Welcome to the Southern New England APPA (SNEAPPA) webpage. This site is designed to give you all the latest information as it relates to Southern New England chapter of APPA. This site also will provide information on current officers, future meetings, by-laws, potential by-law changes, past presidents, current education topics, as well as a list of all the higher education institutions who make up SNEAPPA.
Officers 2012
- President: John Michalewicz (University of Hartford)
- Vice President: Nancy Tinker (Eastern CT State University)
- Secretary: Vacant
- Treasurer: John Cannon (College of the Holy Cross)
- CT Director: Tom Yopp (Choate Rosemary Hall)
- RI Director: Jerry Sidio (University of Rhode Island)
- MA Director: Keith Mcdonald (Bridgewater State College)
- At-Large Director: Tom Kane (Bentley University)
- At-Large Director: Jim Yocius (The Loomis Chaffee School)
- At-Large Director: Keith Woodward (Quinnipiac University)
- Past President: Neal Lespasio (Emerson College)
Scholarship Program
Scholarship applications are due APRIL 1ST and will be awarded at the Summer SNEAPPA Annual Meeting (generally in June) for use in the next year. The Scholarship Award Committee will consist of the SNEAPPA President, Vice President, and the three state representatives.
Steve Lafever of Springfield College – was the winner of SNEAPPA’s drawing for a full registration to ERAPPA 2009! SNEAPPA members who attended any two of the last three SNEAPPA Business Meetings (Fenway, Mt. Holyoke, or Quinnipiac) were eligible and entered into the draw which was conducted following the summer meeting in June!
The SNEAPPA Board established the Scholarship Program to support the education of facilities professionals in Southern New England. The purpose of this program is to provide funding opportunities to the Chapter’s membership to attend professional development (PD) sessions at both the regional and national levels.
A maximum of four scholarships, up to $1,000 each, are granted annually to cover tuition/registration fees at:
- APPA's Institute for Facilities Management
- Leadership Academy
- Supervisor's Toolkit
- EFP certification preparatory courses
- Consideration for future APPA or ERAPPA professional development offerings
Scholarship applications are due April 1, and will be awarded at the Summer SNEAPPA Annual Meeting (generally in June) for use in the next year. The Scholarship Award Committee will consist of the SNEAPPA President, Vice President, and the three state representatives.
Qualifications:
The applicant’s institution needs to be a current dues paying member of APPA.
Application Process:
The application process for all scholarships and grants shall be made using the SNEAPPA Scholarship Application, (see Attachment 1). Interested applicants must complete the form and submit according to the instructions contained on the form.
Forms may be obtained on line from the Chapter website or from any Chapter Board member. A properly completed application will include a complete description of the professional program to be attended, complete with course costs, and an endorsement from applicant’s supervisor.
Upon course completion, all successful scholarship awardees will be required to either write a short synopsis of their experience or comment for a minute or two at a SNEAPPA meeting on how the event went and what was most valuable.
Recent Past SNEAPPA Events
Lasell College - The first business meeting of SNEAPPA's 2012 schedule was held at Lasell College in Auburndale, MA on Thursday, March 15. Mark Fournier and his colleagues designed a thoughtful and timely program in support of “Implementing the Goals of the President's Climate Commitment.” Beautiful campus - great presentation.
University of Rhode Island, NBC - The NARRAGANSETT BAY CAMPUS (NBC) of URI hosted the Spring SNEAPPA Conference April 13, 2011. In addition to the beautiful water views, the dual track program provided detailed information on several hot topics. Track 1 focused on PCB policies and remediation, and was hosted by Kimberly Tisa, EPA Region 1; Vern Wyman, URI AVP for Business Services; and Jeff Hamel, Woodard &Curran. Track 2 highlighted equally compelling themes of Pest Management, (replete with bedbugs, IPM and RFP discussions) presented by the URI trio of Bonnie Jacob, Doug Michael, and Tracey Angell; and, Behavioral Modification to Improve Energy Management, presented by Dave Lamb, URI; and Scott Finlinson, Noresco.
The afternoon tours presented venues not often seen at SNEAPPA meetings, and included the RI Nuclear Science Center, The Research Vessel Endeavor, and The Inner Space Center. The Nuclear Science Center presented views into the core of an active reactor, thirty feet below the water’s surface. The RV Endeavor gave views into the living/working conditions of an active NSF research vessel – which departed for research two days after the conference. The Inner Space Center showed the culmination of the vision presented by Dr. Robert Ballard at the ERAPPA conference in Mystic, Connecticut in 2006; and showed the operations center that manages active underwater research throughout the world through electronic controls and monitors. Beautiful campus - great tours.
Boston College
The Fall Meeting this year was held November 10, 2010 on the Chestnut Hill Campus of Boston College at Corcoran Commons, with an aggressive agenda that included three major presentations (Administrative Program Reviews, Commissioning, and Building Restoration) and two tours. Mike Pimental, BC Institutional Research, presented the Administrative Program Review (APR) as BC's planning process that provides an on-going approach to assessment, planning and improvement, and included a panel discussion that covered the benefits and methodology at the department level. Terence Leahy, Boston College; Mark LeBrun, PE/Affiliated Engineers; and Howard J. McKew, CPE/RDK Engineers; presented the Commissioning component and highlighted best practices. The exterior renovation of Gasson Hall, BC's historic/iconic building, was covered by John Romeo, BC Facilities and Wendall Kalsow, McGinley Kalsow Associates, and rounded out the morning. An excellent buffet lunch followed by selective tours of the beautiful Chestnut Hill campus closed out the day. Thanks to our hosts at BC for a job well done.
A copy of the Administrative Program Review presentation is available: (Fall 2010/Boston College APR (SNEAPPA) v7.ppt). Or, in greater detail at the following Boston College link: www.bc.edu/apr
University of Massachusetts, Amherst sponsored The Summer Meeting on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Amherst is the flagship campus for the University of Massachusetts system and sits on nearly 1450 acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts. UMASS presented several educational sessions designed around its Master Plan, CHP, Sustainability, and GIS for Facilities Management. Along with these valuable and informative sessions, SNEAPPA institutional representatives voted on new Board members and the Chapter was updated on all business, ERAPPA, and APPA-related issues. And of course, as part of our annual tradition, SNEAPPA offered "Surf & Turf" for lunch! For more titillating details, meeting minutes, and pictures, click here
Bridgewater State College hosted the Spring 2010 Meeting on Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Founded in 1840, Bridgewater State College is one of America’s first teacher preparation institutions, and provides a broad range of graduate and undergraduate degree programs through its School of Graduate Studies, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, and School of Education and Allied Studies. The Facilities Department put together two informative educational programs for the morning program as well as a campus tour following lunch. The first session detailed the college’s $10.4 million energy and water conservation initiative with the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM), and Ameresco. A discussion of their transition from a Facilities Department to a Facilities Management and Planning Operation followed the morning break. Our thanks to Bridgewater State College for hosting the program and for sharing their beautiful campus with SNEAPPA.
Quinnipiac hosted the Summer 2009 Meeting. For a review of the activities or to see pictures of the campus in Hamden, Connecticut, click here.
Mt Holyoke - hosted the spring 2009 event. For a review of the activities or to see pictures of the campus in South Hadley, Massachusetts, click here
ERAPPA board liaisons : With ERAPPA's new board structure there are several positions that report to the Vice President's of ERAPPA. We are fortunate to have four excellent volunteers to serve. Serving on the Education Committee is John Michalewicz (University of Hartford); serving on the Technology & Communications Committee is Jerry Sidio (University of Rhode Island), Serving on the Membership Committee is Chris DuPuis (University of Hartford), and serving on the Chapter Affairs Committee, Neal Lespasio (Emerson).
Are you looking to join? : Joining Southern New England APPA is really simple. Come to a meeting. That's it. Unlike its parent organization APPA and ERAPPA where there are costs (and good benefits), SNEAPPA just requires you to come to a meeting and pay for your meal. It really is that simple, whether you are a business partner, an affiliate member of APPA or ERAPPA, or part of a college/university. If you need more information, please contact any officer on the Board (see the Current Officers link). We meet 3-4 times a year and it is a great opportunity to interact with members of the various institutions and businesses. If you are looking to be involved in ERAPPA, please go to www.erappa.org
