The USGBC has announced the newly elected officers and new directors to its 2011 Board of Directors. The following individuals have been elected to serve as directors:
• Elizabeth J. Heider, Skanska, filling the Constructor of Buildings seat • Kirsten Ritchie, Gensler, filling the Green Building Educator seat
• Walter Cuculic, Green Your Home Consulting, filling the Home Builder seat
• Elizabeth Whalen, CalAg, filling the Product Manufacturer Executive seat
• Ann Archino Howe, Sustainable Design Studio, filling the Site Designer seat
• Dennis Maloskey, PA Governor's Green Government Council, filling the State and Local
Government Employee seat
In addition, the Board named the following directors to fill appointed seats: • Carlton Brown, Full Spectrum, filling the Green Affordable Housing seat
• Majora Carter, Majora Carter Group, filling the Sustainable Communities seat
Additionally, the Board elected Heider as chair-elect and Punit Jain, Cannon Design, as secretary. Other officers are 2011 Chair Mark MacCracken, CALMAC, and Anthony Bernheim, AECOM, as treasurer. Tim Cole, Forbo, is now immediate past chair. USGBC President and CEO Rick Fedrizzi is an ex officio member of the Board.
USGBC has a 20-member board that includes elected and appointed positions. Elected positions serve terms of three years. Appointed positions serve two-year terms.
The complete USGBC Board Roster includes: Officers
• Mark MacCracken, CALMAC, chair
• Elizabeth J. Heider, Skanska, chair-elect
• Tim Cole, Forbo Flooring Systems, immediate past chair
• Anthony Bernheim, AECOM, treasurer
• Punit Jain, Cannon Design, secretary
• S. Richard Fedrizzi, USGBC, president, CEO and founding chairman
Directors • Ann Archino Howe, Sustainable Design Studio, Site Designer seat
• Maria Atkinson, Lend Lease Corporation, International seat (appointed)
• Carlton Brown, Full Spectrum Development, Green Affordable Housing seat (appointed)
• Majora Carter, Majora Carter Group, Sustainable Community Leader seat (appointed)
• Walter Cuculic, Green Your Home Consulting, Home Builder seat
• John Dalzell, Boston Redevelopment Authority, Urban/Regional Planner seat (appointed)
• Nathan Gauthier, Jones Lang LaSalle, Educators (K-12/Post Secondary) seat
• Elizabeth J. Heider, Skanska, Constructor of Buildings seat (chair-elect)
• Mark MacCracken, CALMAC, Energy Services seat (chair)
• Dennis Maloskey, Pennsylvania Governor’s Green Government Council, State & Local
Government Employee seat
• Michael McCally, Clinical Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and Physicians
for Social Responsibility, Public Health/Health Care seat (appointed)
• Kirsten Ritchie, Gensler, Green Building Educator seat
• Thomas Scarola, Tishman Speyer, Developer/Real Estate Services seat
• Lisa Shpritz, Bank of America, Finance, Surety & Corporate Real Estate seat
• Allan Skodowski, Transwestern, Building Management & Operations seat
• Elizabeth Whalen, CalAg LLC, Product Manufacturer Executive seat
