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Board of Directors
Ray Tonjes, Ray Tonjes Builders Inc. (chairman)
Chairman, Green Building Initiative Board of Directors
Chairman and Founder, Ray Tonjes Builder, Inc.
Ray Tonjes is the president and founder of Ray Tonjes Builder, Inc., a homebuilding company based in Austin, Texas that specializes in custom estate homes and renovations.
He has been a proponent of energy efficient construction since the energy crisis of the 1970's. In 1984, he was one of the first "Energy Star" builders in Austin. This program evolved into the nation's first green building program (established 1991). Tonjes continues to advocate at all levels for the improvement of energy efficiency and participation in green building programs.
A 23-year veteran of the building industry, Tonjes currently serves as chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Green Building Subcommittee, and chairman of the board of directors for the Green Building Initiative. He also serves on the local Advisory Board of the Salvation Army. Tonjes was the 2005 president of the Texas Association of Builders, the 2003 chairman of the NAHB's Custom Home Builder Committee, and the 1998 president of the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin.
A graduate of the University of Nebraska, Tonjes made Austin his home following his service (1971-1977) as a pilot with the U.S. Air Force. He and his wife, Rosemary, live in Austin and have two grown children.
Matt Belcher, Belcher Homes
President and Founder, Belcher Homes
Matt Belcher is the president and founder of Belcher Homes, the St. Louis area's leader in environmentally-friendly home building, specializing in high-end custom homes, construction consulting and real estate investing.
Belcher currently serves on the board of directors for the Greater St. Louis Home Builders Association and is a member of both the US Green Building Council's St. Louis chapter and the National Association of Home Builders' Green Builder Subcommittee. Broadening his role with the NAHB, Belcher was most recently appointed to the NAHB's Energy Committee.
Belcher is currently working with the St. Louis Home Builders Association to bring a locally-relevant green building program to the area.
Greg Bergtold, The Dow Chemical Company
Director of Codes and Standards, Dow Building Solutions
Greg Bergtold is the Director of Codes and Standards for the Dow Building Solutions organization within The Dow Chemical Company. Dow Chemical is a leader in science and technology, providing innovative chemical, plastic and agricultural products and services to many essential consumer markets. With annual sales of $40 billion, Dow Chemical serves customers in 175 countries around the globe. Committed to the principal of sustainable development, Dow Chemical and its 43,000 employees seek to balance economic, environmental and social responsibilities.
Greg joined The Dow Chemical Company in 1990 with Michigan Operations as a capital projects manager in the environmental operations group. He then joined the environmental operations staff in 1994 and became an operations supervisor from 1995-1997, helping drive the principles of economic and environmental responsibilities across the operations staff. Greg joined what is now the Dow Building Solutions R&D organization in 1997. Most recently, Greg moved from the New Business Development team to his current position of Director of Codes and Standards, Dow Building Solutions, in December of 2005. Prior to joining The Dow Chemical Company, Greg worked six years as a project manager/project engineer for a general contracting company in the Mid Michigan area and is well versed in building design, construction and engineering principles.
Greg received a B.S.C.E. from the University of Detroit in 1985 with a minor in Architecture. Greg is the author of several papers and articles related to energy, structural and corrosion within residential and commercial construction markets and is a co-author of two patents pending. Greg is the past President of the local Midland Area Little League and currently sits on the Board of the West Midland Family Center which is a Midland County Community Center dedicated to providing area families opportunities in education, recreation and family support.
Allen Blakey, The Vinyl Institute
Allen Blakey is Vice President of Industry and Government Affairs for the Vinyl Institute, the national trade association for manufacturers of vinyl resin. The goal of the Vinyl Institute is to promote and protect the vinyl industry and the markets it serves. Blakey oversees all external communications, including media relations, issue and Internet communications, and government advocacy and outreach communications. He joined the institute in July 1999.
From 1989 to 1999, Blakey was director of public affairs for the Environmental Industry Associations, representing waste service and equipment manufacturing companies. He managed external communications, including advocacy support and media relations, as well as news and issues communications with members. He helped create the association's ethics program and developed grassroots programs to hold off adverse federal legislation.
Blakey spent six years, from 1983 to 1989, with E. Bruce Harrison Company, a Washington public relations firm, where he rose to the position of senior vice president with responsibility for accounts involving deregulation of electricity, sustainable hardwood forestry, waste-to-energy incineration, and others.
He also served as a reporter and editor for the Washington-based trade press, covering toxic substances, pharmaceutical and medical device regulation, and health care policy.
Blakey is a graduate of Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, and a resident of Bethesda, Maryland. He is married and has a daughter living in New York City.
Dr. Harvey Bryan, Arizona State University
Dr. Harvey Bryan, Ph.D., FAIA, FASES
School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
School of Sustainability
Arizona State University
A recognized specialist in building technology, Dr. Bryan has authored more than 100 papers and articles on the relationship between technology and the design of high-performance buildings. He has served on the design faculties of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard, and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where his research received support from numerous public and private sponsors. Dr. Bryan was a member of teams that received three Progressive Architecture Awards, co-chairman of the 1986 International Daylighting Conference, will be serving as chairman for the Solar 2010 Conference and was associate editor of the international journals, "Building and the Environment" and "Solar Energy."
Dr. Bryan is currently active in several professional and technical societies. He has served on the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) committee responsible for developing the 90.1 National Energy Standard and is presently serving on the ASHRAE committee responsible for developing "Proposed Standard 189.1P, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings." He has a B.Arch. from Arizona State University, a M.Arch., M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, a fellow of the American Solar Energy Society as well as a Fulbright Fellow.
Jeff Carrier, Carpet & Rug Institute
Sustainability and IAQ Program Manager
As the Sustainability and IAQ Program Manager of The Carpet and Rug Institute, Jeff Carrier is responsible for developing and executing industry level strategies relating to sustainable manufacturing. With an industry membership of 124 manufacturers, The Carpet and Rug Institute represents 95% of U.S. carpet and rug production. This amount equals approximately 45% of the total world carpet production. Recently, Jeff assumed the duties of Indoor Air Quality Program Manager. In this role, he is responsible for managing the Green Label Plus program- a world renowned and ANSI accredited program for indoor air quality.
Prior to joining the Carpet and Rug Institute, Jeff was a police officer for the City of Dalton. He served in this capacity for four years being named the Mother’s Against Drunk Drivers Statewide Rookie of the Year for Georgia (2005). Jeff also served 8 ½ years in the US Army in various reconnaissance, surveillance, and infantry positions. His final tour of duty was in the Mountain Phase of Ranger School as a Ranger Instructor.
Jeff received his Bachelors of Business Administration degree from Dalton State College (Management) and his Master of Business Administration at Kennesaw State University. Jeff is currently serving a three year term with the Dalton State College Alumni Advisory Council. Additionally, Jeff is involved with the Dalton-Whitfield Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Action Committee.
Mike Chapman, Chapman Homes
President, Chapman Homes
Michael Chapman is president of Chapman Homes, a custom residential and commercial development and construction company based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Working in the public and private sectors, Chapman is the former chairman for both the board of directors for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center based in Upper Marlboro, Md., and the Construction Industries Commission of the State of New Mexico. He is also a member of the Industry Steering Committee for the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH).
Kat Sims, Plum Creek Timber Co.
Plum Creek Timber Co. Seattle, WA. Senior Director of Sustainability
Kathleen (Kat) Sims has recently become Senior Director of Sustainability at Plum Creek Timber Company. Prior to holding this position, she was Senior Director of Real Estate Law at Plum Creek a position she held since 2006.
Before joining Plum Creek, she practiced law at two Northwest law firms and two east coast law firms. She was a partner at Alston, Courtnage & Bassetti LLP, and as an associate attorney at Foster Pepper, Harter Secrest and Underberg & Kessler.
Sims earned a bachelor’s degree in political science (magna cum laude) from University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and a law degree (cum laude) from Syracuse University.
She is an adjunct lecturer at the Seattle University Business School, is on the board of the Syracuse University College of Law alumni association, and serves on the programs and operations committee for Childhaven. She previously served on the board of directors for Cancer Action and the Veteran’s Outreach Center, each in Rochester, New York.
Bill Freeman, Resilient Floor Covering Institute
William H. Freeman Jr., Resilient Floor Covering Institute
After graduation from Syracuse University with a B.S. in Business Administration and a tour of duty in the Army, Bill joined the Armstrong Cork Company as a Marketing representative in the Floor Division. After sales assignments in Detroit, Chicago and St. Louis, he joined the Carpet Division as Regional Manager of the New York office. In 1974 Bill was named Marketing Manager for Commercial Carpet and subsequently Marketing Manager for Residential carpet. In 1980 he returned to the Floor Division to Manage the Armstrong Floor Fashion Center program, a franchise program for over 2000 Armstrong flooring dealers.
Prior to retiring from a 34 year career with Armstrong in 1999, Bill was Manager of Special Projects where he managed the environmental and regulatory affairs for Floor Products Operations.
Bill is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, past Vice Chairman of the Consultative Council at the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) in Washington. In addition Bill is a past Board member of the Business Coalition on Indoor Air (BCIA) in Washington, former member of the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment, and former Chairman of the RFCI Technical Committee.
In London during June 2000, Bill was elected to chair ISO Technical Committee 219, Working Group 2 that is establishing world wide resilient flooring standards. Currently Bill is working as a consultant for the Resilient Floor Covering Institute, a trade association in whose members companies manufacture and sell vinyl, carpet, linoleum, wood, rubber and ceramic floors.
Dan Green, The Green Companies
Vice President, The Green Company
Daniel Green is vice president and a principal of The Green Company, a Massachusetts-based construction and development firm that creates, designs and builds award-winning residential communities.
Builder Magazine, Professional Builder Magazine, and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) have recognized The Green Company with 11 Builder's Choice Design awards (more than any other builder in the country), 10 Best in American Living (BALA) awards, more than 35 National Sales and Marketing awards and a Builder's Spotlight Business Management award.
Green, a third generation builder, graduated from Harvard University and earned his Master's in Business at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. He is on the board of directors of The Newton Conservators, a local non-profit charged with promoting the preservation of open space and environmentally sensitive areas in the City of Newton, Mass. He also sits on the City of Newton Conservation Commission and is actively involved in the NAHB, holding a myriad of appointed positions.
Green also served as a National Center on the Housing Industry trustee and chair of its education subcommittee, and is a builder trustee of the National Sales and Marketing Council. He is a member of the Executive Board of the Builders Association of Greater Boston, and will assume the role of president in 2007.
Jeff Hrivnak, Solvay
Hyflon® Product Manager
Global Market Manager, Wire and Cable
Jeff Hrivnak, Ph.D. is the Solvay Solexis Hyflon® Product Manager and Market Manager for the Wire and Cable segment. His worldwide responsibilities include the marketing and development of Solexis products for both Hyflon and the Wire and Cable Industry. He is a technical committee member for the International Wire and Cable Symposium (IWCS) and has been an active member of several trade organizations including the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), the Communication Cable and Connectivity Association (CCCA), and the Cable Fire Research Association (CFRA).
Since joining Ausimont, the predecessor to Solvay Solexis, in 1999, he has held several positions in product management, sales and marketing, technical service, research and development, and operations. Prior to joining the company, Jeff was a Research and Development Engineer at DuPont. Jeff holds six US patents with two others pending. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Penn State University and a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware.
Solvay Solexis is an international fluorospecialties producer, offering a full range of fluoropolymers, fluorinated fluids, and fluoroelastomers for electronics, semiconductor, automotive, and innovative applications. It is a subsidiary of the Solvay Group, an international chemical, and pharmaceutical group with headquarters in Brussels. Solvay employs some 29,000 people in 50 countries.
Shannon Hughes, iLevel
iLevel by Weyerhaeuser
Shannon Hughes is director of marketing communications for iLevel by Weyerhaeuser. In her role, she manages both internal communications and the company’s marketing including advertising, public relations, green building marketing, branding, sales support and social media efforts.
Shannon has spent 18 years at Weyerhaeuser in a variety of e-business, communications and marketing roles across all of the company’s business units.
Shannon has supported many industry communications/policy efforts including the Abundant Forest Alliance, Sustainable Forestry Initiatives Communication Committee, Wood Promotion Network and the Blue Ribbon Commission supporting the Commodity Check-off Program for Softwood Lumber.
Shannon graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing from the University of Puget Sound. She also holds a leadership certificate from the Seattle University Executive Leadership Program.
Shannon volunteers on several non-profit and educational boards in the Puget Sound area. In her free time, she’s often found planning the next gardening project or travel adventure.
Charles Kibert, University of Florida
Charles Kibert is a professor in the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction, College of Design, Construction and Planning at the University of Florida. He was the director of the Center for Construction and Environment from 1991-1999 and of the Rinker School from 1999-2002. He is also a co-founder and chairman of the Cross Creek Initiative, a non-profit industry/university joint venture seeking to implement sustainability principles into construction.
Kibert has been a pioneer in the green community. He developed a widely used green building continuing education program for Florida contractors and subcontractors called "Build Green and Profit"; created the first ever student chapter of the USGBC for which he serves as faculty advisor; and organized the first International Conference on Sustainable Construction in November 1994.
Kibert has published over 90 papers and books, as well as edited several publications on construction, the environment and related issues. He was the lead author of the first edition of the highly successful publication Greening Federal Facilities and Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery (John Wiley & Sons, 2005). He was the editor of Reshaping the Built Environment (Island Press, 1999) and lead editor of Construction Ecology (Spon Press, 2002).
He has been the keynote speaker and lectured on sustainable construction in the U.K., Germany, Lithuania, Finland, Italy, Canada, and the U.S. He is a registered professional engineer in Florida, a chartered engineer in the U.K., and a mechanical and electrical contractor in Florida.
Bob R. Marshall, P.Eng., LEED® A. P., BDS, Jacques Whitford
Senior Building Science Consultant & Cladding Practice Director, Jacques Whitford
Mr. Bob Marshall is Senior Building Science Consultant & Cladding Practice Director for the Facility Assessment and Sustainable Renewal Group (FASR) at Jacques Whitford Limited (Jacques Whitford). Bob is responsible for delivering client solutions and developing sustainable cladding solutions.
Bob has delivered technical services including, LEED educational programs and third party documentation for condominiums and schools, building envelope special investigations, litigation support, peer review service, Building Code “checking” services, Tarion Builder Bulletin 19 Field Review consulting, technical/performance audits, building condition evaluations, and cladding renewal. The key focus is providing solutions to Jacques Whitford’s North American operations, which reduce the risk of problems and contribute to the clients’ success. Repeat clients include municipal, facility owners, property management, developers, senior provincial and federal governments.
Jeffery Moe, Trane Commercial Systems
Program Director, Global Environmental Policy, Trane Commercial Systems
Jeffrey (Jeff) Moe is program director for Trane's global environmental policy council. He has more than 20 years of experience in various marketing and product management positions in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry with his current responsibilities including leading the business' R-22 transition strategy.
Most recently, Jeff served as marketing director for Trane's Commercial Unitary and Packaged Terminal products for North and South America with responsibility for delivering volume and margin goals to the business. Beginning in 1998, he spent three years as the global product manager for Commercial Unitary products, based in Epinal, France. In this role, he was responsible for the development of the business' global product management and planning processes, which included monitoring and understanding the global regulatory environment.
He began his Trane career as a marketing engineer. Jeff's product responsibilities during his career have included chillers, air handling units, packaged and split system unitary equipment and packaged and chilled water terminal products. During his tenure, Jeff has also served on several Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) committees.
Richard Morgan, Austin Energy
Program Manager, Austin Energy
Richard Morgan is the program manager for Austin Energy's Green Building Program and is responsible for promoting sustainable building through marketing, education and technical training for building professionals.
He formerly served as Construction Programs Manager at the American Institute for Learning (AIL), where he developed and managed the award-winning Casa Verde Builders Program from its inception in 1993 until 1998. Casa Verde is a YouthBuild and AmeriCorps program which helps at risk youth rebuild their communities with affordable, energy and resource efficient housing.
Morgan is a California licensed general contractor, carpenter and consultant for affordable housing projects in Texas, Missouri, Florida and Tennessee.
Dan Murphy, Environmental Systems Design
Mr. Murphy has been designing and specifying HVAC, electrical, plumbing, life safety, and fire protection systems for High Rise Commercial, Institutional, and Custom Residential type buildings for the past 35 years. In his current position of Senior Vice President, Director of Codes and Standards and Director of LEED™ Practice at Environmental Systems Design, Inc., Chicago, he is responsible for corporate guidance and philosophy related to Building and Fire Codes and the proper application of Standards and Procedures related to LEED™ Design, sustainable energy models, and renewable energy concepts.
Mr. Murphy is an authority on Building and Fire Codes and has spoken to private and public user groups about the application of codes in the design and construction of buildings. Mr. Murphy attended the University of Dayton where he studied Mechanical Engineering and holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering from Kennedy-Western University.
Mr. Murphy is a Registered Professional Engineer and a LEED™ Accredited Professional. He is a professional member of the International Code Council, the National Fire Protection Association, the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, and is a Certified Plumbing System Engineer. He is a Certified Building Commissioning Professional, a member of the Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings, is a Certified Fire Protection Specialist, and a Member of the National Society of Professional Engineers.
Ron Saxton, JELD-WEN, inc.
Senior Vice-President, External Affairs, JELD-WEN, inc.
Ron is Senior Vice-President for External Affairs of JELD-WEN, Oregon's second largest company and a worldwide leader in manufacturing and marketing of doors and windows. Ron’s duties include being the Chief Environmental Officer for the company, public policy, government relations and public affairs.
Prior to joining JELD-WEN, Ron practiced law for over 25 years and co-founded the Ater Wynne law firm, serving as the firm’s Chair from 1990 to 2001. His practice focused on business, regulatory and energy law, with emphasis on major corporate initiatives, regulatory issues, project development, manufacturing, public-private partnerships, and counseling senior management. Ater Wynne is a recognized leader in representation of Oregon businesses.
Thomas Taylor, General Manager, Vertegy
General Manager
Vertegy, an Alberici Enterprise
Thomas is a fourth generation construction professional turned sustainability consultant and has served at Alberici Corporation for over 20 years. He brings experience and passion to the leadership of Alberici's new sustainable consulting service, Vertegy, and represented both owner and construction manager on Alberici's new 4 Green Globes and LEED® Platinum Certified Headquarters.
He holds a B.S. in Business Management from Southern Illinois University with a minor in Construction Management. Over the years, Thomas has served on various committees and as chairs of both the local St. Louis and National Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). He's a member of the St. Louis Regional Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, chairman of the sustainable construction task force of the National Associated General Contractors, and a LEED® Accredited Professional.
Lori Traweek, American Gas Association
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Currently American Gas Association senior vice president and chief operating officer, Lori Traweek is in her 20th year at AGA. Lori is involved in AGA’s strategic planning, responsible for ensuring AGA is positioned to achieve membership priorities, and oversees human resources and operations and engineering services.
AGA’s operations and engineering services group supports members’ efforts to improve safety, reliability and cost-effectiveness through promotion of sound regulation and legislation, coordination of best practices programs, sponsorship of an annual Operations Conference and other topical forums, involvement in building codes and standards and development of a wide range of materials on corrosion, measurement, environmental matters and all other topics related to delivery of natural gas.
Traweek’s previous experience includes work as an offshore and onshore engineer for Arco Oil and Gas Co. in Texas and Louisiana. She holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and a B.S. degree in communications from Ithaca College.
Lori serves on the GTI Board and is AGA’s liaison for the Center for Energy Workforce Development.
Married, with two children, Lori received the American Public Gas Association Personal Service Award, was a 2004 Rader Energy’s Key Women in Energy-Americas Leadership honoree, received Purdue University’s 2005 Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Achievement Award and the 2006 National Association of State Fire Marshals Norman Y Mineta Excellence in Transportation Safety Award.
Ujjval K. Vyas, Alberti Group
Ujjval K. Vyas is an attorney who concentrates his practice in the area of construction law, specializing in sustainable design and building. He has written and lectured extensively on the topic and represents contractors, design professionals, product manufacturers, and others in the construction process to help them to manage their legal and business risks.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Dr. Vyas taught at architecture schools at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the United States and Canada, and served as director of the Institute for Architecture and the Humanities in Chicago.
He earned his B.A. degree from Dickinson College, an M.A. degree and Ph.D. from the Committee on the History of Culture at the University of Chicago and his J.D. degree with honors from Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2003.
He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, and American Bar Association. He is also a Burnham Society Member of the Chicago Architecture Foundation, a member of the Urban Land Institute, and a professional affiliate of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
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