Committee Overviews

Alliances Committee

Identifies and recommends alliances to the PRSM Board of Directors with other relevant groups associated with the Facilities Maintenance industry which add value to PRSM and its membership.

Awards Program Committee

Administers the Association’s Annual Awards Program featuring the Retailer of the Year, Vendor of the Year, Outstanding PRSM Volunteer of the Year and Service Excellence Award.

Best Practices Committee

Identifies best practices within the retail facility maintenance industry and develops distribution channels for information that it collects for the general membership.

Canada Committee

Develops and recommends programs that will benefit the growth and development of PRSM in Canada. These programs will meet the needs of PRSM’s members for education, networking, partnerships and information sharing in order to add value to membership.

Certification Committee

Recommends, develops and promotes the Certification Program to establish standards of excellence within the industry and to promote PRSM Association as the resource for retail facility maintenance professionals.

Conferences Committee

Oversees all aspects of conferences from a broad perspective and is particularly involved in developing recommendations for special events, the exhibition and marketing concepts.

Editorial Board

Identifies and develops an editorial calendar for the Professional Retail Store Maintenance magazine that is produced six times a year. The committee is responsible for identifying issues surrounding the industry and determining companies and individuals that can write and be interviewed for articles.

Education Committee

Recommends and develops an Annual Education Agenda consisting of quality educational programs for the PRSM National Conference, Mid-Year Conference, webinars and other offerings.

Ethics Committee

Serves as an advisory panel to the Board of Directors on matters concerning questions of ethical behavior and business practices among the membership.

Sustainability Council

Recommends and develops quality education on greening and energy management programs for PRSM to undertake regarding sustainability issues facing retail facilities maintenance professionals. The goal is to raise awareness of how retailers can be environmentally friendly and adopt green business practices.

International Committee

Identifies and develops programs to assist members who are expanding into international markets. These programs will address challenges and opportunities to facilities maintenance. The committee will also assist members with solutions enabling them to perform well in new markets and how to work with vendors internationally to support the retail brand.

Membership Committee

Oversees the Association’s membership net growth by recommending strategies and action plans designed to increase PRSM membership by attracting new retail and vendor members and retaining existing members. The committee also interacts with members and potential members to understand common issues and to ensure that PRSM is meeting these needs as a value-based association.

Mentoring Committee

Develops a mentoring program for PRSM Association. Its goal is to support membership retention. This committee will focus on enhancing the credibility of FM professionals by identifying programs and services that will build the professional skills of members. It will foster an inclusive PRSM Association by encouraging experienced retail facility maintenance management to share their expertise, industry knowledge and practical experience with other PRSM members who are new to PRSM, the industry or to facilities maintenance.

View of the Member Task Force

advises the Association President and Staff on the value of PRSM’s current and future programs and services by providing timely and thoughtful responses to questions and surveys which enable the association to maintain its relevance to the membership. This group is the “sounding board” for how PRSM addresses issues, programs and topics about facilities maintenance and PRSM programs.

Back to top