Map of the Rocky Mountain Region (RMA) and its chapters

Website and Leadership

Rocky Mountain APPA promotes the common interests of planning, maintenance, and operation of facilities within the region’s educational institutions; supports and supplements the activities of APPA, and fosters a professional spirit among those engaged in this work.

The Rocky Mountain region of APPA serves the states of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan; and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Durango, Nayarit, Sinaloa, and Sonora.

Regional Chapters

RMA Board of Directors

  • Christopher M Kopach

    Christopher M Kopach

    Associate Vice President, University of Arizona

    President

  • John Herrera

    John Herrera

    Director, Arizona State University - Tempe

    Immediate Past President, APPA Regional Director

  • Christina Sumaya-Orozco

    Christina Sumaya-Orozco

    HR Program Manager, University of Colorado Boulder

    Annual Meeting Coordinator

  • Joshua Sylvester

    Joshua Sylvester

    AVP of Facilities Services, Salt Lake Community College

    Awards and Recognition Chair

  • Jessie Fleming, PE, LEED AP O&M, LEED AP BD+C, ASHRAE BEMP

    Senior Account Executive, McKinstry

    Business Partner Representative

  • Nicholas Johnson

    Nicholas Johnson

    AVP of Campus Operations & Facilities Services, Colorado College

    Communications Coordinator

  • Luis Rocha

    Luis Rocha

    Executive Director Operations, University of Arizona

    14ers Club Lead Climber

  • Mitchell Kane Urdahl

    Campus Maintenance Manager, Montana State University

    Historian

  • Jessica Bradley

    Jessica Bradley

    Director, Facilities Services, University of Colorado Boulder

    Host Committee Chair

  • Lorraine Silva

    Membership Chair

  • Joshua Spear

    Joshua Spear

    Director of Planning Design & Construction, Northern Arizona University

    Professional Development Chair

  • Renee Dominguez Cota

    Renee Dominguez Cota

    Director, University of Arizona

    Secretary / Treasurer