Franklin Brown
practiced architecture in the private sector for 22 years before joining
the Ohio Department of Education in 1996 where he administered projects
under the Classroom Facilities Assistance Program.
He joined the staff of the Ohio School Facilities Commission as it was
founded in 1997. As a Project Administrator for the OSFC, he
administered approximately a Half Billion Dollars in school construction
in the northeast quadrant of Ohio and currently functions as a Director
of Planning for the School Facilities Commission. He manages the
Commission’s consultants in the areas of Architecture, Engineering and
Educational Technology.
He has served on the principal authors committee for the School
Facilities Design Manual since 1997 and continues to manage the annual
up-dating process for that document.
Mr. Brown managed the State Energy Conservation Financing Authority
Program. This program has made over a Billion Dollars in school
improvements with no expenditure of tax payer money.
He serves as a President Elect for the Ohio Chapter of the Council of
Educational Facilities Planners, International.
Most recently, Mr. Brown was honored by the US Green Building Council
during the 2007 Greenbuild Conference for his work in fostering a
Resolution by the Ohio School Facilities Commission requiring that,
within the next three years, 260 new and renovated schools be targeted
for LEED Gold Certification with a minimum Certification level of
Silver.
Ryan
Gaylord is an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from UC,
Chad Grendle, EIT
Chad Grendle is a specialist in the simulation and design of building systems, and the adaptation of computer applications to the construction industry. His knowledge of some of today’s technological software advancements provides him with a unique perspective in models, designs, and applications attuned to today’s modern facilities. In addition, Chad has been the lead developer and designer of Professional Documentation Service (PDS), including over 20 projects ranging from small green warehouse to a complete wastewater treatment plant.
Chip Henderson, AIA,
CEM, LEED AP
Partner, Contects - Consultants & Architects
John Henderson AIA CEM (Chip) graduated from
the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Architecture and is
currently pursuing a Masters of Environmental Science degree the
University of Texas at San Antonio. A Certified CEM (Certified Energy
Manager) through the Association of Energy Engineers and a LEED
accredited professional with the US Green Building Council.
Chip has extensive expertise and experience in the design and
construction of residential and commercial projects with over 20 years
of experience helping clients find sustainable solutions for the built
environment. Chip is responsible for the
company’s role in support of the ENERGY STAR Home, Environments for
Living, and LEED for Homes programs.
Marc L’Italien, FAIA, LEED-AP
Principal, EHDD Architecture
Marc L’Italien is a Design Principal with EHDD Architecture in San Francisco, California. He was Director of
EHDD’s Chicago studio from 1997-2005.
He has designed and directed a number of significant projects,
including: a facility master plan for Chicago’s John G. Shedd Aquarium;
the Christopher Center at Valparaiso University; the Pritzker Family
Children’s Zoo at Lincoln Park Zoo; and F10 House, a high-performance
case study sponsored by the City’s Green Homes for Chicago program that
has garnered numerous design and sustainability awards. Marc is
currently the lead designer on a new home for The Exploratorium on Piers
15-17 in San Francisco.
His work has been widely published and he has won several local AIA
awards and two national AIA awards for his work. He was the co-author of
EHDD: Building Beyond The Bay. He is a graduate of the University of
Michigan and has a master’s degree from Yale University.
Kevin Robert Perry, ASLA
Kevin Robert Perry, ASLA, is a nationally recognized leader in successfully integrating stormwater management with high-quality urban design. Mr. Perry has designed nearly a dozen of Portland’s most prominent green street and rain garden demonstration projects. His efforts while working for the City of Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services has helped city policy makers develop a toolbox of design strategies for successful green street implementation. Mr. Perry’s ability to meld the concepts of art, education, and ecological function in stormwater design has earned him ASLA National Awards of Honor for the design of the SW 12th Avenue Green street, NE Siskiyou Green Street, and the Mount Tabor Middle School Rain Garden. His work has also been featured in Landscape Architecture Magazine, Stormwater Magazine, and Urban Land Magazine. Kevin Robert Perry is a stormwater design specialist with the Portland-based landscape architecture firm Nevue Ngan Associates.
Gary Pomerantz, PE, LEED AP
Gary Pomerantz
has over 20 years experience in the design of heating, ventilation, and
air conditioning systems. He has worked on a number of complex projects,
in the United States and abroad, and has applied his expertise to a
variety of project types including: academia, corporate, commercial,
residential, sports facilities, and numerous broadcasting and cultural
projects.
Founded in 1969, Flack + Kurtz, Inc. (F+K) provides complete services in
mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and life safety systems design, in
addition to offering sustainable design services and its own
comprehensive information technology and communications, security
systems design, and architectural lighting design. The firm has been
rated consistently as one of the Top Five Building Services Engineers in
the World by World Architecture Magazine since 1994. F+K is composed of
a total staff of over 400 with offices in Las Vegas, San Francisco, New
York, Seattle, Washington D.C., London, Paris, Hong Kong, and numerous
other cities throughout the world through parent company WSP.
Jerome Ringo
President, Apollo Alliance
Jerome Ringo came to the Apollo Alliance in 2005 as a dedicated champion of environmental justice and vocal advocate of clean energy. He has first hand experience of the challenges we face after working for more than 20 years in Louisiana’s petrochemical industry. More than half of that time was spent as an active union member working with his fellow members to secure a safe work environment and quality jobs. Louisiana’s petrochemical industry focuses on the production of gasoline, rocket fuel, and plastics – many of which contain cancer causing chemicals. As he began observing the negative impacts of the industry’s pollution on local communities – primarily poor, minority communities – Jerome began organizing community environmental justice groups. Jerome’s experience organizing environmental and labor communities and his drive to further diversify the environmental movement bridges many of Apollo’s partners to create a broad based coalition to provide real solutions for our energy crisis.
In 1996, Ringo was elected to serve on the National Wildlife Federation board of directors and, in 2005, Jerome became the Chair of the board. In so doing, he also became the first African-American to head a major conservation organization. Jerome was the United States’ only black delegate at the 1998 Global Warming Treaty Negotiations in Kyoto, Japan, and represented the National Wildlife Federation at the United Nations' conference on sustainable development in 1999.
Gail Vittori, LEED AP
Co-Director, Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
Chair-Elect, U.S. Green Building Council - Executive Committee
Gail D. A. Vittori began work at CMPBS in 1979 and has served as its
Co-Director since 1991. Gail oversees the Center’s Sustainable Public
Initiatives Program, and provides Sustainable Design services for a
range of local and national projects, including the Pentagon Renovation
Program (Washington, DC), University of Texas/Houston Health Science
Center (Houston, TX)and the Downtown Homeless Shelter and 911 Emergency
Management Center (Austin, Texas).
Recognizing the importance of public policy initiatives as a fundamental
component of accelerating the transformation of professional design and
construction practices, Ms. Vittori has pursued several local, state and
national projects. These include the foundation concept for the City of
Austin Green Builder Program (1989); revision of the Texas General
Services Architectural & Engineering Guidelines to incorporate
sustainability considerations (1993); development of a sustainable
design checklist for the Austin Independent School District, with
Earthly Ideas (1998); and co-coordinating a national environmental
health agenda for the built environment with the Healthy Building
Network (2000-present).
Additionally, Ms. Vittori coordinated the popular Texas Sustainable
Building Professional Training Seminars (1996-1998), and was principal
author of Texas Guide to Rainwater Harvesting and The Nuts & Bolts of
Greening Texas’ Public Buildings and Executive Producer of their
accompanying videos.
Ms. Vittori was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University’s Graduate School of
Design (1998-1999) and studied Economics at the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst (1972-1975)