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Mr. Schutz is a retired building official with the City of Columbus, Ohio. He was previously a senior staff engineer with the International Code Council in product development after several years as their manager of instructors in the ICC Training & Education Department. Mr. Schutz has also served as an assistant architect administrator at the Ohio Board of Building Standards. While with the State of Ohio, he oversaw the new Residential Code of Ohio program, including certification of local residential code departments and personnel. His varied previous experiences include active duty Army and Ohio National Guard experience as a combat engineer officer; building code enforcement for several central Ohio jurisdictions, including ten years as chief building official (CBO) for the City of Powell where he also served as city engineer and director of public services; and chief engineer for the Ohio Department of Health, where Mr. Schutz chaired the state’s plumbing advisory board, was chief of plumbing and was a voting member on the Ohio Board of Building Standards.

Mr. Agee is the director of Building and Code Enforcement for St. Charles County, Missouri. Previously, he worked in urban and suburban municipal governments managing building code enforcement, facilities, and information technology. Prior to his public sector positions, Mr. Agee worked in the construction industry in design and project management.

He has an undergraduate degree in Architectural and Mechanical Design and a graduate degree in Public Administration and Policy Analysis. As a Master Code Professional, Mr. Agee is one of approximately 800 people to obtain the highest level of certification from the International Code Council. He currently holds a total of 28 certifications in building, energy, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and accessibility areas.

Mr. Agee is a former president of the Missouri Association of Building Officials and Inspectors (MABOI). In addition, he founded Regimen Consulting LLC, which provides code training and technology consultation to various organizations across the country.

With over 30 years’ experience in both the private and public sectors, Mr. Gerritsen provides professional construction code consulting, plan reviews, and inspection services. He has served as a Building Official for the cities of Bluffdale, Centerville, Holladay, Tooele, and as planning / construction director for master planned communities in Tooele and Draper, Utah. In addition to consulting, Mr. Gerritsen continues to share his experience with others through seminars, discussions, and webinars. He has always promoted building code development and education, including serving as the founding president of the Bonneville Chapter of the International Code Council 1993-1994, and on the Board of Directors 1994-1995. Mr. Gerritsen earned his B.S. degree from Brigham Young University and his M.B.A. degree from Western Governors University.  

Ms. Talarico is an ICC-certified energy/green code plan reviewer and consults with architects and engineers throughout the Northeast to provide continuing education on a range of subjects from codes to building science. She is an instructor for Urban Green/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s “Conquering the Code”, an 8-hour energy code class in New York State. Ms. Talarico was a member of the engineering outreach team for the Brick Industry Association, and she is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience as a writer and editor for such publications as Architectural Record and This Old House. Her areas of expertise include building energy, sustainability issues, and codes, including the IECC, ASHRAE 90.1, IEBC, and the IgCC.

Conger Construction Services, LLC
Mary Conger has been in the plumbing field since 1996 and has been a plumbing educator since 2010, beginning as a plumbing instructor for an apprentice program with TSTC/Waco and becoming a continuing professional education instructor. She has true field experience as a journeyman and master plumber. Ms. Conger has owned her own plumbing business, has served as a plumbing/mechanical inspector for the City of Dallas, and has become a plumbing/mechanical plans examiner. Her education also has prepared her for this role with her bachelor’s degree in Technology and Performance Improvement and her master’s degree in Engineering Technologies with a concentration in plumbing. Ms. Conger is now working towards her doctorate in Educational Leadership. She brings knowledge as well as experience to the classroom.

Mecklenburg County Code EnforcementMr. Rowland currently works as the Code Administrator for Mechanical/Plumbing for Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement. His responsibilities include providing code interpretations, approving alternate materials/methods, conducting monthly consistency meetings and providing annual technical training for staff. Mr. Rowland currently holds a Standard Level III Certificate in Building, Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing. He also holds North Carolina contractor’s license in HVAC, Electrical and General Contracting. He has 23 years’ experience in the construction industry.

Director of Licenses & Inspection for Upper Darby Township
Mr. Gentile grew up in the Drexel Hill section of Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, where he still resides. He studied engineering at Albright College and Penn State University and earned a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Villanova University. He is also a Pennsylvania licensed professional engineer. Mr. Gentile currently serves as the director of Licenses and Inspection and Community Development for Upper Darby Township, a position he has held for more than 20 years. He is a certified Pennsylvania UCC plan reviewer and inspector in multiple disciplines including building, accessibility, plumbing, mechanical and energy codes.
 

Plumbing Inspection Supervisor for the City of Columbus (Ohio)
Mr. Richardson has over 27 years of experience in the plumbing industry, which includes working as a journeyman plumber and a plumbing contractor, and working as a plumbing inspector for a Health District and a Building Department. He is a member of The American Society of Plumbing Engineers, The American Society of Sanitary Engineering, The Ohio Association of Plumbing Inspectors, The Central Ohio Building Officials Association and The International Code Council (ICC). Mr. Richardson has also served one term as a Plumbing Board Committee member for ICC Code Action Hearings (2018) and as a board member for the Ohio Association of Plumbing Inspectors.

Director of Licenses & Inspection for Upper Darby Township
Mr. Gentile grew up in the Drexel Hill section of Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, where he still resides. He studied engineering at Albright College and Penn State University and earned a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Villanova University. He is also a Pennsylvania licensed professional engineer. Mr. Gentile currently serves as the director of Licenses and Inspection and Community Development for Upper Darby Township, a position he has held for more than 20 years. He is a certified Pennsylvania UCC plan reviewer and inspector in multiple disciplines including building, accessibility, plumbing, mechanical and energy codes.
 

Director of Licenses & Inspection for Upper Darby Township
Mr. Gentile grew up in the Drexel Hill section of Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, where he still resides. He studied engineering at Albright College and Penn State University and earned a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Villanova University. He is also a Pennsylvania licensed professional engineer. Mr. Gentile currently serves as the director of Licenses and Inspection and Community Development for Upper Darby Township, a position he has held for more than 20 years. He is a certified Pennsylvania UCC plan reviewer and inspector in multiple disciplines including building, accessibility, plumbing, mechanical and energy codes.
 

Mr. Agee is the director of Building and Code Enforcement for St. Charles County, Missouri. Previously, he worked in urban and suburban municipal governments managing building code enforcement, facilities, and information technology. Prior to his public sector positions, Mr. Agee worked in the construction industry in design and project management.

He has an undergraduate degree in Architectural and Mechanical Design and a graduate degree in Public Administration and Policy Analysis. As a Master Code Professional, Mr. Agee is one of approximately 800 people to obtain the highest level of certification from the International Code Council. He currently holds a total of 28 certifications in building, energy, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and accessibility areas.

Mr. Agee is a former president of the Missouri Association of Building Officials and Inspectors (MABOI). In addition, he founded Regimen Consulting LLC, which provides code training and technology consultation to various organizations across the country.

Director of Licenses & Inspection for Upper Darby Township
Mr. Gentile grew up in the Drexel Hill section of Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, where he still resides. He studied engineering at Albright College and Penn State University and earned a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Villanova University. He is also a Pennsylvania licensed professional engineer. Mr. Gentile currently serves as the director of Licenses and Inspection and Community Development for Upper Darby Township, a position he has held for more than 20 years. He is a certified Pennsylvania UCC plan reviewer and inspector in multiple disciplines including building, accessibility, plumbing, mechanical and energy codes.