USGBC welcomes new board directors?

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the newly elected officers and new directors to its 2012 Board of Directors. At elections that closed in November, USGBC's membership elected the following individuals to serve as directors:

Fiona Cousins, Arup, filling the Designer of Buildings seat
Marge Anderson, Energy Center of Wisconsin, filling the Environmental Nonprofit Advocate seat
George Bandy Jr., Interface, filling the Large-Scale Manufacturer seat
John Dalzell, City of Boston/Boston Redevelopment Authority, filling the Urban/Regional Planner seat

In addition, the Board named the following directors to fill appointed seats:

Joseph Sanches, School District of Palm Beach County, filling the Educator (K-12) seat
Stephen G. Bushnell, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, filling the Insurance seat
Gary Jay Saulson, The PNC Financial Services Group, filling the Finance seat

The Board elected Allan Skodowski, Transwestern as chair-elect and Lisa Shpritz, Bank of America, as Treasurer. Other 2012 officers continuing in their terms are Chair Elizabeth J. Heider, Skanska, and Punit Jain, Cannon Design, as secretary. Mark MacCracken, CALMAC Manufacturing Corppration, will serve as immediate past chair. Terms will begin on January 1, 2012.

Additionally, Howard Frumkin, from the University of Washington School of Public Health, has been appointed by the Board to serve as its advisor on public health.

USGBC's Board includes elected and appointed directors who serve terms of three years and two years, respectively. The complete 2012 USGBC Board Roster includes:

Officers

Elizabeth J. Heider, Skanska, chair
Allan Skodowski, Transwestern, chair-elect
Mark MacCracken, CALMAC Mfg. Corp., immediate past chair
Lisa Shpritz, Bank of America, treasurer
Punit Jain, Cannon Design, secretary
S. Richard Fedrizzi, USGBC, president, CEO and founding chair (ex officio)

Directors

Marge Anderson, Energy Center of Wisconsin, Environmental Nonprofit Advocate seat (newly elected)
Ann Archino Howe, Sustainable Design Studio, Site Designer seat
George Bandy Jr., Interface, Large-Scale Manufacturer seat (newly elected)
Carlton Brown, Full Spectrum Development, Green Affordable Housing seat
Stephen G. Bushnell, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Insurance seat (newly appointed)
Majora Carter, Majora Carter Group, Sustainable Community Leader seat
Fiona Cousins, Arup, Designer of Buildings seat (newly elected)
Walter Cuculic, SolarCity, Home Builder seat
John Dalzell, City of Boston/Boston Redevelopment Authority, Urban/Regional Planner seat (newly elected)
Nathan Gauthier, Jones Lang LaSalle, Educator (K-12/Post-Secondary) seat
Dennis Maloskey, Pennsylvania Governor's Green Government Council, State & Local Government Employee seat
Kirsten Ritchie, Gensler, Green Building Educator seat Joseph Sanches, School District of Palm Beach County, Educator (K-12) seat (newly appointed)
Gary Jay Saulson, The PNC Financial Services Group, Finance seat (newly appointed)
Thomas Scarola, Tishman Speyer, Developer/Real Estate Services seat
Allan Skodowski, Transwestern, Building Management & Operations seat (chair-elect)
Elizabeth Whalen, CalAg LLC, Product Manufacturer Executive seat

USGBC's Board also appointed two individuals to serve as Advisors to the 2012 Board:

Howard Frumkin, University of Washington's School of Public Health, Public Health Advisor
Don Horn, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, GSA, Federal Advisor. BD+C

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