About Us

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?”