TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, January 31, 2011
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP SERIES
Speaker Biographies
Keynote Speaker, Yancy Wright, LEED AP BD+C, Director, Sellen Sustainability
In the last decade, Yancy has swiftly become a sought-after consultant, panelist and educator.  Known for his collaborative approach to finding better ways to design and build, Yancy has helped identify strategies to achieve and exceed sustainable goals on 30 LEED projects for Sellen Construction, ranging from the 875,000 sq ft Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the 85,000 sq ft Student Union Renovation at Pacific Lutheran University.

His dedication to systematically influencing organizational change in the construction industry has resulted in him authoring curriculum that brings relevance to the “building” part of the green building movement and the development of construction industry metrics to measure environmental impact reductions.

Yancy has worked for Sellen Construction for nearly 7 years.  He earned his B.A. and M.A. degree in architecture from the University of Idaho and finished with Pennsylvania State University in Rome, Italy. In 2008, he served on Washington State Governor Gregoire’s Climate Action Committee.  He’s teaching a “Green Collar Job” curriculum at Seattle Vocational institute, and he is a current board member of the Cascadia Region Green Building Chapter.

Kinley Deller, King County GreenTools. 
Kinley offers over 12 years experience in the waste reduction field.  He is an expert in deconstruction techniques and practices, and has been instrumental in promoting the concept of design for disassembly to maximize the potential for future building reuse.  King County GreenTools provides construction related waste reduction and recycling assistance to project managers, contractors, architects, and developers for the King County GreenTools program.  (http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/greenbuilding/).

Perry England, Vice President, Building Performance, MacDonald-Miller, Facility Solutions.
Perry has over 25 years of experience encompassing the pursuit and execution of lifecycle-based delivery models for the finance, design, construction, ownership, operation and maintenance of public and private buildings – both new and existing.  Most recently, Perry has been a crusader for alternative delivery methods that motivate the public and private industry to deliver buildings with a lifecycle performance assurance guarantee. His focus at MacDonald-Miller involves helping building operators and owners identify low cost improvements to save energy, improve comfort, and extend the life expectancy of equipment while achieving operational excellence.  (www.macmiller.com).

Sandy Howard, Sustainability Strategist, City of Seattle.
Sandy has worked at the Department of Planning and Development for 20 years.  As sustainable systems strategist on the City Green Building team, she works to translate green building policies into functioning programs. Sandy has a Master’s degree in City Planning and MBA certificates from Bainbridge Graduate Institute (BGI).  She has over 10 years experience as a Land Use Planner, and managed Seattle's land use program for nine years.  At BGI, she learned about systems thinking, sustainable business, and how to be an innovative entrepreneur. She applies her planning and systems knowledge to development of permitting programs, responses to climate initiatives and interconnecting the business units in Operations.  Sandy is a 15-year member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and a LEED accredited professional.  (www.cityofseattle.net/Dclu).

Bill Karman, Account Manager, Airtech Advanced Materials Group.
Bill has over 20 years in the composites industry.  Formerly employed by various local aerospace companies, Bill earned his engineering degrees from Washington State University.  Airtech is the world’s premier manufacturer of composite processing goods and tooling supplies.  (www.airtechonline.com).

 Lawrence Potvin, Vice President, NewWood Manufacturing, Inc.
Larry is the Vice President for Sales and Marketing of NewWood, a world class manufacturing organization focused on the creation of modern building materials utilizing post-consumer and post industrial waste stream components.  He joined NewWood in September 2010, prior to NewWood receiving initial capitalization as a start up business.  Prior to joining NewWood, Mr. Potvin held numerous senior management positions in sales and marketing, most recently with Trespa North America, a manufacturer of architectural grade panels for exterior rain screen cladding.  Mr. Potvin has extensive experience with sales management with the lumber/building materials and retail home center channels.  (www.newwoodcorp.com).

 Barbara Jean Walsh, Professional BoatBuilder. 
Barbara Jean has been involved in the marine industry since 1988.  She is in charge of e-learning for Professional BoatBuilder magazine.  In this session, Barbara Jean will lead the group through a series of interactive exercises designed to introduce the audience to the most current e-learning and online training techniques and venues.  (www.ProBoate-training.com).