ISSA leverages the expertise of our industry members to provide independent advice and valuable insight for the association’s operations and member services. Our councils consult, deliberate, and make decisions. Our committees discuss specific matters, make recommendations, and help implement plans.

Contact [email protected] to learn more about these leadership groups and how you can get involved.

Committees and Councils

The ISSA Building Service Contractor (BSC) Council provides the ISSA Board BSC Director with input and guidance as we strive to improve the value of ISSA to building service contractors.

ISSA leverages the expertise of our industry members to provide independent advice and valuable insight into the association’s operations and member services. The BSC Council provides great insight into the value proposition for BSC membership with ISSA. The Council has also been instrumental in building the program for the ISSA’s Business Growth Strategies conference.

Everyone will be requested to join a monthly conference call to discuss the groups initiatives and at times, sub working groups may be requested to spend more time together in the development process.

The expected workload as a volunteer should average 2-3 hours a month, depending on the scope of the project being developed.

Members of the Building Service Contractor Council

Alan Applebaum, Director of Operations
Jack Laurie Group

Cliff Beiser, CIMS Assessor
Champions Touch

Bill Blanco, Chief Operations Offices
PSM Facility Solutions

George Boutsalis, Vice President
Impact Cleaning Services

Sharon Boyd, Custodial Services Supervisor
Newport News Public Schools

Scott Claypool, Owner
Claypool Carpet Cleaning

Tim Conn, President
Image One Facility Solutions

Luiz DaCosta, Owner/CEO
Modular Concepts LLC

Jason Dinverno, CXO, Managing Partner
Prestige Maintenance USA

Mike Downs, Vice President, Operations
Allied Universal Janitorial Services

Christian Espinoza, President & CEO
WOW! Building Maintenance Solutions

John Ezzo, CEO
New Image Building Services

Jim Ferraro, Owner
Executive Facilities Services, Inc.

Evgeny Fetisov, Ceo
Zinger &Co

Ricardo Fuchs, Co-Founder / Board Member
EcoBrite Services, LLC

Julio Garzon, Quality Assurance Manager
Bonafide Conglomerate

Christina Herrick, VP of HR
EDGE Building Services

F. Nazir Hill, CEO
Complete Facility Services

John Hogg, Regional Operations and Sales
Integrity National Corporation

Ty Hookway, Owner
Cleancraft

Mahnaz Khaliqi, Owner
Green Apple Commercial Cleaning, Inc.

Chris Kincade, CEO
Janarus – The Good Janitors

Eva Kretschmar, President/Owner
RBG Janitorial LLC

Lisa Lavender, COO
Restoration Technical Institute

Ryan Lynch, President
Bayside Commercial Building Services

Shashikant Manapure, Director
Spick & Span Services

Monty McDowell, CEO / Prinicipal Broker / RESE
ADvance Management, Inc.

Joe Pereira, President
Integrity Maintenance Solutions

Christopher Pierson, Director of Procurement
Kellermeyer Bergensons Services

Pepper Powell, President
Rug Suckers, Inc.

Lucy Reid, Senior Director Operations
Impact Cleaning Services Ltd.

Armando Rodriguez, CEO
A&A Maintenance inc.

Candido Rosario, Owner / President
Krazykleen Maintenance

Michael Sills, President
A Sharper Image

Kendal St Louis, CEO
LADNEK Ltd

Robert Stapleton, Director of Field Services
JAN-PRO Systems International

David Swindle, CEO
Wellness Cleaning

Greg Teske, Project Manager
Beacon Group

Jeffrey Upmalis, Vice President
CNS cleaning

Mike VandenBerg, Director of Business Development
GRBS

Frank Wardzinski, COO
BRAVO! Building Services

Russ Williamson, Owner
CLEAN RIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC

Diana Wilson, Vice President of Business Development
Supreme Maintenance Organization

Apply to be a member of the Building Service Contractor Council

ISSA Canada’s Building Service Contractor (BSC) Council was formed in October 2017 in an effort to strengthen the line of communication between the association and the BSC sector. The purpose of this Council is to provide input and consultation to ISSA Canada in order to
improve the value of the association to building service contractors.

Ken Hilder
ISSA Canada, Chair

Gavin Bajin
Modern Canada

Yiannis Boutsalis
Impact Cleaning Services Ltd.

David Clementino
Hallmark Housekeeping Services Inc.

Paul Goldin
Bee-Clean Building Maintenance

Russell Hay
Scandinavian Building Services

Dimitri Kourkoutis
BGIS Sustainable Cleaning Solutions

Michael Kroupa
United Cleaning Services Ltd.

Tony Raposo
Conciergerie SPEICO Inc.

Mike Nosko
ISSA Canada Executive Director

ISSA is excited to launch the ISSA Education Development Working Group with a primary focus on curating content for the ISSA Show North America, creating new and enhancing current programs that will impact the career journeys of industry professionals.

Everyone will be requested to join a monthly conference call to discuss the groups initiatives and at times, sub working groups may be requested to spend more time together in the development process.

The expected workload as a volunteer should average 2-3 hours a month, depending on the scope of the project being developed.

View the members of Education Development Committee

Apply to be a member of the Education Development Committee

Members of the Education Development Committee

Silvia Aguirre, Director
A&A cleaning and restoration services inc

Alan Applebaum, Director of Operations-Cleaning Services
Jack Laurie Group

Dorothy Askew, CEO
THE ASKEW GROUP, LLC

Raminder Badh, Sr. Manager Robotics NA
Tennant Company

Nathan Bishop, EVS Manager
Job Options Inc.

Dwayne Brooks, Regional Director
MasterCorp

Bill Buchholz, HR Director
Buck Services

Dominick Buchholz, Director of Internal Operations
Buck Services Inc.

Richard Capp, President
Rebound Cleaning Services, Inc.

Tony Cardoso, General Manager
Mid-American Cleaning Contract

Jody Carroll, CEO
PowerX3 Property Maintenance Services LLC

Ross Champagne, Brand Management Director
Enmon Enterprises LLC, dba Jani-King Gulf Coast

Amber Christian, Job manager/ owner
3nchanted fairy-tale cleaning company llc

Madeline Clemence, Executive Assistant
PJS

Robert Collins, EVP
Crescent Cleaning Company

Joann Coulombe, Director Environmental Services
Kendal at Hanover

Erin Curley, Category Merchant
HD Supply

Richard Duchscherer, Custodial Manager
Santa Clara Unified School District

Cheryl Ecton, CEO
Elite Building Services

Steven Eichman, Facilities Manager
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District

Brandy Emmons-Powell, Director Quality Development
Didlake

Michael Freshour, Senior Director of Custodial Service
American Museum of Natural History

Christina Gallos, VP Organizational Development
Commercial Cleaning Services

Paz Garcia, District Manager Facilities
Sodexo Campus

Jessie Gary, Regional Director
Vanguard Systems of Maryland

Rolando Hernandez, MANAGER
PRO CHEM IND.,.S.A

Tricia Holderman, CEO
Elite Facility Systems

Bob Hurd, Director, Global Janitorial SME
JLL

Rich Hurtado, Operations Director
Brevard Achievement Center

Alex Kaggwa, Training Development Manager
Farnek Services LLC

Kelly Kinser, janitorial supervisor
velocity services

Serhiy Kozolup, owner
CPG

Patrick Lancaster, Custodial Supervisor
Raymore-Peculiar School District

Mark Lapp, Vice President
Jack Laurie Group

CHARLES LEWIS, President
Supreme Cleaning Inc

Paul Mabry, Operations Manager
Clean Source Inc.

Sarah McCollum, Building Superintendent 3
Eastern Connecticut State University

Terry McMurtry, Assistant Director – Custodial, Waste, Recycling, and Pest Control
Carnegie Mellon University

Sibongile Mthimunye, Founder and CEO
BWGL Group Pty Ltd

Nishant Pandey, Director, Global Product Manager
JLL/Technologies

Joseph Parker, President
Commercial Restroom Essentials, LLC

Rebecca Perdikis, Quality Control Manager
Express Facility Managment

Dwyan Poggi, Corporate Director of Facilities
Vi

Brian Ramser, Sales Category Development Manager
Essendant

Rico Rodriguez, Vice President of Operations
Accurate Building Maintenance, LLC

Chelsey Schwartz, Vice President of Marketing
Vectair Systems

Alba Serrano, President
Expressions For You Corp

Sheila Smeltzer, President
A+ Pro Services, Inc

Kendal St louis, CEO
LADNEK

Sabrina StJohn, Training and Development Specialist
Imperial Cleaning

David Swindle, CEO
Wellness Cleaning

Julia Tang, Co-founder
Taskaim Llc

Ryan Tasovac, Custodial Coordinator
Elgin SD U-46

Greg Teske, Project Manager
Beacon Group

John Thomas, Director of Health & Wellness
Imperial Dade

Kathy Trivino-Harper, Director Safety and Training
BRAVO! Building Services

Aaron Uresti, Assistant Director of Custodial Services & Resource Management
University of California Riverside

Mark Warner, National Sales Manager
The Bullen Companies

LaQuata Williams, Owner
White Glove Cleaning Solutions

patrick wilson, Director of Housekeeping and University Services
Millersville University

Tatjana Zahn-Ahmed, Director of Housekeeping
Grand Hyatt Dubai

Apply to be a member of the Education Development Committee

The ISSA Period Poverty Advisory Council will play an advisory role in support of the development of ISSA’s education and advocacy strategy related to ending period poverty. This includes but is not limited to identifying education opportunities; development and promulgation of policy positions related to period poverty; execution and/or support of advocacy activities related to the campaign; and help communicating our messages to employees, vendors, customers, and policymakers on such issues.

Council members include:

Claire Coder
Founder and CEO
Aunt Flow

Krista Plewes
Head of Marketing
Citron Hygiene

Shallan Ramsey
CEO, Founder, and Inventor
MaskIT®️

Kenneth Vuylsteke
Board Member
HOSPECO Brands Group

Nilo Yagana
Vice President of Marketing
Bobrick

To learn more about ISSA’s Period Poverty campaign, please contact John Nothdurft, ISSA’s Director of Government Affairs.

The ISSA Government Affairs Advisory Committee (GAAC) plays an advisory role in support of the development of ISSA’s advocacy strategy. The committee recommends actions to protect, support, and advance the specific interests of ISSA members and of the entire cleaning industry.

This includes but is not limited to issue identification and prioritization; development and promulgation of policy positions; execution and/or support of advocacy activities; and help communicating our advocacy messages to employees, vendors, customers, and policymakers on matters of importance such as grassroots calls to action.

The GAAC also is involved in advising on specific policy positions, advocacy actions, advocacy events, advocacy fundraising, and other government affairs-related items.

Chairperson

Tom Friedl, Chairperson
President and CEO
HOSPECO

Jody Carroll
CEO
Power X3 Property Maintenance Services LLC

Caryn Gilliam
Chief Strategy Officer
PortionPac Chemical Corporation

Ailene Grego
President & CEO
SouthEast LINK

Daniel Hiza
Director of Marketing & Quality
Pritchard Industries

Jordan Moon
Federal Affairs Director
Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Christopher P. Pearce
Director of Government Affairs
SC Johnson

Amber Reyna
Chief Revenue Officer
Verde Clean

Keith Schneringer
Senior Director of Marketing – JanSan + Sustainability
BradyPlus

Veronica Vidal-Napier
CEO
Custom Cleaning and Management Services

ISSA Government Affairs Contacts

John Nothdurft
Director of Government Affairs
[email protected]

Stacy J. Seiden
Senior Government Affairs Manager
[email protected]

To learn more about ISSA’s Government Affairs Advisory Committee, please contact John Nothdurft, ISSA’s Director of Government Affairs.

Please join ISSA as we develop an Emerging Leaders Committee that will guide ISSA as we continue to provide opportunities for networking and education for our up-and-coming leaders in the industry, as well as recognize those trailblazers. We are also looking to develop a career path for the cleaning industry and highlight the opportunities.

Remember, to join, you must be a member of ISSA.

The ISSA Hygieia Network, an ISSA Charity, provides the programs, tools, and support that enable all women in the cleaning industry to accelerate their careers and achieve their full potential. Our Council and Executive Advisory Council work to make the industry one, in which, women actively choose careers because of unparalleled inclusiveness and the development and advancement opportunities they can access.

ISSA Hygieia Network Council and Executive Advisory Council

Stuart Nicol, Chairman
Quipment Pty Ltd
253 Hinxman Rd
Castlereagh, NSW, 2749
Australia
61-4-0908-5175

Matt Marsh, Representative
Sebastian Property Group
Managing Director
PO Box 879
Bayswater VIC 3153
1300790911

Scott McFadzen WLS, Representative
Coach8
Principal Consultant & IICRC WRT & TSCT Instructor
47 Gregory Street,
Mackay QLD 4740
1300 253 464

David Miller, Representative
Tennant Australia
National Head of Strategic Accounts
General Manager Australia/NZ
11/4 Southridge St
Eastern Creek NSW 2766
(+61) 02 9839 9700

Donna Willmette, Representative
Rapid Group Co-operative Ltd
National Key Account Manager
Commercial 3, 48-56 Derby Street, Kingswood NSW 2747
02 4721 1993

Rochelle Lake, Representative
Essity Australasia
Head of Marketing – B2B
30-32 Westall Rd, Springvale, Victoria 3171
0404 480 415

Greg Pobjoy, Representative
Whiteley Corp. (Pty.) Ltd.
Vice President of International Sales
PO Box 1076
North Sydney, NSW 2059
61-2-4961-9333

Ken Bodie, International Director
Kelsan Inc.
5109 N National Drive
Knoxville, TN 37914
865-684-2500

John Barrett, Executive Director
ISSA
10275 W. Higgins Road, Suite 280
Rosemont, IL 60018 USA
847-982-0800
Fax: 847-982-0852

The purpose of the Residential Cleaning Council is to provide input and consultation to ISSA staff to help improve the value of ISSA membership and to help continually improve the standard of professionalism in the residential cleaning industry.

ISSA Residential Cleaning Council Members

The purpose of this committee is to provide the ISSA Board Manufacturer Representative Director with an additional source of input and consultation in order to improve the value of ISSA to manufacturer representatives.

Chairman, Jay Shearer
Avision
2832 Hedberg Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55305-3403
763-398-0807

John Beers
Wind Associates, Inc.
1156 Industry Drive
Tukwila, WA 98188-4803
206-243-7713

John Calarese
John Calarese & Co., Inc.
7A Raymond Ave; Suite 8
Salem, NH 03079-2949
508-359-5500 x214

Bethany Harrington
Western Maintenance Sales
8737 Dice Rd.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
310-323-5828

Neron P. Hinton
Hinton Sales, Inc.
6659 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Norcross, GA 30092-5714
770-326-6455

John B. Osborne
The Osborne Group Inc.
4010 North Bend Road, Suite 101
Cincinnati, OH 45211
513-481-6200

John K. Riches
Riches Associates
133 Wendler Terrace Ottawa, ON K1E 3T5 Canada
613-720-4314

Mark Salvaggio
Avision
20212 Hempstead Rd, BLDG 3
Houston, TX 77065
713-864-2947

Alec Sardelich
Avision Sales
1977 Freeman Ave.
Signal Hill, CA 90755
562-989-2400

Dave Souvall
Avision
4665 Joliet St,
Denver, Colorado, 80239
303-373-1940

ISSA is pleased to announce the establishment of the ISSA Regulatory Affairs Committee (RAC). This committee is part of ISSA’s continued investment and expansion of its advocacy efforts.

The RAC will play an advisory role in support of the development of ISSA’s positions on state and federal regulatory issues applicable to chemical cleaners, in addition to voluntary ecolabel standards. It will recommend actions to protect, support, and advance the specific interests of ISSA members, and of the entire cleaning industry. This includes but is not limited to issue identification and prioritization, development and promulgation of positions, execution and/or support of regulatory positions, and help in providing feedback for inclusion in ISSA’s comments on regulatory issues.

ISSA thanks the following individuals from ISSA-member companies for their important service to the cleaning industry as RAC members:

Drew Catron
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Hillyard Industries

Jamey Gaston
Technical Director
Midlab, Inc

Rebecca Kaufold
Manager of Government Affairs & Sustainability
Spartan Chemical Company

Ali Luedtke
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Betco Corporation

Lisa Pankiewicz
Vice President Global Stewardship
The Clorox Company

ISSA Government Affairs Contacts

John Nothdurft
Director of Government Affairs
[email protected]

Meché Ragland
Manager of Regulatory Affairs
[email protected]

“Each member of ISSA’s Regulatory Affairs Committee brings a wealth of industry knowledge and experience,” said ISSA Director of Government Affairs John Nothdurft. “Our Government Affairs team is excited to welcome them to this new advisory body and we look forward to working with them to help guide the associations regulatory advocacy and education efforts.”

For questions regarding ISSA advocacy, please contact John Nothdurft, ISSA Director of Government Affairs.

The ISSA Sustainability Committee is a member-led initiative that exists to:

  • Assist our members when responding to sustainability requests from their customers
  • Help our members implement sustainability, efficiency, social equity, and other related business strategies in their own organizations.

The committee includes members from all facets of the cleaning value chain, many of whom also participate in the committee’s five work groups that focus on Education & Training; Reporting Tools; ISSA Show North America; International; and Strategic Planning.

We encourage all active ISSA members to join and participate in the committee, which meets monthly on the second Tuesday of the month at 12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Learn more about how you can join ISSA’s Sustainability Initiative

The Workplace Solutions Association (WSA), Powered by ISSA, represents over 500 members, including office products and furniture dealers, manufacturers, wholesalers, manufacturer representatives, and associate service providers. To learn more about WSA’s board and committees, please contact Mike Tucker, Executive Director.

WSA Board of Directors

Technology Committee

Works with dealers and service providers to educate and assist the industry with challenges and opportunities related to the performance and security of their operating systems, websites, internet ordering platforms, and other IT-related issues. Topics of importance include cybersecurity, e-commerce, digital content, search engine optimization, data, social media best practices, and imaging supplies/managed print solutions.

Steve Noyes
Clover Imaging

Steve Nuelle
ABM Federal

Lloyd Wood
gfk Etilize

Brian Bowerfind
ECI Solutions

Miles Young
On Time Supplies

Brian Stevenson
Independent Suppliers Grp

Furniture Committee

Works with furniture manufacturers and service providers to facilitate the sharing of information on products, processes, and best practices for mid-market dealers. Topics of importance include business management for dealers, technology, Covid-19 pandemic strategies, new vertical expansion, and brand support.

J.D. Ewing
COE Distributing

Charles Forman
Independent Suppliers Group

Brad Armacost
Contract Furniture Pros

Alan Bird
Complete Office Supply

Mark Hill
PVI Office Furniture

Tom Triplett
Triplett Office Solutions

Ian Hicks
SpecialT