From the Active Shooter threat to Severe Weather emergencies, your stakeholders expect a high level of emergency preparedness. How can FMs put together plans and procedures that are simple, yet comprehensive? The Facility Managers and Building Engineers are the most important people in your company when it comes to the safety and well-being of the individuals working and visiting your facility. Most often, you know more about the building and the people in the building than almost anyone else. You are the one the responders want to talk to when they first arrive on the scene after an incident. So, how can you be fully prepared to answer their questions? We will equip you with the knowledge to take back and be confident you are prepared.
Mayra Portalatin, RS, SFP, LEED AP O+M
Mayra is a Civil & Environmental Engineer, with over 15 years of facility management experience. A Senior Professional at Facility Engineering Associates, Mayra has worked with clients in a variety projects, including building investigations ranging from environmental to building condition assessments. During her tenure at FEA, her practice has extended from evaluation of the built environment, to the facility management area, including maintenance and operations of building systems, facility management technology, sustainability and energy management, and training of management and engineering staff in topics ranging from hazardous materials management to sustainability. Mayra has been involved with IFMA for over eight years, through course instruction and as an IFMA Instructor for the Sustainability Facility Professional (SFP). She is the current president of the Capital Chapter of IFMA and has been teaching Facility Management Technology in Catholic University’s FM Master’s Program for the last three years.
Stephen Clawson, FMP
Stephen is a facility management consultant at FEA where he performs evaluations of existing facilities including condition and organizational assessments, and conducts facility data analysis and research for various clients. Stephen is a Facility Management Professional and a graduate of Brigham Young University’s IFMA-accredited Facility Management degree program. He has been a proud IFMA member since 2011, has been a speaker at IFMA’s World Workplace and Facility Fusion, and has contributed to and written articles on various topics published by IFMA’s FMJ, FMLink and others. Stephen uses his wide-ranging industry exposure to offer creative solutions to clients in all facility types and industries with varying organizational structures and missions.
