Meet the CFI Board of Directors

Jessika James
President
Jessika is CFI’s President for 2025-2026. Jessika has a rich history in our industry, having been in the inspection, cleaning, infection control, and restoration industry for over 35 years, opening my first disaster restoration business in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1982.

Roby Harris
Chairman of the Board
Roby Harris, is currently CFI’s Chairman of the Board, and as a long term member has served on the CFI Board of Directors as Northern California Chapter Director, Secretary Treasurer, and President.
Roby is the owner of Twice as Nice, a certified, professional carpet and upholstery cleaning business in Redding, CA. and is IICRC trained and certified for all the services which he provides.
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Edgar Alvarez
SoCal Director
Founded in 1992, Preferred Floor and Fiber Care is owned and operated by Edgar Alvarez. Being born to Colombian immigrants who started and owned a janitorial company, he learned how to work hard, apply ethical beliefs, and set values that are still with him today.

Barry Williamson
NorCal Director
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Jose Solorzano
CenCal Director
Jose Solorzano proud small independent owner of Excel Janitorial Services. Established in 1990 independently family owned and operated business that had a humble beginning back in 1990.

Kim Cole
Secretary Treasurer
Kim is co-owner of Cole’s Carpet and Nisei Rug Cleaners in Hayward CA, along with her husband, Matt Cole. Kim has 35 years of experience in the industry and is passionate about education.