2026 WSSHE Fall Conference Agenda

October 20-23, 2026 | Hilton Vancouver | Vancouver, WA

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Heritage Ballroom Foyer

Registration

6:30 - 7:00 pm

Heritage Ballroom

First Time Attendee Reception - All Attendees Welcome!

7:00 - 8:30 pm

Heritage Ballroom

President's Welcome Reception

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

7:00 am - 5:30 pm

Heritage Ballroom Foyer

Registration

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Heritage Ballroom

Breakfast Buffet

8:00 am - 5:30 pm

Heritage Ballroom

Technical Exhibition

9:15 - 9:30 am

Discovery Ballroom

Conference Opening

9:30 - 10:35 am

Discovery Ballroom

Keynote Session

Ignite Unstoppable Momentum: Harness the Power of Adaptability, Resilience, and Mindset in a Rapidly Changing World That NEVER. SLOWS. DOWN.

Kim Becking - Change and Resilience Expert/Founder of the Unstoppable Momentum Movement

10:40 am - 11:00 am

Heritage Foyer

Break

11:00 am

Heritage Ballroom

Technical Exhibition

11:40 am - 1:00 pm

Heritage Ballroom

Lunch & Technical Exhibition

1:00 - 2:20 pm

Discovery Ballroom

General Session

ST-108 for SPD

Nick Kleven, BHA, CCFM - Facility Manager • MultiCare Deaconess Hospital

Allex McDaniel - Regional Manager • CH2O

2:30 - 3:30 pm

Discovery Ballroom

General Session

Using Analytics to Extend Asset Life - Predictive Maintenance

Josh Doerr, PE, CEM, CBCP, MSCE - Senior Smart Building Analyst • MacDonald Miller

Miles Gordon, CMVP, CBCP - Building Performance Specialist • UMCI

Brad Shaw, CEM - BAE • Providence Swedish

3:30 - 4:30 pm

Discovery Ballroom

General Session

Best Practices Round Table

Michael Nafzgar, CHFM - Director of Facilities • Providence Health Services

Brad Shaw, CEM - BAE, Providence Swedish

Clay Ciolek - Engineering Operations Manager, MultiCare Health Systems

4:30 - 5:30 pm

Heritage Ballroom

Technical Exhibition

6:30 - 10:00 pm

Heritage Ballroom

Dinner and Activity (80s/90s Arcade Night!)

Thursday, October 22, 2026

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Heritage Ballroom Foyer

Registration

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Heritage Ballroom

Breakfast Buffet

9:00 - 10:00 am

Discovery CDE

Recovering from Deferred Maintenance

Geoff Glass - Healthcare Facility Consultant • Octet Works

Josh Hamllik - Facilities Manager • Klickitat Valley Health

10:00 - 10:30 am

Heritage Ballroom

Technical Exhibition

10:30 - 11:00 am

Discovery AB / Discovery CDE

Choose One Session

Breakout Sessions

Option 1 - Discovery AB

NFPA 101: Code Compliance Through the Life Cycle of a Healthcare Building

Elizabeth "Ellie" Graves, WA PE, Fire Protection Engineer - PNW Team Leader • Jensen Hughes

Walker Donuji, PE, Assoc. DBIA - Market Leader, Senior Fire Protection Engineer • Jensen Hughes

Option 2 - Discovery CDE

Infrastructure Financing Considerations: Energy as a Service (EaaS)

Ben Myers - Division Chief Real Estate Officer - Central • Providence

Scott Lewis - Business Development Manager • Apollo Solutions Group

11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Heritage Ballroom

Technical Exhibition and Lunch

1:30 - 2:30 pm

Discovery AB / Discovery CDE

Choose One Session

Breakout Sessions

Option 1 - Discovery AB

Women in Facilities

Marnie Boomer, SACHE, AIA - Managing Principal • HDR Architecture

Anne O'Herron - Site Engineering &Operations Principal Service Engineer, PNW Region • Providence

Novy Ochoa - Facilities Support Rep • St. Joseph Medical Center, Tacoma WA

Option 2 - Discovery CDE

DOE Ramp

Sean Chisholm - Environmental Inspector and Compliance Team Lead - Southwest Region • Washington Department of Ecology

2:30 - 3:00 pm

Heritage Ballroom

Break with Exhibitors / Announcement of Exhibitor Raffle Winners

3:00 - 4:00 pm

Discovery AB / Discovery CDE

Choose One Session

Breakout Sessions

Option 1 - Discovery AB

Breaking the Binder Habit: How to Simplify Documentation & Impress Surveyors

Jim Inzeo, CHFM,CHOP-B, HACP-PE, CDT - VP & GM • L&R Optix

Option 2 - Discovery CDE

DOH - Submission Process Updates and New Project Portal

Nancy Brown - Plan Reviewer • WA State Department of Health, Construction Review Services

4:00 - 10:00 pm

Dinner on your own

Friday, October 23, 2026

7:30 am - 12:00 pm

Discovery Foyer

Registration

7:30 - 8:30 am

Heritage Ballroom

Breakfast Buffet - Chapter Meetings Vision, Mission, Leadership

8:30 - 9:30 am

Discovery Ballroom

General Session

Beyond Project Turnover

Ryan Keogh, CCHM - Director of Special Projects • Bouten Construction

Nick Kleven, BHA, CCFM - Facility Manager • MultiCare Deaconess Hospital

9:30 - 9:45 am

Discovery Foyer

Stretch Your Legs Break

9:45 - 10:45 am

Discovery Ballroom

General Session

Clearing the Pathway: Installing Weapons Detection Systems in Means of Egress

Nick Kleven, BHA, CCFM - Facility Manager • MultiCare Deaconess Hospital

Jacob Johnson, CPP, PSP - Manager, Security Risk Consulting, Jensen Hughes

10:45 - 11:00 am

Discovery Foyer

Break

11:00 - 11:45 am

Discovery Ballroom

Annual Membership Meeting | Installation of New State Officers | Awards

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Discovery Ballroom

Door Prizes

12:00 - 12:30 pm

Discovery Foyer

Boxed Lunch