USGBC Announces 2016 Board of Directors and Advisory Council Members

Washington, DC, November 16, 2015—The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced its 2016 Board of Directors and Advisory Council members. The new governance structure of two leadership bodies will officially be implemented in 2016.

USGBC’s membership elected the following individuals to serve as directors for a term of three years each, effective January1, 2016:

Bob Fox, Partner, COOKFOX Architects and Terrapin Bright Green (three-year term); Mike McNally, principal, McNally Green, and retired president and CEO, Skanska USA (three-year term); Chrissa Pagitsas, director, Green Initiative, Fannie Mae (two-year term); Janine Benyus, partner and cofounder, Biomimicry 3.8 (two-year term); Paul Anastas, PhD., director, Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Yale University (1 year term); Aaron Bernstein, M.D., M.P.H., associate director, Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Chan School of Public Health (one-year term); Bruce Oreck, executive in Residence, Aalto University and former U.S. Ambassador to Finland (one-year term).

These directors will join Fiona Cousins and Rick Fedrizzi (ex officio) on the 2016 USGBC Board.

Newly elected 2016 Advisory Council members include: Facility Management and Operations— Daniele Horton, founder and president, Verdani Partners; Technology—Emma Stewart, head of sustainability solutions, Autodesk; Real Estate Finance and Capital Markets—Joe Van Belleghem, executive general manager of design and product solutions, Lend Lease; Business to Consumer Leader—Brandon Tinianov, senior director of business development, View, Inc.; Educator (Post-Secondary)—Brian Dunbar, executive director, Institute for the Built Environment, Colorado State University – Fort Collins; Developer/Real Estate Services—Sara Neff, vice president of sustainability, Kilroy Realty Corporation.