Board of Directors | Delaware Valley Green Building Council

DVGBC Officers

	Joseph Healy
	DVGBC Chair
	Wallace Roberts & Todd


	Michael O'Brien
	DVGBC President


	Vice President of Business Development, W.S Cumby, Inc.
Michael O’Brien, LEED AP, is theVice President of Business Development for W.S. Cumby, Inc, a regional construction management, design/build and general contracting firm, recognized for its leadership in sustainable construction. Mr. O’Brien’s career in the construction industry spans over 29 years, including experience in the construction of industrial facilities as well as owner and president of a local contracting company. Since joining W.S. Cumby in 1999 he has developed a unique insight into the construction management process, having served the company as a Field Superintendent and Project Manager before being named Vice President. His current responsibilities include oversight of the firm’s preconstruction services where he has directed the planning of numerous multi-million dollar LEED and green building projects for clients in the higher education, K-12, office, hospitality and affordable housing markets. Michael currently serves as President of the Board of Directors of the Delaware Valley Green Building Council, a chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. He is a past member of the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity and is currently an active member of the Design Build Institute of America, the Society for College and University Planning and the Society for Marketing Professional Services

	Abigail Perlstein
	DVGBC Vice President
	Kitchen & Associates Architectural Services

	Chris Minnich
	DVGBC Vice President
	Re:Vision Architecture

	Spencer Finch
	DVGBC Secretary
	PA Environmental Council

	Jim Kerr
	DVGBC Treasurer
	IMC Construction



	Mary Alcaraz, PE, LC, CEM, LEED AP BD+C

	Principal, EwingCole
Mary is a Principal, lighting designer, electrical engineer, and energy manager with EwingCole a national leader in architecture, engineering, interior design, planning and sustainable design. Mary is a Board Member of the Delaware Valley Green Building Council and is active with planning sustainable education events in the Philadelphia area. Mary is also a Board Member of the Charter High School for Architecture and Design and a Board Member of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Philadelphia Section, and is active in the Association of Energy Engineers. Mary’s presentations have included: “Intergrating Daylight Harvesting and Lighting Systems in New and Existing Buildings” at Lightfair International 2010; “Exceptional LEED Case Studies – Diverse Expertise inspires High-Performance Lighting” at Lightfair International 2009; ‘5 Steps to Daylighting Systems Integration’, Globalcon 2005. Mary has published several articles including: ”Six Strategies for Energy Savings in Community Cancer Centers”, Oncology Today June 2010 and “Daylight on Display”, Lighting Design + Application, February 2008 and has been awarded numerous IES lighting awards for her projects.

	Frank J. Baldassarre

	President/CEO, e3bank
The driving force behind the e3bank promise, Frank now applies his impressive career as a financial lending professional to support his devotion to the future of our planet. He brings e3bank highly-honed analytical, sales and leadership skills grounded in the myriad disciplines that define the banking industry, including extensive experience in real estate, commercial and consumer lending, new business development, asset recovery/workout, credit review and branch management.

	Laurea Blau

	BluPath Design


	Alice Cathcart

	SunPower Corporation


	Robert Cousar

	East Parkside Community Revitalization Corp.


	Christa D.-Kraftician

	Spillman Farmer Architects
Christa Duelberg-Kraftician AIA, LEED® AP is an Associate with Spillman Farmer Architects, a nationally recognized architectural firm based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She has designed a wide variety of architectural projects for universities, hospitals and healthcare providers, and corporations throughout the region, with a particular focus on technologically sophisticated laboratory and clean room environments. Helping to lead the firm’s growing green and sustainable design practice, Christa is a LEED® Accredited Professional, a designation awarded by the United States Green Building Council. She currently serves as the chair of the Lehigh Valley Branch of the DVGBC. She has direct experience in green and sustainable design, including the LEED® Gold certified Plaza at PPL Center, the LVIP Office Building, which recently achieved LEED® Gold certification, and Ben Franklin Technology Partners new TechVentures Building, on target to achieve LEED® certification. Christa is a registered architect in Pennsylvania as well as her native Germany. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture Degree from Drexel University and a Diplom Engineer in Architecture from the University of Paderborn, Germany.

	Dan Garofalo

	University of Pennsylvania


	Richard Hankin

	The Hankin Group


	Michael Johns

	Philadelphia Housing Authority


	Zoe Kron

	ex;it


	Howard Neukrug

	City of Philadelphia Water Department


	Mark Purcell

	Nanson Construction


	Michelle Robinson

	Re:Vision Architecture


	Linda Schultz
	DVGBC Delaware Branch Chair
	Senior Vice President, Colliers International
Linda has worked in the commercial real estate industry for more than twenty years, specializing in office and corporate relocations as well as technology and life sciences consulting. Linda has also handled all aspects of Project and Construction Management for both Tenants and Landlords. Using sound value engineering and creative planning, significant economies have been achieved for the projects involved. Prior to entering the real estate field, Linda served as a senior manager at a local medical university and then went on to serve as Executive Director of a regional law firm. She has handled several million square feet of projects with an all-in, hands-on, client-focused methodology, providing clients with complete real estate service support. Projects Linda has worked on include handling leasing for the Delaware portfolio of Brandywine Realty Trust, Atapco, Inc. and Trefoil Properties. Relocation projects for clients have included law firms, technology groups, banks and professional firms/ For the past five years, she has also been activitely involved with the Delaware Valley Green Building Council, serving a Chair of the Metro Membership Committee and most recently in the development of a Branch of the DVGBC in Delaware, for which she now serves as Chair. Linda is a licensed Real Estate Broker in Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland and is involved with numerous organizations, committees, work groups and boards throughout the region including CIRC, DREW, IFMA, Tri-State Realtors Assn in addition to the DVGBC.

	Shari Shapiro

	Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel


	Kristen Suzda
	DVGBC Metro Emergin Professionals Committee Chair
	Staff Architect, Atkin Olshin Schade Architects
Kristen has been active in the Emerging Professionals Committee of DVGBC since 2004, working to find ways to make green building accessible to those entering the field. She currently sits on the Board of Directors as the Emerging Professionals representative. In addition to her long experience with the Emerging Professionals Committee, Kristen holds masters degrees in Historic Preservation and Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, and is constantly seeking ways to integrate cutting-edge sustainable technology into the inherently green act of recycling existing old buildings for new uses.

	Marla Thalheimer

	Liberty Property Trust


	Charles Thomlinson

	Wallace Roberts & Todd