Mary Vosevich, director of UNM's Physical Plant, recently assumed the role of President for the Rocky Mountain Region of APPA (formerly called the Association of Physical Plant Administrators). This region includes facility management staffs at over 70 institutions ranging from Alberta, Canada to Arizona.
Before becoming the Region President for APPA, Vosevich served as the Dean of the Administration and Management Track of the APPA's Education Institute. The Institute offers the only skill improvement training program for higher education facility professionals in the United States. During her five-year tenure as Dean, over 750 managerial personnel graduated from the 160-hour program. Those graduates went on to work at universities in the United States, Canada and overseas.
Vosevich has worked at UNM for over 13 years, spending the last seven years as Director of the UNM Physical Plant. Prior to her time at UNM, Vosevich worked in the facilities department at the St. Louis branch of the University of Missouri. She has a Bachelors of Science in Agriculture from the University of Missouri and received her MBA through the Executive MBA program at UNM's Anderson School of Management.
Her term as Rocky Mountain Region president will last one year. She previous served on the association's national governing board for two consecutive years before being named president.
The APPA's mission is to provide higher education and quality leadership training to those working in the field of Facilities Management. They provide members with structured educational opportunities and recognition of service to higher education. APPA also sponsors research on topics important to improving facilities stewardship.
Media Contact: Benson Hendrix, (505) 277-1816; e-mail: bhendrix@unm.edu