WGBA 2012 Board of Directors:
Nick Mueller, WGBA President. Nick is a Project Manager with The Boldt Company in Appleton, and is a member of Boldt's Green Team. He has been with Boldt since 2004 and works in their commercial, healthcare, and higher education divisions. Nick is a LEED AP, is Green Advantage Certified, and is an active contributor to the Fox Valley Member Circle. He received a Master of Architecture from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning – University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.
nick.mueller@boldt.com
Jennifer Guslick, WGBA Vice President. Jennifer works for Resource Solutions Group as a Project Manager. Jennifer previously worked as a Program Manager for We Energies' Education & Awareness Program and was a Marketing Coordinator & Sustainability Consultant with Hunzinger Construction Company / Sustainable Building Solutions. She been actively involved with the USGBC and WGBA for over 4 years and currently serves on the WGBA Education Committee. She is a LEED AP, and WasteCap Accredited Professional.
JGuslick@rsgrp.com
Anthony Mayer, WGBA Treasurer. Anthony Mayer is the CEO of Hanging Gardens, LLC. Anthony is an Urban Planning graduate from UW Milwaukee, and a Green Roof Specialist. He is focused on the marketing, design and implementation of green roof systems in Wisconsin. He delivers presentations on green roofing to audiences across Wisconsin.
anthony.mayer@hanging-gardens.com
Phil Vetterkind, WGBA Secretary. Phil is Director of Sustainable Building Solutions, a sustainable and green consulting company in Brookfield. Phil is currently serving as a USGBC Heartland Regional Council Representative and is chair of the City of Waukesha Sustainable Ad Hoc Committee. Phil is an experienced LEED Accredited Professional and has worked on many LEED projects including LEED-NC, LEED-CI, LEED-EBOM, and LEED for Homes. Along with working at S.B.S., Phil is a Project Estimator for Hunzinger Construction.
pvetterkind@hunzinger.com
Matthew Mano, Board Member. Matt is a LEED AP, Architectural Designer and Green Building Consultant with Stephen Perry Smith Architects. He has been involved in all areas of commercial office buildings, industrial, and residential work and has overseen all LEED certified projects within the office and has worked with all LEED rating systems that are issued for public use. He has a BS in Architectural Studies from UW-Milwaukee.
matthewmano@spsarchitects.com
Korinne Haeffel, Board Member. Korinne is the owner of Blue Marble LLC and previously was a Project Designer and Green Building Specialist with the Kubala Washatko Architects in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. She has a bachelor’s of science degree in architectural studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and she is an experienced LEED Accredited Professional. She is engaged in various advocacy measures including Mayor Barrett’s Green Building Taskforce, Chairing the Milwaukee area WGBA Education and Advocacy Committee, and she is currently serving as a USGBC Heartland Regional Council Representative.
khaeffel@purebluemarble.com
Greg Thomson, Board Member. Greg is on the faculty of UW Milwaukee’s Department of Architecture. Aside from teaching, his research includes passive systems of environmental control and sustainable design.
thomsong@uwm.edu
Rick Walker, Board Member. Rick is the Program Leader for High Performance Buildings at Trane. Rick's background includes new business line development for Transwestern, Johnson Controls, Invensys Building Systems and Siemens. He was a board member for the National Association of Energy Services Companies and a member of the LEED for Existing Buildings Core Committee and Co-Chair of Siemens Sustainability Committee.
richard.walker@trane.com
Sherrie Gruder, Board Member. Sherrie is a Sustainable Design Specialist for the University of Wisconsin-Extension and provides statewide education and technical assistance on green building, sustainable community development, energy conservation and renewable energy. Sherrie is a LEED Accredited Professional and served two terms on USGBCs Government Core Committee. Sherrie has served on the technical advisory committee of the Wisconsin Green Built Home Program, the renewable energy board of the Wisconsin Focus on Energy Program and the Energy Independent Communities grant program. She develops education resources on topics including zero net energy, government green building programs, WI LEED certified projects and green building products.
gruder@epd.engr.wisc.edu
Dave Hubka, Board Member. Dave is the Commissioning Manager at Transwestern Sustainability Services. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Upon graduation David worked for nine years as an HVAC Engineer designing mechanical systems for commercial buildings. Afterwards he worked as Sustainable Project Manager for three years where his day-to-day job duties include building energy simulation modeling, facility energy audits, commissioning and LEED consulting. In addition to his fulltime job David is a published author who travels the country teaching industry professionals how to design, build and operate sustainable buildings with respect to the various LEED rating systems.
dave.hubka@transwestern.net
Kim Hosken, Board Member. Kim is Director, Green Buildings at Johnson Controls. Her areas of expertise include green building, construction management and design for commercial building projects, LEED Certification/LEED Consulting, water and air quality management and infrastructure development. As a consultant to the USGBC, she has been a LEED Certification Reviewer, she has acted as LEED faculty, and co-author of LEED v 2.2 for New Construction. Kim has over 20 years of experience in construction management with multiple firms including Turner Construction. As a contractor she completed two LEED Platinum projects and has held the position of project manager, project engineer and superintendent.
kimberly.j.hosken@jci.com
Rick Gabriel, Board Member. Rick is Director of Sustainable Design at Dorschner|Associates, Inc. He started his career at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill working on huge corporate projects during the week and staying connected to nature by volunteering for long hours of prairie restoration work for The Nature Conservancy on the weekends He is a licensed architect in Wisconsin and Illnois, a LEED Accredited Professional with BD+C Speciality, and received a Bachelor of Architecture fro teh University of Arizona.
rgabriel@dorschnerassociates.com
Rob Zimmerman, Board Member. Rob is Manager-Engineering, Water Conservation, and Sustainability, Kohler, Co. He is involved with all aspects of water conservation and sustainability related to plumbing fixtures and faucets. Some of his responsibilities include working with government regulators and water utilities on water conservation program and code development, helping professionals in the green building industry understand how to design water efficient buildings, and supporting and growing Kohler’s line of water efficient plumbing products. Rob has presented training sessions on conservation at national conferences, written numerous articles for trade publications, and is frequently quoted on water efficiency issues in the media. He is also actively involved in developing and implementing Kohler’s internal sustainability programs. Rob is a LEED Accredited Professional.
robert.zimmerman@kohler.com
Board of Directors Roles & Responsibilities:
The role of the Board of Directors is to set and approve the strategic direction of WGBA and to establish and authorize the broad policies that govern its actions. In advancing that role – and to carry out its fiduciary obligations – the board has general oversight responsibility with respect to strategic and generative plans, policies, and decisions to ensure they are consistent with
WGBA’s Mission, Vision, and Aims.
Key Responsibilities of the WGBA Board of Directors:
• Know and uphold the mission, vision, and strategic aims of WGBA.
• Authorize the policies and procedures to carry out the mission of WGBA.
• Continuously assess the general effectiveness of WGBA’s work in the achievement of its mission.
• Undertake special assignments to serve on committees and leadership positions
• Provide appropriate financial oversight, including approving WGBA’s annual budget and work plan.
• Enhance the organization’s public standing.
• Elect WGBA’s Board President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
• Recruit and orient new Board members and assess Board performance annually.
• Abide by WGBA’s conflict of interest policy.
• Help recruit new members to WGBA.
• Help bring significant new resources (financial or otherwise) to the work of WGBA.
• Prepare for and actively participate in Board meetings.
