The New York City Chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA NYC) hosted its 2017 annual Awards for Excellence Dinner on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at The Plaza in New York City.
Over 400 guests attended the sold-out dinner to celebrate IFMA members and their companies for their outstanding accomplishments over the past year with the annual presentation of the Awards for Excellence. IFMA NYC announced the 2018 award recipients, including:
- Distinguished Chapter Volunteer: End User Member I Ayda Melo-Taveras, WeWork
- Facilities Management Achievement: Facilities Project Planning and Management I Christine McHugh, Evercore c/o Copper Hill Development
- Facilities Management Achievement: Facilities Operations Management I Floyd Primavera, GroupM
- Distinguished Emerging Leader I Rosie Hobbs, Flatiron Health
- Anthony J. Cornacchia Distinguished Service Award I Colleen Moran, Evercore
- Distinguished Chapter Volunteer: Member Corporation I Allsteel
- Distinguished Chapter Volunteer: IFMA NYC Board Member I Sonya Verny, IA Interior Architects
- Distinguished Chapter Volunteer: Service Provider Member I Jonathan Perez, POM Technologies
- Distinguished Environmental Company of the Year I Verizon
- Design & Construction of a New Facility (under 40,000 sq. ft.) I MANHATTAI Team: Woods Bagot; Henderson Engineers; L&K Partners, Inc.; Gardiner & Theobald
- Design & Construction of a New Facility (40,000 sq. ft to 50,000 sq. ft.) I American Kennel Club I Team: Gensler; Syska Hennessy Group; Structure Tone, Inc.; VVA Project Managers & Consultants
- Design & Construction of a New Facility (40,000 sq. ft to 50,000 sq. ft.) I GroupM I Team: HOK, Lilker Associates, JRM Construction Management, Gardiner & Theobald
- 2018 Workplace Innovation Award I Knotel
- Humanitarian Innovation Award I Smile Train
About the New York City Chapter, IFMA
IFMA New York Chapter has been serving the needs of Facility Managers in New York City for over 25 years. The mission of the organization is to guide and advance the professional development of their members throughout their careers with support in certification, networking, education and research. From the beginning, the IFMA New York Chapter has been a leader in the Facilities Industry. Formed in 1980, IFMA certifies facility managers, conducts research, provides educational programs and produces World Workplace, the world’s largest facility management conference and exposition. For more information, visit www.ifmanyc.org.
