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Spring Conference Agenda
April 6th - 8th, 2026
Dixie Convention Center
1835 S Convention Center Drive
St. George Utah
Monday, April 6th
7:30 - 8:00 AM
Registration at Front Desk & Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:25 AM
GARDEN ROOM
UFOMA Business
UFOMA President Matt Wolford, Canyons SD
8:30 - 9:25 AM
Dean Dykstra
Utah State Board of Education
Legislative Updates
9:30 - 9:45 AM
Break
9:50 - 10:30 AM
Conversations about DFCM SB 164
Jared Hansen, Brian Parker, Aaron Metcalfe, Kendall Smith
"Now What?"
10:35 - 11:25 AM
Matt Pennington
State Security Chief Utah Dept of Public Safety
Emergency Mgt, HB84 and HB40 Update
11:30AM-12:30PM
Lunch Outside off site
Sponsored by Design West & BHB
12:00PM-6:00PM
Vendor Setup Time
1:00 - 5:00 PM
Member Networking Opportunities
Golf / Pickleball / Mtn. Biking / Trap Shooting
Tuesday, April 7th
7:30 - 8:00 AM
Registration at Front Desk & Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:25 AM
GARDEN ROOM
UFOMA Business
UFOMA President Matt Wolford, Canyons SD
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Keynote:
Amberley Snyder
'Get back on the Horse"
9:30 - 10:00 AM
Visit Vendors
10:00AM-10:55PM
SESSION 1
Breakout 1
Room Moderator - Keri Jones
SUNBROOK A
Hiring Flooring Contractors: An Experience-First Approach for Facility Managers
Larry Marvel
Breakout 2
Room Moderator - Scott Roche
Sunbrook B
Facility Management Resources Using IT
Ken Crawford - Ogden School District
Breakout 3
Room Moderator - Sheri Stevens
Sunbrook C
State Fire - Propane Tanks & Proper Storage
Justin Cheever
Breakout 4
Main Conference
Vendor Product Research
11:00 - 11:55 AM
SESSION 2
Breakout 1
Room Moderator - Linda Hansen
Sunbrook A
Environmental Update
Scott Bainbridge
Breakout 2
Room Moderator - Mitch Tervort
Sunbrook B
The What, How and Why of
Re- Commissioning
Brad Welch
Breakout 3
Room Moderator - Wesley Whittington
Sunbrook C
State Fire on Lithium-Ion Battery Clean Up
Paul Christensen
Breakout 4
Main Conference
Vendor Product Research
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Street Taco Bar
(provided by Dixie Convention Center)
and Vendor Visit
1:30 - 2:25 PM
SESSION 3
Breakout 1
Room Moderator - Scott Roche
SUNBROOK A
Hiring Flooring Contractors: An Experience-First Approach for Facility Managers
Larry Marvel
Breakout 2
Room Moderator - Keri Jones
Sunbrook B
Facility Management Resources Using IT
Ken Crawford - Ogden School District
Breakout 3
Room Moderator - Sheri Stevens
Sunbrook C
State Fire - Propane Tanks & Proper Storage
Justin Cheever
Breakout 4
Main Conference
Vendor Product Research
2:00 - 2:30 PM
Break/Networking/Vendors
3:00 - 3:55 PM
SESSION 4
Breakout 1
Room Moderator - Linda Hansen
Sunbrook A
Environmental Update
Scott Bainbridge
Breakout 2
Room Moderator - Mitch Tervort
Sunbrook B
The What, How and Why of
Re- Commissioning
Brad Welch
Breakout 3
Room Moderator - Wesley Whittington
Sunbrook C
State Fire on Lithium-Ion Battery Clean Up
Paul Christensen
Breakout 4
Main Conference
Vendor Product Research
4:00 - 4:30 PM
Exhibit Hall
Raffle and Wrap up with Vendors
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Hilton Garden Inn (Ballroom)
Companion/Family Dinner
Wednesday April 8th
7:30 - 8:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:25 AM
GARDEN ROOM
UFOMA Business
UFOMA President Matt Wolford, Canyons SD
8:30 - 9:25 AM
FEATURED SPEAKER
Brian McCurdy
"Growth and Elevating Management Skills"
9:30 - 10:15 AM
State Risk
Del Brady, Loss Control Manager
Division of Risk Management
10:25- 11:15 AM
State Fire
Ted Black
Construction Site Safety
11:15- 11:30 AM
Closing Business and Raffle