Kenya Stump, executive director, Kentucky Office

[akterchumma699]

Geoff Morgan, president and CEO, First Community Housing (FCH), oversees all operations for the nonprofit, which is dedicated to developing affordable housing in San Jose and the greater Bay Area. Morgan holds a LEED AP Homes credential and has over 20 years of experience in financing, development, construction, and operations of affordable housing projects, subdivisions, commercial real estate, historic renovations, and military base reuse.

Kim Shinn, principal and senior sustainability wizard, TLC Engineering Solutions, has been actively involved in the design or commissioning of over 200 LEED certified projects. His work has included higher education, justice, healthcare whatsapp number database and laboratory spaces, as well as pilot projects for LEED for commercial interiors, core and shell, and neighborhood development.

of Energy Policy, played an integral role in helping Kentucky become the first state to leverage the U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program funding to implement Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal (PEER) certification.

Gail Vittori, co-director, Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, is the recipient of this year’s Kate Hurst Leadership Award. Introduced last year in memory of USGBC’s senior vice-president of conference and events, the award recognizes an inspiring woman who embodies the spirit, strength, and sentiment Hurst brought to her own work. Vittori is a LEED Fellow and former USGBC and Green Business Certification, Inc., (GBCI) chair whose own work is focused on the intersection of sustainable design, green building, and human health.