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Stan Boder, is a Senior Herpetologist and project manager at EnviroScience with 23 years of experience surveying and managing wildlife populations. He is a Qualified Timber Rattlesnake Surveyor in Pennsylvania and New York. He has conducted over 500 timber rattlesnake surveys and has over eighteen years of experience providing and supervising construction biomonitoring for reptiles. Mr. Boder has experience with state and federal consultation for endangered species, botanical surveys, Allegheny woodrat surveys, small-footed bat surveys, natural diversity inventories, and habitat projects for various threatened and endangered species. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Wildlife Society and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. In his free time, Mr. Boder conducts long-term research and survey projects on timber rattlesnakes and other herpetofauna populations in Pennsylvania

Mary Gilmore is a senior-level Bat Biologist and Project Manager who has been a member of the EnviroScience team since 2015. Ms. Gilmore manages and implements threatened and endangered bat projects and assists clients with Section 7 Consultation. She has over 15 years of experience conducting both regulatory and inventory bat surveys throughout the eastern half of the U.S. She holds a B.S. in Forestry and Wildlife Management from The Ohio State University. At EnviroScience, Ms. Gilmore assists clients with state and federal consultation for threatened and endangered species, botanical surveys, and wetland delineations. She holds a USFWS recovery permit and several state collection permits for the Indiana bat, the northern long-eared bat, and the gray bat—allowing her to work across the Midwest, Southeast, and Northeastern U.S. Ms. Gilmore is listed as a qualified bat surveyor statewide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, and has recently completed large-scale surveys in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.

Dr. Michael Liptak is a senior ecologist at EnviroScience, Inc, where he specializes in wetland ecology, wetland restoration, and mitigation wetland design. Dr. Liptak earned a B.S. degree in Biology at the University of Toledo and a Ph.D. degree in Environmental Science at Ohio State University under the noted wetland ecologist Dr. William Mitsch. He has over 25 years of experience in wetlands research and consulting and is a Certified Senior Ecologist (Ecological Society of America). His primary responsibilities at EnviroScience Inc. include wetland mitigation planning, wetland assessments and delineations, technical report preparation, and permitting. Dr. Liptak is a member of the Society of Wetlands Scientists and the Ecological Society of America, and regularly gives seminars on wetland issues and regulations.

Ms. Winterringer includes the management and implementation of endangered mussel projects and assisting clients with NEPA / USACE compliance and permitting. She has 22 years of experience conducting aquatic faunal inventories across the U.S. and 17 years in the professional consulting industry. Ms. Winterringer is a proactive, hands-on manager who has supported many state departments of transportation, energy, transmission/pipeline corridor, and large river navigation projects. She has extensive experience in aquatic ecology, and she is skilled in natural resource permitting, waterways assessments, GIS, environmental assessments, and aquatic surveys. Ms. Winterringer holds a USFWS Federal Fish and Wildlife recovery permit and several state collection permits for freshwater mussels allowing her to work across the Midwest, Southeast and Northeastern US. She is listed as a qualified mussel surveyor statewide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia and has recently completed large-scale surveys in MI, WV, and NY. She has been diving since 2000 and holds a Rescue Diver certification. Ms. Winterringer is active on various committees for both the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society (FMCS) and the Society of Freshwater Science (SFS) member.

Ms. Alvarez graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law at Western Michigan University with a J.D. degree and an LL.M. degree in Taxation. Her focus of practice consists of estate planning, business planning, guardianships, and probate. Ms. Alvarez manages her own firm, while teaching paralegals and business majors. She teaches Probate and Introduction to Law in the Paralegal Program at Florida Atlantic University.

Nancy L. Jordahl is a litigation paralegal at Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial. Ms. Jordahl is CLE Chair and immediate past-President of the Central Florida Paralegal Association (CFPA), and Secretary/Treasurer for the Paralegal Section of the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA). She is a member of the Florida Registered Paralegal (FRP) Enrichment Committee. She authored two chapters of the 2019 NALA Certified Paralegal Exam Fundamentals book (Torts and Clarity of Expression).

Laura M. Reich is a partner in Harper Meyer’s Litigation and Arbitration Group, as well as its Art and Entertainment Law Group and its international law practice. Ms. Reich also serves as an adjunct professor at Florida International University School of Law and instructs paralegals at Florida Atlantic University. She is the current Editor-in-Chief of International Law Quarterly, a publication of the International Law Section of The Florida Bar.

Mr. Campbell assists clients in matters involving federal, state, and local energy and environmental laws and regulations. He represents large energy users in utility litigation and regulatory matters as well as policy development before the Michigan Public Service Commission and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Mr. Eory is the manager of Corporate Planning at Lansing Board of Water & Light.

Mr. Janiszewski is a senior attorney in Dykema’s Lansing office. Mr. Janiszewski specializes in government relations and administrative law while representing clients in highly-regulated industries. Before joining Dykema, he served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Michigan within the Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division. During this time, Mr. Janiszewski served as first chair on numerous electric and natural gas ratemaking proceedings before state and federal administrative agencies. He gained substantial experience in public utility regulation, energy law, and environmental law while advising and representing agencies such as the Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, and the Michigan State Police. Mr. Janiszewski received the Attorney General’s Top Civil Litigator award in 2014 for his work in the Special Litigation Unit representing the Attorney General in ratemaking proceedings before the Michigan Public Service Commission and appellate courts. His work experience includes serving as an adjunct professor of Business Law & Ethics at Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business. Mr. Janiszewski graduated magna cum laude from the Michigan State University College of Law. While in law school, he served as the Managing Articles Editor for the Journal of Business & Securities Law.

Mr. Konwinski’s practice is commercial and environmental litigation. He has represented clients in trials, administrative trials and on appeal. Mr. Konwinski has argued before the Michigan Supreme Court, litigated contested case hearings in the Michigan Administrative Hearing System, and litigated statecourt environmental lawsuits.

Ms. Patton is a member of the firm’s Real Estate, Energy Infrastructure, Business, and Eminent Domain practices. She counsels commercial and energy clients through complex contracts and business disputes; and on development matters including zoning, planning and land use; and real estate and permitting due diligence in mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Patton also assists energy, utility, communications, and state and municipal clients in acquiring rights through eminent domain for infrastructure projects throughout Michigan. When projects or companies are at stake, her attention to detail and ability to understand her clients’ highly technical needs and diverse experts help her craft solutions and win where it counts: the finish line. She began her career at a large Midwestern law firm, handling construction, employment, and other litigation matters before a foray into the consulting world, where she managed a team of attorneys while providing advice to banking institutions regarding securities and regulatory compliance. Ms. Patton earned her bachelor of arts degree in Economics & Management and Philosophy, magna cum laude, from Albion College and was a merit scholarship recipient prior to receiving her law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School.

Devin Abellon, P.E. is the vice president of engineering sales for The Pyure Company. He has 29 years of experience in the HVAC and plumbing industries with a focus on high-performance and sustainable building design and construction. He holds a bachelor of science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara and is a registered professional engineer in California and Arizona. He is an active member of both ASPE and ASHRAE. Mr. Abellon serves on the ASHRAE Board of Directors as the Region X DRC and as an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer. He is also a member of ASHRAE Technical Committee 6.5: Radiant Heating and Cooling and has served as the Programs Subcommittee chair and Handbook Subcommittee Chair.

Ms. Abruzzo is a senior application engineer at ClimaCool Corp, where she joined the team in 2006 as employee number 5. She has enjoyed growing ClimaCool into the multimillion modular chiller and electric heating and cooling solution manufacturer it is today. As a chemical engineering graduate from Arizona State University, Ms. Abruzzo started in HVAC Sales at a representative firm in Phoenix. There she promoted ClimaCool and its sister companies for 5 years before joining CCC as a Regional Sales Manager. For 15 years as a RSM and now as part of the Application Engineering team, she educates coworkers, partners, key consultants and contractors in the technical design, application, and install of heat pump, heat recovery, and simultaneous heating and cooling systems. These systems fit perfectly into building decarbonization and electrification by providing high efficiencies in a compact, redundant footprint. Ms. Abruzzo has had direct involvement in securing high-profile projects at multiple locations including Google, Kaiser, LBNL, PNNL and top Universities across the West. Pikes Place Market and Golden State Warriors Arena. Ms. Abruzzo just celebrated 20 years of active volunteerism as an ASHRAE member. She was the Society 2020-21 RP chair, is a past Society Honors and Awards chair, and is currently the Society Development Committee chair and San Diego Chapter RP Chair. She is also active with ASHRAE TC 8.2, AHRI, and the Hydronics Industry Alliance.

Mr. Davis is a professional land surveyor in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia, with over 30 years of experience. This varied experience includes small individual boundary surveys, surveys for both commercial and residential land development projects, ALTA Land Title Surveys, and surveys for long range transportation projects, including rail and highway. In addition, Mr. Davis is an adjunct faculty professor at the Community College of Baltimore County in the Surveying/ Civil Engineering program. Classes taught include Elementary Surveying, Survey Computations, Topographic Mapping, Sediment Control and Hydrology, and Storm Drain Design. In 2016, Mr. Davis was awarded the Russell E. Lowman Memorial Educational award from the Maryland Society of Surveyors for his contribution to the education of surveyors.

Mr. Norris is a civil engineer for the City of Greenville, North Carolina, specializing in stormwater engineering, and he is the owner of Norris Environmental Engineering, PLLC. He is a professional engineer, a certified floodplain manager, a certified professional in stormwater quality, and a certified professional in low impact development. Prior to working for the City of Greenville, he worked with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and the North Carolina Division of Water Quality. Mr. Norris was also the environmental specialist and floodplain administrator for the City of Wilson. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Fish and Wildlife Management and a master’s degree in Biological and Agricultural Engineering, both from North Carolina State University.

Dr. Gordon McCurry has more than 35 years of experience in hydrology, including the investigation, analysis and modeling of aquifer systems, and assessments of hydrologic impacts. His areas of expertise include the quantitative analyses of flow and solute transport, stream/aquifer interactions, climate change, regulatory permitting, and aquifer remediation. He has been involved with modeling groundwater flow and solute transport since the 1980s. In addition to his consulting career, Dr. McCurry has taught courses on groundwater modeling and hydrogeology since the early 1990s at several universities and to state and federal regulatory agencies.

Ryan Abendroth is an experienced CPHC® (Certified Passive House Consultant) and the former Certification Manager at Phius. He has worked on hundreds of passive house projects including small residential designs and student projects to mid-sized commercial and non-profit developments, and he has been at the forefront of research and design in passive houses for almost a decade. Mr. Abendroth’s first passive house experience was with Team Illinois in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon Competition in 2009, where the team took second place overall. He is a member of the Phius Technical Committee and a trainer for the Phius CPHC Training Program, the Phius+ Rater Program, and advanced tutorials on topics related to passive building construction. Mr. Abendroth also serves as the Principal of Passive Energy Designs LLC, a St. Louis, Missouri-based consulting firm specializing in building high-performance and low-energy buildings that meet the passive house standard. He holds a Master of Architecture and a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently, Mr. Abendroth is a lecturer at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis where he teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses focused on the impacts of climate, site, energy, detailing, and building information modeling (BIM) on the built environment. Previously he taught at the Rhode Island School of Design as both a Visiting Lecturer and Critic and has acted as a passive house consultant for Kansas University’s 5th year design-build program, Studio 804.

Mr. Loercher joined the Phius certification team in 2021. He provides design review, updates the existing Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC®) training curriculum, and helps expand the advanced training offerings at Phius. Prior to joining the certification team, Mr. Loercher has been an active CPHC since 2016 and has certified all building types ranging from single-family and multifamily residential, commercial, new construction and retrofits. He is a Certified Passive House Consultant and holds a Master of Architecture from Parsons the New School for Design. He is currently on the advisory board of the Phius Alliance – Hudson Valley chapter and serves as the Secretary and Northeast Regional Representative for the national Phius Alliance chapter.

Ms. White has been with Phius since 2012. Ms. White led the building certification review team for seven years and is an instructor for Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC®) training and WUFI® Passive energy modeling software training. She holds a degree in Environmental Sustainability with a minor in Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Master’s in Energy Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Ms. White has a strong understanding of high-performance building design and how this is integral to the transition to a renewable energy grid. Her Masters’ thesis posed the question “What do Net Zero Buildings Cost the Grid?”, combining the concepts behind how building loads are shaped, how design techniques can alter that shape, and how that ultimately impacts the electricity generation resources needed to meet the load – all while considering the shift to more intermittent, renewable energy resources. Ultimately, this research concludes that energy conservation and demand response in buildings is a critical up-front investment to facilitate this transition.

Mr. Huard received a mechanical engineering degree from Niagara College and bachelor and master of architecture and master of Urban Planning degrees from SUNY at Buffalo. He holds multiple professional accreditations including LEED AP O+M as well as LEED AP BD+C from Green Business Certification Inc. He was elevated to LEED Fellow in 2017 and additionally is a WELL Faculty member. Mr. Huard’s professional expertise has contributed to numerous domestic and international high-performance building, sustainable and restorative development projects as well as international events including Greenbuild, WaterBuild, Global Health & Wellness Summit, Living Future unConference, WaterSmart Innovations, Advanced Energy Conference, Energy Management Congress, CAPAC and G2E to name a few. Humann Building Solutions focuses on all aspects of green building and development globally including professional program and project management, construction management, green building consulting, ASHRAE-ANSI Accredited Commissioning Provision, and WELL Health-Safety Rating in addition to building certifications, operational optimization, project validation, investment grade auditing, and net zero and net positive systems designs and implementations.

Mr. Arnott is originally from Australia but has lived in St. Paul, MN since 1991. He has taught in the Legal Studies department at Hamline University since 2008, having previously taught family law and legal writing at William Mitchell College of Law and served as the legal instructor at the Minneapolis Business College. Professor Arnott is a past chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association Family Law Section and of the Ramsey County Bar Association Youth & the Law Committee. Before entering legal practice, He was a diplomat in the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs, serving in Canberra and Nairobi. In his spare time, Professor Arnott umpires Australian Rules football and referees soccer.

Ms. Bean is a family, juvenile, and adoption law paralegal with Heimerl and Lammers in Minneapolis, Minnesota with over 20 years of experience in the legal profession. In addition to dealing with any day-to-day tasks, she assists with any “fires” that arise for those in need and always puts her organizational skills to use for the clients and her team. Her attention to detail, genuine compassion for clients, and expertise in the legal field are just a few of the qualities that clients routinely compliment her on. Ms. Bean enjoys interacting with clients and assisting them through all steps of the legal process. She takes pleasure in being there for clients in their time of need by discussing procedures in plain language and ensuring the clients know what they should expect as their process unfolds. Ms. Bean is involved in all aspects of a case from beginning to end, which allows clients to feel comfortable with her and the knowledge she provides them. She is a member of the Minnesota Paralegal Association and has previously presented for the Family Law Institute, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, Gift of Adoption Fund and Minnesota School of Business.

Ms. Johnsen is a family law attorney and her practice includes areas of marriage dissolution, custody and parenting time matters, child support, paternity, spousal maintenance, international family law, child in need of protection and services, termination of parental rights proceedings, and appeals. Her background in child protection and juvenile justice gives her a distinctive perspective in working with families going through a variety of family transitions such as dissolution, custody disputes and child protection proceedings. Ms. Johnsen graduated from the Mitchell Hamline School of Law where she was a recipient of the Student Award of Merit. She is admitted to practice in the state of Minnesota and Federal District Court, District of Minnesota.

Mark J. Karon is an attorney and director of the University of Minnesota Student Legal Service. Prior to the University, he was an associate attorney with Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi, practicing in personal injury and mass tort litigation. He has experience in trial and legal counseling in consumer affairs, domestic relations, criminal defense, civil litigation and administrative law. He is also responsible for co-curricular and law-related educational programs at the University of Minnesota. Mr. Karon is also an adjunct professor of litigation practice and private practice practicum at Hamline University School of Law. In addition, he has been an instructor in torts, personal injury and product liability law, legal research and writing, case investigation and trial preparation at Hamline University in the legal studies program. Mr. Karon has also served as a professor at Inver Hills College and the Minnesota Paralegal Institute. He currently serves as international president of the National Legal Aid and Defenders Association Student Legal Services. He received his B.S. degree with high distinction from the University of Minnesota and his J.D. degree from California Western School of Law in San Diego. Mr. Karon is a member of the Hennepin and Ramsey County Bar Associations, the Minnesota State Bar Association, the State Bar of California, the American Bar Association (member, Litigation and Family Law Section), the Minnesota Association of Justice, the American Association of Justice, Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice and the National Legal Aid and Defenders Association. Mr. Karon is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education programs across the country.

Ms. Riebel is an attorney with Heimerl & Lammers practicing in the family law group. She has a strong commitment to client trust and satisfaction, protecting children, and resolving conflict in a way that minimizes stress and anxiety for everyone involved. Ms. Riebel attended Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, where she graduated in three years with honors and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science with minors in Psychology and Environmental Studies. While at Lehigh University, Georgie worked as a representative for a Non-Profit Governmental Organization (NGO) at the United Nations in New York. Georgie also began interning at various family law practices in Pennsylvania, where she discovered her passion for helping families through difficult and complex situations. She then attended the University of St. Thomas School of Law on a Presidential Scholarship and as a Stinson Leonard Street Diversity Scholar in 2017. She had opportunity to be the Divorce Camp intern and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts intern and volunteered as a WATCH Court Monitor, a program for combating human-sex trafficking, and as a Street Law Volunteer advising low-income and charter students about their legal rights.

Mr. Tuck has more than 50 years of experience in the materials testing and construction inspection industry. He has been a code influencer. In the early 1990’s, he published a 47-page Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) monograph entitled BOCA Special Inspection Services as a learning and teaching tool for testing agencies, architects, engineers, municipalities, and building officials, etc. This document became the foundation for the original Chesterfield County, Virginia, special inspection program which today is known to be one of the best special inspection programs in the region. This CSI monograph impacted and assisted the development of special inspection programs of many other Virginia jurisdictions during the early days of BOCA and IBC. Today, Mr. Tuck is the building code “go to” guy when architects, engineers, contractors and building officials across the Mid-Atlantic have special inspection questions about their ongoing projects.

Mr. Tuck started his career with Froehling & Robertson in 1964 as a materials technician and fulfilled many duties including senior field technician, radiographic assistant, drill rig operator, laboratory technician, and structural steel inspector, quickly being promoted to branch manager of the Roanoke office in 1966. Over the next few decades, Mr. Tuck also managed F&R’s operations in Norfolk, Lynchburg, and Chesapeake, Virginia. During this time, he was designated as the company-wide manager of construction materials testing services, working in F&R’s Richmond headquarters. In the late 1990’s, Mr. Tuck took on company business development. His success in this realm led to Mr. Tuck being elevated to the role of vice president of business development. His responsibilities in this role included hiring, training, and supervising business development managers throughout the company’s Mid-Atlantic footprint. F&R was established in 1881 and is one of the oldest consulting engineering firms and testing agencies in the United States.

Mr. Tuck developed training courses related to special inspection requirements of the International Building Code (IBC) and the various statewide building codes in jurisdictions where F&R maintains operations, including Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia and the Carolinas. He cultivated and expanded inter-company special inspections code training courses for F&R’s technicians, special inspectors and engineers. These technical code training courses formed the basis of F&R’s Continuing Education Program and Lunch & Learn Series which are comprised of building code training courses regarding soils, geotechnical engineering, concrete, masonry, sprayed fire-resistant materials, structural steel and many other disciplines. These courses are now offered to the entire Mid-Atlantic community of architects, engineers, construction professionals as well as associations, municipalities, school systems and a host of other market sectors. As F&R’s very first executive director of code compliance and training, Mr. Tuck has provided special inspections training and code training to hundreds of firms and thousands of professionals over the past decade and has dedicated this phase of his professional career to the study and instruction of the various building code changes throughout the different code cycles. He also is well versed in the major code changes of the “enforcer” codes such as AWS (welding), AISC (steel), ACI 318 (concrete), ACI 530 (masonry), in addition to the latest revisions of the International Building Code (IBC) and statewide codes within F&R’s geographical region.

Dr. Emily Fairfax is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Resource Management at California State University Channel Islands. Dr. Fairfax double majored in Chemistry and Physics as an undergraduate at Carleton College, then went on to earn a PhD in Geological Sciences with an emphasis in Hydrologic Sciences from the University of Colorado Boulder. She uses a combination of remote sensing, modeling, and field work to understand how beaver ecosystem engineering can create drought and fire-resistant patches in the landscape under a changing climate. Her research has been featured internationally in National Geographic, the New York Times, the LA Times, BBC, Vox, and others. When Dr. Fairfax says she can talk about beavers all day, she’s not kidding.

Ms. Lathrop is licensed as a professional land surveyor in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, and as a professional planner in New Jersey. She holds a master’s degree in Environmental Policy and has been involved in surveying since 1974 in projects ranging from construction to boundary to environmental land use disputes. Ms. Lathrop is also a certified floodplain manager through the Association of State Flood Plain Managers (ASFPM) and a Certified Floodplain Surveyor through the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors. A former adjunct instructor at Mercer County College in New Jersey, she has also taught as part of the team for the licensing exam review course at Drexel University in Pennsylvania. Ms. Lathrop has been teaching seminars for surveyors since 1986 and has been writing articles for surveyors since 1983. She is a contributing editor for The American Surveyor magazine, and she has four articles included in the American Bar Association’s text, Land Surveys: A Guide for Lawyers and Other Professionals. She and Stephen V. Estopinal, PLS, PE co–authored a book titled Professional Surveyors and Real Property Descriptions: Composition, Construction, and Comprehension, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in 2011. She is also on the faculty of GeoLearn, a web-based educational provider. Ms. Lathrop is a past president of the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors and of the National Society of Professional Surveyors, and she has served on the Board of Directors for the American Association for Geodetic Surveying.

Mr. Nechamen was the Floodplain Coordinator for the State of New York Department of Environmental Conservation for 21 years. During that period, he helped to promote higher floodplain standards in New York, including enacting a two foot “freeboard” requirement in New York’s building code, saving property owners millions of dollars in flood losses and flood insurance premiums.
One of the founders of the New York State Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association (NYSFSMA), a professional association with over 600 active members, He was their first Chair and currently serves the Association as its treasurer.
Mr. Nechamen has been a Board member of the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) at various times for 13 years. ASFPM represents over 15,000 professionals across the United States and internationally and is a key national voice in policies designed to reduce flood risk while preserving the natural and beneficial functions of floodplains. He served as chair (2013-2015), vice-chair (2011-2013) and treasurer (2008-2010) and is currently co-chair of the Floodplain Regulations Committee. Mr. Nechamen has received the ASFPM Meritorious Lifetime Achievement in Floodplain Management Award.
In his capacity as Floodplain Coordinator, he has led workshops and training sessions on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), floodplain management and regulations, understanding and interpreting flood maps, flood insurance and the Community Rating System.

Mr. Iliff has been a certified building official for 10+ years serving communities in Texas, Illinois, and Missouri. He has taught classes on the residential, building, and property maintenance codes with a focus on preparing students for certification exams and effective administration. Mr. Iliff has 30+ years of experience as a city planner, floodplain manager, and code enforcement officer. He earned an undergraduate degree in Urban Planning and Development from Ball State University.

Mr. Concannon is a registered Professional Engineer in California and Nevada, and has been with Pavement Recycling Systems, Inc. in various roles since 2015, including Project Engineering, Project Management, Operations Management, and Research and Development. Currently he works Market Development and Operational Support for all recycling divisions at Pavement Recycling. Mr. Concannon also currently serves on several working groups within the Caltrans Pavement Materials Partnering Committee (PMPC) and is the Vice President of the Recycling and Stabilization Association of California (RSA). Prior to coming to Pavement Recycling, Mr. Concannon worked in the Geotechnical Engineering field for a consulting firm in the Silicon Valley area. He graduated with a B.S. in Civil Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 2013

Mr. Estrada is the Director of Business Development for Pavement Recycling Systems of California. Mr. Estrada is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, School of Engineering. He is an Industry Co-Chair for the Caltrans Pavement & Materials Partnering Committee (PMPC), as well as of the Green Book Stabilized Base Task Force. For over 30 years, he has been involved in both the engineering and construction industries in the implementation of soil stabilization and asphalt recycling engineering strategies.

Mr. Slocum joined CNCA as the Northern California/Northern Nevada pavements engineer in January 2014 before being promoted to Director of Engineering in 2020. He provides technical expertise, education, concrete resources, and several other services to municipalities, engineers, and developers to advance the understanding and use of cementitious roadway solutions for streets, highways, and parking areas. Mr. Slocum specializes in conventional concrete, full-depth reclamation, roller compacted concrete, concrete overlays, and pervious concrete, but is knowledgeable on most cement-related applications. He is the Past President of the American Concrete Institute (ACI NCAWNV Chapter) and ASCE Feather River Branch and is active in other local societies including APWA, SNCA, and others.

Prior to joining CNCA, Mr. Slocum worked as a geotechnical consulting engineer in Walnut Creek, California. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering after completing undergraduate courses at University of the Pacific (Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a minor in Engineering Management). Mr. Slocum is a licensed civil engineer in the states of California and Nevada.

Ray Wohlfarth is president of Fire & Ice Heating & Cooling in Pittsburgh, PA. He is an international author of eleven books on boilers and a columnist for Plumbing & Mechanical, RSES, PM Engineer, Master Brewers Association, National Board, Green Building Research, and Engineered Systems Magazines. He recently started a YouTube channel, Boiler Room Detective. 

He is currently on the board of directors for WV ASHRAE and WV APPA and is past president of Pittsburgh ASHRAE.  Ray has taught classes for ASHRAE, RSES, Hospital Engineers, NAPE, Operating Engineers, Steamfitters, BOMA, IFMA, and APPA.

Mr. Bishop is a multi-state licensed structural engineer and a Florida General Contractor with extensive experience in the evaluation and design of wood, aluminum, steel, masonry, concrete, and light gage steel structures. His career focus is on structural consulting for code compliance during hurricane events. Mr. Bishop is skilled in evaluation and rehabilitation of existing buildings, and the evaluation of damage to structures from natural disasters and from man-made causes. He has thirteen years of experience with high-volume specialty structural engineering for architects, contractors, product manufacturers and their distributors, and the public; demonstrating consistent record of increasing gross revenue, professional abilities, and departmental productivity throughout tenure. Mr. Bishop’s strengths include extensive field experience, product evaluations, structural design with focus on components, code requirements of glazing, canopy, and life-safety structures, value and reverse engineering, design of anchorage systems, conflict detection, personnel management and project budgeting.

Penelope L. Hefner is the Principal and Managing Attorney at Sodoma Law Union. She is a Certified North Carolina Family Financial Mediator and a Certified Collaborative Law Attorney. Ms. Hefner’s focus has been on family law since she first started practicing fifteen years ago.

She began her practice in Union County and then joined Sodoma Law in 2012 at the Charlotte office. After dividing her time between the two counties, Ms. Hefner identified a need to better serve her Union County clients and encouraged the rest of the leadership team at Sodoma Law to open an office in Monroe, North Carolina. Sodoma Law Union opened its doors in 2015. Ms. Hefner is the past president of the Union County Bar and is a member of the North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, and Union County Bars. Her charitable work includes active participation in the Union County Community Shelter as a board member, the Charlotte Rescue Mission as the chair of the ChariTEA fundraiser, and she works with several local organizations to offer pro bono hours among many other endeavors. Regularly recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine and Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite, Penelope has always been recognized as one of Charlotte’s 50 Most Influential Leaders and a Leader in the Law by Mecklenburg Times.

Brian King started King Law in 2002, in a two-room office above a bar. He had the vision to create a firm that was built around business principles and taking care of clients. It is under his leadership the firm has grown from a small community firm to one of the largest and fastest-growing firms in the Carolinas. Mr. King has always called Western North Carolina home and has always considered taking care of the community as a natural role of the small-town lawyer. As King Law has grown in location and numbers, that vision has never changed. Mr. King is a member of the North Carolina and South Carolina Bars, and in 2009 became a Family Law Specialist through the North Carolina Bar Board of Specialization. He has served as the attorney for the Rutherford County Department of Social Services, and the McDowell County Department of Social Services, been a member of the North Carolina Child Support Council. He is a sought-after and consistent speaker at various Continuing Legal Education events. He has spoken across the country at legal conferences and has a network of attorneys across the country that call on him for legal business advice. Mr. King is a proud father and understands the dynamics of family law as an attorney and as a client. He has been elected as President of the Judicial District Bar and has served in various legal leadership positions. Mr. King has been involved in several Court of Appeals cases, with important and often referenced opinions.

Carrie L. Lehmann is an Attorney at Sodoma Law York. She is a licensed Family Law Mediator in both North and South Carolina and a Family Court Guardian Ad Litem in Union County, North Carolina and York County, South Carolina. While her focus has primarily been in the practice area of family law both as an attorney and as a Guardian Ad Litem, Ms. Lehmann also has experience in criminal law and traffic law, as well as estate planning and estate administration.

Ashley-Nicole Russell, Esq. is an experienced family law attorney, author, and speaker who is changing the way divorce is perceived around the world. She is widely-known as a dedicated, passionate, and trustworthy attorney with integrity. As a child of divorce and divorcee, she brings a unique, relatable, and personal understanding to AN|R Law Offices. With more than a decade of experience in Collaborative Law, Ashley-Nicole knows first-hand how this model benefits families during separation and divorce. Her North Carolina law practice is an award-winning firm with locations in Greenville, Raleigh, Beaufort, and Wilmington. She is the author of The Cure for Divorce Culture, hosts the podcast, Divorce, Healthy!, and serves as a board member with the National Parents Organization. As an expert in divorce culture, Ashley-Nicole has appeared on various multi-media platforms to discuss Collaborative Law, shared parenting solutions, conflict resolution in the workplace, and the future of divorce in America. She actively shares her mission nationwide and is committed to sharing information to help families navigate the emotional and legal aspects of separation and divorce.

Theresa E. Viera founded Modern Legal in 2020 amidst the pandemic and drastic changes to our judicial system. Her law firm is dedicated to helping individuals navigate the legal system by utilization of the law and current-day innovation. She conducted her undergraduate studies at George Washington University and obtained her law degree at the University of North Carolina School of Law. She has been practicing family law for over ten years and is a Certified Family Financial Mediator. She was named a Top 40 Young Lawyer by the American Bar Association in 2020, a North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Rising Start in 2021, and has received the designation of Super Lawyers Rising Star, Best Lawyer Ones to Watch, and Legal Elite by Business North Carolina.

Leigh Anne Williams has dedicated her career to making sure families are equipped with the knowledge and tools they need to adequately protect themselves and their loved ones, with over 20 years of experience working with families in a variety of high conflict situations. She works with the Olsinski Law Firm in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ms. Williams believes her role as an attorney is to educate clients and to make the law easier for them to understand. Her practice areas include “all things family.” Her practice style is to work hard to make sure her client’s rights and family are protected while turning towards litigation and the courts as a last resort. Leigh Anne is trained in the Collaborative Process and a member of Charlotte Collaborative Divorce Professionals, Mecklenburg and Cabarrus County Bar Associations.

Sean Armstrong has worked in building electrification for 28 years, the last 12 as a consultant. He has designed more than 300 commercial buildings and 25,000 residences for low-income households to be all-electric and solar powered. Starting in 2018, Sean and his staff co-authored seven practical guides to building and transportation electrification and helped develop California’s pro-electrification, solar and battery Energy Codes. He has received design awards from the United Nations, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Southern California Building Industry Association and been inducted into the 2022 Clean Energy Hall of Fame by the California Energy Commission.