How ISSA and IFMA Pushed Through Their Darkest Pandemic Moments

September 28, 2021

Both ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, and IFMA, the International Facility Management Association, created and implemented strategies to not only serve their members, but also to empower them as they navigated the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

View a recent episode of Straight Talk! below for thoughts from Don Gilpin, the president and CEO of IFMA, and John Barrett, the executive director of ISSA, on how their associations responded to the pandemic. Plus, learn their views on the future of the cleaning and facility management industries.

 

For more information about IFMA, visit: https://www.ifma.org

For more information about ISSA, visit: https://www.issa.com

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