President’s message – Steve Smoroden

EFMA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Steve Smoroden

For more than 50 years, educational facility managers from many school districts in British Columbia have been meeting at our annual conference and trade show to provide support to each other and share ideas from regional zone meetings. These individuals come from a variety of backgrounds with the common goal of maintaining a high standard of professional knowledge, skill and safety.

Many things have changed since the first year of the Educational Facility Managers Association of British Columbia (EFMA B.C.) – including our name. At first, we were known as the School Plant Officials Association of British Columbia (SPOA B.C). In keeping with the changing times and advancements in all of our areas of expertise, we became the EFMA B.C. to better reflect who we are and who we have become. However, our core values and camaraderie remain the same. Friendships forged within the association is what makes us unique. May we never lose that.

As we enter the 51st year of our association, I wonder what the next half-century will bring. What changes will we face? I believe as an association we are up to the challenge. The first 50 years have established a blueprint that is still relevant today, as it is always evolving to not only keep up with the changing times but to embrace the change. In fact, you will see some changes at this year’s annual conference, and we hope you will embrace them.

This past fall, we have revised our strategic plan to keep it current for our goals as an association. We have also been developing our upcoming conference and focusing on our current and new members, from whom we will be seeking advice on how and where to proceed. I encourage all of you to become active members of the association; there is a lot to do, from running as a director to helping out your zone chair with your zone meeting.

I would like to thank everyone on our executive team for their dedication and hard work in helping keep our association relevant and vibrant.

I also want to thank all of our members for the support and opportunity entrusted in me this year as president. It has been a pleasure to serve you, and I look forward to seeing all of you at this year’s conference in Penticton.

Cheers, Steve

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