PCAPPA News
PCAPPA member on a podcast
In this episode of the HigherEdJobs podcast, PCAPPA member Winnie Kwofie shares her thoughts on encouraging women to explore a career in Facilities Management. Kwofie, who has overseen facilities management teams in public and private higher education institutions, describes the field as integrating people and processes in one place.
She is passionate about increasing awareness about the diverse and interesting roles in facilities management. Currently, on HigherEdJobs, there are 4,300 open positions listed.
The U.S. Department of Labor describes the field as “non-traditional,” which could dissuade some women from applying for these roles. Through her research, Kwofie has seen first-hand how a lack of awareness about these roles contributes to unfilled positions and job seekers still searching for that perfect role. Listen here >>
Women Leading the Way in Facilities Management
PCAPPA member Winnie Kwofie, former associate vice president of facilities development and operations at California State University East Bay, describes her career path and research on women in facilities management.
Kwofie is a licensed civil engineer in the state of California and she recently successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, with an emphasis on educational leadership for social justice. She offers tips for institutions that want to support female leaders and talks about a program she created with colleagues to increase the presence of women in facilities management leadership. Read the interview here >>
2024 PCAPPA Conference
Save the Date! The 2024 Annual Conference will be held at the Davenport Grand Hotel in Spokane, Washington, October 21-23, 2024. With the theme Engaging Minds and Empowering Success, this transformational educational event will bring together professionals and industry experts to share knowledge, ideas, best practices and more.
Call for Board Member Nominations
Are you interested in joining a dynamic community of facilities leaders dedicated to making a positive impact? If so, we invite you to consider becoming a candidate for one of our open board positions. As a board member, you can actively contribute to our association and the broader facilities profession while refining your leadership abilities and advancing your professional growth. Joining us means you’ll directly influence the expansion of the PCAPPA region and work closely with a dedicated team passionate about fostering the development of facilities professionals. Learn more >>
Nominate someone for a PCAPPA award!
Help us recognize the outstanding achievements from your PCAPPA facilities peers! Each year PCAPPA recognizes those who go above and beyond to enrich the lives of others and contribute in a significant way to the PCAPPA community.
PCAPPA is pleased to solicit nominations for the following awards:
• PCAPPA Pacesetter Award
• PCAPPA Unsung Hero Award
• Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Award
• Anthony (Tony) Guerrero Distinguished Leadership Award
The deadline for nominations is July 31, 2024. Winner(s) will be celebrated at the PCAPPA Annual Conference, October 21-23, 2024, in Spokane, Washington. Learn more >>
Member Spotlight Program
Thank you for continuing to be a part of the PCAPPA community. As appreciation for your support, we’re pleased to announce the continuation of our Member Spotlight Program where we highlight YOU, our members, and all the great things you are doing to further the development of facilities professionals and management.
Click here to tell us about the work you or someone else is doing on your campus. Tell us about the project, the team members involved, and the outcomes. PCAPPA will highlight these success stories on our website and give away conference discounts to selected members!
One member will be selected monthly and will earn a $150 discount to apply toward registration at the PCAPPA 2023 Annual Conference. All success stories and submissions will be highlighted on pcappa.org and at our in-person September conference. This opportunity begins now, and a member will be selected monthly. Don’t miss this chance to be highlighted within our community!
Please email us at info@eventproducers.events if you have questions.
Welcome to the 2022-23 Board
Welcome to the new 2022-2023 Board of Directors! Learn more about them here.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Award
PCAPPA is excited to announce the launch of our very first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Award. Do you know a staff championing DEI initiatives and making a difference in the lives of facilities staff in our region? Share their stories of change with us. We are excited to know the DEI champions in our region and we want to honor and celebrate them. Please submit your nomination on the link below.
The deadline for nominations is no later than August 31, 2022. Winner(s) will be celebrated at the PCAPPA – RMA Conference, October 9-11, 2022, in Portland, Oregon.
For assistance or questions, please contact our Awards and Recognition Chair, Monique Villegas Rubalcaba, by email at: Monique.Rubalcaba@csun.edu.
Welcome to the 2021-22 Board
MAPPA to Partner with PCAPPA for a Joint 2021 Virtual Summit
Now more than ever we need to come together and share the solutions that keep us moving forward as leaders in educational facilities. PCAPPA & MAPPA are doing just that – joining forces for our October Virtual Summit. Save the date, October 12-13, 2021, for a two-day Summit filled with insightful content, new ideas, thought leadership and small group connections like never before. Visit the Virtual Summit website for more information.
Business Partner Spotlight
PCAPPA is recognizing our extraordinary Business Partner members and the innovative new things they are doing! Read more >
2021 PCAPPA Virtual Summit
With our conference theme “Re-adapt…Re-define…Re-engage, the PCAPPA & MAPPA Joint Virtual Summit is the best place to bring our regions together to share experiences, ideas, challenges and solutions while we open our campuses back up and find our way in the “new normal” together. We will be bringing you relevant and insightful sessions, discussion groups and virtual networking opportunities, both live and on-demand in our two day interactive Virtual Summit. Check out our Virtual Summit website for details.
PCAPPA Launches Webinar Series
PCAPPA is proud to announce its Webinar Series, the ‘new normal’ knowledge and expertise-sharing platform. Join our monthly dialogue and share your ideas on the hottest topics in the education facilities industry. PCAPPA has a network of professionals, industry experts, leaders and education resources to support you. Get connected, lean in, share your creative solutions, ideas and successes, and recharge with ideas to lead your organization through these challenging times. Check out the PCAPPA Webinars page for upcoming webinars and events (additional content will be added all the time) for more information.
New issue of Facilities Manager magazine
This issue of Facilities Manager introduces a new and better way to read and use the valuable content in the magazine. All features and columns are now integrated into APPA’s WordPress content management system and thus are more easily searched via the APPA website.
You’ll find the September/October table of contents and links to the articles here.
2020 PCAPPA Virtual Summit
You don’t want to miss this event, full of informative panel discussions on current challenges in our industry, plus networking and career development opportunities. Check out our Virtual Summit website for details and register today!
Looking forward to seeing you in Las Vegas
It’s almost time for the PCAPPA 2019 Conference. Get ready for another enriching experience!
We are excited and looking forward to seeing you at the spectacular Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Come experience the knowledge pool of diverse and cutting-edge ideas, best practices and more. Connect, inspire, be inspired, recharge your knowledge toolbox and build your leadership capacity to tackle the challenges in facilities today.
Our Opening Keynote Speaker on Monday September 30, is Patti Dobrowolski, an Author, Speaker, Strategic Illustrator and Change Agent who will incite your curiosity with her visual goal-setting tools.
Then join us for an array of insightful educational sessions to pique your curiosity throughout the conference.
We will celebrate our 2019 successes, our APPA awardees and we will share highlights of our new Strategic Action Plan.
This conference will invalidate the “Vegas Rule” of what happens at the PCAPPA conference, because our Closing Keynote Speaker, Motivational Improviser Avish Parashar, will dazzle you with stories and audience interaction and provoke you to share your stories to transform others and your organization.
So get ready, and safe travels to Vegas!
Winnie Kwofie
PCAPPA President