Each Education Provider course is reviewed for educational and subject matter quality by a team of third-party reviewers. USGBC seeks qualified professionals who are knowledgeable in the field of green building, sustainable design, and instructional design to review Education Provider courses.
Benefits of Being a Reviewer
- Access to green professional development opportunities
- Opportunities to obtain GBCI CE Hours and other credits
- Free online trainings.
- Knowledge of the review process and techniques to enhance your own courses.
- Recognition as a resource to Education Providers.
- Opportunities to audit live courses.
- Insider knowledge of green building professional development.
- Active role in maintaining a high-quality green building body of knowledge.
Qualifications to Become a Reviewer
- A minimum of three years of professional experience in the green building industry and/or professional education.
- A higher education degree in a relevant discipline.
- Expertise in the subject matter being reviewed.
- Employed by a USGBC member organization or a member of a USGBC Chapter
Steps to Becoming a Reviewer
To join the review team, qualified volunteers must complete training in the key educational elements of adult learning, program review criteria and process. Review team members are expected to review a minimum of 12 courses annually. Reviews take an average of two hours or less to complete. New reviewer trainings will occur once each month.
- Read the Education Provider Guide
- Watch Creating Top-Quality Sustainable Design Courses Webcast (25 min)
- Complete the Course Reviewer Interest Form
- USGBC contacts qualified prospective Course Reviewers with information on completing USGBC Course Reviewer Training - Next training will be November 19, 2009 at 2:00 PM EST.
- Successfully complete a test-review
- Participate in quarterly online training and update meetings
Education Review Team
Upper Northeast
- Stephen Beck, LeChase Construction Services, LLC
- Roxanne Button, Architectural Resources
- Clifford Cooper, Cooper Associates
- Nathan Gauthier, Harvard Green Campus Initiative
- Joe Higgins, Fidelity Investments
- Thomas Kelly, Carrier Corp
- Amanda Langweil, Goshow Architects
- Megan Moscol, Halcom Consulting LLC
- Neil Rosen, North Shore LIJ Health System
- Sheila Sheridan, Sheridan Associates
- Ajay Sil, New York State Office of General Services
Northeast Corridor
- Shannon Barras, University of Virginia
- Jay Hall, Jay Hall & Associates, Inc.
- Sandra Leibowitz-Early, Sustainable Design Consulting, LLC
- Brian Trimble, Brick Industry Association
- Lisa Tucker, Virginia Tech
Southeast
- Christian Boggiano, Everblue Energy
- Arthur Cole, U.S. Army Garrison - Redstone
- Charles Taze Fulford III, Missippi State University
- Alicia Ravetto, Alicia Ravetto Architects PA
- Susie Spivey-Tilson, TVSA
Florida/Caribbean
- Bahar Armaghani, University of Florida
- Robyn Dowsey, Wharton Smith, Inc.
Heartland
- Joy Altwies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- R. Todd Gabbard, Kansas State University
- Jason La Fleur, Appraisal Institute
- Tom Meyer, Praxis Green
- Lisa Russell, Animavi
South Central
- Isilay Civan, HOK
- Michael Kawecki, Axiom Sustainable Consulting, LLC
- Khaled Mansy, Oklahoma State University
West
- Robert Arnold, JMA Architecture Studios
- Boyd Dressler, Montana State University
- Linda Kiisk, University of Wyomoing
- J. Stace McGee, Environmental Dynamics, Inc.
Pacific
- Eliot Allen, Criterion Planners
- Kelly Gearhart, Triple Green Building Group, LLC
- Adrienne Leverette, Green Building Services
- Amber Olson, Los Angeles Community College District
- Scott Stroshane, Axiom Engineers
International
- Erika Mayer, Lunchbox Consulting, Inc. (Canada)
- Sean McKeag, VOS Group (United Arab Emirates)
- Michael Tiffe, TAB Mechanical, Inc (Canada)
