Our People
IFMA 2022 – 2023 Global Board of Directors
CHAIR
Laurie A. Gilmer, P.E., CFM, FMP, SFP, LEED AP
Vice President/COO, Facility Engineering Associates, P.C. Santa Rosa, California, USA
FIRST VICE CHAIR
Dean Stanberry, CFM, LEED AP O+M
Chair, Government Affairs Committee
Denver, Colorado, USA
SECOND VICE CHAIR
Francisco Antonio de Souza Abrantes, MBA
Senior Consultant, FASA Consulting
São Paulo, Brazil
EX-OFFICIO
Don Gilpin
President and CEO, IFMA
Houston, Texas, USA
PAST CHAIR
Peter Ankerstjerne, MBA, COP, IFMA Fellow
Chief Strategy Officer, The Planon Group
Copenhagen, Denmark
Trudy Blight, CFM, FMP, SFP, BID, PIDIM, PMP, IFMA Fellow
Project Manager, AES Services, University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Jason E. Callis, CFM
Facilities Management, Project Executive, The Veridus Group
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Cheryl Carron
Global Head, Facilities Management & Experience Services Corporate Solutions, JLL
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Christa Dodoo, CFM, CIWFM, FMP, CMQ-OE
Head, Global Facilities Management Services United Nations World Food Programme
Rome, Italy
Lorena Espada
EMEA Head of Facility Management, Chubb European Group
Madrid, Spain
Aykean Matthews, MBA, CFM, FMP
Facilities Director, The International School of Port of Spain
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Arnald NG, CFM, SLCR, MRICS
APAC Delivery & Performance Director, GSK
Singapore
Lena Thompson, FMP, SFP, IFMA Fellow
Director, Building Operations & OFM, American Psychological Association
Washington, D.C., USA
Luis Viña
Director, Alliance Director LatAm, CBRE
Mexico City, Mexico
Staff List FY23
EXECUTIVE
Don Gilpin, President and Chief Executive Officer
Linda Pate, Executive Administrative Services Officer
ACCOUNTING
Jim Vetter, Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer Muesse, Director of Accounting
Aimee Mudd, Accountant III
Minh Le, Accountant III
Lisa Prell, Accountant III
ADMINISTRATION
Kholo Kondelis, Human Resources Manager
EVENTS
Ann Loayza, Director, Events
Cyndy Thompson, CMP, CCTE, Conference Manager
Minh Pham, Senior Events Coordinator
Audrey Luttmann, Conference Programs Specialist
EXPO & ADVERTISING
TJ Mendieta, CEM, Director, Expo and Advertising
Diana Maldonado, CEM, Senior Account Manager, Advertising and Exhibitions
Clarissa Arguelles, Support Representative, Expo and Advertising
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Jeffrey Johnson, Executive Director of Government Affairs
MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS
Maureen Lederer, Senior Director, Marketing, Communications and Public Relations
Ashley Tucker, Director, Marketing and Communications
Alyssa Kirkman, Marketing and Communications Manager, Membership
Leslie Robinett, Marketing and Communications Manager, Events
Daniela Werner, Marketing and Communications Manager, Professional Development
Katherine Sproles, Marketing and Communications Manager, Content
Elizabeth Shelton, Marketing and Communications Specialist, Social Media
Jack Marsden, Marketing and Communications Specialist, Email
Chablis Lindquist, Senior Editor and Writer
Bobby Vasquez, FMJ Editor
Ellen Cregan, Director, Creative Services
Angelica Dinh, Website Manager
Yonas Woldetsadik, Graphic Designer, Video Coordinator
MEMBERSHIP & COMPONENTS
Mary Ressler, Director, Membership & Components
Andremarie Jean, Membership Engagement Manager
Treslyn Onajoko, Components Manager
Joshua Amos, Component Liaison
Aniesha Hall, Component Liaison
Natalie Ortega, Component Liaison
Zaidmy Mesa, Member Service Representative
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Cathy Pavick, Senior Director, Professional Development
Rhonda Hager, Credentials Manager
Vicky Acosta, Director, Learning Technology
Angie Dyson, Course Development Project Manager
Laura Clark, Learning Operations Specialist
Crystal Herrera, Credentials Specialist
Deb Van Dyne, Learning Management Systems (LMS) Manager
David Deckert, Program Support Manager
Jamie Ognosky, Learning Management Systems (LMS) Coordinator
RESEARCH
Nickalos Rocha, Director, Benchmarking
Jeffrey Saunders, Director, Research
SALES & CORPORATE PARTNERS
Kim Coffey, Executive Director, Business Development
Lauren Krueger, Director, Sales Operations
Gayle Head, Senior Account Manager, Professional Development
Starlyn Berlanga, Account Manager, Professional Development
BreAna Gutierrez, Training Support Specialist
Cassandra Warholak, Partner Support Manager
Elizabeth Mitchell, Programs Support Representative
TECHNOLOGY
Lindy Daniels, Lead Developer Web and Enterprise Systems
Grady Hughes, .NET Developer
Louie Kafka, Web Developer
IFMA FOUNDATION
Diane Levine, IFMA Fellow, Executive Director, IFMA Foundation
Christina Gonzales, MBA, Program Support, IFMA Foundation
IFMA CHINA
Sisi Dai, Managing Director
IFMA EMEA
Lara Paemen, Managing Director
IFMA INDIA
Mahender Singh, Managing Director
