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Owners Developers & Managers
Posted: February 4, 2022
IFMA Boston welcomes newest members!
Boston, MA IFMA Boston would like to welcome our newest members!
• Tyler Garnon, VVA Project & Cost Managers
• William Petrillo
• Nicholas Fraizer, MovePlan Group
• Craig Hill, Blueprint Medicines
• Lindsay Lucarelli, DC-ConneX by David Clark Company
• Nick Bonasoro, Worcester Country Club
• Nathaniel Sheehy, BAE Systems
• Scott Verrie, PUMA North America, Inc
• Kevin Lynch, Sarepta Therapeutics
• Mike Berube, Reflex Lighting
• Sarah Ascolese, Salem State University
• Peter Montague, Sarepta Theraputics
• Christopher Picoraro, Reflex Lighting
• Jeffrey Dorandi, Armstrong Commercial Services (Division of Armstrong Relocation)
• Justin Loder, BAE Systems, Inc.
• Jason Andersen, RPA, BGIS
• Joe Beauvais, Cox Engineering
• Nathalie Elfer, VVA LLC
• Ben Newberry
• Jen Ridge, Blueprint Medicines
• Adam Sullivan, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
IFMA Boston to Hold 4th Annual FMForward
IFMA Boston is excited to announce the date of their upcoming annual one-day conference FMForward in conjunction with the 19th Annual Awards of Excellence on May 11th at Bentley University. After two years of holding the FMForward conference virtually, it is our hope that we will be able to convene live and in person for this year’s event. The day will include concurrent sessions, techTalks, keynote speaker, awards of excellence, roundtable discussions, exhibitors, and will conclude with a corn hole tournament. Save the date for May 11th.
The FMForward Podcast Launches a New Season
This year’s FMForward podcast will include two mini series of 4 episodes each. The first includes a seasoned FM teamed with a current Facilities Management student to talk about career path, best practices, lessons learned, etc. as they are interviewed by our host Jackie Falla. One new episode will be published every other week. You can listen to all of the podcasts at http://www.ifmaboston.org/podcast
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