Board of Directors

The USGBC board of directors articulates and upholds the vision, values and mission of USGBC. Directors meet in person three times each year and by teleconference regularly throughout the year.

You can review past actions of the board by reading the board of directors minutes. If you would like to learn more about or contact the USGBC Board of Directors, email [email protected].

Board composition

As described in the USGBC Bylaws, the board is composed of the president/CEO, officers elected by the board (chair, chair-elect, immediate past chair, treasurer and secretary) and directors representing different perspectives related to the green building industry. By 2012, the composition of the board of directors will transition to 15 elected directors representing perspectives agreed on by the board, five appointed directors, officers whose terms as directors have otherwise expired and the president/CEO, who shall serve ex-officio as a non-voting member.

Board terms

Board of directors elections occur annually. Elected directors serve 3-year terms and may serve up to two terms. Appointed directors serve 2-year terms and may serve up to two terms consecutively. Of the officers, the chair, chair-elect and immediate past chair each serve 1-year terms that total 3 years of leadership. The treasurer and secretary serve 2-year terms.

Executive Committee

Officer	Seat	Affiliation	Term Ends	Location
Allan Skodowski	Chair	Transwestern	2014	Milwaukee, WI
Elizabeth J. Heider	Immediate Past Chair; Constructor of Buildings	Skanska	2013	Alexandria, VA
George Bandy	Chair-Elect; Large-Scale Manufacturer	Interface	2015; 2014	Acworth, GA
Lisa Shpritz	Treasurer	Bank of America	2013	Charlotte, NC
Elizabeth Whalen	Secretary; Product Manufacturer Executive	CalAg LLC	2014; 2013	Portland, OR
S. Richard Fedrizzi *	President, CEO & Founding Chairman	U.S. Green Building Council	N/A	Washington, DC

Directors

Director	Seat	Affiliation	Term Ends	Location
Marge Anderson	Environmental Nonprofit Advocate	Energy Center of Wisconsin	2014	Madison, WI
Panama Bartholomy	State & Local Government Agency Employee	California State Assembly	2013	Sacramento, CA
Stephen Bushnell **	Insurance	Fireman's Fund Insurance Company	2013	Novato, CA
Stuart Carron	Facility Management & Operations	Energize Re LLC	2015	Sturtevant, WI
Majora Carter **	Sustainable Community Leader	Majora Carter Group	2012	Bronx, NY
Fiona Cousins	Designer of Buildings	Arup	2014	New York, NY
Walter Cuculic	Home Builder	SolarCity	2013	Portland, OR
John Dalzell	Urban/Regional Planner	City of Boston/Boston Redevelopment Authority	2014	Boston, MA
Mark Frankel	Energy	New Buildings Institute	2015	White Salmon, WA
Howard Frumkin	Public Health/Healthcare	University of Washington School of Public Health	2015	Seattle, WA
Mark James	Green Affordable Housing	Urban Green, LLC	2014	Washington, DC
Kenneth Potts	Developer/Real Estate Services	McGough Companies	2015	St. Paul, MN
John Quale	Educators (Post-Secondary)	University of Virginia School of Architecture	2015	Charlottesville, VA
Kirsten Ritchie	Green Building Educator	Gensler	2013	San Francisco, CA
Joseph Sanches **	Educator (K-12)	School District of Palm Beach County	2013	Palm Beach, FL
Gary Saulson **	Finance	The PNC Financial Group	2013	Pittsburgh, PA

* 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

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