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Board of Directors & Committees

2010- 2011 Board of Directors

Board

Company
Nate Robb
Chair		 Merritt Properties.
Lorraine Doo
Vice Chair		 Doo Consulting
Mary Jean Herron
Treasurer		 Health Care for the Homeless
Chris Parts
Secretary		 Hord, Coplan, Macht

 Stuart Kaplow
 Past Chair
Stuart D. Kaplow, P.A.
 
Adam Baker
 Whiteford, Taylor Preston, LLP
Kristina Braun
 Kleinfelder
Steve Burdette
 WBCM
Chuck Cooper
 Frederick Ward Associates
Karen Evans
 The Whiting Turner Contracting Company
Neal Fiorelli
 Lorax Partnerships
Matt Kimball
 Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP
Tracy Marquis
 Ayers Saint Gross

Zolna Russell
Hord Coplan Macht
Justin Schaub
 St. John Properties
Eileen Straughan
 Straughan Environmental

ExOfficio
Josh Feldmark
  Howard County
Nadya Morgan
 Baltimore City
Sarah Zaleski
 U.S. Department of Energy

Branches
Northern Chesapeake Branch
David Bell
Chair




Johnson Controls

Southern Maryland
Branch
Sandy Neville
Chair


Regional Representative
Amy Wortman 









Energy Design  Group

     


The real work of USGBC Maryland is in the Committees. The chapter depends on its dedicated volunteers to propel and fulfill its mission throughout the state of Maryland. Your skills, knowledge, resources and dedication are of real value to both propelling our mission and making sure that you, as our members, can get involved in the most personally valuable way.
 
As the chapter continues to develop and expand we need your help more than ever.   There are a variety of opportunities to suite your geographic location, skills, interests, and time availability. Please consider joining one of our committees as described below.  Please feel free to contact the executive director, Mary Pulcinella at 443-416-5848 or mpulcinella@usgbcmd.org or the committee chair directly.

 
Advocacy
Chair: Matt Kimball
mlkimball@nilesbarton.com
The committee works year round to formulate, plan and execute the chapter's advocacy agenda. 


Branches
Chair: Peter Doo
peter@dooconsulting.net
The committee supports the chapter branches and looks for opportunities for reaching new parts of Maryland.  Currently we have two branches the Northern Chesapeake Branch and Southern Maryland Branch.  We are working on a third branch in western Maryland.
 


Communication
Meet: 1st Wednesday of the month  8:00 AM
Location: Merritt Properties Headquarters
Chair: Nate Robb
nrobb@merrittproperties.com

The responsibility of this committee is to communicate the chapter's mission, vision, goals and objectives and effectively plan strategies for marketing and the promotion of chapter programs and events; enhance, edit and maintain the website. 


 
Events/Programs/Credential Maintenance
Meet: 1st Tuesday 6:00 PM
Location: Kleindelder
Chair: Kristina Braun
kbraun@kleinfelder.com

The committee works closely with the executive director to develop, schedule and deliver programs and events that entice new members, retain existing and meet the needs of the chapters diverse needs.
The chapter has an obligation to keep our members abreast of LEED credential information and maintenance through planning and implementing GBCI LEED specific approved programs and workshops.
There are synergies between the Membership and Education Committees.


Wintergreen Awards Planning Committee
Meet: 3rd Wednesday 6:00 PM
Location: Various, usually Baltimore City or just outside
Tracy Marquis, Chair
tmarquis@asg-architects.com

A subdivision of the Events/Programs, the committee works year-round to put together the chapter's Annual Awards Event, The Wintergreen Awards for Excellence In Green Building.  Held at the end of January it is the largest annual event.

 
Healthcare
Meet: Various- Final to TBD
Location: Doo Consulting

Chair: Lorraine Doo
lorraine@dooconsulting.net

The Health Care Committee focuses on sustainable design in health care facilities, to help make them more efficient, cost effective and healthier for patients, visitors and staff.  The committee fosters collaboration with other like-minded organizations and organize programs and workshops based on interest and need.

 
Homes
Meet: 3rd Thursday 6:00 PM
Location: Hamel Builders
Co-chair: Prescott Gaylord
pgaylord@hamelgreen.com

Co-Chair:Janice Romanosky
janice.romanosky@verizon.net
The committee promotes USGBC's LEED for Homes program; builds partnerships with other organizations, builders, developers and those in residential real estate to increase awareness of and understanding of residential green building.  They work to make buying or renovating green a more viable option and drive the market place. 


Membership
Meet: 3rd Tuesday  10:00 AM
Location: USGBC MD Headquarters
Chair: Matt Stangle
matt@wsmt.com

The committee works to recruit new members, observe trends, welcome new members and assist in planning and implementing the Annual Membership meeting as well as some additional programs and events.

 
Green Schools
Meet: 3rd Monday  5:30 PM
Location: Gutierrez Studio
Chris Parts, Board Liaison
cparts@hcm.cm

 Geoff Stack, Chair
geoff@stackcoordination.com
The committee is focused on a national goal for all students to be attending a green school within a generation.  To that end, we have been working primarily with public school systems, trying to educate them to what it means to be a green school, how that can be planned with new schools and how they can work with existing schools (the bulk of their properties).  We have also worked with like minded groups to achieve goals of educating students, parents, administration and staff.

 
 
MISSION: Transform the way building and communities are designed, built, and operated, enabling environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live, work, learn, and heal. 

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