Professional development faculty

APPA faculty are experienced facilities professionals who teach in programs such as the Institute for Facilities Management, the Leadership Academy, and Supervisor's Toolkit. The programs are highly interactive, so faculty are facilitating learning rather than delivering lectures.

What APPA looks for: membership in good standing, prior presentation or facilitation experience, and participation in at least one APPA program. All three are preferred rather than required.

Before you apply, know that qualification takes at least six months. Successful applicants attend the program as a participant, shadow a qualified facilitator for a full program, co-deliver up to four hours of content, and then present a minimum of eight hours. Applicants hear back on their initial application within three months.

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APPA Advisors

Advisors are senior facilities professionals who consult with member institutions on organisational and operational challenges. APPA recruits for the Advisors roster continuously and is interested in hearing from experienced professionals at any time.

This is also the route into FMEP. The Facilities Management Evaluation Program runs on peer review teams that spend three to five days on campus interviewing staff and evaluating operations. Those teams are drawn from the Advisors roster, so joining Advisors is how you become eligible for FMEP review work.

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Committee service through your region

Four committees accept a representative selected by each of the six APPA regions: Business Partner Advisory, Professional Development Advisory, Awards & Recognition, and Nominating. If you want to serve on one, tell your regional board.

Regional selection does not fill every seat. The Professional Development Advisory Committee seats up to twelve members, so beyond the six regional representatives the Board may appoint additional members. If your regional seat is already taken, that is the committee where expressing interest directly is most likely to lead somewhere.

The Executive and Finance committees are made up of Board members only, so service there follows election to the Board.

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Stand for the Board

APPA's Board seats are elected by the membership. The Nominating Committee issues a call for applications each autumn, interviews candidates, and puts forward a slate of two to four candidates per position. Institutional Members elect the Chair-Elect and Treasurer-Elect, members within each region elect their Regional Director, and Business Partner Members elect the Business Partner Director.

Self-nomination is accepted. Applications typically open in November and close in mid-to-late December, with results announced in March.

Read the Nominating Committee Charter for the full timeline and criteria →

Women in Facilities Affinity Group

WIF advances the professional development, career growth, and leadership representation of women in educational facilities. It is open to all APPA members regardless of gender, including allies and advocates, and there is no application process. Join the communication list or attend any WIF event.

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Write for Facilities Manager

APPA's quarterly magazine publishes features, project profiles, and news by and for facilities professionals, drawn from across the membership. Published four times a year, in January, April, July and October.

Article types: in-depth features and real-world project profiles from across the membership, covering utilities, K-12, trades, grounds and housing, plus news and editorial.

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