr Associates, Inc. Filter Sales & Service SchoolDude Frank Corp. Environmental Services Scoreboard Enterprises FTG Technologies ServiceMaster by Gilmore Fuss and O'Neill EnviroScience Shiffler Equipment Sales, Inc Galaxy Integrated Technologies, Inc. Sika Corp. - Roofing Gale Associates Simplex Janitorial Supplies Goosetown Communications Site Specifis, LLC Graybar Electric Company Inc. Stone and Berg Company, Inc. Hillyard RoVic Suburban Glass and Mirror Co. Inc. Hillyard RoVic Tandus-Centiva Hussey Seating Company TEC- The Education Cooperative Interstate All Battery Center Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance Island Lighting & Power Systems, Inc. Valley Communications Likarr Maintenance Systems W.B.Mason MASS DEP Wholesale Distribution Massachusetts Maritime Academy -Grad Studies Window Film Depot, Inc. MCPPO Window Services Inc MD Stetson Company. Inc. MHEC http://massfacilities.com/MFAAWP/events/mfaa-fall-conferenceexpo/ Resort and Conference Center @ Hyannis Floor Plan http://massfacilities.com/MFAAWP/events/mfaa-fall-conferenceexpo/ Scott Little - Associate Executive Director of the Michigan School Our Speakers: Speaker Spotilight: “As you direct your district’s operations, you don’t get a lot of opportunities for re-takes. –you usually need to get it right the first time. This conference brings together the most concentrated collection of quality facilities information that you will ever come across, assisting you on getting it right on the “first take”. Between the 18 educational sessions, the 70 plus exhibit booths, and the incredible networking opportunities with peers from across the state– this is a conference you really can’t afford to miss.” Business Officials (MSBO), a non profit association with over 2500 members. He has been with MSBO for 15 years. Scott works primarily with members in the facilities, transportation, and food service operations; providing professional development and other services. He also serves as the Executive Director of School Nutrition Association of Michigan (SNAM) since 2013. J.P. Mayo - is the New England Business Development Manager for Hillyard, Inc. He has conducted training seminars in the northeast area for the cleaning industry over the last twenty-five years. His focus on providing innovative solutions and processes to a fastchanging, resource challenged marketplace. Jim Harper - K-12 educational end user specialist for ASSA ABLOY covering 1300 school districts in the New England Region. Jim has over thirty nine years of industry experience. Jim is also a past president of the Institutional Locksmith’s Association and remains a life member. He is also an instructor for the Associated Locksmiths of America. Jim performs services as a legal expert witness in negligent security legation. He is recognized as an expert in master-key system design and key control procedures. Pamela Brasil - IT Financial Analyst for Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Over the past 15 years my career has taken on many roles working within the Commonwealth. Each role while unique has all been working towards the same goals “educating participants”. When training groups of people to work with the State of MA eProcurement System it became apparent to me that while it was educational it was also very important to learn to forecast and budget. This brings me to my current position as the IT Finance Analyst for EOHHS. Budgeting is one of the most important tasks that will help ensure consistency as well as give you the opportunity to realize needs throughout any fiscal year or calendar year. Even though we all work within different guidelines and projections the main denominator remains the same…Funding. Carolyn Dann - Since 2001, she has worked for MassDEP as a Regional Municipal Assistance Coordinator, most recently working to improve and expand cafeteria recycling in school systems in Andover, North Andover, Waltham, Stoneham, HamiltonWenham and Lawrence. Scott Little Associate Executive Director Michigan School Business Officials MSBO Rich Swanson - an educator for twenty-three years and currently works as an assistant principal at Hingham High School (HHS). A former history teacher and Social Studies Department Head, Rick helped to found Hingham's award-winning Green Team in 2007. Last year, thanks in part to his leadership, HHS took the top prize for high schools in MassRecycle's 18th Annual Recycling Awards. This year, HHS was one of just three MA schools to win federal recognition as a 2015 USED Green Ribbon School. http://massfacilities.com/MFAAWP/events/mfaa-fall-conferenceexpo/ Speaker Spotlight: Carolyn Sarno Goldthwaite - manages Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships’ (NEEP) High Performance Building team. She assists states in improving energy code compliance and operational energy savings for retrofit and new buildings. Carolyn is the Chair of the Collaborative for High Performance Schools Board of Directors, Co-Chair of the SEE Action Existing Commercial Buildings Working Group, past Chair and current member of the Town of Bedford’s Energy Task Force and chaired Governor Deval Patrick's Net Zero Energy Task Force for Public Buildings. For the City of Newton, Carolyn managed operations and maintenance for 85 public buildings, developed a capital improvement plan incorporating sustainable practices, and coordinated a 330,000 sq. ft. high school addition. Carolyn’s High Performance Building team received a CHPS Green Apple Award for advancing public policy concerning schools and was recognized for excellence in the advancement of building energy codes and performance, winning the U.S. Department of Energy Jeffrey A. Johnson Award for her participation in developing the nation’s first stretch energy code. Carolyn Sarno Goldthwaite Senior Program Manager NEEP and Chair of CHPS Board of Directors Our Speakers: Carlos Alonso Neimeyer - LEED AP, CEM Carlos brings over twenty years of experience working in the lighting and energy efficiency industry as an engineer, salesman and manager. Currently working with New England’s most respected Lighting Manufacturer Representative organization, Reflex Lighting Group providing specification sales services in the territory. Formerly a Program Manager with NSTAR for the Energy Efficiency Services, developing and implementing an outreach program directed to architects, mechanical and electrical engineers, lighting designers and large chiller manufacturers. Carlos area of responsibility was large new construction and served as chairman of the Massachusetts Lighting Committee in behalf of the Utilities in the State. Cammy Peterson - manages the Clean Energy Division at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), the regional planning agency serving the 101 cities and towns of Metro Boston. In this role, she oversees and facilitates municipal and regional renewable energy and energy efficiency planning, project, and policy efforts across the MAPC region. She enjoys collaborating with cities and towns to facilitate progress toward Green Communities designation, stretch code implementation, clean energy technology and services procurement, and improved permitting and zoning. She further works with her team to coordinate community energy resiliency projects; solar, renewable thermal, climate, and energy efficiency policy development; and statewide and municipal governance initiatives. Since joining MAPC in 2013, Ms. Peterson has also led the Energy team's solar projects, including the Regional Solar Initiative and other solar energy management services projects. She earned a Masters degree in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University, where she focused on clean energy and climate policy and planning, and she holds a Bachelors degree, cum laude, from Harvard University. Patrick Roche Roche joined MAPC in 2014 as an Energy Coordinator in the Clean Energy Division. Mr. Roche currently manages the LED streetlight retrofit program, and has helped 15 communities, with over 18,000 lights, to procure a vendor to design and retrofit their streetlight systems. Mr. Roche also manages the Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program, which helped the City of Melrose procure a consultant that will implement the first CCA program the requires additionality (i.e. verifiable emissions reductions) from purchases of excess renewable energy. The summer of 2015, Mr. Roche has been piloting a daily notification program to anticipate the peak hour of demand on the ISO-NE grid. The notification enables municipalities to execute targeted load reductions to reduce costly capacity charges. http://massfacilities.com/MFAAWP/events/mfaa-fall-conferenceexpo/ Speaker Spotlight: SUSAN M. GOLDFISCHER serves as Deputy General Counsel with the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM), the agency responsible the Commonwealth’s major public building construction projects with annual spending on construction and design of over $400 million. Ms. Goldfischer has primary responsibility for DCAMM’s construction procurements and bidding; its compliance activities including the MBE/WBE participation, prevailing wage and minority and women workforce participation; supporting agency construction projects from inception through completion; and reviews emergency waiver requests from public entities across the Commonwealth. Ms. Goldfischer has worked with construction industry participants including public officials, construction and design industry representatives and workforce participants on identifying and implementing public construction law enhancements. She has made presentations across the commonwealth on matters related to public construction; is a regular presenter for the Office of the Inspector General’s MCPPO training program for public procurement officials and has authored a chapter on debarment in Crime and Consequence, The Collateral Effects of Criminal Conduct, MCLE. Our Speakers: Bonnie Borch-Rote - As the Outreach Lead in the Marketing, Communications, and Events unit for the Operational Services Division (OSD), Bonnie Borch-Rote is responsible for promoting OSD’s Programs and Services to two distinct audiences: public buyers and vendors. For public buyers, Bonnie specializes in highlighting the variety of programs offered by OSD, such as COMMBUYs, the Environmentally Preferable Products Program, and Surplus Property. For vendors, Bonnie provides valuable information related to doing business with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, highlighting the certification programs and processes and training opportunities. Prior to joining Marketing, Communications, and Events, Bonnie served as a Supplier Diversity Office Certification Investigator, a role that required her to verify that business enterprises met all standard criteria for being certified as minority- and/or womenowned and controlled businesses. Bonnie holds a Juris Doctorate from Loyola University New Orleans and is a licensed attorney in Massachusetts and in her native Louisiana. Natasha Bizanos, Esq. - Senior Cousnel/30B Coordinator for the Regulatory & Compliance Division of the Office of the Inspector General. Natasha joined the Office of the Inspector General in early 2013 as an Associate General Counsel. She is now serving as Senior Counsel/30B Coordinator. Natasha coordinates the 30B Team, instructs for the MCPPO Program and is primarily involved in Chapter 30B matters and bid protest issues and handles calls from cities, towns and their counsel on the 30B hotline. Previously, she worked as the Contractor Certification Manager at the Division of Capital Asset Management Maintenance, and as a Policy Analyst at the Massachusetts State Auditor’s office. Susan Goldfischer Deputy General Counsel Massachusetts Department of Capital Asset Manangement DCAMM http://massfacilities.com/MFAAWP/events/mfaa-fall-conferenceexpo/ What is Success? By Ralph Waldo Emerson To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intel- ligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty; To find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; That is to have succeeded. “Do More with Less” could be the new moto for facilities departments everywhere. All of us need to find different strategies and recourses that will help us accomplish goals in these fiscally troubling times. The MFAA Conference/EXPO provides you with one location to find top notch professional development, resources, networking with industry leaders, and the tools that specifically target our industry. Our work is critical component to the success of our educational institutions. Always remember, your team’s hard work protects the health, welfare, safety, and future of all the students that walk through our doors on a daily basis. Best job in the world if you are up for the challenge!!! Ken Wertz MFAA Executive Director [email protected] MFAA P.O.Box 1027 Dedham, MA, 02027 www.massfacilities.com
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