Thank You to the 2023 Thought Leaders Symposium Participants
This issue of Facilities Manager includes the executive summary of the recently published Thought Leaders report, entitled Leadership Reimagined: Navigating the Higher Education Workplace. Since 2006, APPA’s Thought Leaders Series (TLS) has conducted dedicated discussions on the future of higher education and the impact of that future on educational facilities. In March 2023, a group of higher education presidents, other senior campus leaders, consultants, association executives, and educational facilities leaders attended the annual Thought Leaders symposium to engage with one another on the status and future of higher education leadership post-pandemic.
APPA is grateful to the hundreds of individuals over the years who have given their valuable time and expertise away from their campuses or other workplaces to join colleagues for a facilitated discussion on the issues gnawing at higher education and their campus facilities. We especially wish to acknowledge the following leaders who participated in the 2023 Thought Leaders symposium.
TLS Planning Group
Keith Woodward, Associate Vice President of Facilities Operations, Quinnipiac University, Thought Leaders Chair
Lander Medlin, APPA President & CEO, Host and TLS Co-Founder
Larry Goldstein, Campus Strategies, LLC, TLS Facilitator
Elizabeth Lunday, Thought Leaders report author
Steve Glazner, APPA Director of Knowledge Management
Anita Dosik, APPA Associate Director of Publications
TLS Business Partner Sponsors
Russ Garcia, Industry Director, Higher Education, Johnson Controls, Inc.
Karen Sanchez, Senior Market Manager, Education, Siemens Smart Infrastructure
Subject Matter Presenters
Mike Moss, President, Society for College & University Planning (SCUP)
Tim Ziakas, Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)
Symposium Participants
Lynn Akey, Vice President for Student Success, Analytics & Integrated Planning, Minnesota State University Mankato
Dan Bollman, Vice President for Strategic Infrastructure Planning & Facilities, Michigan State University
Andy Brantley, President & CEO, College & University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR)
Lynne Crosby, Vice President, Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
Emmanuel Daniel, Principal Product Management Leader, Microsoft Cloud Operations & Innovations
Brett Fairbairn, President & Vice-Chancellor, Thompson Rivers University
Andy Feick, Associate Vice President for Sustainable Facilities Operations & Capital Planning, Swarthmore College
Art Frazier, Director of Facilities Management & Services, Spelman College
Jamie Gayer, Senior HR Director, Office of the Provost, Indiana University
Kevin Kruger, President, NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
John Morris, Vice President for Facilities Management, College of Charleston
Nicola Pitchford, President, Dominican University of California
Ronald Rhames, President, Midlands Technical College
Loren Rullman, Principal & Director, Higher Education, Workshop Architects
Mark Stanis, Director of Capital Construction & Renovations, University of Virginia
Robin Van Harpen, Vice Chancellor of Finance & Administrative Affairs, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Dan Whatley, Assistant Vice President, Facilities Operations, Auburn University
Joe Whitefield, Assistant Vice President, Facilities Services, Middle Tennessee State University
Falecia Williams, President, Prince George’s Community College
Pete Zuraw, Vice President, Market Strategy and Development, Gordian
Order the free Thought Leaders report here.
Read the Executive Summary here.
Steve Glazner has recently retired as APPA’s director of knowledge management and editor of Facilities Manager. His last issue will be Nov/Dec. He can be reached at [email protected].
Coming in November/December 2023
- Best Practices from Sustainable Laboratory Awards
- Innovative Energy Strategies from Los Angeles Community College District
