April 26-29
Kansas City, Here We Come!
We are “Goin’ to Kansas City” for our 31st Annual Conference for Catholic Facility Management. The Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph, Missouri is our host and we will be at the Westin Marriott Crown Center in the heart of “the city of fountains” second only to Rome!
The AIA certified program will feature site tours and session topics unique to your work in managing and building Catholic churches, schools, universities, gymnasiums, hospitals and other facilities.
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
- Keynote speaker, John O’Leary
- 60 Exhibitors!
- Mass and Tour under the “Gold Dome” – Kansas City’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- 10 different session topics in the AIA certified program including:
- Facility Management Budgeting Part II, presented by Kathy Powers of the Diocese of Arlington
- Fire Codes and Safety – What to look out for and how to keep your building occupants safe and your risk manager happy – presented by Shawn Lazar, Diocese of Richmond, VA
- AED and CPR Training! – Brought to us by Cintas
- Annunciation Catholic Church Tragedy – Lessons Learned, a General Session presented by Randy Gray from the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis
- AV/Media/Broadcast – What we’ve learned since Covid
- Project Management and Collaboration Technology Tools, presented by Ingenious Build
- Contracts, a Closer Look, presented by Pablo Hernandez of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
- More to come!
- Networking and learning with facility management professionals from around the country
Keynote Speaker, John O’Leary
CCFM is pleased to welcome John O’Leary as our keynote speaker in 2026!
John was given less than a 1% chance to live after suffering burns on 100% of his body as a child. His remarkable survival story, first shared in Overwhelming Odds, now inspires 50,000+ people annually across 100+ events. John’s emotional storytelling, unexpected humor, and authenticity consistently earn him the title “best speaker we’ve ever had.”
His #1 national bestsellers ON FIRE and IN AWE have sold over 200,000 copies and been translated into 12 languages. His top-rated Live Inspired Podcast has surpassed 2 million downloads. This fall, his extraordinary life will hit theaters in the major motion picture Soul On Fire.
John’s greatest passion? His wife, Beth, their four children, and living a life of purpose. Check out his website!
For Conference Information
email: info@ccfm.net or call: 314-792-7002