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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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