From the moment Gilbert “Gil” Villegas and Karina Neff took the stage, the room leaned in. This was not a theory talk about technology. It was a working session on how cities and service companies can use tools, data, and common sense to serve people better. Villegas arrived with the perspective of a Marine Corps ...
When Yigal Adato walks onstage, he does more than tell stories—he polishes the lens through which leaders see themselves. An entrepreneur-turned-leadership coach based in San Diego and the founder of Leaderato, Adato spent decades building and scaling service businesses, leading hundreds of employees and generating tens of millions in revenue. Today, he helps owners and ...
Rebecca Contreras did not come to VEO with a tidy origin story. She came with the kind of journey that makes a room go quiet. Contreras is the president and CEO of AvantGarde (AG), the women-owned human capital, IT, and strategy consulting firm she co-founded in 2011 and scaled across multiple states. Before joining AG, ...
Housekeeping and Environmental Services (EVS) Week is more than a calendar observance—it is a much-needed opportunity to lift up and celebrate the essential individuals whose daily work directly safeguards the health and lives of patients, staff, and visitors. These professionals do far more than clean spaces; they bring dedication, vigilance, and empathy to the heart ...
ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, is pleased to announce that its 2025 State Pesticide Registration Survey is now available to ISSA members. This valuable resource provides essential information on pesticide registration requirements for each U.S. state, as well as for Washington, DC; Puerto Rico; the Virgin Islands; and Guam. Pesticide registration is a critical ...
Does Testing and Validating Surface Disinfectant Compatibility Matter? Absolutely. Surface disinfection incompatibility is a hidden but urgent threat in healthcare settings, contributing to a continuing epidemic of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) that claim a life every five minutes in the United States. Despite the proliferation of training and scientific advancements targeting pathogen elimination, surface contamination remains ...
Environmental Hygiene is foundational to infection prevention, yet Environmental Services (EVS) professionals remain undervalued and under-resourced. As healthcare systems face financial pressures, EVS departments are often targeted for cuts—an alarming trend that increases patient risk and shifts cleaning responsibilities to nurses already overwhelmed with clinical care. EVS Cuts Increase Risk I will never forget ...
As a leading provider of commercial cleaning and building services across the United States, this woman-owned company is committed to innovation, sustainability, and diversity, ensuring workplaces are both pristine and environmentally responsible. It focuses on enhancing health, safety, productivity, and asset preservation, helping businesses create cleaner and more efficient environments. Harvard® Services Group Inc. is ...
As ISSA president, I often find myself reflecting on how far our industry has come and how far we still need to go in shifting the perception of what we do. For too long, cleaning has been viewed primarily through the lens of appearance. Shiny floors and spotless lobbies were the markers of success. But ...
While cleaning for health (CFH) is critical to protect the well-being of facility users or residents, service providers often struggle to define its purpose and explain how it reduces exposure to specific unhealthy indoor elements. Building service contractors (BSCs) and in-house facility service providers (ISPs) who can define what a CFH program means to their ...
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