NCSF Welcomes New Executive Director

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The National Council on School Facilities (NCSF) Board of Directors is excited to announce that they have selected Mike Pickens as the Executive Director of the National Council. Mike worked as the Executive Director for the Office of School Facilities at the West Virginia Department of Education from 1999 - 2018. During his tenure at WV Dept of Education, Mike was Treasurer to the NCSF from 2016 to 2018, until he left the State in 2018.

"These are such important times for the NCSF to have the capacity to support state offices. Mike is an experienced state official and we look forward to his leadership." - Juan Mireles, NCSF President & Director of Facilities & Transportation, California Department of Education.

Mike's top priorities from now until the end of the year include:

  • Reaching out to state officials to see how the Council can better serve the membership;

  • Planning the 2021 Annual Meeting in December;

  • Establishing partnerships and building capacity with other state offices, e.g. energy, public health, and finance;

  • Growing membership;

  • Expanding sponsorships.

You can reach out to Mike at mpickens@facilitiescouncil.org. He will be reaching out to state officials soon.