AFE LEADERSHIP
Chairman of the National Board of Directors
2026-2028
Adam Kilburn, CPMM®
Senior Director Engineering & Operations
Jones Lang LaSalle
Vice Chairman of the National Board of Directors
Larson Wood, CPMM®
Property Manager
TFI International
Past Chairwoman of the National Board of Directors
Esther Walker, CPMM®
Facilities Director
Chicago Public Schools
Finance Chair
Ryan Rikkola, CPE®
Minnesota Twins Target Field
Programs Chair
John Rogan, CPMM®
President of Engineering Services
M5 Facility Services
Membership Chair
Aneta Mistak, CPS®
Illinois School District 214
Marketing Chair
Andre Trudeau
Marketing Manager
Servpro
Women's Advisory Chair
2025-2027
Cristie Massey, CPMM®
Reliability Manager
Priefert Ranch Equipment
Charity Chair
Abe Abdelkaoui, CPMM®
U.S. Regional Facilities Director
Charles River Laboratories
Council of Regions Chair
Paul Sheehy, CPE®
Plant Facilities Consultant
Triad Plant Services/ FEMA
Council of Industry Sectors Chair
Neha Dhingra®
Vice President, Commercial and Operations Management, Microelectronics
ABM
Council of Industry Affiliations Chair
Ron Anderson, CPMM®, CPS®
Assistant Superintendent, CSBO
Illinois School District 88
CHAIR, INDUSTRY STANDARDS & LICENSING COMMITTEE Committee Description: Become a member of one of AFE's most valuable committees. The ISL Committee is tasked with the monthly oversight and reporting of updates concerning Industry Standards and Licensing across various disciplines related to maintenance, management, and engineering in facilities. The Chair of this Committee will hold a position on the National Board of Directors and will be responsible for providing quarterly progress reports during the National Board of Directors Meetings.
CHAIR, FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Committee Description: Become a member of the AFE Foreign Affairs Committee, where you'll work alongside our international chapters and credentialing organizations to keep AFE Headquarters informed about global issues related to facilities maintenance, engineering, and management. The Chair of this Committee will secure a position on the National Board of Directors andprovide a quarterly summary of the committee's activities to the National Board.
Leadership Application
Region 1: Eastern U.S.
Robert Bender
Water Quality Consultant
NAWT Collar
Vice Region 2: North Central U.S.
Don Heaslip, CPE®
Sr. Plant Manager
DuBois Chemical
Region 3: Midwest U.S.
Elliot Echols
Illinois School District
Region 4: Pacific Northwest U.S.
Brandon Jenkins, CPMM®
Project Manager
ACCO Engineering Systems
Vice Region 5: Southeast U.S.
Plant Engineering Consultant
Region 6: Pacific Southwest U.S.
Steve Stieg
Technical Support Engineer
Aquadriven
Region 7: International
Daniel Wekesa, CPE®
Critical Facility Engineer
Amentum
Region 8: New England U.S.
Jessica Bigelow, CPMM®
Infrastructure Engineering Senior Advisor - Data Centers
Evernorth Health Services
Region 9: Southwest U.S.