Elizabeth Conner- President and Owner of Benchmark4Excellence:
Elizabeth has been involved in Maintenance and Operations benchmarking
studies for over 15 years including performing data analysis and
building client relationships. She has a Mechanical Engineering degree
from Purdue University and has always had a passion for using her
skills to help others pursue excellence in all areas. Through the
benchmarking studies, she enjoys assisting districts in discovering
how they can utilize the data to assess and improve their
organizations.
Rick Imig – Advisor and Founder of Benchmark4Excellence:
With a successful 25-year career in the private sector dealing with
Engineering, Operations, Maintenance and Business Services, Rick was
asked to look at applying benchmarking techniques to the school
environment. Rick has a BSME from the University of Nebraska
with substantial experience in business and technical
management. Through this program he has tried to develop a fresh
way to approach the school business by answering the question,
“As a school board member, what would I want to know?”