Board – Virginia Chapter of APPA

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President’s Message

February 2020

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the Virginia Chapter of APPA, aka VAPPA. We work to promote APPA’s mission for Leadership in Education Facilities in Virginia. VAPPA’s signature event is our annual conference hosted at different campuses across Virginia. It is convened by enthusiastic volunteers committed to the power of peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and professional networking.

For 2020 we have the distinct pleasure of congregating at the second oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg VA. This will be a wonderful setting for our forward looking conference theme titled “Disruptive Technologies”. We are bringing in national speakers for our keynote presentations who will explain how AI, Machine Learning and Generative Design will affect our workplace. The breakout sessions will include continuing education credits and courses that are informative to all area of facilities management. Sessions will cover many areas such as custodial, landscaping, MEP maintenance, construction, design and operations.

VAPPA’s next initiative is working with member schools to bring interesting and enjoyable education opportunities to their campuses utilizing APPA’s Drive-in Workshops and Supervisor’s Toolkit. We provide financial assistance to hosting schools and our business partners will provide expertise and resources to make these events meaningful.

VAPPA is an all-volunteer non-profit organization whose mission is to bring educational opportunities to facility management departments and affiliated facilities in Virginia including both private and public:

Higher Education,

Community Colleges,

High Schools

Vocational Schools

Museums

Libraries

We encourage participation at every level and welcome comments to make VAPPA meaningful to your organization’s facility management program. On behalf of all of the past and current VAPPA board members we appreciate the work you do in supporting your institution’s campus environment where young people aspire to become our nation’s future leaders and innovators.

Warm Regards,

Brian Connolly

2019 VAPPA President

Capital Project Construction Manager, Owner Representative

Washington & Lee University,