“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 St. Louis Regional Chapter has reached over 1,500 individuals covering 30 events to date – with more requests on the books.

Our Speakers

Architects, builders, energy specialists and attorneys…our list of experienced speakers keeps growing! Download our current roster of St. Louis Regional Chapter Speakers Bureau Volunteers.

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

Specialties:
Green Building 101, LEED Basics, Campus Sustainability

Cindy Bambini
Senior Ameren Partnership Manager, 3Degrees

Specialties :
Green Schools

Ralph C. Bicknese, AIA, LEED® AP
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

Nick Bristow, LEED® AP
Project Engineer, Clayco

Specialties:
Any topic related to LEED NC v2.2, LEED 2009 BD&C (Version 3)

JoAnn Brookes, AIA, LEED® AP, CDT
Senior Project Architect, HOK

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

Lou Brouk
Terra-Wise, LLC

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, Sustainable Site and Building Design, LEED EB-OM, Sustainable Community Redevelopment and Planning

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
Director of Sustainable Construction, Clayco

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

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

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

Mary Ostafi, AIA, LEED® AP, MSLS
Sustainable Design Specialist, HOK

Specialties:
Green Architecture: Building methods, materials and processes, The Natural Step: A framework for strategic sustainable development and a whole systems tool for planning in complex systems, Biomimicry: Emulating nature’s best ideas and processes to solve human problems

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

Specialties:
General Green Homebuilding and Green Home Improvement, LEED-Homes, Indoor Air and Environmental Quality, Recycling and Solid Waste Reduction

Richard Reilly, LEED® AP
Director of Operations, Trumpet Builders LLC

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

Nancy Rodney, AIA, LEED® AP
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
Sechrist Sustainable Consulting

Specialties:
Sustainability 101, Commercial Interiors and Green Schools

Cristina E. Spicer, LEED® AP
Attorney, Real Estate Practice Group, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.

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 Homes

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

Lucy C. Williams, AIA, LEED® AP
Architect

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