Advisory Board

Our Advisory Board was established to incorporate other professional voices and their fields of expertise in order to assist and inform the Green Building process.

Karen Atchoo

  • Real Estate Consultant - SKBK / Sotheby's International Realty

Joshua Barclay

Jeff Chottiner

  • BS in Mechanical Engineering - Syracuse University
  • MS in Mechanical Engineering - Ohio State University
  • Powertrain Research Engineer - Ford Motor Company

Dawn Hughes

  • Owner -  Urban Arbor Care
  • Advanced Master Gardener - Michigan State University, Oakland
  • ISA (International Society of Arboriculture)
  • Certified Arborist, MNLA (Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association)
  • Certified Green Industry Professional

Anne Jamieson-Urena

  • BS in Biology Natural Resources - Central Michigan University
  • Senior Project Manager - Incentives Division - AKT Peerless Environmental Services
  • Advisory Committee - Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Tad Krear

  • BLA - Bachelor of Landscape Architecture - Michigan State University
  • Principal / Owner, Land Design Studio, PLLC
  • Adjunct Professor - Lawrence Technical University, College of Architecture & Design
  • LEED project team member - LaFontaine Automotive Group, Highland Township, MI

Ellen Cogen Lipton

  • State Representative - Michigan House of Representative - 27th District
  • BS in Chemistry - Williams College
  • JD - Harvard University
  • City of Huntington Woods Zoning Board - 2001-2006

Chris McMahon

  • MSJ in Journalism - Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University
  • Senior Associate Editor - Futures Magazine reporting on Economics, Energy and the Environment
  • Guest Lecturer - Northwestern University

Gary Pipia

  • Master Electrician / Owner - Oak Electric
  • Bachelors in Business Administration - Michigan State University
  • Graduate of the Florida Solar Energy Center
  • Extensive Wind and Solar Experience - Design, Commissioning and Installation

Nelson Scott Sherburne

  • BS in Anthropology and Zoology - University of Michigan
  • Masters in Ecosystem Biology - Eastern Michigan University

Bruce Silver

  • BS in Physics - Oakland University
  • Project Principal - Real Esate, Solar and Technology Division - Deson & Co.

Matt Snider

  • Owner, Snider Environmental Systems
  • Approved HVAC, Geothermal and Hydronic installer