Peter Strazdas

Peter Strazdas is the Associate Vice President of Facilities Management at Western Michigan University. A Department of nearly 500 employees, they are responsible for planning, engineering, construction, and operations for a campus of 150 buildings and 8 million GSF. In his 31 year tenure at WMU, he also held positions as the Construction Administrator, Director of Maintenance Services, and Assistant Professor of Construction Management. He served on the Michigan APPA Board for many years and has been their President for the past 6 years. He was just elected to serve on the National APPA Board. He was appointed by the Governor to the Michigan OSHA Construction Commission, is a three term Mayor in the City of Portage, and serves as the President of the Council of Governments in Kalamazoo County. He has been a speaker at the Michigan, Midwest, and national APPA conferences. He also presented at the national COAA and ASHEE conferences.