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APPA congratulates the 62 facilities professionals who earned their APPA CEFP (the Certified Educational Facilities Professional credential) during the period from June 26, 2023 – September 30, 2023. The latest class includes professionals from universities and other institutions in nearly two dozen U.S. states as well as Africa, Canada, and China.
| Name | Institution | APPA Region |
| Tina Bishop | University of Southern Mississippi | SRAPPA |
| Ryan Kilgore | Georgia Institute of Technology | SRAPPA |
| Gabe Carrillo | Xian International School | International |
| Ryan Taylor | University of Virginia | SRAPPA |
| Jason Dayne | University of Regina | RMA |
| Heather Hickman Holland | University of San Francisco | PCAPPA |
| Robert Flood | Oregon State University | PCAPPA |
| Mohamed Abdulaziz | University of Calgary | RMA |
| Daniel MacDonald | Lasell Village | ERAPPA |
| Blythe K Shannon | University of Virginia | SRAPPA |
| Christina V. Garay | University of Texas at El Paso | CAPPA |
| Dewarren Thomas, Sr. | Rutgers University | ERAPPA |
| Richard Charbel | University of Texas at Austin | CAPPA |
| Christine Newby | Arizona State University – Tempe | RMA |
| Dillon Griffith | California State University – Fresno | PCAPPA |
| Chris Schott | Wayne Community College | SRAPPA |
| Trey Garant | University of Michigan – Ann Arbor | MAPPA |
| Just Crawford | University of Michigan – Ann Arbor | MAPPA |
| Jessica Price | University of California, San Francisco | PCAPPA |
| Kevin Rielly | Boston College | ERAPPA |
| Bridget K Weikel | Old Dominion University | SRAPPA |
| Damian Davey | Rutgers University | ERAPPA |
| Mitchell Urdahl | Montana State University | RMA |
| Patrick Krebbs | Yosemite Community College District | PCAPPA |
| Thomas Willmott | Carleton University | ERAPPA |
| Carlos Ybarra | University of Texas at Austin | CAPPA |
| Eric Meyer | University of South Florida | SRAPPA |
| Richard Costa | University of Texas at Austin | CAPPA |
| Geoff Olsson | Halifax Regional Center for Education | ERAPPA |
| Kelly Johnson | University of Southern Mississippi | SRAPPA |
| Dwayne Taylor | University of California San Francisco | PCAPPA |
| Chris Borst | University of Alaska Anchorage | PCAPPA |
| Aaron Klemm | San Jose State University | PCAPPA |
| Wally Beets | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | SRAPPA |
| Matthew Savoie | Queen’s University | ERAPPA |
| Andres Ramirez | Claremont McKenna College | PCAPPA |
| Larry Sampson | University of Alabama | SRAPPA |
| Dru Dunn | University of Alabama | SRAPPA |
| Tebatso Mogale | American International School of Johannesburg | International |
| Eric Rosman | University of Oregon | PCAPPA |
| Xin Li | Queen’s University | ERAPPA |
| Jose Rodriguez | Rutgers University The State University of New Jersey | ERAPPA |
| Ken Brewer | University of Calgary | RMA |
| Adam Stafford | Creighton University | CAPPA |
| Willy Yamamoto | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | SRAPPA |
| Kevin John Curley | University of Dayton | MAPPA |
| Fadi Kayyal | Rutgers University The State University of New Jersey | ERAPPA |
| Randall Tandy, Jr. | Brazosport College | CAPPA |
| Craig Holan | Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville | MAPPA |
| Jesse Luckey Winter | University of Wisconsin – Madison | MAPPA |
| Greg Gettings | University of Alabama | SRAPPA |
| Jeffrey Cheek | Longwood University | SRAPPA |
| John Bruch | University of Wisconsin – Parkside | MAPPA |
| Tiffany Tant | University of Alabama | SRAPPA |
| Robert Akkerman | NAIT | RMA |
| Richard Tuttauk | University of Calgary | RMA |
| Anna Ellington | Atlanta International School | SRAPPA |
| Jon Tucker | Stanford University | PCAPPA |
| Bradley Goggins | Auburn University | SRAPPA |
| Wilbert Hightower | Sam Houston State University | CAPPA |
| Michael Bricker | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | PCAPPA |
| Christina Blackman | University of California – Davis | PCAPPA |
The latest group of CEFP recipients brings the total number of current CEFP recipients to 1,113. View all CEFP recipients since 2020.
APPA’s Certified Educational Facilities Professional (CEFP) credential is an advanced level of certification that represents a mastery of professional expertise and is a mark of superior proficiency in the core competencies for education facilities professionals. This designation demonstrates superior proficiency, professional strength, and unfailing dedication in the field of educational facilities. The CEFP represents the foundational knowledge, talent, and skills of facilities professionals by highlighting accountability and emphasizing the importance of the profession as a whole and also at the institutional level. Learn more about the CEFP.
For the institutions that employ facilities professionals, the CEFP “showcases the educational side of facilities management and the professionalism in your field,” said Kelly Johnson, a recent CEFP recipient, in a news release for the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). Johnson’s dedication “also helps our department on its path to creating an enriching campus physical environment for our faculty, staff, and especially our students,” said Lucas Applewhite, director of facilities planning and management of USM Coastal Operations.
The APPA online CEFP certification course and exam is a 90-day self-study course designed to help facilities professionals prepare for the CEFP examination with peers across APPA’s six regions.
The next CEFP class runs from November 7, 2023 until February 4, 2024. The deadline to register is November 6. Learn more about the CEFP and register.
