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Note from the Executive Director
By Debbie Shedden, Executive Director, Tennessee School Plant Management Association
You are holding in your 
hands the inaugural issue 
of TSPMA Magazine.
TSPMA Magazine will be published 
quarterly to help our association 
leadership better connect with our 
membership... and to help members 
better connect with each other.
It is also a tool to help our vendor 
community share with our members 
information about the products and 
services they provide to help make our 
jobs easier, safer and more productive.
TSPMA Magazine will be a mixture 
of industry news, member news and 
feature stories aimed at providing 
resources to help you best manage your 
facilities... delivered in an elegantly 
produced four-color, glossy magazine.
If there are subjects you’d like us to cover, 
people or companies you’d like to hear 
from, or issues that affect your school 
district, please reach out to me to discuss 
adding them to our editorial coverage. 
This magazine is for you, and 
I want to hear from you to 
ensure it serves your needs.
TSPMA Magazine is being published 
in partnership with Colibri Northwest, 
a custom publishing company 
based in the Pacific Northwest.
Colibri Northwest principal Peter Philips 
has been producing custom publications like 
TSPMA Magazine for cities, associations and 
private companies for more than 40 years.
Peter and his team will work with Bill 
and me to ensure we produce a high-
quality, four-color glossy magazine 
filled with information you need.
The magazine is being underwritten by 
advertising, which we restrict to member 
companies only. And, if you are a member 
company, and a TIPS vendor, TIPS will 
contribute 50% of the cost of your ad.
We are excited to present this new, 
self-sustaining communication 
tool to association members, and 
the vendors who support us.
If you are a member, I hope you benefit 
from the magazine and share with me 
your feedback. If you are a member 
company, contact Katie Higgins 
at Katie@ColibriNW.com who 
can help you implement an 
advertising program to maximize 
your exposure to the TSPMA 
Magazine's Association.
Enjoy TSPMA Magazine!
Debbie Shedden 
TSPMA Executive Director 
Debbie
TSPMA Magazine is published by Colibri Northwest for TSPMA. 
Colibri Northwest  •  PO Box 267  •  Milton, WA 98354
Peter Philips, President  •  (206) 779-2746  •  peter@colibrinw.com
Advertising Sales: Katie Higgins  •  (206) 914-4248 • katie@colibrinw.com

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