Gene Woodard retired from the University of Washington where he served as Director of the Building Services Department (BSD), which oversees Custodial Services and UW Recycling. The UW was one of the first higher education institutions to use Integrated Cleaning and Measurement (ICM) to validate cleaning procedures within its facility. BSD was recognized by American School and University magazine and the Healthy Schools Campaign for the Grand Green Cleaning Award in 2007 and 2014, as well as the Co-Grand award in 2010. Gene is a Master Registered Executive Housekeeper (MREH) and a former member of the International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA). Gene served as President of the IEHA from 2000-2002. He has participated in various committees with the International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA), and APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities. He currently serves on the Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Steering Committee in an ex-officio capacity. He is a speaker and writer on custodial and leadership topics. Gene served on the Advisory Board for Facility Cleaning Decisions magazine and was also a contributing writer for Executive Housekeeping Today and currently for Facility Cleaning Decisions magazine. He received the University of Washington David B. Thorud Leadership Award in 2020 and a University of Washington Husky Green award in 2017. He also received the William D. Joyner Achievement Award from IEHA in 2012. Gene recently retired on November 1,2021 and looks forward to staying active in the cleaning industry.