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Mr. Conlon is a licensed professional engineer with 25 years of high-profile structural engineering experience. He has lent his expertise and creativity to large, challenging new high-profile construction projects including the iconic Yankee Stadium, the 75-story tall One57 in Manhattan, and the new 22,000 sf steel-framed column-free Blessed Kateri Church in Lagrangeville, New York, as well as numerous other projects of various scales. The owners, architects, contractors, and property managers with whom he collaborates seek him out as a project partner because of his work ethic and focused client service. As founder and managing principal of Conlon Engineering, LLC, Brookfield, Connecticut, Mr. Conlon has created a culture that is highly client-focused and disciplined, making it easy for colleagues to recommend him. He takes great pride in their ability to address structural challenges for diverse clients in the firm’s areas of new construction, renovation and structural rehabilitation of existing structures in a variety of categories including commercial, residential, industrial, office, school, religious, historic and recreational buildings; adaptive reuse projects; LEED accredited projects; peer reviews of other engineers’ work, and feasibility studies.

Mr. Trinkaus is an internationally-recognized expert in the field of low impact development (LID), having presented at many American Society of Civil Engineers/Environmental & Water Resource Institute (ASCE/EWRI) international conferences and many other regional conferences and workshops on LID and water quality issues. He was invited by the Water Resources Agency in Taichung, Taiwan, to present a 12-hour workshop on LID in December of 2011. Mr. Trinkaus has been an invited presenter and consultant multiple times on stormwater and LID in China and South Korea since 2013. He has designed LID retrofits in Zhenjiang, China. Mr. Trinkaus has reviewed and edited LID reports by Pusan National University and Land & Housing Institute in South Korea. Mr. Trinkaus has written LID design manuals for the towns of Tolland, Plainville, Harwinton, Morris, and East Granby, Connecticut. He has designed many types of LID treatment systems for a variety of residential and commercial applications. Mr. Trinkaus is primary author of the EWRI Filter Strip/Bioswales Task Committee. Mr. Trinkaus is a licensed professional engineer in Connecticut and Maryland. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management in 1980 from the University of New Hampshire. Mr. Trinkaus has more than 39 years of experience in the land development field and more than 19 years of experience designing low impact development treatment systems and 10 years writing LID regulations and design manuals.

In her ten years at the firm, Ms. Friedman has distinguished herself as a leader in the area of matrimonial and family law. She has developed a well-respected reputation for her aggressive attitude humbled by her compassionate disposition. Ms. Friedman focuses her practice on preparation, insight into the law and advocacy for her clients. Practicing side-by-side with Sari M. Friedman, she handles all areas of matrimonial and family law from inception through trial. Ms. Friedman is a named partner at Friedman & Friedman PLLC, Attorneys at Law. Friedman joined Friedman & Friedman PLLC, Attorneys at Law, as an associate in September 2008, after receiving her J.D. degree from Hofstra University Law School, and a B.A. degree from George Washington University.

Ms. Kellman focuses her practice on matrimonial law, including issues of divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support, property division, pre and postnuptial agreements, relocation issues, and more. She represented clients in New York, Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, and Putnam Counties. Clients benefit from her long experience as a litigator in the Westchester County family and divorce courts, and her ability to help clients negotiate beneficial settlements through alternative dispute resolution (ADR), mediation, and collaborative divorce strategies. She is committed to securing fair settlements by prioritizing communication between opposing parties. She has addressed issues of child support, international child custody disputes, child abduction, alimony, property division, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and the Hague Convention. Ms. Kellman is a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, co-chairs its AAML-AFCC committee which plans conferences on issues of children and custody disputes in the court system, and sits on the Board of Governors of the New York Chapter. She is a member and serves on the New York State Bar Association’s Executive Committee and the Westchester County Bar Association Family Law Section. She also is a member of the White Plains Bar Association and New York State Council on Divorce Mediation. In addition to her practice, Ms. Kellman is a frequent speaker at professional conferences and seminars. She has authored multiple articles, received legal honors, and is a recipient of the Pace University School of Law Pioneer of Justice and Equality for Women and Law award.

Ms. Miller is one of New York’s most preeminent and well known matrimonial and family law attorneys. She has represented both adults and children in high-profile cases presenting some of the most complex financial and custodial issues. That nationally prominent individuals have chosen to rely upon her legal skills and acumen reflects her 35 years of experience and her recognized dedication to serving the best interests of her clients. She has been consistently recognized as a Super Lawyer by the New York Law Journal and as a Lawyer of Distinction. Ms. Miller is a founding member of the American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators, a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and a Special Master Mediator for the Appellate Division, Second Department. Ms. Miller provides legal representation on all matrimonial and family law issues, including equitable distribution, child support and spousal maintenance, financial issues, domestic violence, child custody, abuse, neglect, international custody proceedings and pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements. In addition to her legal practice, Ms. Miller has served on numerous court and professional committees. She and is a founding member of the Westchester County Law Guardian Association, and she was the treasurer and an executive board member of the Justice Brandeis Law Society. She is a member of the Family Law Sections of both the New York State and Westchester County Bar Associations and has participated as a lecturer and panelist in continuing legal education programs. In 2021, Ms. Miller was appointed to the New York State Matrimonial Practice Advisory and Rules Committee. Ms. Miller obtained her legal education at Fordham University School of Law and at the State University of New York, Buffalo Law School, which awarded her a Juris Doctor degree in 1980. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University, where she studied Near Eastern languages and literature.

Ms. Smith is a paralegal who has been working exclusively in matrimonial law since 2012; she joined Miller Zeiderman LLP in 2016. Ms. Smith is a Certified Divorce Financial Paralegal, American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators. She has a particular focus on financial discovery and analysis, including detailed records review, separate property tracing, spending patterns, hidden income and accounts, deposition outlines and preparation, and marital estate charts. Ms. Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fairfield University, where she studied political science and philosophy.

Independent Consultant with Medicare Education Consultants in Staten Island, NY
Mr. Hausman an independent consultant specializing in Medicare education and training. He has conducted hundreds of Medicare presentations since 1998 on all aspects of Medicare and related insurance, both to groups of people with Medicare and to professionals. Over the last 15+ years, he has served as the lead trainer for the HIICAP program in New York State, providing training and technical assistance to Medicare counselors throughout the state. Mr. Hausman previously worked in the Medicare operations of Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield. He holds both his BBA and MBA degrees from Baruch College in Manhattan. He loves to talk to people about Medicare.

Senior Associate of the firm Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP in White Plains, NY
Ms. Lyons concentrates her practice on elder law with a focus on Medicaid home care and nursing home issues. She is a graduate of Pace University School of Law (2012) and is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey. Ms. Lyons is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Elder Law and Special Needs Section (Senior Law Day Committee, Medicaid Committee) and a member of the Westchester County Bar Association. Ms. Lyons is also a co-chair of the Cocktails for a Cause Committee of the Pace Women’s Justice Center.

Member at Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano LLP in White Plains, NY
Ms. Meyers is member at the firm of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP. She concentrates her practice on elder law, estate and Medicaid planning and special needs planning. Her focus is on long-term care planning strategies, and Medicaid home care and nursing home issues. Prior to joining Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, Ms. Meyers was the staff attorney at the Sadin Institute on Law of the Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter College. She concentrated on Medicaid, home care, and the Medicare Part D prescription drug program. She has created materials and conducted training seminars for social service providers, attorneys, social workers and geriatric care mangers on topics including elder law, Medicaid, home care, and administrative appeals. Ms. Meyers has a B.A. degree in history from Brandeis University and a J.D. degree from the Cardozo School of Law.

Scott Ashley, PE Director of Operations in Walker Consultants’ New York Office
Mr. Ashley has been with Walker for over ten years and serves as the Director of Operations and Chief Engineer for the New York office. He worked in forensic structural engineering before moving to New York. As Director of Operations, Mr. Ashley oversees all design projects done in the New York office, including structures for large public agencies, medical campuses, and private developments. His projects have ranged in size from a two-level garage with just over 100 spaces to garages with more than 1,100 spaces. His background in engineering, structural design, parking consulting, and project management enables him to guide a team of consultants from different disciplines and to serve as a trusted advisor to his clients, bringing projects from the initial planning stages through approvals, detailed design of foundations, superstructures, durability elements and architecture, and through construction and testing. He is a member of the Precast Concrete Institute and the American Institute of Steel Construction.

Nicholas Frezza, Assoc. AIA Parking Consultant in Walker Consultants’ New York Office and Automation Technologies Leader for Walker.
Mr. Frezza has been with Walker for ten years and worked for another parking specialist firm for several years before. His projects include consulting projects to help clients solve specific design challenges, as well as project management of new structures through all phases of design and through construction. Mr. Frezza has worked in Walker’s Dubai office as well as New York; in the Dubai office he worked on development projects for new neighborhoods, integrating parking into complex larger networks of vehicular and pedestrian circulation, as well as working on underground and podium parking systems with thousands of parking spaces that he integrated into larger campus circulation and structural grids. With a background in architecture, Mr. Frezza is a key resource for code analyses, particularly as they relate to ADA parking requirements. Additionally, he has taken a strong interest in parking technologies, including space-saving automated (“robotic”) parking systems. Mr. Frezza is Walker’s leader for automated parking, providing input on projects all over the country. Mr. Frezza was named as one of the National Parking Association’s “40 Under 40” in 2018.

David Vander Wal, PE Senior Vice President in Walker Consultants’ New York Office
Mr. Vander Wal has been with Walker for over 30 years, serving as a senior project manager as well as in managerial capacities. Prior to joining Walker he worked for a structural engineering firm specializing in public transportation. Currently the design principal for Walker’s New York office, Mr. Vander Wal brings a wide range of experience in parking design, including structural engineering, project management, conceptual and master planning, and restoration. He has been involved in designing parking structures for governments, airports, mixed-use developments, casinos, hospitals, and universities. Mr. Vander Wal has a strong interest in the unique challenges of designing user-friendly parking on constrained sites where vehicular access, pedestrian circulation, exit queuing and tight structural grids make it difficult to meet efficiency goals and user goals simultaneously. He has worked in countries all over the world, as well as in the Metro area, to create high-functioning but cost- effective solutions. Mr. Vander Wal is licensed in six states and is on the board of the New York State Parking Association as well as being a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Principal and Founder of THE DEAP Energy Group, LLC
Mr. Duclos is a principal and founder of THE DEAP Energy Group, LLC, a consultancy providing a wide variety of deep energy retrofit, zero net energy and Passive House-related consulting services. He is a founder, on the board of directors, and director of education of Energy Raters of Massachusetts, Inc., a RESNET-certified HERS Provider specifically catering to independent HERS Raters in New England. Mr. Duclos also founded Energy Efficiency Associates, LLC, to provide conventional home HERS, energy audit, Stretch Code, tax certification and associated verification and consulting services.

Mr. Duclos was an energy consultant on the Transformations, Inc., Massachusetts Zero Energy Challenge entry, which was awarded the second prize of $15K. He has worked on a variety of Zero Net Energy, DER and Passive House projects, including two National Grid DER projects which qualified for the ACI Thousand Homes Challenge, Option B, both of which have certified with a year of energy consumption data to use less energy than specified by THC Option B. Mr. Duclos conducted a feasibility study of a retrofit to the Passive House new home performance standard. He assisted with the design and preparation of the PHPP for the first EnerPHIT certified home in the US.

Mr. Duclos also worked on the design and certification of the first National Grid DER  project to successfully qualify for the Zero Net Energy incentive, which completed a year of use with a surplus of 500 KWHR. He served on the NESEA Zero Energy Task force which analyzed utility bill data from applicants for the annual $10K award for the best zero net energy home. Mr. Duclos is a founding member and was on the board of directors of Passive House New England, Inc., a non-profit promoting high performance building, including Passive House. He is a member of the Northeast HERS Alliance Technical Committee and was on the MassSave New Construction Program HERS Rater Panel.

Mr. Duclos monitors the delivered performance of his projects using a variety of real time electricity monitors, as well as temperature, RH and CO2 loggers and correlates this data to the expected performance predicted by his energy models. The actual data, and the stories behind the data are made available to the public in speaking engagements in a variety of public venues, and in publications like Home Energy Magazine.

Mr. Duclos is an ITC-certified building science infrared thermographer, and he is the certified Passive House consultant responsible for the design and certification of the second Passive House in Massachusetts. He holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from UMass Lowell, and two patents.

Mr. Duclos consulted on the first multifamily Passive House certified in New Hampshire, a 24-unit affordable senior housing facility near Laconia, New Hampshire.

The Community Builders, Inc. 
Ms. Melaragno serves as the Design and Construction Manager for The Community Builders, Inc., a position she has held since 2019. In this role Ms. Melaragno functions as a valuable resource to the regional development staff, providing specialized technical support related to both design and construction implementation at all phases of the development process.

Prior to joining The Community Builders, her experience included over 10 years as an Architect with the New York State Office of General Services (OGS). The role required simultaneously managing multiple large- and small-scale government projects from design through construction. Ms. Melaragno managed multiple design consultants as well as various engineering consultants, creating collaborative teams for successful project delivery. There she received the Commissioner’s Performance Award, for her participation as a member of the design team on a large-scale renovation of an historic State office building.

Ms. Melaragno earned a Bachelor of Architecture (Professional) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy. She is a Registered Architect in New York State, nationally certified through NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards), a Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC®) and a LEED Accredited Professional.

Ms. Meskens has seven years of experience in Passive House design. She studied architecture and sustainable design at ULB in Brussels. There, she worked on Passive House buildings from small, residential projects to large-scale, urban planning throughout Europe. In 2018, she moved to New York City, where she has spearheaded sustainable projects throughout the U.S. and Canada while giving lectures and training professional networks.

Mr. Moreno-Vacca leads A2M’s vision, design aesthetic and drives to be the most sustainable and energy efficient architecture possible. Since starting the architecture firm A2M in 2000, he has led it to international recognition through his sustainable building knowledge and his numerous roles as president of the Board of the Belgian Passive House Association. Since 2006, Mr. Moreno-Vacca has also been teaching at ULB architecture university. In 2009, he co-founded and edited the magazine ‘be.passive’. Mr. Moreno-Vacca has been giving lectures regularly for several professional networks (architects, engineers and builders) for more than 20 years. He has also been giving an extensive set of presentations, conferences and trainings all over the world. A2M now has offices in Brussels and Lisbon, and a sister company, M2A, in the United States.

Dr. McKelvey is the director of the Geotechnical Design Division at Earth Engineering Inc. in East Norriton, Pennsylvania. He is a registered professional engineer (P.E.) in California, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Dr. McKelvey is also a Diplomate (D.GE) of the Academy of Geo-Professionals and a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (F.ASCE).

Dr. McKelvey has extensive experience in geotechnical engineering including site assessment and field investigations, deep and shallow foundation design for buildings, bridges, and other structures, retaining wall design, embankment stability, mechanically stabilized soil structures, and subsurface hydrology.

He also has significant experience in mitigating heavy construction claims and in litigation support pertaining to impacted heavy construction projects. Dr. McKelvey has also handled construction support and construction quality assurance projects. His environmental engineering experience includes technical contributions to the remediation of many Superfund sites and over 50 landfill design projects.

Dr. McKelvey has published over 30 technical papers in journals, conference proceedings and trade magazines. He is the past chair for the Delaware Valley Geo-Institute (DVGI) and is a voting member in ASTM committees Soil and Rock (D18), and Geosynthetics (D35). He is an editorial board member of the Geotechnical Testing Journal. Dr. McKelvey also serves on two Geo-Institute committees: Earth Structures and Embankments and Dams. For the latter, he is a member of the subcommittee on landslide risk assessment.

Mr. D’Aloisio is a principal with Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt, a structural engineering, landscape architecture, and building envelope services firm in East Syracuse, New York. A graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he is a registered professional engineer in New York. He is a member and past president (1997-1998) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Syracuse Section, and a member of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the American Concrete Institute (ACI), the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), and the Structural Engineers Association of New York State (SEAoNY). 

Mr. D’Aloisio has served on ASCE/SEI’s Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations Committee, the Structural Condition Assessment of Existing Buildings Committee, and the SEI Sustainability Committee. Mr. D’Aloisio received the Order of the Engineer at Syracuse University in 1997. 

His 30-plus years of experience as a consulting structural engineer has primarily involved the design of new building structures, additions, and modifications, and analyses, assessments, and investigations of structures and facades. Mr. D’Aloisio has performed structural condition reviews of over 15 million square feet of buildings, and he has performed over 150 structural forensic investigations. He has presented over 300 times. 

Mr. Shapiro is a professional engineer licensed in New York State and has been practicing in the field of construction related electrical engineering for almost 30 years. Mr. Shapiro has a diverse background in the design and development of reliable electrical distribution, emergency power, lighting, and fire protection systems for commercial, educational, industrial and health care data center facilities. He has been responsible for conceptual and actual critical electrical system design, coordination of internal and external trades, client communication and construction administration. He has also worked on power distribution design (switchgear, switchboards, transformer, standby power generation, UPS, and associated protection schemes), fire alarm (air aspiration and addressable types) systems, raised floor grounding, security access control and CCTV, lighting design and associated manual or automatic controls, short circuit, coordination and arc flash studies, voltage drop, lightning protection, and miscellaneous power systems. His experience also includes providing analysis/evaluation of existing and new electrical distribution systems and ancillary electrical infrastructure. Mr. Shapiro plays a critical role as technical code/theory adviser and internal educator for DLB Associates. He has coauthored “NEC 645 might not be for You” and “A Comparison Of Arc-Flash Incident Energy Reduction Techniques Using Low-Voltage Power Circuit Breakers.” Mr. Shapiro has lectured regarding varied data center related electrical topics such as: “Fire Alarm Monitoring and Control Systems” for the Society of Fire Protection Engineers and the Data Center Journal “Are We Ready for DC in the Data Center”, “Arc Flash in the Data Center Environment” and “Industry Trends in Electrical Systems.”

With over 20 years of industry experience, Mr. Pakatar specializes in home performance, energy efficiency, and construction-related training and consulting. Mr. Pakatar holds professional certifications from the International Code Council (ICC), the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), the Building Performance Institute (BPI), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), PHIUS and RESNET. He is a certified Code Enforcement Officer in New York State and holds ICC credentials as an Energy Code Inspector and Plans Examiner. Throughout his career, Mr. Pakatar has played an active role in the development and implementation of building codes, contributing to the creation of policies and protocols that support energy efficiency and code compliance. Over the past two decades, he has designed and delivered training programs for code officials, design professionals, and construction industry stakeholders across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and nationwide. Recognized as a subject matter expert, Mr. Pakatar continues to support the evolution of codes and standards through education, technical assistance, and policy engagement.