Aaron Adelstein
Aaron Adelstein is the Executive Director of the Built Green™ program of King and Snohomish Counties. Aaron has a Masters Degree in Environmental Policy.

David Allen
David E. Allen is Principle and Executive Vice-President of McKinstry Company, a Seattle based construction, engineering and facility services firm. McKinstry, with sales in the $400 million range, is the market leader in the Pacific Northwest for design-build mechanical construction, energy services and facility operation and management.

During his 30 years in the design, construction and facility management industry, David has championed countless marketing, client development and strategic initiatives for his firm driving its Brand value to remarkable heights. Today David is a well known seminar presenter, workshop leader and trainer in the areas of corporate communications, branding, business development, marketing, client service, human resource management, workforce development and project delivery. David has also become a popular keynote speaker and guest lecturer for business, educational and community service organizations.

Mr. Allen serves on the Boards of several industry associations, trade groups, community-based organizations and business alliances. Currently David is Board Chair for both enterpriseSeattle and Washington Clean Technology Alliance, serves on the National Board of NAIOP, the nation’s leading real estate trade organization, serves on the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Board and was recently chosen to lead the Construction and Green Design/Building Skill Panel for the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King county.

David’s seminar and training clients include National Trade Organizations, Professional Associations, Educational Institutions and Foundations as well as a wide range of corporate clients in the construction, engineering, real estate, wholesale, manufacturing and retail industries.

Emory Baldwin
Emory Baldwin is a principal architect with ZAI Inc. and chair of the Northwest Universal Design Coalition.

Doug Barnes
Doug Barnes is the Northwest Region Executive Vice President of Centex Homes. He joined Centex in 2003 as the Seattle Division President. Prior to joining Centex, Barnes was a principal in Residential Development for Intracorp Real Estate. Before joining Intracorp, he worked in residential development throughout Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Washington. Barnes also worked as a CPA with Touche Ross & Co. He received his MBA from the University of Washington and his bachelor’s degree in business from Oregon State University.

Jim Berger, CPESC
Jim Berger is Senior Construction Manager at Port Blakely Communities, a leader in sustainable development. He is currently at their flagship Issaquah Highlands project. He has 28 years experience in construction and site development. And is responsible for all stormwater programs, erosion control, and slope stability management at Issaquah Highlands. Jim is a member of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) and past member of the Board of Directors for the Northwest Chapter of the IECA. Jim also teaches the CESCL, (Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead) classes required by the WSDOE for NPDES classified construction sites and hosts several tours for CESCL students every year. He has championed soils best management practices and become a leading proponent among developers, due to the success seen in the "real world" environment at Issaquah Highlands. "With over 700 feet of elevation gain on our project, we have found nature’s way to be the best way to stabilize a slope".

Andy Brown
Regional Sales Director of MOVE, Inc., has more than 13 years of progressive experience directing over 70 employees in companies with revenues in excess of $600 million. Andy has led these companies through start-up, survival, turnaround and growth modes. With a strong knowledge of both print and Internet marketing and advertising, Andy has been responsible for $60 million in gross sales throughout his career.

Andy is an active member of the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB), National Sales and Marketing Council (NSMC), and has served as Chairman on local Sales and Marketing (SMC) awards committees. Brown is the current Chairman for the Institute of Residential Marketing retention task force and was appointed to the NSMC/IRM Sponsorship task force. He also has been elected as a member of the Institute of Residential Marketing (MIRM), an exclusive organization representing the country’s leading sales and marketing professionals in the housing industry. He also holds the nationally recognized designations of Certified Marketing Professional (CMP) and Master Certified Sales Professional (MCSP).

Andy has been a company and industry educator throughout his career. He has created and spoken on Internet marketing, new media sales and effective website trends at local, regional, and national trade association events. During his career he has also presented training programs that he has helped create to national homebuilders and real estate franchisees. Andy has been an active member of the University of Housing-Advanced Real Estate Education programs.

Detective Michael Chiu
Detective Michael Chiu works for the Bellevue Police Department focusing on investigations and commercial crime prevention.

Therese Ford Crahan
Therese is the Executive Director of the National Association of Home Builders Remodelers Council.

David Crowe, PhD
David Crowe, PhD currently heads the NAHB regulatory and housing policy area which is responsible for advocating home building issues before federal agencies as well as credible policy analyses of federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies that affect the industry. He will be the new chief economist for NAHB and will take on that role when current Chief Economist, David Seiders, steps down on November 17. David Crowe has held several senior level positions in economics, housing policy and housing finance since he joined NAHB in 1989 and holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Kentucky. Prior to joining NAHB, he was the Deputy Director for the Division of Housing and Demographic Analysis in HUD’s Office of Economic Affairs.

Elliott Eisenberg
Elliot Eisenberg is the Senior Economist of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) in Washington, D.C. He holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in economics with First Class Honors from McGill University as well as a Master of Public Administration degree and a Ph.D. in Public Administration from Syracuse University. Dr. Eisenberg is a frequent public speaker on numerous housing and housing related topics including; the economic impact of homebuilding, the unintended consequences of government regulations on house prices, residential fire safety and how to reduce risk and boost profits using financial derivatives. He is the creator of the multifamily stock index and is the author of more than 45 homebuilding industry articles. Dr. Eisenberg is frequently seen on television and heard on radio and his research and opinions have been featured in Business Week, Fortune, many national and local newspapers, and in numerous other publications.

Matthew Gardner
Matthew Gardner is a land use economist and principal with the consulting firm, Gardner Johnson. Gardner specializes in residential and commercial market analysis. He is a member of the Pacific Real Estate Institute; sits as a trustee for the Washington State Center for Real Estate Research; the Urban Land Institutes’ Technical Assistance Panel and is on the board of the Building Industry Associations of Washington. He and has appeared on CNBC, NBC, CBS and NPR discussing real estate issues. Gardner is often cited in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Washington CEO magazine.

Oscar Gonzales
Dr. Oscar Gonzales, founder of the Gonzales Group and nationally-known speaker and author on multicultural markets and their impact on real estate trends, affordable housing, consumer behavior and business modeling and planning; frequently published in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and the Kiplinger Letter.

Matt Griffin
Matt Griffin is managing partner of Pine Street Group L.L.C. (PSG), Seattle, a real estate developer and manager of commercial, residential, retail and mixed-use properties. The company’s overarching objective is to create a vibrant, urban core in downtown Seattle. Most recently, PSG completed development of the downtown Seattle mixed-use project encompassing a 42-story headquarters office tower for Washington Mutual and a 300,000-square-foot expansion for the Seattle Art Museum. Griffin also led development of the Nordstrom flagship store, Pacific Place, the former Nordstrom store and the Seaboard Building. He is a co-owner of the University Village shopping center in northeast Seattle.

Dr. Sandra Hartje
Dr. Sandra Hartje, Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Studies, Seattle Pacific University, has begun groundbreaking work developing standards to measure implementation of Universal Design Principles, similar to green building standards in use today.

Jennifer Hass
Jennifer Hass is Transportation Demand Management Supervisor for Community Transit. Over the past three decades, Community Transit has grown from a small, local bus service into a leader in local and regional transportation. From a thriving vanpool program to the region's first double decker bus and rapid transit line, Community Transit has been at the forefront of helping Snohomish County residents to think transit first.

Scott Hildebrand
Scott Hildebrand is the Public Policy Director for the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties and the association's lead lobbyist in Olympia. He was Washington State Republican Party's political director during the 1998 election cycle and managed two successful campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives. Hildebrand spent 20 years as a political consultant, campaign manager. He is a frequent media commentator, appearing on KIRO-TV, Northwest Cable News
and KUOW-AM.

Carolyn Hope
Carolyn Hope is a Senior Planner for Perteet Inc. Perteet Inc. is an employee-owned, Puget Sound-based consulting firm, established in Everett in 1988. Perteet's services include: engineering, planning surveying and mapping, environmental and community planning and construction management.

Barry Hurd
Barry is the President of 123SocialMedia.com and is an internet and marketing expert for major companies including NIKE, REI, TMP Worldwide, Monster.com, Verizon Superpages, Intuit and RISMedia.

David Johnston
Author and green building expert, David Johnston, is a leading thinker behind the green building movement, transforming the way we think about the American home. His approach to green building has been embraced by municipalities, homeowners, building professionals and sustainability advocates nation-wide. Johnston’s current book, Green Remodeling: Changing the World One Room at a Time, co-authored with fellow green building consultant Kim Master, has been hailed as the definitive guide to green remodeling techniques.

Johnston is a much sought after lecturer and keynote speaker and has represented the United States at International Energy Efficiency meetings to develop international research agreements in the area of sustainable construction. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the prestigious "Corporate Excellence Award for Sustainable Development" from the University of Colorado, and the "Environmental Hero for 2004" title by Interiors and Sources Magazine. Johnston was also named "Builder of the Year" by the Washington, D.C. chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry and has been inducted into the Remodeling Magazine Hall of Fame.

As founder of What’s Working, Inc., a green building consultancy that provides socially and ecologically responsible guidance to businesses, agencies and communities around the world, Johnston is committed to radically transforming the way America builds. He designed the Denver Metro Home Builders Association’s Built Green Program and the Boulder Green Points Program, which encourages the use of cost-effective and sustainable building practices. Johnston is also the founding designer and consultant to the Alameda County Waste Management Authority’s program that stimulated market transformation programs in California and is at work to implement similar programs nationwide.

Stacy Karacostas
With more than 20 years experience managing and owning small businesses, marketing strategist Stacy Karacostas—CEO of SuccessStream Sales & Marketing Solutions—understands the unique difficulties entrepreneurs face. Over the years she has developed a variety of proven tools, tips and tricks that take the struggle out of growing a small business.

Jay Larson, AICP
Transportation Specialist for Snohomish County Public Works.

Tod Leiweke
An industry leader in the Northwest, Tod Leiweke enters his sixth season with the Seattle Seahawks, 26th season in professional sports, after joining the club in June 2003. On March 1, 2007, Paul Allen named him CEO of Vulcan Sports and Entertainment, a new entity in which Leiweke assumed responsibility for all aspects of the Seahawks, First and Goal Inc (the organization that manages Qwest Field and Event Center for the state of Washington), the Allen-owned Portland Trail Blazers and Rose Garden.

In November 2007, Leiweke was instrumental in helping bring Major League Soccer to the Northwest. Vulcan Sports and Entertainment is part of the ownership group and Leiweke will represent Allen on the board for the Seattle team that will begin play at Qwest Field in 2009.

In 2006 under Leiweke’s direction, the Seahawks sold out of season tickets for the first time since the early 1990’s and developed Blue Pride, the team’s season ticket waiting list. Seattle has also extended their sellout streak at Qwest Field to 44 consecutive games. In 2005, Qwest Field was named by The Sporting News as the finest venue in the National Football League. Under Leiweke’s leadership, 2005 was a historic year both on and off the field. In addition to winning the NFC Championship and advancing to the team's first Super Bowl, the Seahawks won the 2005 NFL Sports Fan's Quality Award as the league's "Fan Friendliest" team. During the annual NFL meetings, NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue commented on the extraordinary support and involvement of the Seahawks fans.

Leiweke’s vision is a Seahawks organization that is committed on behalf of its fans to winning in the stadium and in the community. Leiweke was instrumental in forming the "Spirit of 12" Partnerships. Teaming with Qwest Communications, the partnership benefits the American Heart Association, Boys & Girls Clubs Washington State Association, Camp Fire USA, Treehouse, and YMCA of Greater Seattle.

Leiweke serves as a board member on a number of Washington-based organizations including Washington CEO Roundtable, YMCA of Greater Seattle, and The Space Needle. He was instrumental in launching the annual Boeing Classic golf tournament in 2005 and serves as co-chair of the Executive Committee. The tournament has raised nearly $3 million its first three years with the primary beneficiary being The Heart Institute at Virginia Mason Medical Center.

Before joining the Seahawks, Leiweke served as president of the Minnesota Wild and chief operating officer of Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE). Under Leiweke's leadership the Sports Fans of America Association, Inc. awarded its 2003 NHL Sports Fan's Quality Award to the Wild as the league's "Fan Friendliest" team. In an ESPN survey conducted in 2003, the team was ranked number one for stadium experience and number two for fan relationships among 123 sports franchises. The Wild played to sellouts for every game in each of its first four seasons.

Prior to joining the Wild, he served as the inaugural executive director of The First Tee organization which welcomed underprivileged youth into the world of golf through the development of golf facilities throughout North America. Leiweke has also held executive positions with the PGA TOUR, the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks and the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.

Leiweke, 48 (1/12/60), is a native of St. Louis, Mo. and is married, Tara, with two children, Tyler and Tori.

Grey Lundberg
Grey is the president and founder of Grey Lundberg, Inc., a residential construction company specializing in the custom building and remodeling of high-performance luxury homes in the Greater Seattle, Eastside and Suncadia/Cle Elum areas. All Grey Lundberg homes are built with products and systems which are healthy, energy efficient, highly durable and have a lower environmental impact.

Grey’s company has won numerous national and regional awards, including a 2008 Pacific Coast Builders Conference Gold Nugget Award of Merit, several NAHB Best In American Living Awardsincluding the current 2008 award, and NAHB National Green Building Awards including the current year. Grey Lundberg and Grey Lundberg, Inc. have been featured in numerous trade and consumer publications for their cutting edge practices and award winning projects.

Grey is an expert on the latest products and practices in green building and is a regularly featured speaker at building industry events on topics ranging from best practices in Custom Building and Green Building to detailed discussions on energy efficiency, indoor air quality and sustainability in construction.

Grey’s industry affiliations include a State Director’s position with the Building Industry Association of Washington, Chair of the Executive Committee of the Built Green Program for the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties and a Board Member position with the Central Washington Home Builders Association. He also holds certifications through the National Association of Home Builders, including the designations of Certified Green Building Professional and Certified Graduate Builder.

Laurie Madden
LM Marketing Online is owned by Laurie Madden, a marketing communications specialist, with 20 years of diverse business experience and a demonstrated track record of success in the implementation of both online and offline marketing communications strategies. Laurie has an extensive marketing communications background, having worked for an advertising agency and one of the top public relations firms in Houston. She has also been the editor of a local newspaper, Houston Builder magazine, and had freelance articles published by the Houston Chronicle. As a Marketing Director in the homebuilding industry, Laurie began working with the Internet in 1998, in order to harness its power as a customer communication and sales tool. She has been instrumental in the implementation of two national homebuilder websites, and revolutionized the online customer communication systems and processes for the second largest homebuilder in the country. Laurie has spoken on Internet Communications at the NAHB Builder Show, the Newspaper Association of America’s National Convention, and at the Manufactured Housing Institutes National Convention. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Sales and Marketing Council, Greater Houston Builders Association.

Keith Maw, AICP
Keith Maw is the Associate Planner for the City of Lynnwood, Washington.

David McDonald
David McDonald is a biologist, planner, and environmental scientist with Seattle Public Utilities. He works with landscape, building and design professionals to develop cost-effective, healthy, and environmentally friendly landscape strategies. He also has experience in construction and farming, and a background in wildland resource management with the US Forest Service. He is a member of the current ASLA/LEED Sustainable Sites initiative, and is a founding instructor for the Sustainable Building Advisor Certificate program, Seattle Public Utilities’ Stormwater Design seminar series, and the University of Washington Engineering Professional Program’s Low Impact Development course. Recent speaking engagements include conferences of the ASLA/IFLA, International Erosion Control Association, BioCycle, professional courses in Vancouver, Victoria, Portland, and Seattle, and guest instructor at recent CESCL (Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead) trainings sponsored by the Master Builders Association and the Association of General Contractors.

Tom Miller
Tom Miller is a Building Plan Supervisor for the City of Bellevue Building Department.

Seth Millstein
Seth Millstein grew up in Boston and graduated from Tufts University in 1996. He received his law degree from the University of Oregon Law School in 2002 and also received an advanced degree in taxation (LL.M.) from the University of Washington. Seth’s practice concentrates on construction litigation, contracts business law, and taxation. Seth provides help to contractors, architects and suppliers with regard to resolving issues over performance, delivery and payment. Seth is also licensed to practice law in Oregon.

Tom Minty
Tom Minty is a Certified Senior Real Estate Specialist for John L. Scott Real Estate and president of ABLE Environments, LLC.

Bruce Moses
Bruce is the Senior Director of Residential Sales at HTI. Bruce is a northwest native and graduate of The Lakeside School and University of Washington. He has 12 years experience and has worked in every aspect of our industry. In the past he has run smaller integration companies and has recently taken this experience to build a division of HTI dedicated to exceptional service and delivery to existing clients and single phase projects – retrofits, remodels and upgrades. Bruce is currently responsible for expanding the sales and market focus of HTI as well as managing its day-to-day operations and financial execution.

Clay Nelson
For more than two decades, Clay Nelson – former nail-belt wearing contractor, construction business coach, radio talk show host, speaker, and author – has been providing those in all facets of the contracting and construction industries with business and professional coaching, mediation, facilitation, planning, system analyses and seminar leadership, and it is his "on-the-job" experience that enables him to relate so well to the work-life issues that contractors and construction industry professionals deal with every day. Clay is also the founder of Clay Nelson Life Balance™, a division of Consulting Services Network LLC, helping businesses and individuals regain what may be missing in their lives – purpose, personal and business planning, fun, effective delegation through team management, and accountability.

When you work with Clay one-on-one or hear him speak, you'll find that he speaks in specifics and not in textbook generalities. You'll also find his style refreshingly honest – and his energy contagious. Clay knows the elements that make a business successful, and he uses his innate intuition and people skills to help his audiences and those he works with realize what’s stopping them from achieving the success they're looking for!

Clay resides in Santa Barbara, California with his wife, Susan, and their children.

Mike Nelson
Mike Nelson is the director of Washington State University's Northwest Solar Center and has been an advocate and user of solar energy for almost 30 years.

Brenda Nunes
Brenda is marketing director for Associated Earth Sciences, Inc. (AESI) and is responsible for managing and facilitating both the internal marketing efforts and external client relationships. She is the current past president of the Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce and is also chairing Sustainable September, a month long promotion of Businesses on the Eastside that are leaders in sustainable practices and industries.

She was the 2006 Chair of the East King County Chamber of Commerce Legislative Coalition. Brenda is an active member of the Master Builders of King and Snohomish County (MBAKS) Built Green Executive Committee, co-chair of the MBAKS Built Green Marketing Committee, Past President of Society for Marketing Professional Services, and a member of National Association of Office and Industrial Properties. She is currently assisting Central Washington Home Builders in the development of their Built Green Program. She has a BA in Communications from Marquette University and a Masters in Business Administration from Seattle University.

Brenda was the developer of the award winning Built Green Home at Suncadia and has spoken to numerous organizations about this project. She recently won a MBAKS Pioneer Award for her contributions to Green Building.

Dr. Sonia G. Morales Osegueda
Dr. Sonia G. Morales Osegueda is a faculty member of Washington State University Extension. A native of El Salvador, Central America and Citizen of the United States she holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Agronomy and Master’s Degree from Autonoma Agraria “Antonio Narro, Mexico. She holds a second Master’s Degree and a Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University. Her previous experience includes 13 years professorship at universities in El Salvador, Mexico, and at Oklahoma State University, and ten years as a researcher in Mexico, El Salvador, Oklahoma, and India. She has extensive international experience throughout Mexico, Central America, and India in the capacity of a professor, plant breeder and crop specialist. Dr. Morales joined Washington State University Extension in 1999 as a Faculty in King County.

Dave Porter
Dave Porter is a Divisional Builder Manager, Senior Vice Presdient in the Pacific Northwest for Countrywide Home Loans. He holds a CMP - Certified Marketing Professional designation from NAHB as well as being a MIRM, Member of the Institute of Residential Marketing.

Porter works with homebuilders, marketing professionals and Countrywide branch teams in the states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, Utah, Wyonming, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Porter has been in the industry since 1979. He is a recognized national speaker, trainer and columnist for the National Association of Home Builders as well as numerous state and regional home builder associations. He joined Countrywide in 1999. In 2002 he received an Idea of the Year Merit Award from NAHB Sales and Marketing Council. Porter has been a real estate broker, corporate trainer, sales manager, coach and top loan officer. He is a former faculty member of Seattle Pacific University and community colleges. He holds a Bachelors of Arts in Education from Washington State University.

Linda Pruitt
Linda Pruitt is the owner The Cottage Company. Since 1996, The Cottage Company has completed a number of award-winning projects in the Puget Sound area and has become recognized as a national leader in smart growth.

Vicki Roberge
Vicki is a product rep for Sage Construction and Real Estate. For more than 30 years, companies that have joined the Sage Software family have assisted small and medium-sized businesses with a wide range of business management applications and services. With roots reaching back to the 1970s, our company has grown and developed to meet the evolving needs of our customers through a combination of internal product development and acquisition.

 Lonny Rutherford
Lonny is a Certified Graduate Remodeler (CGR), Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) and Certified Green Professional (CGP) and the National Association of Home Builders Remodelers Council Chairman.

Jeff Serling
Jeff Serling is a Trainer and Support Specialist for Sprint Nextel with a focus on solutions and technical products for businesses in Washington State.

Charles C. Shinn, Jr., PhD
Charles C. Shinn, Jr., PhD is the President of Shinn Consulting and former Director of the Business Management Department. Shinn is also and Executive Vice President of the National Association of Home Builders.

Terence Taylor
Terence Taylor, a Vice President at Bank of America and Mortgage and Credit Expert.

Robert Thorpe
Robert W. Thorpe, AICP, is the Assistant Director of Planning and Building for R.W. Thorpe & Associates, Inc.

Deems Tsutakawa
Deems Tsuitakawa has established himself internationally as a distinctive and imaginative jazz musician, bandleader, writer, producer and solo pianist. His music has evolved into a delectable blend of R&B, pop and mainstream jazz that he calls "Contemporary soul jazz". He will be performing with a five-piece band at the Welcome Ceremony.

Mike Vowels
Mike Vowels is Remodeler/Builder and a Certified Aging in Place (CAPS) specialist.

Pam Worner
Pam Worner is the founder of Green Dog Enterprises, Inc., which provides third-party project verification and marketing consultation.

Brian Wright
Brian Wright is the Wedi Western US Technical Sales Manager and President and Owner of Seattle Glass Block. Brian is a Long standing member of the Master Builders Association, National Kitchen & Bath Association, and Washington Glass Association. He is also the President of the BlockPro National Network.

Manolo Zaldivar
Manolo Zaldivar is the Safety and Health Hispanic Outreach Coordinator for the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, Division of Occupational Safety and Health. His job is to promote safety and health among the Hispanic workers in the state of Washington through education and training. Manolo is involved in the development of various safety and health promotional and educational materials such as the Department of Safety and Health web site in Spanish. His talk will include some of the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries resources and is available in Spanish for the residential construction industry.