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Lisa Abbott, Sr. Interior Designer, Eppstein Uhen Architects
Irina Nikolaevna Aksenova PhD., Founder, Uppervolga Institute
Mervyn Alphonso, Managing Director Development, NexGore Group
Carlos L. Amato, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP BD+C, EDAC, Principal / Western Region Healthcare Market Leader, Cannon Design
Rick Ament, Founder and CEO, Strategic Organizational Sustainability Partners
Barbara Anderson, Associate Partner, Operational Planner, ZGF Architects LLP
Robin Anderson, Sr. Project Architect, Eppstein Uhen Architects
Margaret D. Anderson M.D., F.A.A.P.M.R., Medical Director Aspirus Wausau Hospital Rehabilitation Unit, Aspirus Wausau Hospital
Todd M. Arbaugh, Manager Business Development, Surgical Services, Saint Mary's Health Care
Sally Augustin PhD, Principal, Design With Science
Harold Baca, Director of Engineering, Guarantee Electrical Construction Company
F. Nick Bacqué, Account Executive, U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development - Office of Hospital Facilities
Sarah Bader, RID, LEED AP, EDAC, Principal, Gensler
Phillip H. Bahr AIA, Planning Director, Bahr Architects Inc
Sue Ann Barton, AIA, EDAC, LEED AP, Principal, ZGF Architects LLP
James R. Benya, PE, FIES, FIALD, Director, Advanced Lighting Design Program, California Lighting Technology Center, University of California at Davis
James S. Bicak, Director of Sinai Tomorrow, Mount Sinai Hospital
Herschel Block, Vice President - Director, Medical Planning, VOA Associates Incorporated
Jamison Bloebaum, Midwest Division Leader, Heideman Associates, Inc., a Zak Company
Neal Boothe, Principal, exp US Services, Inc.
Deborah Breen, President, Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation
Thomas Breglia PE, Corporate Director, OFD-E, New York Presbyterian Hospital
Christopher Brennan, Director of OFD-E (Office of Facilities Development – Engineering), New York Presbyterian Hospital
Stephen Brigham, Director Planning and Projects, UA Health Network
Damian Buessing, Operations Manager, Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Angela Buickians AIA, Senior Architect, Facilities Planning, Design and Construction, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Deborah Burnett ASID, CMG, LGC, AASM, Principal, Benya Burnett Consultancy
Brenda M. Bush-Moline, AIA, LEED AP, EDAC, Associate Principal, VOA Associates Incorporated
Mark Bussey, Senior Superintendant, Skender Construction
Sheila F. Cahnman, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP, Vice President, Healthcare Market Sector Leader, AECOM
Judith Canfield BSN, MHA, Director of Perioperative and Interventional Cardiology Services, Providence Regional Medical Center
Kristie L. Carbaugh, Project Manager, Office of Operations Improvement, Meritus Medical Center, Inc
Jeff Carpenter PE, RCDD, National Director of Technology, KJWW Engineering Consultants
Linda Castleman RN, Program Director/ Clinical Liaison, Clincal Coordination, Parkland Health and Hospital System
Gay Chabot RN, BS, Program Director/ Clinical Liaison, Medicine & Surgery Services, Parkland Health & Hospital System
David Chambers, Principal, David F. Chambers Consulting
Sarah Chartier, Sustainability Coordinator, Spectrum Health
Greg Chianis AIA, Founding Partner, Chianis + Anderson Architects
Ken Chien, Program Manager, Jones Lang LaSalle
Michael Chisholm, Vice President, Jones lang LaSalle
June Clark, President and CEO, Camp Boggy Creek
Mitchell L. Collin, AIA, LEED BD+C, Project Designer/Sustainability Leader, RTKL Associates Inc
Marilyn Collins EDAC, Director Business Devevelopment - Healthcare, ASSA ABLOY
Jeffery Combs, The Cleveland Clinic
Michael C. Corby, FAIA, LEED AP, Executive Vice President, Integrated Architecture
Michael A. Crowley P.E., Executive Vice President, Rolf Jensen & Associates
Paula Crowley, Chief Executive Officer, Anchor Health Properties
Suzanne Currie, User Experience Research and Design, Samsung Research Initiative - Silicon Valley
Rudy J. Dahdal MHSc.(HA), Director, Planning & Redevelopment, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre - University Health Network
Katy Dale, Research Fellow, University of Minnesota School of Architecture
Ellie Dalton, VP, Capital Asset Planning & Development, New York Presbyterian Hospital
Al Davis, Vice President of Facilities, Exempla Healthcare
Ms. Fiona de Vos PhD, Owner, Studio dVO
Laura Detke, Director of Innovation, RAD Consultants
Tina Di Fiore, MSN, RN, NNP-BC, CNS, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist, Hillcrest Hospital a Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Anthony Dickamore, VP Facilities & Project Management, Kindred Healthcare
Michael DiGiore, Director, Victory Technology Center
Larry DiSanto, Executive Vice President and COO, Capital Health
Michael Doiel, Senior Vice President, HDR Architecture
Jodi Donovan RN, MSN, PMP, EDAC, Program Director/Clinical Liaison, Clinical and Non-Clinical Support Services, Parkland Health & Hospital System
Jay Dougherty LEED AP, Associate Director – Healthcare Real Estate & BIM Services, Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Amy Douma, Associate Vice President, HGA Architects and Engineers
Leon Drachman AIA, LEED GA, Principal, Payette
Elise Drakes Assoc. AIA, Project Coordinator, TAYLOR
Todd Dunaway AIA, EDAC, Principal, Architects, GBBN Architects
Travis English, PE, CEM, LEED AP, Engineering Manager, Facilities Planning, Kaiser Permanente
Hamilton Espinosa, Director - Healthcare Market Sector, DPR Construction
Cynthia B. Facemire, Administrative Director, VUH Expansion and Transition, Vanderbilt University Hospital
John Fareri, Philanthropist, Creator of the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital
John Farnen, Executive Director of Special Projects, Mercy
Heather Fennimore, President of the Americas, Humanscale
Jane Ferry, Curator of Education, Orlando Museum of Art
Jennifer Fink AAHID, IIDA, Director of Planning and Interiors, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Julie Ford, Director of Project Management, CBRE Healthcare Solutions Group
Russell Fortmeyer, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Consultant, Sustainability Leader, Arup
Suzanne Fox, Director, Emergency Services and Trauma Care, Vancouver Island Health Authority
Martine Gagnon MBA, Portfolio Director, Skanska Infrastructure Development, Co-Lead, Skanska Global Healthcare Center of Excellence
Ron Galloway, Nationally Recognized Speaker, Documentary Filmmaker and Author
Bruce L. Gewertz, Surgeon-in-Chief, Chair of the Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Tobias Gilk, Sr. Vice President, RADIOLOGY-Planning (RAD-Planning)
Breeze Glazer LEED AP BD+C, Research Knowledge Manager, Perkins+Will
Gary R. Goldberg AIA, Principal, G Goldberg AIA
Leah Goodwin, Director of Arts Programs and Fundraising Strategies, Aesthetics, Inc.
Clay Goser, President, Symphony LLC
Catherine L. Gow AIA, Principal - Health Facilities Planning, Francis Cauffman
Raymond A. Grahe, Chief Financial Officer, Meritus Medical Center, Inc.
Timothy M. Gregg AIA, ACHA, Principal, Director of Healthcare, Proteus Group
Bill Gregor, Construction Executive, Mortenson Construction
Deborah Groner D'Agostino FACHE, President, P4H, Inc
Nona Gross LEED-AP CI, Workplace Strategy & Design and Workplace Resources, Siemens Corporation
Robin Guenther FAIA, Principal, Healthcare Design Leader, Perkins+Will
Neil A. Halpern, Chief Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Stephen Hancock, Vice President – Project Development, U.S. Engineering Company
Colin Harding, Senior Practice Manager, Pediatric Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Mark A. Hardtke MS, Director, Public Safety & Security and Parking, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
Kathy Harper, RN, MBA, EDAC, Vice President for Clinical Coordination, Parkland Health & Hospital System
Barbara Harriman, IIDA, President, Creative Director, Distinctive Art Source
Debra Harris Ph.D., CEO, RAD Consultants
William W. Heun AIA, Partner, Matthei & Colin Associates
A. Craig Hillemeier, Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Medical Director, Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital
Ted Hood, Senior Vice President/COO, Gene Burton & Associates
Terence Houk AIA, Senior Designer, HDR Architecture, Chicago AIA Healthcare Knowledge Community Event Planner
William Huffman, Vice President of Facilities, Design, and Construction, The University of Chicago Medicine
Stanley Hunter, Project Executive, Baystate Health
Wayne Hunter AIA, ACHA, Principal, Cuningham Group, Inc.
Tate Jacobitz, Project Director, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Hartwig Jaeger MD PhD, archimeda
Shrimant Jaruhar LEED AP, BIM Manager - Facility Planning and Construction, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
Patrick Johnson, Principal, H+L Architecture
Matt Johnson, Assoc AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Project Manager, TAYLOR
Robert P. Junk AIA,AHRA, Principal, RAD-Planning
Barbara Kalish, Sr Project Manager, New York Presbyterian Hospital
Dave Kievet, Group President - Western Operations, The Boldt Company
Pam Kleba, Design Coordinator/ Project Manger, ProHealth Care
Rebecca Kleinbaum Sanders AIA, Associate Vice President/Healthcare Planner, HGA Architects and Engineers
Kurt Knoth, VP Performance Improvement and Patient Affairs, Spectrum Health
Bruce Komiske MHA, FACHE, Project Director, Children’s Living Science Center, Westchester Medical Center
Alan Kranzo, Director, Facility Strategy & Process Improvement, Spectrum Health Medical Group
Valerie Krasneski-Schreiber, RN,BSN,MS,CEN,SANE-A, Unit Director, UPMC Mercy Hospital
Joseph W. Kryza MBA, Executive Director, UMHS Infrastructure and System Operation
Nathan T. Larmore, CCNP, ICNC, MCSE, LPIC, Principal, Practice Leader, Technology Services, Sparling
Philip LiBassi AIA, ACHA, Principal, Westlake Reed Leskosky
Will Lichtig, Vice President Business and Process Development, The Boldt Company
John Liguori, Executive Director, Five Hills Health Region
Chan-Li Lin, Partner/Director, Rafael Vinoly Architects PC
Maria Lin, Director, Human Resources, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
Joseph Livengood MD, FACS, Chief Operating Officer, Livengood Medical
Sharon Lleva-Carter, AIA, LEED BD+C, Executive Director, Healthcare, Duke Realty
Mary Ann Lukowicz, Project Executive / LEED AP, Power Construction Company, LLC
Patricia D. Malick, AAHID, EDAC, LGB, Principal, Practice Area Leader for Interior Design, Array Architects, Inc.
Doug Mangers, Project Director, McCarthy Building Companies Inc.
Penny Martin PhD, NP, Principal, Healthful Design, LLC
Kelly Mason, National Healthcare Manager, Specified Technologies Inc.
Karen McElwee, Facilities Coordinator, United Health Services
Josh Miller, Senior Consultant, Strategic Organizational Sustainability Partners
Terry Miller B.S., E.E., Executive VP, Gene Burton & Associates
Natalie Miovski, AIA, LEED AP, Healthcare Principal, EwingCole
James J. Mladucky, AIA, ACHA, CCS, Director, Planning and Design, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
Jill Mondry CAVS, Director of Volunteer Services, Nemours Children’s Hospital / Orlando
Tod Moore RCDD, CDCD, Principal, Director Technology Consulting, Sparling
Frances Moore, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Associate Principal, CO Architects
Beryl Muniz, Vice President for Perioperative Services, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Colin T. Murphy P.E., C.E.M., Energy Conservation Engineer, University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
Pat Nemeth, VP Facilities, Corporate Development, Sharp HealthCare
David Nienhueser, Associate AIA, Medical Planner, VOA Associates, Chicago AIA Healthcare Knowledge Community Co-Chairman
Patricia O'Connor, Executive Director, Our Lady of Victory Renaissance Corporation, Administrator, Mercy Nursing Facility, OLV Senior Neighborhood
Peter O'Connor, Principal, RTKL
Jeffrey O'Neill AIA, ACHA, Senior Project Manager, The University of Pennsylvania Health System
Naomi Ochsendorf BS, LADC, Program Director, Adolescent Treatment Center of Winnebago (ATCW)
Gil S. Pak, Operations Director, Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital
Frank Panici, B.Arch., - OAA, Principal, NORR Limited Architects Engineers Planners
Kenneth Panucci PE, CEM, Senior Vice President, Primera Engineers, Ltd.
Darris Peterson Assoc. AIA, Vice President Healthcare Studio, JMA Architectural Studios
Paul Petska, Managing Principal, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
Laura Poltronieri AIA, NACHRI, Principal, Poltronieri Tang & Associates
Daniel Post, Senior Vice President - Clinical Programs & Practice Development, Loyola University Health System
Robert A. Pratt, CEO, Pratt Design Studio
Kim Prentice, Managing Director Development & Operations, NexCore
Jonathan Puleio M.Sc. CPE, Director of Consulting, Humanscale
Andrew Quirk RA, FHFI, Senior Vice President & National Director, Healthcare Center of Excellence, Skanska USA
Bruce Raber, Vice President, Practice Leader for Healthcare, Stantec Architecture
Grant Ramsay, Principal, Director of Technology Design, exp.
T. Scott Rawlings, AIA, FACHA, LEED AP, Vice President - Healthcare Design Leader, RTKL Associates, Inc
Annette Ridenour, President & CEO, Aesthetics Inc
Kurt Rockstroh, CEO, Steffian Bradley Architects
Joe Ross PE, Director of Healthcare, exp US Services, Inc.
Bill Rostenberg, FAIA, FACHA, ACHE, EDAC, Senior Principal, Stantec Architecture
Wayne Ruga, PhD, FAIA, FIIDA, Hon. FASID, Founder and President, The CARITAS Project
John Saad, LEED AP, HFDP, Managing Principal, Vanderweil Engineers
Marc Sauvé MBA, Principal |Senior VP | Healthcare Strategy, Gresham Smith & Partners
Robert Schaefer AIA, Vice-President and Senior Project Architect, Anderson Mikos Architects, Ltd.
Alyssa Scholz, Assoc. AIA, IIDA, Senior Associate and Director of Interior Design, TAYLOR
R. Douglas Schultz, Chief Technology Officer, Oberon, Inc.
Russell A. Sedmak, Vice President/Director of Healthcare Design, Heery International
William R. Seed, Staff Vice President - Design and Construction, Universal Health Services, Inc
Carol Simpson, Project Manager, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Sarah Simpson, Principal/Project Manager, H+L Architecture
Rhonda Skallan, Director of Property, Planning and Management, Children’s Hospital Colorado
Ronald Smith, Facilities Director, La Rabida Children’s Hospital
Jake Snyder, Design Engineers, BSA Lifestructures
Tim Solohubow, Senior Vice President, HKS Architects, Inc.
Phillip T. Soule, III AIA, ACHA, Principal, Cuningham Group, Inc.
Mike Stapf, Preconstruction Director, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Ray Steeb, President and CEO, FASTTAC, Inc.
Jim Steinhagen, Executive Director, Youth Continuum, Hazelden
Steve Stern, Special Assistant to the Director, VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System
Teresa Stewart RN, Vice President of Clinical Quality Compliance, Jones Lang LaSalle
Frank Swaans, Vice President Global Healthcare Services, Gresham, Smith and Partners
Eric Swanson MBA, Director of Security Services, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
Terry Thurston, Director Healthcare Operational Planning, BSA Lifestructures
Ari Tinkoff PE, Associate Principal, HVAC Engineer, Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers, LLC
Vladislav Torskiy, RA, AHRMM, CSCMP, LEAN Healthcare CP, Vice President and Project Director, KNOX Advisors | HKS
Ezequiel “Zeke” Triana AIA, LEED AP, Director, Facilities Planning, Design and Construction, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Lachezar Tsvetanov, Director of Industrial Design, Humanscale
Rebecca Twohig, Interior Designer, Eppstein Uhen Architects
Eric Ubersax, Project Manager, Devenney Group
Jennifer L. Vanderpool, Performance Improvement Specialist, Purdue Healthcare Advisors
Anza Vang, Project Manager, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Kristina Vasinda Assoc AIA, Project Coordinator, HDR Architecture, Inc.
Walter N. Vernon, IV, PE, LEED AP, CEO/Principal, Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch
Ronald Villasante, RA, CAP, MRCP, March, Professional Associate, Senior Federal Management Consultant, Director of Federal Healthcare Planning, HDR Architecture
Dr. Indre Viskontas, Affiliate Research Scientist - Memory & Aging Center, UC-San Francisco
David J. Vitka, Vice President, Facility Planning & Property Management, Catholic Health System
Gail Vittori, LEED Fellow, Co-Director, Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
Dennis Vonasek, AIA, ACHA, CID, Vice President/Principal, HGA Architects and Engineers
Angela Watson, Principal, Shepley Bulfinch
Kathleen Wells RN, BSN, Nurse Manager, Saint Mary''s Health Care
Greg Wieland AIA, Design Principal, Gresham, Smith and Partners
Russell Williams, Vice President, Operations, Fairview Southdale Hospital
Shane Williams, AIA, ACHA, LGB, Principal and Practice Area Leader for Design, Array Architects
Martin F. Wolf FAIA, Principal, Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Maryann M. Yavor MSN, Nurse Manager- Neonatal Services, Cleveland Clinic’s Hillcrest Hospital
