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June 7, 2011
ALM Promotes Fairbanks to Executive Director of Academic Affairs

[Editor's Note: This article was updated June 8 to correct the type of accounting system utilized by the association.]

LAS VEGAS — Linda Fairbanks, the director of academic affairs for the Association for Linen Management (ALM) for several years, has been promoted to executive director of academic affairs, ALM Board President Randy Wendland announced at the Clean Show.

Executive Director Jim Thacker resigned unexpectedly in February, and the ALM board decided to consolidate the position with another and promote Fairbanks rather than hire a replacement.

Fairbanks has overseen ALM’s educational offerings, including the American Laundry & Linen College (ALLC), and now finds herself heading an association that faces mounting financial problems and dwindling membership numbers.

During Sunday’s annual business meeting, it was revealed that ALM has approximately $100,000 in unpaid bills. Chief Financial Officer Paul Jewison says the association is shifting from a cash accounting system to an accrual based system to better track spending.

February 10, 2011
ALM Executive Director Thacker Resigns

RICHMOND, Ky. — The Association for Linen Management (ALM) announced via press release late Wednesday afternoon that Executive Director Jim Thacker had resigned.

“We thank Jim for his service and his recent chairmanship of the Clean committee,” ALM President Randy Wendland, CLLM, said in the press release. “Mr. Thacker served ALM over 10 years, and ALM wishes him the best in his new endeavors. Jim is currently exploring other professional opportunities.”

December 21, 2010
Clean 2011 Plans More Than 35 Hours of Education

LAS VEGAS — Clean 2011 is offering more than 35 hours of classroom sessions presented by four Clean Show sponsors and six related associations from the United States, Canada and Europe. Clean 2011 is scheduled for June 6-9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Among topics covered in the sessions are environmental issues, water conservation, business management, marketing, new technology, industry standards and regulatory issues.

August 16, 2010
Clean 2011 Manager: More Than Half of Show’s Exhibit Space Already Sold

ATLANTA — With a little less than a year to go, Clean Show 2011 has sold more than 50% of its exhibit space in the Las Vegas Convention Center, according to Riddle & Associates, the show’s longtime management firm.

June 14, 2010
Landers-Mills is ALM’s Manager of Year, Wendland Elected President

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — While attendance at this weekend’s Association for Linen Management (ALM) Annual Conference was down from previous years, Executive Director Jim Thacker called the 70th annual event that ended Sunday “the smoothest conference we’ve ever run” and reported “nothing but positive” comments from attendees about the conference’s location and educational content.
 

January 28, 2008
ASHES, ALM Agree on Reciprocal Pricing System for Products, Services

CHICAGO — The American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) and the Association for Linen Management (ALM) have agreed to establish a new pricing program that will enable their members to obtain discounted products and services from either organization.

“We hope to enhance benefits to our members and create synergy between healthcare environmental services and linen management,” says Jim Thacker, ALM’s executive director.