Executive Committee Officers
· Participates in the development of Chapter goals
. Chapter
policy and serves as a forum for public debate on key issues that affect the
industry
. Allocates resources, i.e., approving the budget
· Identifies
and recruits members and leaders
· Hires, evaluates and supports staff
resources, as appropriate
· Assures appropriate state and federal forms
are filed annually
· Maintains adequate structure and governance to
carry out the Chapter goals
. Promotes membership in the Chapter
Chapter Chair
Punit Jain, Cannon
Design
pjain@cannondesign.com
Past
Chair
Ralph Bickness, Hellmuth & Bicknese Architects, L.L.C.
rbicknese@hellmuth-bicknese.com
Vice Chair
Richard Janis, William Tao & Associates
rrjanis@primary.net
Secretary
JoAnn Brookes, Fox Architects
joannbrookes@earthlink.net
Treasurer
Suzanne Johnson Crocker, Parsons Brinkerhoff
johnsonsuz@pbworld.com
Chapter Advisors
Jordan Heiman
jheiman01@earthlink.net
Deborah
Chollet Frank, Missouri Botanical Garden
deborah.frank@mobot.org
Chapter
Coordinator
Emily Andrews, Missouri Botanical Garden
emily.andrews@mobot.org
Committee
Chairs
Communications
Gary Adelman,
Haworth
gary.adelman@haworth.com
Assist
in preparing newsletters, handling public relations, developing a web site,
maintaining a speakers' bureau and tracking white papers on green issues.
Finance
Dan Jay, Christner
dan.jay@christnerinc.com
Oversee
the prudent use of member dues, program, training and sponsorship revenue.
Work with the treasurer to establish an annual budget and to monitor Chapter
expenditures. Plan and implement fund raising initiatives.
Membership
Open
Responsible
for implementing activities to recruit and retain members as well as
developing a membership base that assures representation from all membership
categories.
Outreach
Pat Justis, MO
Department of Natural Resources
pat.justis@dnr.mo.gov
Develop
and monitor policies, initiatives and issues directly related to the St.
Louis region. Promote education of green issues and products including LEED
training and certification.
Programs
Mary
Ann Lazarus, HOK Architects
Mary.ann.lazarus@hok.com
Responsible
for establishing the yearly program schedule including monthly programs,
programs with affiliated organizations, tours of green buildings, social
events and other special events.
EarthWays Center
The
St. Louis Regional Chapter is hosted by the EarthWays Center, a division of
the Missouri Botanical Garden. The EarthWays Center is a local leader in
energy and resource educational programs and is located in the EarthWays
Home, an historic house retrofitted to demonstrate green design principles.