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2010 Annual New Members Drive and January Monthly Meeting
The 70 plus attendees at Thursday, January 28th meeting “How Facility Managers provide strategic value to their respective organizations; Insights from the C-Suite were treated to an outstanding presentation, with the CFOs of three major businesses sharing their valuable experience with us. Our panelists, Richard Grossi, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Ken Moreland, T Rowe Price, and David Young, TESSCO Technologies, answered a variety of questions regarding the value of Facility Managers. They each had a story to tell about unusual and unexpected situations such as lack of water or too much water, which were addressed quickly and very efficiently, with forethought, and planning by their Facility Managers. A Facility Manager has many titles and the CFOs rely on them for more than just the simple day-to-day operations of the building.
Today’s FM has to be a strategic thinker with knowledge of developing trends, space planning, contract negotiation, and a procurement expert, informing and leading the C-suite with a long-term vision for their building(s.)
They ended the discussion with a forecast for the economy and while they all agreed that we are heading in the right direction there still will be challenges that must be met. We are very grateful to the gentlemen on our panel for taking the time to provide the group with some very valuable information.
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