Casey Hickson is a facilities manager at the United Parish in Brookline. Hickson is a young professional very much looking forward to expanding her knowledge and experience as a facilities manager.

Joseph Robinson is a facilities coordinator for Autodesk Inc. since April 2012. Robinson has his B.A. from the University of West Florida and majored in Criminal Justice. He has also studied major courses in information systems from UMASS Lowell.

John Luby is the director of CAFM solutions at AMS CAD + CAFM Solutions. Luby has a background in civil, environmental and architectural engineering with a degree in Engineering Analysis from Clemson University. Over the last 15 years, his focus has been on the facility management industry providing best of breed solutions and services to facility managers.

Russell Karlstad is a facility manager with American Venture Corporation where he provides services to manage and maintain nearly 20 properties inside the 128 corridor with a mix of residential and commercial tenants. Previously, Karlstad was the FM at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation before returning to MA.

Laurie Turano-Allis is the senior corporate designer at Fresenius Medical Care North America. As an Interior Architect, Turano-Allis is responsible for the design and space planning for their almost 1600 employees in the corporate offices in Massachusetts, and their other locations nationwide. This ranges from small projects as designing one space to an entire buildings gut/renovation. She has a Master's degree in Interior Design concentrating in Sustainability and almost 20 years as a commercial designer.