IAMC is always excited to add new members to our association, and we are delighted to welcome the newest among us. Here are the people who joined IAMC's ranks between May and August 2021.

IAMC began its Volunteer Service Project initiative more than 10 years ago in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Since then, volunteers have participated in projects ranging from making adobe bricks to planting apple orchards and cleaning river banks to helping food banks feed the hungry.

In June in Fort Worth more than 30 volunteers tirelessly helped with outdoor projects on YMCA Camp Carter’s 350+ acres of campgrounds.

As an organization, IAMC fosters relationships that turn into both business partnerships and long-term friendships. The path to corporate real estate varies widely, and our members come from a variety of professional and personal backgrounds.

We thank Bill DeBoer, Director, Corporate Properties & Facilities Management at Kohler Co. for sharing his!

“The events of 1987 were over in a matter of minutes. But it took us years to recover. That sort of impact is something companies can easily underestimate.”

The speaker is Brett Manning, senior VP of Global Corporate Services for Silent-Aire in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The “events” he refers to were actually a single F4 tornado that ripped through Edmonton, packing top winds of 260 mph. Included in the estimated US$647 million in damages was the Silent-Aire global headquarters. “It wiped out the facility.” July 31 is still referred to as Black Friday by the Edmonton community.

But Manning is a big believer in lessons learned, and as the provider of hyperscale cooling and modular data centers mounted a global growth initiative, leadership baked into those plans an increasingly robust disaster preparedness and recovery program. “The tornado shaped and molded how we guide our operations,” he states. “We know now what starting over is like.”

Fort Worth will provide the backdrop to two major milestones for IAMC members when we gather there for our Spring Forum, June 19 to 23. For one, this is – obviously – the first time members will meet face-to-face and in-person for more than a year. The second is a lineup of educational sessions and special events geared to open dialogues about business and success in the New Normal.