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  • Monday, April 08, 2024 7:12 AM | Steve Griebe (Administrator)


    Congratulation to OPFMA Board Member Belinda Kenley who is honored by the YWCA Dayton as a 2024 Woman of Influence. She was given this prestigious award because of her successful career in a highly competitive field (energy services), her public service as Deputy Mayor of Centerville, and her role as a mentor to many. We are grateful that she chooses to support OPFMA as a volunteer board member. As Belinda says, "Say YES to opportunities, then figure out HOW!"

  • Thursday, January 11, 2024 9:29 AM | Steve Griebe (Administrator)

    Our 2024 Annual State Conference will be September 30th - October 1st at Cherry Valley Hotel in Newark, OH.  Registration for Exhibitors and Attendees will be opening up around March 1st.  

  • Thursday, March 16, 2023 2:06 PM | Steve Griebe (Administrator)


  • Tuesday, March 14, 2023 9:45 AM | Steve Griebe (Administrator)

    OPEN BOARD OF TRUSTEE POSITIONS

    The Association has the following Board Positions opening at the end of the year: 

    • Recording Secretary/Treasurer (2023-2026)

    The Secretary/Treasurer in general shall supervise all the duties incident to the office of the Secretary/Treasurer and such other duties as may be assigned by the President or Board of Trustees. As Secretary, this officer shall be responsible for keeping minutes of meetings of the members and the Board of Trustees or ensuring that such minutes are kept; seeing that notices are duly given in accordance with the by-laws; act as custodian of the association records and keep a register of the address of each member. As Treasurer, he/she shall be responsible for all funds of the association, and for ensuring that the money due and payable to the association and deposits of all such money in the name of the association in such financial institutions as selected by the Board of Trustees are handled appropriately.

    • Vice-President (2023-2026)

    In the absence of the President, or in the event of the President’s inability or refusal to act, the Vice President shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to, all the restrictions upon the President. The Vice President shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President or the Board of Trustees.  The Vice-President shall ascend to the Presidents position after the 1st year of serving as Vice President.

    •   Trustee's- Immediate Openings 

    The Board of Trustees, including its officers, shall consist of between 7 and 13 voting members plus one (1) trustee representing each recognized local chapter of OPFMA It shall be composed of OPFMA members, living and working in the State of Ohio, from specific types of public facilities and/or member categories, as follows:

    1. one to three trustees representing local government (cities, counties, villages, townships);
    2. one to three trustees representing public and/or private non-profit institutions of higher education;
    3. one to three trustees representing hospitals and public care institutions;
    4. one to three trustees representing public and/or private non-profit schools (K- 12);
    5. one to two trustees representing libraries and museums;
    6. one to three trustees representing state and/or federal government facilities;
    7. one or two trustees representing parks and recreational agencies and/or institutions;
    8. one to three trustees representing other public and/or private non-profit agencies or institutions including, but not limited to libraries, museums, hospitals, and public care institutions;
    9. one trustee representing retirees;
    10. one trustee representing associate members;
    11. one to three trustees at large representing the members of OPFMA.

    All officers shall be considered voting members of the Board of Trustees during their term of office. No officer shall simultaneously serve as trustee under more than one of the designations within this section.

    In addition, one or two trustees, not elected by the members, may be appointed by the Board as ex officio, non-voting members of the Board. These trustees shall not be counted when determining whether a quorum is present at any meeting of the Board of Trustees.

    To Apply for a Board of Trustee Position:  Apply Now


  • Tuesday, February 28, 2023 6:00 PM | Steve Griebe (Administrator)



    Attention all members, the OPFMA is offering its First Ever Scholarship.  The Association is offering one $1,000.00 Scholarship for any Ohio Graduating Senior that is seeking a career in any field related to Facility Management such as Engineering, Architect, HVAC Technician, Plumbing, Electrical, etc.  A qualified applicant is one who is graduating from an Ohio High School and is enrolling in a College, University or Ohio State Approved Trade School.  Applications are being accepted until midnight of April 15th, 2023.  To apply for the Scholarship, please click:   Apply Now!

  • Wednesday, November 16, 2022 7:08 PM | Steve Griebe (Administrator)

    A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR EXHIBITORS AND ATTENDEES

    The 2022 Annual State Conference is in the books.  Our first conference in over two years was held at the Marriott-OSU in Columbus and it was Wonderful!  THANK YOU! for making this event a success.  

    It was great to finally meet the members of the Association and discuss several key issues and concerns.  I want to personally thank everyone that filled out the post-conference survey's.  The information and feed back is vital to the Board of Trustee's and your Management Team.  It helps us identify areas we need to improve.  The results were very positive and encouraging.  

    Scholarship Program:  We raised a total of $1,160.00 for the scholarship program.  $390.00 was raised from the silent auction, $60.00 from the swag items, and $710.00 raised from the raffle.   Soon we will have the scholarship application form available on the website for applicants and we will be awarding our First Scholarship on April 15th .  The big winner of the Scholarship Raffle was Rich Hinote of Hudson CSD.  Congratulations Rich! 

    The BOC Certificates: went out in the mail (Mailed to the addresses provided on the BOC online Form) if you don't get yours within a week, reach out to us, we have backup copies and digital copies.  

    Email:  Don't forget to contact your IT administrator and get our address on the white list.  Anything that comes from *.opfma.org is from us. 

    Call for Newsletter Articles:  We are calling for News Articles for our upcoming December 15th Newsletter.  All members are encourage to submit something that is happening in your world.  Building a New Building?  Renovating an old one? Did your facility win an award?  Got a solution to a problem?  Let the other members know by submitting an article.  Email articles to: s.griebe@opfma.org 

    Got a issue, concern or need help with the website?  Don't hesitate to reach out to us at edo@opfma.org.  

    -Steve

  • Monday, October 24, 2022 8:21 PM | Steve Griebe (Administrator)

    Warren County, OH-  Part-Time Maintenance Repairer (Facilities Maintenance) Instructor Adult Education, Adjunct Status (Not to exceed 24 hours per week) 

    For more information click:  Employment Opportunities

  • Monday, October 24, 2022 6:30 AM | Steve Griebe (Administrator)

    The 2022 Annual Conference Program Book is Available for download.  

    Checkout the Breakout Sessions, click the link below:

    2022 Conference Program Book

  • Thursday, October 06, 2022 4:37 PM | Steve Griebe (Administrator)

    NEWS FLASH

    Calling all Certified Building Operators 

    If you are planning on Attending the Upcoming Conference on November 1st and 2nd in Columbus and you have a Building Operators Certification, you can get up to 8 credit hours for attending the conference.  

  • Tuesday, September 13, 2022 7:40 AM | Steve Griebe (Administrator)


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