March/April 2024 President’s Message: Our Journey Together March 21, 2024 As the saying goes, “Time flies when you’re having fun.” I find it hard to believe that my time as IIBEC president is concluding, and that this is my last column for IIBEC Interface. The…
February 2024 President’s Message: IIBEC – A Cut Above the Rest February 13, 2024 Every IIBEC member is an ambassador for our association. We each have opportunities to share our vision statement—“IIBEC is universally recognized as the leading authority in building enclosure consulting”—and tell stories from our own experiences…
January 2024 President’s Message: Join Me in Phoenix! January 3, 2024 Happy new year! 2023 was a milestone year for IIBEC in which we celebrated our 40th anniversary, welcomed our first female president, and achieved our first ANSI-accredited credential, the Certified Building Enclosure Commissioning Provider (CBECxP).
December 2023 President’s Message: Drawing Strength at the Local Level December 6, 2023 I was thrilled to once again participate in IIBEC’s Leadership Development Workshop, hosted in late October at IIBEC headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina. This annual event is an opportunity for leaders from IIBEC chapters and…
November 2023 President’s Message: Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone! November 2, 2023 For many of us, Thanksgiving is a time of year when we reflect upon what we are grateful for in our lives. In that spirit, I want to take this opportunity to express my thankfulness…
October 2023 President’s Message: The Key to IIBEC Success: Our Member-Volunteers September 29, 2023 This is my sixth column for IIBEC Interface, and as I write it in early September, I’ve just reached the midpoint in my term as IIBEC president. This is a good opportunity to reflect on my term so far—what IIBEC has accomplished in the last several months, what I’ve learned, and our priorities for the rest of this year (and beyond). First, I’d like to highlight some of IIBEC’s accomplishments.
September 2023 President’s Message: The Life-Changing Power of Mentorship September 12, 2023 As I noted in my last column, IIBEC is opening applications this fall for our new mentorship program, which will launch in 2024. From personal experience, I know that mentor-mentee relationships can be critical to…
August 2023 President’s Message: An Ethical Foundation August 17, 2023 I’m writing this column in June, just weeks after my youngest son graduated from high school. I’m excited to discover how he navigates the next part of his life journey. And as he moves toward…