SUMMER 2025 CONFERENCE
INFORMATION & HANDOUTS
PLEASE NOTE:
Links will be updated and new material will be added as it becomes available.
Summer 2025 Conference Agenda
Architectural Showcase Award Winners
Monday, June 30th
Florida Department of Education: When can I update FISH and when do I need a survey?
Violet Brown, Martha Chauncey & Rick Vermillion – FDOE
The Culture of Proxemics and Persona
David Stubbs – David Stubbs Design
Evolution of Workplace Environments in Higher Education
Fred Godbolt and Monika Avery – The SLAM Collaborative
Tracey McDade – Curium Solutions
Enhancing Education with AI-Driven Connected Buildings
Sri Iyer and Lynette DeClue – Trane Technologies
Building a Resilient Future: AIA Florida’s Approach to Advocacy and Development
Lourdes Solera, Julian Norman-Webb and Lindsey Perez – AIA
Tuesday, July 1st
Starting from Square 1 – Building Your Facilities’ Data
William Carney, Brenna Milne, Deziree Cubero – DLR
JR Armstrong – Lake Highland Preparatory School
Florida Department of Education EFIS and Forms
Violet Brown, Martha Chauncey, & Rick Vermillion – FDOE
Access Beyond Compliance Emerging Trends in Commercial Restroom Design
Daniel Hughes, Bradley Company
FPL Energy Saving Solutions
Leo Segovich, Christina Zabala & Ed Pastoriza – Florida Power & Light
Facility Asset Management
Arty Molinari- TREMCO
What Facility Planners Need to Know About Managing and Auditing Construction Contracts
Rich Towsend & Ashley Humphries – RL Townsend & Associates
Structural Safety, Assessment and Restoration 101
Novak Vukasinovic and Sheila Preble – Kimley Horn
Elevating Safety: Modernizing Emergency Communication for Secure Campuses
Daniel Goldstein – Kings III Emergency Communications
Wednesday, July 2nd
Building Beyond Barriers: Navigating Tariffs to Ensure Project Success
Steve Stouthamer, Tom Park, Daniel Abou-Jaoude – Skanska
Dave Sharma – School District of Osceola County
Latest Trends and Metrics: Building Next-Gen STEM Facilities for Long-Term Viability
Michael Davidson – Research Facilities Design (RFD)
Time Management
Randy Lebolo – Eacott-Lebolo Pay It Forward Organization
Thursday, July 3rd
FDOE and Legislative Update
Rick Vermillion – Director, Florida Department of Education
Mark Weigly – Florida Department of Education
Don Whitehead – Florida Department of Education
Violet Brown – Florida Department of Education
Martha Chauncey – Florida Department of Education