“Intro to LEED”. “Green Schools”. “Making the Business Case for Sustainable Design and Construction”. “Legal Issues in Green Building”. If you need a presentation, a panelist or a moderator – we know green and can supply your company or organization with a wide array of talented speakers.

Since launching the Speakers Bureau in August 2008, the Missouri Gateway Chapter has reached over 2,000 individuals from all different backgrounds at over 50 events to date.

Our Speakers

Architects, builders, energy specialists and attorneys…our list of experienced speakers keeps growing!

Barbara E. Anderson, AIA, NCARB, LEED® AP BD + C
Architect, Oates Associates

Specialties:
Green Building 101, LEED Basics

Cindy Bambini
St. Louis Business Development Manager, Brightergy Solar Solutions

Specialties:
Green Schools, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Credits

Ralph C. Bicknese, AIA, LEED® AP BD + C
Principal and Co-Founder, Hellmuth + Bicknese Architects

Specialties:
Green Schools, Optimizing Energy Savings and Indoor Environmental Quality, Daylighting, Deep Green: The Living Building Challenge, Designing with Nature, Green Campus Planning, Green Community Planning, LEED Systems

Jeff Bogard, LEED® Green Associate
President, R.E.A. Homes, LLC

Specialties:
Green Construction of Single Family Residences

Nick Bristow, LEED® AP BD + C
Senior Project Engineer, Clayco; Certified Building Commissioning Professional

Specialties:
Any topic related to LEED Rating Systems

JoAnn Brookes, AIA, LEED® AP BD + C, CDT
Project Manager, Washington University in St. Louis

Specialties:
Intro to LEED, Intro to Green Building, Building Facades, Design Considerations & Approaches

Lou Brouk
Director of Sales, Brightergy Solar

Specialties:
Green Building Basics, LEED Basics, Green and Sustainable Residential Renovations and New Home Construction

Dan Hellmuth, AIA, LEED® AP
Principal and Co-founder, Hellmuth + Bicknese Architects, LLC

Specialties:
LEED Certification Process, LEED for Campus, Sustainable Campus Master Planning, Sustainable Site and Building Design, LEED EB-OM, Sustainable Community Redevelopment and Planning

Jaime Kelley, MS, LEED® AP BD+C
Independent Consultant & Program Coordinator, Green Dining Alliance

Specialties:
LEED Rating System Basics, Greening Restaurants, Greening Your Day, Greening Your Office, Greening Schools

Marc Lopata, PE, LEED® AP
Principal and Chief Technical Officer, Microgrid Energy

Specialties:
Financial Business Case for Green Building and Renewable Energy, Energy-Efficient Data Centers, LEED EB-OM

Marjorie L. Melton, PE, LEED® AP
President, M3 Engineering Group, PC

Specialties:
LEED for New Construction, LEED for Neighborhood Development, Rain Gardens, Low Impact Development, Stream Restoration

Paul Todd Merrill, PE, LEED® AP BD + C
Director of Sustainable Construction, Clayco

Specialties:
Planning, design, construction and implementation of LEED Green Building Rating Systems – including mechanical, telecommunications, electrical, plumbing systems design and construction approaches

Tim Montgomery, LEED® AP BD + C
Owner and Principal Architect, TMA Architects

Specialties:
Green Building 101, LEED Basics, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

Jean Ponzi
Green Resources Manager, Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center

Specialties:
Green Building 101: Focus on Green Homes, Sustainable Practice for Business Environments, Indoor Air and Environmental Quality, Recycling and Solid Waste Reduction

Jane Quartel
President, Halcyon Shades

Specialties:
Basic Energy Modeling, Physics of Light, Insulation Barriers, Solar Heat Gain, Window Fenestration, Radiant Barrier Products

Daniel Raftery, LEED® AP BD+C
Real Estate Construction Manager, Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

Specialties:
High Performance Building Construction, Renewable Energy, ENERGY STAR, LEED Exam Preparation

Richard Reilly, LEED® AP
Energy Programs Manager, Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center

Specialties:
General LEED Introduction, LEED for Homes, Residential Energy Efficiency Issues

Nancy Rodney, AIA, LEED® AP BD + C
Project Manager, Rosemann & Associates, PC

Specialties:
Green Building 101, Green Building for Senior Living, Green Building for Multifamily Housing

Thomas Schultz, CMVP, LEED® AP
Manager, Utilization Engineering, Laclede Gas Company

Specialties:
“The Importance of Energy Efficiency in Meeting Green Building Initiatives”, “Why Applying for Formal Green Building Certification Is Important”, and “Do ‘Green Buildings’ Achieve the Energy Efficiency They Promise?”

Lois Sechrist, LEED® AP ID + C
Environmental Sustainability Analyst, Ascension Health

Specialties:
Sustainability 101, Commercial Interiors and Green Schools, Healthcare

Cristina E. Spicer, LEED® AP
Attorney, Monsanto Company

Specialties:
All aspects of constructing green buildings – including performance and design principles and strategies, LEED Rating System, LEED Certification Process

Gary Steps, PMP, LEED® AP
Founder and Chief Visionary, Butterfly Energy Works

Specialties:
Introduction to LEED (especially LEED-Homes), Energy 101, 102, and PhD, Integration of Systems in Homes, Renewable Energy Opportunities and Issues

Jay Swoboda
Project Manager, EcoUrban

Specialties:
Residential LEED Certification, Green Modular Construction, Green Project Development Finance

Kurt Thompson, MBC, AIA, LEED® BC+C
Estimating, Sales, and Project Management, Silver Eagle Construction Products, Inc.
Sole Proprietor, my architect

Specialties:
Leveraging Building Information Modeling (BIM) for LEED, LEED EB:O&M, Green Building Basics, the Business Case for LEED and Green Building, Energy Modeling with BIM, LEED Certification Process, Recycling and Sustainability, Green Infrastructure

Robert Turck, LEED AP BD+C
Architect, GMA Design Group, Inc.

Specialties:
LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations, LEED for Core and Shell

Lucy C. Williams, AIA, LEED® AP BD + C
Architect

Specialties:
The LEED Process – Design through Documentation, Integrated Green Design from Pre-Design through Construction