2025 Fall Conference
November 5 & 6: Holiday Inn & Suites – St. Cloud, MN
Speaker Presentations
- AMC Legislative Update
- Boosting Building Performance with B3 Benchmarking
- Building Operator Certification
- Certifications Panel
- Flooring Presentation
- MN B3 Flyer_digital
- Power Supply Planning & Adequacy
- Purpose and Compassion at Work 2025
- Ramsey County’s Active Threat Presentation
- Licensing, Permits, and More
2024 Fall Conference
November 6 & 7: Holiday Inn & Suites – St. Cloud, MN
Speaker Presentations
- Beyond Grit: Embracing Passion & Perseverance to Gain the High Performance Edge – Dr. Cindra Kamphoff
- Building Analytics Software – Chris Koger & Jay Handmer
- Roofing Assembly Systems Comparison & Discussion – Wes Thone & Sean Gage
- Space Study & Master Plan – Alex Schrader & Mat Miller
- Egan Fire Alarm Demo/Presentation – Kurt Johnson
- Master Electrician – Tim Barthel
- Procurement/Quote Processing & Software – Mike Lexvold, Andrew Dykstra, & Aaron Fitzloff
- DALCO Demonstration – Wes Flor & Steve Breitenfeldt
- Controls 101 – Nate Thomas
2023 Fall Conference
November 1 & 2: Holiday Inn & Suites – St. Cloud, MN
Speaker Presentations
- Keynote: 2023 Legislative Updates – Matt Hilgart, Government Relations Manager, AMC & Alex Hassel, Intergovernmental Relations Representative, LMC
- Robotics & Autonomous Cleaning – Chad Schoenfelder, Dalco
- Staff Skill & Development – Andrew Dykstra, Director of Facilites Management & Construction, Anoka County & Terry Holm, Operations Manager, Anoka County
- OSHA Training – Amy Satterfield, Director of Business Development & Sr. Project Manager, IEA, Inc.
- County Department Structure – Mike Lexvold, Facilities Management Director, Dakota County & Matt Verdick, Parks and Facilites Director, Rice County
- Structural Building Assessments – Chelsea Ames, Sr. Associate Architect, WJE, Mark Chauvin, Unit Manager, WJE, & Luke Malm, Sr. Associate Structural Engineer, WJE
- City Department Structure – Amy Hanson, Fleet and Facilites Manager, City of Plymouth & Eric Borseth, Facilites Maintenance Lead Engineer, City of Saint Peter
- Value Engineering and Ongoing Maintenance/Operations – Michael Fischer, Vice President, LHB & Phil Fisher, Facility Operations Specialist, LHB
Annual Business Meeting
2022 Fall Conference
November 2 & 3: Arrowwood Lodge – Brainerd Lakes, Baxter, MN
Speaker Presentations
- Communicating with Management and Employee Retention – Sara Folsted, Rice County Administrator
- City of Plymouth Facility Department Organization – Amy Hanson, Fleet and Facilities Manager, City of Plymouth
- Dakota County Facility Department Organization – Mike Lexvold, Facility Manager, Dakota County
- Goodhue County Facility Department Organization – Tim Redepenning, Facility Manager, Goodhue County
- Minnesota Workplace Safety Consultation, OSHA Overview – Breca Tschida, MSPH, CPE, Ergonomics Program Coordinator/Industrial Hygienist at Minnesota OSHA WSC
- The Decider Guide to Cooperative Purchasing – Jon Andres, Minnesota Solution Specialist, Sourcewell
- Pro-Active Carpet Care – Mike Tarvin and Jason McKenzie, Multi-Clean
- PERA: From Hire to Retire – Overview Handout
Annual Business Meeting