I²SL Board of Directors

I²SL, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation, was established in 2004 by Phil Wirdzek, Kath Williams, and Beth Shearer, three leaders in the world of sustainable laboratories. Founder Phil Wirdzek passed away in 2021; read more about his contributions to I²SL and the sustainable laboratory community. In addition to the founding officers, former officer Dan Doyle of Grumman Butkus Associates served on I²SL’s board and as its Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer for many years, as well as helping to start I²SL chapters and update of I²SL’s best practices guides.

The I²SL Board of Directors was established in February 2007 with the intention of directing the organization toward its mission and goals. Read on to learn more about each member of I²SL's Board of Directors.

• Gordon P. Sharp, Airflow Kinetics and Aircuity
  President
• Kevin Brettmann, JE Dunn Construction
  Vice President
• Sean Convery, Cator, Ruma & Associates
  Treasurer
• Alison Farmer, PhD, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
  Secretary
• Deirdre Carter, P.E., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Brad Cochran, P.E., CPP Wind Engineering
• Chad House, Siemens Industry, Inc.
• Christopher Incarvito, Ph.D., Yale University
• Punit Jain, Cannon Design
• Kathryn Ramirez-Aguilar, Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder
• Eleni Reed, Alexandria Real Estate
• Star Scott, University of Georgia
• Tom Smith, 3Flow
• Kelly O’Day Weisinger, Environmental Defense Fund

Past Board Members

• Phil Wirdzek
  Founding President and Executive Director, 2006-2021
• Franco Atassi, Siemens Industry, Inc., Building Technology Division
  I²SL Board of Directors Member 2011–2019
• Robert Blakey, CBRE
  I²SL Board of Directors Member 2011–2012
• Jim Blount, Ellenzweig
  I²SL Board of Directors Member 2019–2020
• Wendell Brase, University of California, Irvine
  I²SL Board of Directors Member 2011–2013
• Fred Brunk, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
  I²SL Board of Directors Member 2007–2011
• Dan Doyle, P.E., Grumman/Butkus Associates
  I²SL Board of Directors Member 2007–2022
• Paul Hayes, Siemens
  I²SL Board of Directors Member 2019–2020
• Tim Kehrli, Stirling Ultracold
  I²SL Board of Directors Member 2010–2019
• Joe Phillips, AIA, IBM Global Business Services
  I²SL Board of Directors Member 2007–2011
• Jim Plourde, Schneider Electric
  I²SL Board of Directors Member 2011–2015
• Beth Shearer, Beth Shearer and Associates, Inc.
  Founding Secretary
  I²SL Board of Directors Member 2005–2018
• Susan Vargas, Stanford University
  I²SL Board of Directors Member 2015–2020
• Kath Williams, Ph.D., LEED^® Fellow, Kath Williams + Associates
  Founding Executive Vice President
  I²SL Board of Directors Member 2005–2011