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FacilitiesNet Announces 2026
Facility Champion Award Recipients
Wauwatosa, WI - August 18, 2026 - FacilitiesNet is proud to announce the winners of the fifth annual Facility Champion Award.
Every day across the country, facility managers and maintenance and engineering managers prove their worth to building owners, organizational leaders and building occupants.
“This year’s Facility Champion submissions continue to raise the bar on the number of talented facility management professionals are employed at institutional and commercial facilities across the country,” said Dave Lubach, chief editor, facilities. “Reviewing the list of nominees is always a difficult task and one we take seriously. This year’s winners represent a number of markets, and the eight chosen Facility Champions are truly leaders in the industry. We enjoy shining the spotlight on the best in our industry.”
Editors in the Facility Market at Trade Press Media Group received more than 100 nominations for the Facility Champion Award. Nominations were received for facility leaders from all types of institutional and commercial facilities. This year's applicants also included a notable increase in nominations for women leaders, highlighting the increasing recognition of women across the facilities management industry.
The 2026 Facility Champion Award recipients are:
- Veronica Rivera, Director of Maintenance, Operations and Facilities, College of the Siskiyous
- Adam Bregenzer, Facilities Coordinator, FIDELITY BANK
- Jane Davis, Facilities Manager, Nielsen/JLL
- Tara McMachen, Director of Operations, Mapleton Public Schools
- Joseph Mattox, Fleet and Facilities Maintenance Division Manager, City of Moreno Valley
- Anthony Gourley, Senior Project Manager, University of Maryland, College Park
- Anthony (Tony) Malaj, Executive Director of Space and Facilities Management, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine (Medical Education Building – MEB) at UNLV
- Tessa Chilson, Director of Environmental & Fleet Services, Alliance for Empowerment
The 2026 Facility Champions will be recognized as part of the webcast “The State of Facilities Management: Insights from 2026 Facility Champions” that will air on November 24 at 1 p.m. ET on FacilitiesNet. You can register to view the webcast here.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2027 Facility Champion Awards. Submit a nomination here.
About Trade Press Media Group, Inc. (TPMG)
Proudly celebrating over 100 years, Trade Press Media Group (TPMG) is a market-leading, growth-oriented, and idea-driven B2B media company based in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin that satisfies the business and information needs of our customers, provides job fulfillment for our employees, and shares our resources and talents with our community. Owned by FORUM MEDIA GROUP, an international media company headquartered in Merching, Germany and a holding company of leading professional publishing houses, TPMG is known for award-winning editorial excellence, top-notch events and valuable business-building opportunities. We proudly publish six business-to-business magazines, put on market-leading trade shows, manage a number of industry web sites, produce educational webcasts, offer informational email newsletters and develop a myriad of other media products. Our brands are considered "best-in-class" by our subscribers, event attendees, advertisers, and exhibitor customers. To learn more, visit www.tradepress.com.
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