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Bill Walsh, Founder and Executive Director, has provided the long-term vision for the Healthy Building Network since February 2000. Previously he coordinated the Energy, Forest and Toxic Campaigns of Greenpeace USA and held staff attorney positions with the U.S. Public Interest Research Group and the Institute for Public Representation of Georgetown University Law Center. He holds a JD from Northeastern University School of Law and LLM in Public Interest Advocacy from Georgetown University. Paul Bogart, Program Director, designs and coordinates HBN's strategic initiatives. Paul oversaw HBN's successful campaign to phase out arsenic-treated wood as well as the completion of the Unity Homes prototype for modular green affordable housing. For over 15 years prior to joining HBN, Paul led strategic campaigns for the United Steelworkers of America and the international environmental group Greenpeace. Larry Kilroy, Information Systems Director, is responsible for meeting all of HBN's technology needs including website development, database management, online communications, and virtual office operations. Larry has extensive experience in sophisticated database development. In addition, Larry developed strategies for creating and engaging social activist networks as Senior Manager for On-Line Communications at NetAid. Currently, Larry is leading the product development of the Pharos on-line system. Susan Sabella, Operations Director, brings extensive experience in environmental campaigning to HBN. Susan spent 13 years working for Greenpeace USA as an Antarctic Campaigner and Oceans Program Director. Most recently, Susan worked for seven years as a founding administrator in charge of business and operations at the Capital City Public Charter School in Washington, DC. Tom Lent, Policy Director, is responsible for defining HBN's guiding philosophy and policies with regard to building materials. Tom has spent over 30 years working on the environmental impact of buildings, materials, and energy in both the private sector and with public interest groups. A highly regarded expert in the field of material toxics and building design, Tom helped coordinate development of the Green Guidelines for Health Care (GGHC), the US Green Building Council's LEED for Healthcare and the Sustainable Bioplastic Guidelines and has co-authored a wide range of studies of the comparative health and environmental impact of floorings, plastics and other building materials. Tom is currently overseeing the development of the Pharos rating criteria. Sarah Pickell, Finance Director, is responsible for the fiscal management of HBN and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR). Sarah came to HBN via The Development Group for Alternative Policies, a group for whom she continues to provide financial services. Having spent the previous 16 years with The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Sarah brings over 20 years of financial and administrative expertise to HBN. Julie Silas, JD, Health Care Projects Director, is a lawyer and researcher with more than fifteen years experience in health and environmental advocacy. She joined HBN in 2007 after serving for many years as the Program Director for Physicians for Social Responsibility, Bay Area Chapter, where she also earned high regard as an expert in the field of environmental health and environmentally preferable purchasing criteria. She most recently was a consultant to Kaiser Permanente's Content Expert Panel (CEP), conducting research for the development of new fabric standards. Ms. Silas has been on the Steering Committee of Health Care Without Harm and co-chair of their Safer Materials workgroup, partnering with health care Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs), manufacturers, health systems, individual institutions, and health care practitioners to promote more environmentally responsible practice. Jim Vallette, Senior Researcher, has spent his career strategically analyzing global environmental and social issues. His portfolio includes successful investigative campaigns on the black market in ozone-depleting chemicals, taxpayer subsidies for global oil extraction, and the international trade in hazardous wastes. Upon joining HBN in 2005, Jim helped to develop a model for rebuilding Gulf Coast affordable housing through healthy modular production. Jim's research identified the previously unknown connection between mercury in coal combustion wastes and wallboard that incorporates these wastes as recycled content in order to receive green building credits. Sarah Gilberg, Accounting Associate, began her professional career in environmental health and justice work as an Administrative Assistant for HBN in 2006. Sarah holds a BA in biology from Carleton College and is currently working toward an MBA at George Washington University. |
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