Canada Green Building Council

Board of Directors 2004- (re-elected 2006)

Chair, Chapters Committee 2005-

• first annual Leader's Forum 2006
• unified membership while respecting regional differences
• enhanced inter-chapter communication, including vehicles for information-sharing and resources for education and capacity-building

Member, Education Committee 2002-2005

• leading McGill's participation in the RAIC/CaGBC sponsored "Greening the Curricula," including participation in the Integrated Design Process charrettes in Halifax and Montreal

Member, Product Steering Committee (previously LEED Steering Committee) 2004-

• ensuring bilingual services and products

Member, Governance Committee 2005-

• Ensuring regional representation

Liaison, Residential Committee 2005-

• Encouraging CaGBC focus on the residential market

Quebec Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council

Founding director of the CaGBC's Quebec Chapter, whose membership has grown to 250 in two years, and which now has Quebec City and student branches (Ecole de Technologie Supérieure de L'univ. du Québec)

            Board of Directors, 2002-

            Chair, Events Committee, 2002-

                        public education, market transformation

• 4 public lectures/year bringing internationally acclaimed speakers from a variety of disciplines to public attention
• networking cocktails
• How to Build Post-Kyoto? Event organized in parallel with the UN Climate Change Conference, 2005: Exhibition, special lectures, green building tours

·           Facilitation Workshop developed and offered to students and professionals

Maximize Visibility

Communications, public speaking, lobbying, outreach, publications

• Increase diversity of membership

Focus on enhanced communications and marketing as well as targeted events programming

• Refine and Expand Design Tools and Education

Support local events programming

Enhance collaboration of Academic and Continuing Education Committees

Support Product Steering Committee efforts

• Ensure Bilingual Services and Products

Encourage increased Quebec role in translation and leadership

Member of the Canada Green Building Council Academic Education Subcommittee. 2006-

Ecologez integrated design charette/competition – Equiterre HQ,

February 2006 – competition jury member

CaGBC IDP charette – MUCS project/Eventide site, Montreal West

November 2005 – Participant /‘catalyst’