Leadership Team

CFTA's leadership team is comprised of three Officers and five Directors who, together, make up the Board of Directors. They meet monthly using web-based technologies to plan the Association's needs and more often when the annual conference is approaching. These volunteers are passionate about CFTA and are dedicated to meeting its mission.

Directors serve for a three (3) year term.  President, Secretary, and Treasurer serve for a three (3) year term. The President Elect serves one year prior to their term as President

If you are interested in being considered for a Leadership position submit a willingness to serve, or would like to nominate someone else, please complete this online form.

Leadership history

 Officers

PRESIDENT  DeVon C. Miller, BCxP, LEED AP Building Commissioning Specialist Western Michigan University Facilities Management [email protected] 2022 - 2025
TREASURER Joe Porostosky Director The Ohio State University  Facilities Information & Technology Services  [email protected] 2022 - 2025
SECRETARY Pamela Locke FIS Coordinator University of Massachusetts Lowell Facilities Information Systems [email protected] 2022 - 2025
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT  Sue Stewart Asst Director The University of Texas at Austin Technology Resources 2022 - 2023

 Directors

Gabriel Armas Asset Systems Development Manager Pepperdine University                               Planning, Operations, and Construction                                   2021 - 2024
Maria Martinez Digital Assets Administrator The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Facilities Services 2020 - 2023
Brad Averbeck Manager of Facilities Systems and Data Services Washington University in St. Louis Facilities Planning & Management 2022 - 2023
Chad Cavanaugh  FIS Manager Brown University Systems and Services  2022 - 2024
Julius Ray Paulo GIS Coordinator  University of Hawai‘i   Office of Systems Integration  2022  - 2025