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COVES 2008 Speakers
The Planning Committee is putting together an exciting roster of keynote speakers and breakout sessions for this year's conference. We will continue to update this page throughout the Summer and Fall.
Plenary Speakers
Delegate Joseph Bouchard, District 83, District 83
Bryna Dunn, AICP, LEED AP, Vice President, Moseley Architects
Neal Elliott, Ph.D., Associate Director for Research, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy ( www.aceee.org)
Christopher Flavin, President, Worldwatch Institute ( www.worldwatch.org)
David Heacock, President, Dominion Virginia Power
Don Juhasz, P.E. CEM, Chief of Energy and Utility Programs, U.S. Army ( www.sustainability.army.mil)
Kenneth J. Ostrowski, Director, McKinsey and Co. Inc. ( www.mckinsey.com)
Robert Powell, Editor, Virginia Business Magazine, Editor, Virginia Business Magazine
The Honorable Frank Wagner, State Senator (District 7) ( http://sov.state.va.us)
Stephen Walz, Senior Advisor to the Governor for Energy Policy ( www.governor.virginia.gov)
Session Speakers (as of September 9, 2008)
Kambiz Agazi, Environmental Coordinator, Fairfax County, Virginia
Iris Amdur, LEED® AP, Principal, GreenShape LLC
David Anderson, P.E., Partner, Roseland
William F. (Bill) Bailey, Leader, Energy Center of Competency, E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc.
Kevin Baird, Plant Manager, Roanoke Cement, Titan America
Georgiana Ball, Recycling and Surplus Specialist, Virginia Department of General Services
Tom Ballou, Director, Air Quality Program, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Charlie Barksdale, Utilities and Performance Contracting Manager, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
Michael Bass, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Science and Biology, University of Mary Washington
Russ Baxter, Deputy Director, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Jim Bennett, President and CEO, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Libba Bowling, Energy Engineer, University of Virginia, Facilities Management, Energy & Utilities Department
Richard Bratcher, Vice President, Facility Management and Real Property, Longwood University
Karl Bren, LEED AP, Principal, Green Visions Consulting
Robert Brown, CEO, Hampton Roads Hydrogen
Suzan Bulbulkaya, Virginia Director, Chesapeake Bay Commission
Jason Bulluck, Information Manager, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Chris Burkett, Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Brian T. Castelli, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Alliance to Save Energy
John Christmas, Senior Vice President, Hannon Armstrong
David Crawford, President, Rainwater Management Solutions
Ken Cronin, Director of General Services/Sustainability, City of Roanoke, Virginia
Blue Crump, Owner, City Space Construction, Inc.
Stephanie Cutts, National Cool Cities Program, Sierra Club
Rosalie Day, Policy Director, North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association
Ken Dulaney, P.E., Director, Industrial Commercial and Transportation Team, Advanced Energy
Stephen Ellis, Virginia Grower/Producer
Reid Ewing, Ph.D., Research Professor, National Center for Smart Growth
Antonio Fiol-Silva, AIA, AICP, LEED® AP, Principal, Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC
Jay Fisette, President, Virginia Municipal League
Jason Fisher, Technical Trainer, SunPower Corporation
Joshua Galloway, CLA, LEED® AP, Community Design Studio
Doug Gehley, AIA, LEED AP, Mid-Atlantic Business Unit Leader for Sustainable Design, SmithGroup Inc.
Paul H. Genoa, Director, Policy Development, Nuclear Energy Institute
Jodi Gidley, President, Virginia Natural Gas
Don Giecek, Director, Virginia Wind Energy Collaborative
Rachel Goldstein, Landfill Methane Outreach Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Charles R. Green, Director, Division of Marketing, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Matt Gregori, Managing Consultant, RW Biofuels Consulting
Karen Grimm, Chief Strategy Officer, Siddall, Inc.
Bette Gruben, Project Consultant, Sustainable Design Consulting
Don Guthrie, AIA, LEED® AP, Architect, KOP Architects PC
George Hagerman, Senior Research Associate, Advanced Research Institute, VA Tech
Michael Hammond, Senior Consultant,-New Generation, American Electric Power
Anne Hampson, Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc.
Robert Hare, Project Manager, Environmental Services group, Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Alleyn Harned, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Office of the Governor
Todd Haymore, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Craig Highfield, Forestry for the Bay Program
Terry Hill, Principal, T.J. Hill and Associates
Kristen Hughes, Virginia Staff Scientist, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Jeff Hyder, AIA, Vice President, Moseley Architects
John Ignosh, Cooperative Extension Service, Virginia Tech
Charlie Jackson, Executive Director, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Program
Ken S. Jurman, Renewable Programs Manager, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
Glen Kedzie, Vice President & Environmental Counsel, American Trucking Associations, Inc.
Blase Keegel, P.E., Associate Staff Engineer, Philip Morris
Stephen Kenney, Manager, Strategic Planning, CNX Gas
John Keppler, President and Chief Executive Officer, Intrinergy, LLC
Mitch King, President and General Manager, Old Mill Power Co.
Buck Kline, Director, Forestland Conservation, Virginia Department of Forestry
Tena Krouse, Management Consultant, Y NOT NOW
Scott Kudlas, Director, Office of Surface and Ground Water Supply Planning, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Scott Kyle, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Full Scale Architecture
Carlos La Porta, President, Capital Sun Group, Ltd.
Victoria Ludwig, Program Manager, Landfill Methane Outreach Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Sam Manning, Professional Development, Old Dominion University, VATPDC
Heather Mantz, Director, Environmental Affairs, Virginia Port Authority
Carla Maxwell, Affordable Comfort, Inc.
KC McGurren, Executive Director, EarthCraft House® Virginia
Margaret E. McKeough, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Linda McMinimy, Director of Public Affairs and Communications, Virginia Transit Association
James Melonas, Cooperative Forestry, Washington Office, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jonathan Miles, Ph.D., Professor, James Madison University
Hugh Montgomery, Executive Director, Virginia Institute for Defense and Homeland Security
Shep Moon, Coastal Planner, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
John Morrill, CEM, Energy Manager, Arlington County, Virginia
John Munsell, Forest Management Extension Specialist, VA Tech
Monica Murphy, Driver Relationship Manager, General Motors Fuel Cell Activities
Dave Norris, Mayor, City of Charlottesville
Eric Oliver, PE CEM, LEED, President, EMO Energy Solutions, LLC
Doug Payne, National Account Manager-Residential and Commercial Development, GE Consumer and Industria
Jean Peters, Senior Vice-President, Strategic Planning and Analysis, Genworth Financial
Steve Pierett, Environmental Manager, Volvo Trucks North America
Tripp Pollard, Director, Land and Community Project, Southern Environmental Law Center
Lew Pratsch, Zero Energy Homes, Buildings Technology Program, U.S. Department of Energy
D. Cameron Prell, Associate, Williams Mullen
David Pryor, LEED AP, Director, Sustainable Buildings Group, AtSite
Christopher Pyke, Ph.D., Director of Climate Change Services, CTG Energetics, Inc.
Daniel Slone, Partner, McGuire Woods
Jeff Rezin, LEED AP, President, Rezin, Inc.
Jackie Rickards, Center for Environmental Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University
Brenda Robinson, President, The Sustainability Park
Joan Rohlfs, Chief, Air Quality Planning, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Nikki Rovner, Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia
Steven Ryan, ENERGY STAR® Green Information Technology Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Vijay Satyal, Ph.D., Policy Economist, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Ken J. Schrad, Director, Division of Information Resources, Virginia State Corporation Commission
Jayson Scadden, Senior Regional Compliance Manager for Virginia, Wal-Mart Inc.
Chris Schooley, Director of Development, Stonehaus Development
Daniel K. Slone, Partner, McGuire Woods, LLP
Rodney Sobin, Office of Remediation Programs, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Benjamin Sojka, Vice President of Design, Rainwater Management Solutions
Robert Somers, II, PE, LEED AP, President, 2rw Consultants Inc.
John Spears, CEM, LEED AP, President, Sustainable Design Group
Donald Spieth, Renewables Growth Leader, GE Energy Power Generation Team
Stewart Swartz, Executive Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth
Ben Taube, LEED AP, Executive Director, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance
David Terry, Acting Executive Director, National Association of State Energy Officials
James Toscano, Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications, Hampton Road Transit
Mark Tschirhart, Supervisor of Resource and Security Control, York County Public Schools
Veronica Van Deventer, Principal, Icon Development LLC
Lou Verner, Ph.D., Coordinator, Wildlife Mapping Program, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
John Waffenschmidt, Vice President, Environment and Community Affairs, Covanta Energy
Jeff Waldon, Executive Director, Conservation Management Institute, VA Tech
Jerry Walker, LEED® AP, Energy Manager, Henrico County, Virginia
Cooper Wamsley, Assistant Division Administrator, Environmental Division, Virginia Department of Transportation
James Warner, Senior Fellow, Pew Center for Global Climate Change
Jack Werner, Director, Energy Office, Department of Environment, District of Columbia
Billy Weitzenfeld, Executive Director, Association of Energy Conservation Professionals
Fred Widicus, Vice President, Business Development, Sun Net Zero, LLC
Chris Wise, Environmental Management Coordinator, Facilities Management Department, Washington and Lee University
Richard Wood, President, SOLUS-Solutions and Technologies LLC
Beate M. Wright, P.E., Senior Project Engineer, Loudoun Water
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