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  • Jay Abernathy

  • Wendy Barrott

  • Beth Beams
  • Theresa Bissell
  • Adele Demarco
  • Alan Diefenbach
  • Gene Donaghy
  • Karen Goldner
  • Niels Hansen
  • Marjorie Havens
  • Ann Helmke
  • Chris Hinkle
  • Greg Konger
  • Matt Kubik
  • Regina Leffers
  • Elizabeth Mead
  • Lisa Miller
  • Jonathan Moss
  • Megan Moss
  • Kent Murphy
  • Rose Newman-Clevenger
  • Thomas (Ted) Nitza, Jr.
  • Carolyn Ort DeVoe
  • Steve Park
  • Angie Quinn
  • Mayor Graham Richards
  • Bruce Ritchey
  • Randy Roberts
  • John Shoaff
  • John Steinbach
  • Pam Steinbach
  • Carol Tunell
  • Herb & Lorraine Weier
  • Teresa Hensley
  • Dan & Anniko Droegmyer
  • Joe Davis
  • Cindy Lemaster
  • David M. Hippensteel
  • Laura Martin
  • Thomas Nitza, Jr.
  • Rod Eagleson
  • Blundall Associates


Current Board Members


Megan Moss
(Board President)		 Megan Moss is Chairman and CEO of Moss Construction Cost Management of Auburn, IN, a construction cost consulting company she and her husband Jonathan started 4 years ago.  The company also has an office in Bethesda, MD and specializes in cost estimating and consulting for sustainable projects.  While living in the Washington, D.C. area, Megan became interested in co-housing and sustainable neighborhood development. She currently runs the Indiana Cohousing website and discussion group. Megan and her husband try to live sustainably, and are raising their four children to do the same.

Nick Harter
(Vice President)
Nick Harter is a graduate of Purdue University, and is currently attending Indiana University to obtain his Master's in Business Administration.  He is the Executive Director of the non-profit organization Indiana's Green Network, Inc, which serves to educate residents about energy efficiency and environmental issues.  Nick is also a member of USA Today's Entrepreneurs Panel.  Nick currently works as Program Manager for the City of Fort Wayne's Biosolids Handling Facility.

Laura Martin
(Secretary)		 Laura is a graduate of IPFW with a bachelor's degree in Construction Engineering Technology.  She is an estimator at Hagerman Construction Corp.  Laura is also a LEED Accredited Professional and has done volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity and The Great Tree Canopy Comeback.

Lisa Miller
(Treasurer)
-CFO, American Red Cross of Northeast Indiana
-Graduated from IU with a Bachelor of Science degree, major accounting
-Treasurer NEIGBC
 
I am on the board because I care about our environment and want to leave our earth a better place for others to live.

Wendy Barrott		 Wendy is a native Hoosier and graduate from Purdue University earning a Master’s in Environmental Engineering. She joined General Motors working in environmental policy, regulatory compliance, and facility operations.  After tiring of the automotive world, she accepted a position as the Director of Wayne County Michigan’s Air Quality Management program – having responsibility for 20% of the state’s industry and 20% of the population stuffed into 1/62 of the state.  Wendy then was the administrator for the fledgling Detroit Area Regional Transportation Authority – always being a student at heart Wendy has attended Maryland’s Smart Growth Leadership program and energy conservation courses. She returned to Indiana to develop the City of Fort Wayne’s energy program and is glad to be here.

Stacie Perkowski		 Stacie Perkowski has served the Allen County Solid Waste Management District for over 10 years.  As Program Manager, she works closely with the residential and business community to reduce their waste streams through recycling and reduction program developments.

Stacie is a long time active member with the following organizations: Northern Indiana Recycling Initiative and the Solid Waste Association of North America.

A graduate of Indiana University, Stacie has an earned degree in Environmental Science.  She is also a Mom of three Children.

Candace Imbody

Candace is an owner and Vice President of Construction Recycling Solutions. Construction Recycling Solutions is a company originated in Fort Wayne in 2005.

Candace and her partner Jeff Zolnik started CRS with 2 employees and a dump truck. The inspiration came from an EPA report on a 1996 pilot program in Oregon where 90% of construction waste was successfully diverted from the land-fill.  Today thousands of tons of construction waste are taken from the waste stream and used beneficially in our community. “Sustainability and pollution prevention are the focus” for the seedling company….”today we are the exception, tomorrow this will be the rule!”

Steven L. Park, AIA Architect Steve Park is Owner/Partner of Moake Park Group, Inc.  His architectural career started with a commitment to "green architecture" via his college thesis - the integration of active and passive solar systems into residential facilities.  Today, that commitment transcends not only to his personal efforts toward environmental conscious living, but in his facility design commissions for Moake Park.  As a certified LEED™ professional, Steve takes every opportunity to inspire building individuals to be more environmentally and socially conscious, and is actively involved in educating communities on green building planning issues, as well as the design, construction and management of our environment.

Doug Ahlfeld
Doug Ahlfeld, project manager for Ameresco, Incorporated of Framingham, Massachusetts.
Ameresco is a performance contracting company specializing in design build energy saving projects.
Ameresco specializes in landfill gas projects, biomass conversion, alternative energy utilizing 600Kw and larger wind turbines, solar thermal and photovoltaics, as well as building upgrades of HVAC and lighting.

Ann Helmke		 Ann Helmke serves as the executive director of Vincent House, Inc. The organization provides shelter and services for homeless families and develops affordable housing in a southeast neighborhood. She has a Masters in Social Work from Rutgers University with an emphasis in administration, policy and planning. She serves on the finance committee of the Green Build Coalition.

Regina Leffers
(Former Board President and Founder)		 Dr. Regina Leffers is a professor of Construction Engineering Technology at IPFW. She is a founding member and immediate past President of the Northeast Indiana Green Build Coalition. Regina is also Co-Chair of Mayor Graham Richard’s Green Ribbon Commission for the City of Fort Wayne. The Commission has been charged with establishing environmental goals and implementation strategies for Fort Wayne in the areas of air quality and energy conservation. Regina is also a co-owner of Synergid Commercial, Inc. in Fort Wayne.

Matt Kubik		 Matt is a Registered Architect in Indiana and Illinois; NCARB Board Certified.  He is a design Partner with Kelty Tappy Kubik Architects.  As a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, and the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London England as one of the first graduates of the Energy Programme. He also did post-graduate studies at the Royal College of Art, School of Environmental Design, London, England.  Matt is also an Associate Professor of Interior Design at Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne where he has been teaching principles of energy efficient design and detailing since 1983.       His creative professional work utilizes user interactive design processes.  Projects have included urban design proposals for, Fort Wayne’s Broadway Corridor, reuse of the Valspar industrial buildings, Ligonier City Hall, and space planning for the IPFW Engineering, Technology and Computer Science Building.  He is the winner of two awards for Excellence in Architecture and the 1996 American Institute of Architects Award for Community Service granted by the American Institute of Architects

Mike Michmerhuizen		 Michael H. Michmerhuizen is an attorney with Barrett & McNagny LLP specializing in the area of commercial litigation and appellate practice. He is a graduate of Grand Valley State University and the University of Michigan Law School. Before going to law school, Mike worked in the banking industry. He is married and recently had his third child.
Matt Jones Ft. Wayne native. I have been married for 17 years, have two sons and one grandson.

I am a graduate of Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne. My major being Environmental Studies (Dean’s List in 1992). I also have some post-grad credits in Public and Environmental Affairs.

I have been employed with the Allen County Partnership for Water Quality for almost two years.  The Partnership represents the 3 Multiple Sanitary Sewer Separation System (MS4) entities.  As Water Resource Education Specialist, I have acted as project manager, consultant and co-writer of the PBS documentary “A Watershed Mentality” and the companion contractor Best Management Practices (BMPs) video “Green Sells.”  I am also known as “Dr. I.C. Coldwater,” and as one of the coordinators for Ft. Wayne’s Storm Water detention/Mitigation Facility known as “Camp Scott.”   These tools, combined with Indiana Project WET, Community and Home school outreach, make for a variety of ways to educate the non-agricultural stakeholders of the county.

Among my favorite activities are: Hiking, solo and group; Canoeing; Camping, mostly the backpacking sort; Regional and Local History; Art restoration and Music appreciation.

Heather Schoegler is the Marketing Director at CB Richard Ellis/Sturges.  In conjunction with CB Richard Ellis/Sturges commitment to be carbon neutral by 2010, Heather is responsible for the creation and overseeing of CBRES’ Green Task Force.  The task force includes representatives from all departments and was established to aggregate and create best practices, to develop educational programs for clients and employees and to develop internal policies and business practices.  The goal of the Green Task Force is implement energy saving technology and practices at the vast majority of our client properties and corporate facilities.  Heather is active in the community volunteering with Junior Achievement and serving on the Board of Directors for Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana (www.ylni.org) and Friends of the Parks of Allen County (www.yeaparks.org).  Heather was a 2008 recipient of the Future 40 award.
Zachary is a LEED accredited professional and Project Manager at the architectural firm of Morrison Kattman Menze, Inc.  Upon receiving his Masters in Architecture from Ball State University, he returned to northeast Indiana and has since become involved in a number of not-for-profit organizations focused on the future and well-being of our environment and public spaces.  With an extensive background in community planning and revitalization, Zachary has been tirelessly involved in educating the community on urbanism, sustainable architecture, and walkable neighborhoods through lectures, essays/publications, public workshops, or even over a cup of coffee.