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On December 4-5 over 65 people gathered in Latham, NY for the School Facilities Management Institute's second School Facilities Managers Academy.

The Academy was designed to give attendees the knowledge needed to excel on the job. The Academy is just one of many top-notch, state-specific educational programs for New York facilities directors co-hosted by the School Facilities Management Institute, Inc. (SFMI) and the New York State Association for Superintendents of School Buildings and Grounds, Inc. (SBGA).

Seminar topics addressed the very latest information needed to create and maintain high performing learning environments for K-12 students, faculty and staff. Attendees ranged from those who were new to the profession to those looking to update their facilities management knowledge and skills.

Congratulations to the Class of 2007 School Facilities Managers Academy (see photos in our 2007 Academy slide show):

• Mike Aiken, CDF, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Cincinnatus CSD
• Joe Amendolare, Head Groundsman, Cold Spring Harbor CSD
• Bill Blosser, CDF, Director of Buildings & Grounds, Monroe Woodbury CSD
• Vincent Camporeale, Maintenance Foreperson, Blind Brook-Rye UFSD
• John Carr, PE, Director of School Facilities Management, Yonkers City SD
• Katharina Cerreta, P.E., Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Peekskill CSD
• James Clark, Sr., Building Maintenance Worker, Otsego Northern Catskill BOCES
• Kenneth Coon, Maintenance Worker, West Genesee CSD
• David Crisafulli, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds,Oswego CSD
• Darin Crouch, North Syracuse CSD
• Robert Cunningham, Director of Buildings and Grounds,Kingston City SD
• Thomas Curtin, Building Maintenance Supervisor, Geneseo CSD
• Lee Daunais, Health & Safety, Saranac Lake CSD
• Paul Davis, Energy Management Supervisor, Liverpool CSD
• Terry Dean, Asst. to Director of Buildings and Grounds, Whitney Point CSD
• Edward Eberhardt, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Cato Meridian CSD
• Severino Fasulo, Assistant Head Custodian, Syosset UFSD
• Gene Figler Jr., Director of Facilities & Transportation, Glens Falls CSD
• Larry Garuccio, CDF, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Auburn City SD
• Joseph Goodrow, Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD
• Joseph Gramando, Director-Facilities & Operations, Carmel CSD
• Christian Hansen, Facilities Director, Brockport CSD
• Kevin Heaton, Nyack UFSD
• David Hess, Superintendent of Buildings and Ground, Cleveland Hill UFSD
• Mark Hodge, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Oxford Academy & Central Schools
• Michael Johannes, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Orleans-Niagara BOCES
• Paul Kubiak, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD
• John LaBare, CDF, Director of School Facilities & Operations Valley Stream Central HSD
• Matt LaClair, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Schodack CSD
• Fred Loveless, Otsego Northern Catskill BOCES (Otsego-Delaware-Schoharie-Greene)
• Mark Margolies, Director of Buildings & Grounds, Cold Spring Harbor CSD
• Anthony Marcellino, Head Custodian, Shoreham Wading River CSD
• Bridget Matthie, RDF, Transportation Supervisor/Building & Grounds, Colton-Pierrepont CSD
• Russ McCarty, Maintenance Supervisor, Fayetteville-Manlius CSD
• Richard McKibben, Director of Facilities & Operations, Pine Plains CSD
• Pat Mehr, Director of Buildings and Grounds, Roosevelt UFSD
• Robert Merrow, Head Electrician, Horseheads CSD
• Richard Mondello, Plant Facilities Administrator, Rocky Point UFSD
• James Munley, CDF, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Chenango Forks CSD
• Norbert Neiderer, Director of Buildings & Transportation, Plattsburgh City SD
• Gregg Nolte, Director of Facilities & Operations, Bethlehem CSD
• Michael Paterra, Manager of Special Projects and Maintenance, Scarsdale UFSD
• Lee Pavone, Senior Engineer, Yonkers City SD
• Bill Price, CDF, Manager of Building, Grounds & Security, Fulton City SD
• Peter Quartironi, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Hawthorne Cedar Knolls UFSD
• Cortland Reff, Head Custodian, La Fargeville CSD
• James Saitta, Director of Facilities, New Hyde Park-Garden City Park UFSD
• Steven Salvato, Director of Buildings & Grounds, Warwick Valley CSD
• Thomas Scott, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Middletown City SD
• Jay Shapiro, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Fallsburg CSD
• Julie Shoemaker, Assistant Health & Safety Coordinator, Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida BOCES
• Michael Temara, 2nd Shift Supervisor, Fayetteville-Manlius CSD
• Howard Thompson, CDF, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Bainbridge-Guilford CSD
• Jay Tourtellot, Facilities Director, Galway CSD
• John Travis, Director of Facilities and Operations, Monticello CSD
• Laird Updyke, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Homer CSD
• Ron Valentine, Assistant Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Marcellus CSD
• Carl Van Etten, CDF, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Cortland City SD
• Josh Vaughan, Asst. Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Elmira CSD
• William Visscher, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Chatham CSD
• Norman Wagner, Administrative Assistant For Operations, Central Islip UFSD
• John Weise Jr., Assistant Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Harrison CSD
• Wayne Wideman, CDF, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Oswego BOCES
• John Wisniewski, CDF, Director of Facilities, Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES
• Brad Wood, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Granville CSD
• Claude Wright, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds, Hadley-Luzerne CSD
• George Zlock, Jr., CDF, Director of Facilities & Operations, Chenango Valley CSD

Special thanks to the School Facilities Managers Academy Planning Committee for their work on another fantastic program:

• Dennis Sheridan, Hewlett Woodmere UFSD - Committee Chair
• David Brooks, Malone CSD
• Gary DeLellis, CDF, Jamestown City SD
• Peter Riggi, CDF, WSWHE BOCES

The Academy had a distinguished panel of faculty from across the state who presented on a variety of topics, including:

Administration & Compliance:

• Dave Clapp, Fire Safety Coordinator, NYSED, Office of Facilities Planning
• Bruce Bingham, President, Bruce Bingham & Associates, and
• Laura Sahr, Liaison, State Disaster Preparedness Commission & SEMO, NYSED, Office of Facilities Planning

Technical & Systems:

• Carl Thurnau, PE, Coordinator of Facilities Planning, Management Services & Transportation, NYSED, Office of Facilities Planning and
• Tom Robert, NYS Registered Architect & NYS Certified Code Enforcement Official, NYSED, Office of Facilities Planning

Budget & Finance

• Stan Polmateer, Senior Director of School Facilities, Rush Henrietta

Health & Safety

• Peter LaDuca, Senior Manager, Health & Safety Training and Information Service, BOCES-Nassau County

Personnel

• James E. Girvin, Esq., Partner, Girvin & Ferlazzo, P.C. and
• Dennis Sheridan, Director of School Facilities, Operations and Transportation, Hewlett-Woodmere UFSD

Special thanks to this year's Academy sponsor - Johnson Controls, Inc. We greatly appreciate their support! Their sponsorship is a tremendous help to us in providing a quality program.