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