Harvard University Sustainable Facilities with Sheila Sheridan

<p><strong>Sheila M. Sheridan</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">- IFMA Fellow, CFM, LEED AP O+M. Sheila retired from Harvard University where she was Director of Facilities and Services at the Kennedy School of Government. As an International Facility Management Association (IFMA )volunteer member, she has held numerous roles including the Chair.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Currently, she is a USGBC Technical Committee member. Previously she was past vice chair of the LEED Operations and Maintenance Committee. She also participated as faculty for IFMA and USGBC courses. She is a recognized global speaker concerning facilities and sustainability. She has been a visiting lecturer at universities around the world.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>Show Highlights</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How volunteer work allows you to test the limits of your abilities and learn what you are really interested in.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Invite champions, naysayers, and gossipers to your team to match your project to your mission. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tips to pave your own way  to promote the change you want to see in your profession and an environmental steward. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sheila is a “tenacious pioneer” who shares her stories of inspiration and tips to help push sustainability forward and open new doors. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sustainability has no borders because the world’s needs are connected for a positive future.  </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Emerging trends and looking at how they manage buildings so we don't lose the voice of the people that work and live there.</span></l