Member Survey

When I was teaching in University City, I was the garden facilitator and it was amazing teaching kids and their families about gardening, from pollinators to edible foods and composting. It was fun and inspiring . . . and I’m a green building professional. 

Lu Ray

I provide multi-family building owners and tenants with incentives to improve building performance, and property value by reducing utility bills and operations & maintenance costs while making the property healthier, more comfortable, and safer . . . and I’m a green building professional

Mat Emden
Market Engagement Lead, Resource Innovations

I am a 2022 graduate of Washington University where I received my BS in Mechanical Engineering! I strive to promote green and healthy spaces in my personal life by biking, taking public transportation, and gardening. I hope to continue my advocacy and education as an environmental justice warrior in industry/academia . . . and I’m a green building professional.

Jemila Collier
Engineering Intern/Designer, Azimuth Energy

I help clients align their programmatic needs with the engineered systems required to make their building work, balancing first cost, life-cycle cost, maintainability, redundancy, resilience, sustainability, and expandability . . . and I’m a green building professional.

Craig Webster
PE, LEED AP BD+C
Managing Principal, BR+A Consulting Engineers

I joined Missouri Gateway GBC because I’m an electrical engineer interested in energy reduction through LED lighting. I have served on committees and been a green schools mentor . . . and I’m a green building professional.

Frank Eppert
PE
Electrical Project Engineer, ABNA Engineering

I am an Architect. I am currently helping a client I have worked with for the past 30+ years develop guidelines to help them achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions company-wide . . . and I’m a green building professional.

John Berendzen
AIA
President, Fox Architects

We are creating Ecovillages that will include all renewable sources of energy and growing most of our food. The worker co-ops will allow people to help build the community and live there . . . and I’m a green building professional.

Carol Braford
Irresistible Community Builders, LLC

I save solar! And renewable energy resources . . . and I’m a green building professional.

Tom Miller
Straight Up Solar

I try to incorporate green building principals such as building orientation, adaptive reuse, and native plantings into every planning and design project, even if sustainability is not a stated priority of the client. . . and I’m a green building professional.

Julie Villa
AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Director of Planning, Cordogan Clark

We are working to create a prototype Green Energy Positive, Carbon Negative, Reconciliation and Regeneration Ecovillage Communities with the goal of causing the next level of human evolution and restoring civilization and the climate. . . and I’m a green building professional.

Tom Braford
Irresistible Community Builders, LLC

I support school staff working to implement sustainability programs into their schools and districts to create green and healthy schools . . . and I’m a green building professional.

Hannah Carter
Project Manager, School District Environmental Health
USGBC Center for Green Schools

At Schaeffer Marketing Group, we are an Ameren Trade Ally and specialize in lighting upgrades; traditional lighting to LED to save energy! We encourage lighting controls to save additional energy and dollars and hope folks will continue to become more comfortable implementing controls measures. We make lighting controls as simple and as painless as possible. . . and I’m a green building professional.

Darla Bair
Schaeffer Marketing Group

I am committed to making our community, our region, our world a better place for my family, friends, and our neighbors. Green building is the way to get there (as an architect) and that is why…I am a Green Building Professional!

Mary Ann Lazarus
FAIA LEED Fellow
Architect and Consultant, Cameron MacAllister Group
Sustainability Program Coordinator, University College Washington University in St. Louis

For many years, I was an interiors project manager with local architecture firms and became a LEED AP. In 2008, I co-wrote and co-taught the first local Green Associate exam prep course. I now am a Sustainability Manager with a large health system. . . and I’m a green building professional.

Lois Sechrist
LEED AP
Manager of Sustainability, Medxcel

I am a passionate sustainability professional and I encourage and champion others to include sustainable building practices in the design and operation of facilities. . . and I’m a green building professional.

Brandon Verhoff
Specialist, Budgets and Reporting at Caleres

I’m an advocate for green buildings and provide environmental remediation job training to members of underserved communities. . . and I’m a green building professional.

Rene Dulle
Director, Center for Environmental Education & Training
Saint Louis University

I love being an architect and working with my clients and communities to help them make everything (buildings plus) green. . . and I’m a green building professional.

Ralph Bicknese
AIA, LEED AP BD+C, LEED Fellow
Principal, hellmuth + bicknese architects

I practice sustainable architecture for educational facilities so that we can ensure today’s and tomorrow’s students are learning in a sustainable and lasting built environment. . . and I’m a green building professional.

Jade Lane
Architectural Designer, Cordogan Clark

I am a Senior Account Executive for Siemens Smart Infrastructure. Siemens creates impact by providing innovative solutions tackling challenges in the areas of environmental protection, decarbonization, health and safety. Innovative solutions that have one clear goal: making the world a more livable, sustainable, and inclusive world . . . . . . and I’m a green building professional.

Natalie Meyer
Senior Account Executive, Siemens

I am an elementary educator in Kirkwood School District with an immense passion for sustainability education. Through this focus, I have been able to engage children, colleagues and professionals in environmental experiences that promote a greener, healthier future for all . . . and I’m a green building professional.

Traci Jansen
Kirkwood School District

I am a Senior Sustainable Development Manager at CLAYCO / Lamar Johnson Collaborative. As an environmental studies major, I was looking for a role where I had the greatest potential for influence in improving the environment. Construction has significant impact on the environment and many avenues for mitigating its impact. Sustainability consulting for buildings seemed like a perfect fit for my career goals . . . and I’m a green building professional.

Madeline Smith
LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, LFA, Fitwel Ambassador
Sustainable Development Manager, Clayco / Lamar Johnson Collaborative

I am the owner of RBLD. We are architectural lighting designers. Our designs reduce a building’s energy use because we put the right amount of light in the right places and we design control systems to turn lights off when not needed. We also design for environmental factors like minimizing light trespass and light pollution. What I do has a huge impact on the way people experience space . . . and I’m a green building professional.

Lisa Reed
Principal, Reed Burkett Lighting Design

I am a property and casualty insurance broker in St. Louis working for OneDigital. I work with a lot of real estate developers, owners, and managers where I speak with them about insurance and risk management. As part of that I deal with property losses often caused by climate change. I like to focus on resilience, smart development, and efficiency with my clients. I prefer to help insure green buildings as I believe they are better risks to insure . . . and I’m a green building professional.

Richard Schuessler
Assistant Vice President, One Digital