National – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced the election of its 2019 board of directors.
Outgoing GBI Chair Rich Mitchell has passed the gavel after a two-year term to Tim Atkinson, vice president of sales for Stimson Lumber Company of Portland. Atkinson has served on the GBI board of directors since 2013 and served as treasurer from 2017 to 2018.
2019 Board Members and Officers
New GBI Board Members
• John Lister, principal, JL Architects, West Chester, PA – term 2021
• Jenna Rowe, SVP, Sustainability, JLL, Indianapolis, IN – term 2021
• Doug Tucker, director, Industry and Government Relations, Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., Suwanee, GA – term 2021
2019 Officers
• Tim Atkinson, GBI chair, VP of Sales, Stimson Lumber Company, Portland – term 2021
• Warren Gorowitz, GBI treasurer, VP of Sustainability, Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply, Phoenix, AZ – term 2021
• Vicki Worden, GBI president & CEO, Camden, ME
• Shaina Weinstein, GBI secretary and VP of Engagement, Portland
Additional 2019 Board Members
Cristian Barcan, executive director, Vinyl Sustainability Council, Washington, DC – term 2019
Stephen Del Percio, VP and assistant general counsel, AECOM, New York, NY – term 2020
Ralph Egues, Jr., executive director, National Hispanic Landscape Alliance, Miami, FL – term 2021
William Freeman, consultant, Resilient Floor Covering Institute, Rockport, ME – term 2019
Gordon Gill, partner, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, Chicago, IL – term 2019
Charles Kibert, Ph.D., professor, University of Florida, Gainsville, FL – term 2020
Sydney Lindquist, Global Sustainability leader, Hexion, Columbus, OH – term 2021
Kerry Little, Business Sustainability manager, Arauco North America, St. Stephen, NB – term 2021
Kathy Loftus, Global leader, Sustainable Facilities, Whole Foods, Austin, TX – term 2019
Donald Martin, principal, Marston Design Studio, Ball Ground, GA – term 2020
Rich Mitchell, GBI immediate past chair, managing principal, Mackenzie, Portland, OR – term 2020
Amlan Mukherjee, Ph.D., associate professor, Michigan Technical University, Houghton, MI – term 2020
Richard Schroeder, president & CEO, Cresline Pipe & Fitting Co., and PPFA representative, Evansville, IN – term 2019
Tim Thiel, Polyurethanes Industrial Marketing, Covestro, Pittsburgh, PA – term 2020
Jay Thomas, GBI past chair, principal, Decision Driven Marketing, Duxbury, MA – term 2020
Ray Tonjes, founding chair, Ray Tonjes Builder, Austin, TX – term 2020
