Ron Drummond’s career in asset management spans contracting, consulting, and leadership roles across healthcare facilities. Working in hospital environments where uptime is critical, he manages infrastructure that must perform around the clock. Ron shares insights on maintaining aging assets in high-risk settings, navigating workforce and energy challenges, and exploring the role of predictive maintenance and AI in improving reliability.

Mary Quintana and Scott Johnstone from Brock University share how they’re tackling complex campus infrastructure challenges through collaboration and innovation. Facing aging facilities, sustainability goals, and constrained budgets, their team has explored solutions like district energy systems and creative financing models. In this episode, they discuss how leadership, alignment, and practical thinking can turn long-term infrastructure challenges into achievable outcomes.

Stephanie MacKenzie’s career in asset management spans public infrastructure, planning, and leadership. Working at the intersection of strategy and operations, she has helped organizations make more informed, long-term decisions about the spaces people depend on every day. Stephanie shares insights on collaboration, the value of thoughtful planning, and why effective asset management is ultimately about aligning people, data, and purpose.

Stacy Watters brings a public sector lens to asset management as the State Engineer for South Dakota. With a background in physics and civil engineering, she now oversees a broad portfolio of government infrastructure projects. Stacy shares insights on managing large programs with limited resources, building a single source of truth for project data, and the role of transparency and leadership in public infrastructure.

Cameron Christensen’s path into asset management is rooted in family legacy and shaped by a career in higher education. Now at Princeton University, he works at the intersection of historic preservation and modern campus needs. Cameron shares insights on leadership, institutional culture, and the responsibility of stewarding facilities that serve generations of students and faculty.

Jennifer Meneses’s has built a one-of-a-kind career in asset management. Her 20-plus years at the University of Saskatchewan prove that you don’t need to change institutions to build a dynamic career. From campus planning to operations, maintenance, and integrating GIS maps with asset databases, to breaking barriers as a woman in a male-dominated field, Jennifer shares practical lessons on persistence, communication, and creating a common language for facilities data.

Managing facilities for more than 180 schools is no small feat. Dave Dolan and Michael Tubiolo share how their backgrounds in engineering, architecture, and construction help them oversee everything from everyday maintenance to major new builds. Their passion for creating safe, modern learning environments shines through as they explain how mission-driven facilities management can make a lasting difference for students.

Spencer Wood’s unexpected path—from environmental science to leading infrastructure at Humber College—shows the impact of saying “yes” to new opportunities. He talks about tackling aging infrastructure, leveraging data, and fostering collaboration across Ontario’s colleges. With stories ranging from heritage building quirks to network-wide initiatives, Spencer reveals how creativity and teamwork turn challenges into success.