Connex welcomes its new leaders.
The 2019-2020 Connex Board of Directors assumed office on April 30 during the 2019 Connex National Conference in Denver, Colorado. The new officers are:
Chair: Myriah Kingen
Director, Facilities Management, DaVita Kidney Care
Vice Chair: Matthew Whelan
President/CEO, W Services Group
Treasurer: Shawn Browning RFMP, FMA, LEED Green Associate,
Facility Manager, Nike, Inc.
Secretary: Jaclyn Frenzel
Vice President, OnSite, Inc.
Immediate Past Chair: Jonathan Bauer Senior Director, Store Development, Gap, Inc.
As Director of Facilities Management for DaVita Kidney Care, Kingen, Connex’s new Board Chair, directs facilities maintenance, project rollouts and store refurbishments for more than 1,000 DaVita locations. This past year Kingen served as Connex Board Secretary. She first became a Connex member in 2006 and has served on the Editorial Board as well as the following committees: Ethics, Governance, Membership and the Mid-Year Conference Task Force.
“It is an honor to be elected Connex Board Chair. The facilities management industry is undergoing an evolution, and Connex is evolving and is prepared for its next chapter. The association is well positioned strategically and financially, and I am excited about the opportunities that lie ahead,” Kingen said.
The association membership also elected two new retail Board members to three-year terms and two retail alternates to a one-year term. Newly elected retail directors are:
Director: Anthony Armato, Director, Facilities & Energy Management, ULTA Beauty
Director: Kirk Beaudoin, RFMP, FMA, LEED Green Associate, Senior Facilities Manager, Adidas America, Inc.
Retail 1st Alternate: Jordan Campbell Facilities Manager, Bottega Veneta
Retail 2nd Alternate: Mike Bowman Director, Facilities, Environmental and Safety, LCBO
Retailer Directors returning to the Board are:
Director: Steve Andrews, Sr. Regional Facilities Manager, Walmart, Inc.
Director: Neil Butler, LEED Green Associate
Two Supplier Board members were elected, one for a three-year term, and one supplier alternate, elected to a one-year term. Newly elected supplier directors are:
Director: Grant Baecker President, Authority HVAC
Supplier Alternate: Kim Goei COO, Fexa
Supplier Directors returning to the Board are:
Director: Tom Buiocchi, CEO, ServiceChannel
Director: Chris Slocum, Founder, Chief Customer Officer, Cornell Storefront Systems, Inc.
The Future of Connex
“It is an honor to be elected Connex Board Chair,” Myriah Kingen (center) said. “The facilities management industry is undergoing an evolution, and Connex is evolving and is prepared for its next chapter.”
