The Health Care Institute (HCI), an IFMA Alliance Partner, has announced the expansion of its Board of Directors to include professionals from the higher education sector. Added were facilities professionals and professors from Georgia Tech, Carnegie Mellon, Arizona State, and BYU.

“These institutions have shown interest in developing the field of knowledge in healthcare facilities and providing the necessary academic programs. The purpose is to build the relationship with academia to help the HCI recruit student members and tie into research and curricula development opportunities,” said Leo Gehring, HCI President.

Accepting nomination to the expanded board are:

• Kathy O. Roper, CFM, MCR, LEED AP, IFMA Fellow, Professor of Integrated Facility and Property Management, Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta 

• Dr. Allan D. Chasey, PhD, PE, LEED AP. Program Chair and Sundt Professor of Alternative Delivery and Sustainable Development, Del E Webb School of Construction, Arizona State University in Tempe

• Dr. Burcu Akinci, PhD, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in Pittsburgh

• Dr. Jeffrey Campbell, PhD, IFMA Fellow, Chair of Facilities Management Program at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

• Mike Wood, Director of Healthcare Market Development for Oldcastle. Wood fills a board vacancy 

The leadership team appointments bring more than a century of experience to HCI. Background on the leaders is available at http://hci.ifma.org/about/leadership-team

HCI serves a constituency that interacts directly with the business office and/or C-suite, and supervises multiple aspects of health care facilities management including healthcare facility design, construction and operations.  HCI along with is one of the most prominent healthcare facilities related organizations internationally with members throughout the world.

HCI’s predecessor, the IFMA Healthcare Council, was creator of the Green Patient Lab, which was viewed by more than 75,000 people in 14 different venues in North America.  A nationwide educational seminar series has traveled to 25 different cities (some multiple times) resulting in a forum where facilities managers can problem solve with healthcare architects, designers, engineers, contractors and administrators.

For more information about HCI, visit the organization’s website:  http://hci.ifma.org

IFMA is the world’s largest and most widely recognized international association for professional facility managers, supporting more than 22,000 members in 78 countries. The association’s members manage more than 37 billion square feet of property and annually purchase more than US$100 billion in products and services. Formed in 1980, IFMA certifies facility managers, conducts research, provides educational programs and produces World Workplace, the world’s largest facility management conference and exposition.