Telling Your Asset Management Story
Sharing real-world stories at the intersection of maintenance and capital planning, exploring how teams use data to make smarter decisions, what’s working (and what’s not) with asset management, and the people driving facilities management behind the systems.
Episodes
20 episodes
Lalit Agarwal (APPA)
In this bonus episode, Lalit Agarwal shares his journey from mechanical engineering into leadership roles in higher education facilities, and now as President and CEO of APPA. With a broad view of the industry, he discusses the challenges insti...
John Caddy (Sourcewell)
John Caddy brings a procurement-focused perspective to asset management through his work with Sourcewell. Supporting public agencies across North America, he helps connect procurement strategies with the operational needs of facilities and infr...
Russ Katherman (State of Montana)
Russ Katherman reflects on a career in facilities and asset management and the evolution of the field. From reactive maintenance to more strategic, data-driven decision-making, Russ shares lessons learned over time and insights on balancing bud...
Jim Stephens (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Jim Stephens brings an engineering and manufacturing background into his work in higher education facilities. Now focused on connecting systems and people, he works to ensure asset data supports better decision-making. Jim shares insights on wo...
Gregg Clarke (University of Florida)
Gregg Clarke leads asset management for a large portfolio of facilities at the University of Florida, where campus infrastructure operates at the scale of a small city. Starting his career in the trades, Gregg has grown into leadership roles fo...
Ron Drummond (The Ottawa Hospital, ON)
Ron Drummond’s career in asset management spans contracting, consulting, and leadership roles across healthcare facilities. Working in hospital environments where uptime is critical, he manages infrastructure that must perform around the clock....
Mary Quintana, Scott Johnstone (Brock University, ON)
Mary Quintana and Scott Johnstone from Brock University share how they’re tackling complex campus infrastructure challenges through collaboration and innovation. Facing aging facilities, sustainability goals, and constrained budgets, their team...
Stephanie MacKenzie (Dalhousie University, NS)
Stephanie MacKenzie’s career in asset management spans public infrastructure, planning, and leadership. Working at the intersection of strategy and operations, she has helped organizations make more informed, long-term decisions about the space...
Stacy Watters (State of South Dakota)
Stacy Watters brings a public sector lens to asset management as the State Engineer for South Dakota. With a background in physics and civil engineering, she now oversees a broad portfolio of government infrastructure projects. Stacy shares ins...
Cameron Christensen (Princeton University, NJ)
Cameron Christensen’s path into asset management is rooted in family legacy and shaped by a career in higher education. Now at Princeton University, he works at the intersection of historic preservation and modern campus needs. Cameron shares i...
Jennifer Meneses (University of Saskatchewan, SK)
Jennifer Meneses’s has built a one-of-a-kind career in asset management. Her 20-plus years at the University of Saskatchewan prove that you don’t need to change institutions to build a dynamic career. From campus planning to operations, mainten...
Dave Dolan & Michael Tubiolo (Palm Beach County School, FL)
Managing facilities for more than 180 schools is no small feat. Dave Dolan and Michael Tubiolo share how their backgrounds in engineering, architecture, and construction help them oversee everything from everyday maintenance to major new builds...
Spencer Wood (Humber College, ON)
Spencer Wood’s unexpected path—from environmental science to leading infrastructure at Humber College—shows the impact of saying “yes” to new opportunities. He talks about tackling aging infrastructure, leveraging data, and fostering collaborat...
Dr. Garfield Adams (Knox County Schools, TN)
After 25 years as an educator, Dr. Garfield Adams took on the challenge of running operations for one of Tennessee’s largest school districts. He explains how his classroom experience shapes decisions about facilities, why data-driven planning ...
Brian Hauff & Lucas Applewhite (University of Southern Mississippi, MS)
Architect Brian Hauff and retired Air Force officer Lucas Applewhite bring different skills to a shared mission: keeping Southern Miss’s campuses and research sites running smoothly. They discuss how design thinking, project management, and tea...
Maxine Coleman (Vassar College, NY)
Maxine Coleman’s career leap from landscape architecture to facilities leadership is a masterclass in adaptability. She recounts going back to school mid-career, balancing work and family, and applying her design and project management skills t...
Mark DeVore (Delaware Technical Community College, DE)
Mark DeVore’s path took him from engineering in the U.S. Coast Guard to leading facilities across four college campuses. Hear how his military and public sector experience shaped his approach to modernizing Delaware Tech, uniting formerly siloe...
Katelyn Poyntz (Unity Health, Toronto, ON)
Engineering leader Katelyn Poyntz has spent 13+ years making hospital infrastructure more resilient, sustainable, and patient-focused. In this episode, she shares why no two projects are ever the same, how she manages critical upgrades without ...
Richard McEvoy (Fanshawe College, ON)
With a career spanning hospitals, restaurants, breweries, and now higher education, Richard McEvoy proves that technical skills can travel anywhere. At Fanshawe College, he created a one-of-a-kind role focused on facilities data and systems, tr...
Freddie Cox (Knox County Schools, TN)
From IT support to Chief Technology Officer, Freddie Cox’s career shows how technology can transform school facilities. In this episode, Freddie shares how his tech background gives him a fresh perspective on infrastructure, the imp...
