The FM Pipeline Team, in an effort to include academic FM practitioners, will be presenting at the TAPPA 2025 conference in Galveston TX, April 15th 2025. The presentation will be delivered by Magda Alanis-Brady, assistant VP of Facilities operations at University of Houston and Jim Zirbel, Chairman at FM Pipeline Team, Inc. , dedicated to engaging, enlightening and energizing our #NextGenOfFM.
Their presentation will focus on the new opportunity in SkillsUSA’s Texas high school division, where the Facilithon is expected to be offered to a population of 22,000 students in CTE-related programs to compete in district and state events . “Consider the numbers,” said Jim ZIrbel, Chairman, “when you’re talking 22,000 students in one state and 1 in 4 is a great potential candidate, its pretty hard to disagree with. I’d like to fly out just to see it happen, its a natural mosaic of SkillsUSA and solves for many CTSO’s leadership-type competitions by rendering direct career outcomes.”
The FM pipeline team, Inc. 501c3 is the creator of the SkillsUSA Facilithon competition along with 1 in 30, Facilitopics and Wellhead programs. The organization exists to engage, enlighten & energize our #NextGenOfFM. More information about the Facilithon and other FM Pipeline programs can be found at www.fmpipeline.org