Lynn N. Simon's Affiliations and Activities

The U.S. Green Building Council is the nation's foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is leading a national consensus for producing a new generation of buildings that deliver high performance inside and out. Council members work together to develop LEED® products and resources, the Greenbuild annual International Conference and Expo, policy guidance, and educational and marketing tools that support the adoption of sustainable building.

Lynn has been involved with the USGBC since the very early years. She was one of the original staff members, serving as Program and Marketing Director, when the organization had less than 200 members. She has been actively involved on many levels from serving on the Board of Directors for 6 years to serving as Chair of the LEED Accredited Professional Task Force, spearheading the development of the LEED AP exam. She is currently serving on the Governance and Curriculum & Accreditation committees. She is a LEED-NC Faculty member and on the LEED Homes provider team in the state of California.

For more information please see USGBC's website: www.usgbc.org

Global Green USA is the American affiliate of Green Cross International, founded by Mikhail S. Gorbachev. GG USA works in cooperation with industry, individuals and government to create a global value shift toward a sustainable future. The organization is working to "green" affordable housing; promote green power to reduce greenhouse gases; mediate water rights in the Middle East; advance safe chemical weapons disarmaments, decommissioning, and forward the return of shuttered military bases to environmental and ecological harmony.

Lynn was Program Director for Global Green USA's Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Communities for Urban Environments (RESCUE) program and a Senior Fellow for their Greening Affordable Housing Initiative (GAHI). She developed, managed, and implemented programs, trainings, and tools that incorporated and promoted the design, construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of energy and resource-efficient building for affordable housing providers, commercial developers, and design professionals.

For more information please see GG USA's website: www.globalgreen.org

Education-Related Affiliations

Lynn Simon has been actively involved with many professional associations and nonprofit organizations over the past fifteen years:

• U.S. Green Building Council, LEED Faculty member (2001 - present)

• LEED Accredited Professional Task Force Chair, LEED Curriculum and Accreditation Committee (2003 - present); Online Training Course, "Essentials of the LEED Accredited Professional," Subject Matter Expert (2005)

• Global Green USA, Program Director and Program Fellow, Greening Affordable Housing Initiative (1994 - 2004)

• California Affordable Housing Tax Credit Allocation Guidelines, Member of working group that identified and advocated for green criteria to be included in the guidelines

• LEAP/AIA: Architects in Schools Program, Board of Directors and Executive Committee Member (1997 - 1999)

• National Architecture Accreditation Board, Board of Directors (1993 - 1994)

• AIA Students, National President (1990 - 1992)

William J. Worthen's Affiliations and Activities

• U.S. Green Building Council, Greenbuild 2005 Session Proposals Reviewer
• U.S. Green Building Council, Northern California Chapter, Resources Committee
• AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE), Advocacy Sub-Committee
• SPUR Sustainable Development Committee

Conferences, Seminars, and Trainings Attended

• USGBC Membership Summit, Tucson, AZ, 2001
• Greenbuild 2003, Pittsburg, PA
• Greenbuild 2004, Portland, OR
• Getting to Green workshop, Allyson Zuk, Green Building Services, Santa Rosa, CA, September 2004
• Deconstruction and Building Materials Reuse Conference, Oakland, CA, September 2004
• Funding Green Buildings workshop, Jan McAdams, December 2004
• Sustainable Design Concepts for Electrical and Lighting Systems, Pacific Energy Center, April 2005
• LEED Cost-Benefit workshop, AIA San Francisco, February 2005
• Green Building Materials Seminar, the Presidio
• Title 24 2001 Update, Pacific Energy Center, 2001
• Lighting Controls Training, LUTRON Experience Center, May 2005
• Title 24 2005 Non-Residential Code Update, Oakland City Hall, December 2005