Board of Directors (old)

The USGBC Board of Directors is responsible for articulating and upholding the vision, values, and mission of USGBC. They meet in-person three times each year and by teleconference regularly throughout the year. Board composition, as described in the USGBC Bylaws, includes: the President/CEO, representatives from USGBC's member and chapter communities, and directors representing special perspectives.

Directors are either elected or appointed. The USGBC membership elects representatives from member communities; chapter community directors are elected by the Regional Councils; and the Board may appoint directors who represent special perspectives. The Board has the following officers: Chair, Chair-elect, Immediate Past Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary.

Board of Directors elections occur annually according to a schedule determined by the Board. Elected directors serve three-year terms (and may serve up to two terms consecutively). Appointed directors serve two-year terms (and may serve up to two terms consecutively). Of the officers, the Chair, Chair-elect, and Immediate Past Chair each serve one-year terms that total three years of leadership. The Treasurer and Secretary each serve two-year terms. Officers are elected by members of the Board.

The composition of the Board of Directors will transition between 2009 and 2011 to: 8 to 12 member community directorships to be selected from among perspectives agreed to by the Board, 5 to 8 chapter community directorships, and up to 5 appointed directorships.

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To find out more about USGBC's Board of Directors, please contact us.
Executive Committee

PositionNameAffiliationTerm EndsLocation
Chair Tim Cole    Forbo Flooring Systems    2011    Hazleton, PA
Chair-Elect Mark MacCracken    CALMAC Manufacturing    2012    Fair Lawn, NJ
Immediate Past Chair Gail Vittori    Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems    2010    Austin, TX
Treasurer Anthony Bernheim    AECOM    2011    San Francisco, CA
Secretary Vivian Loftness    Carnegie Mellon University    2010    Pittsburgh, PA
President, CEO & Founding Chairman S. Richard Fedrizzi**    U.S. Green Building Council    N/A    Washington, DC

Directors

NameSeatAffiliation(s)Term EndsLocation
Ann Archino Howe    Upper Northeast Region        Sustainable Design Studio    2010    Portland, ME
Maria Atkinson***    International        Lend Lease Corporation    2011    Sydney, NSW, AU
Carlton Brown***    Green Affordable Housing        Full Spectrum Development    2010    New York, NY
Walter Cuculic***    Production Home Builder        Pulte Homes    2010    Las Vegas, NV
Mick Dalrymple    West Region        a.k.a. green services    2010    Scottsdale, AZ
John Dalzell***    Urban/Regional Planner        Boston Redevelopment Authority    2011    Boston, MA
Nathan Gauthier    Educators (K-12/Post-Secondary)        Jones Lang LaSalle    2012    Andover, MA
Bob Harris    South Central Region        Lake/Flato    2010    San Antonio, TX
Elizabeth J. Heider    Contractors & Builders        Skanska    2010    Alexandria, VA
Mike Hess    Florida/Caribbean Region        X-nth    2010    Maitland, FL
Punit Jain    Heartland Region        Cannon Design    2010    St. Louis, MO
Dennis Maloskey    State & Local Government        PA Governor's Green Government Council    2010    Harrisburg, PA
Michael McCally***    Public Health/Health Care        Clinical Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY; Physicians for Social Responsibility    2011    Santa Fe, NM
Mark Robertson    Southeast Region        MESA Landscape Architects    2010    Little Rock, AR
Thomas Scarola    Developer/Real Estate Services        Tishman Speyer    2012    New York, NY
Lisa Shpritz    Finance, Surety & Corporate Real Estate        Bank of America    2011    Charlotte, NC
Allan Skodowski    Building Management & Operations        Transwestern    2012    Milwaukee, WI
Charlie Tomlinson    Northeast Corridor Region        WRT Architects    2010    Philadelphia, PA
Ted van der Linden    Pacific Region        DPR Construction    2010    San Francisco, CA
Elizabeth Whalen    Product Manufacturers        CalAg    2010    Portland, OR


Founders

Position/TitleNameAffiliationLocation
Founder David A. Gottfried    Regenerative Ventures    Oakland, CA
Founder Michael Italiano    Sustainable Productions Corporation    Washington, DC
President, CEO & Founding Chairman S. Richard Fedrizzi**    U.S. Green Building Council    Washington, DC


* denotes a non-voting member of the Board
** denotes a non-voting member of the Board and a voting member of the Executive Committee
*** denotes a member of the Board representing a special perspective and filling an appointed seat