2016 Volunteer Appreciation

By Celis Brisbin, Programs Manager

Congratulations to the many individuals who have consistently volunteered for the Chapter to help us move forward with our mission. Our volunteers are really making a difference in how we are able to deliver education, to create excellent networking opportunities, and to advocate for state and local policies that will benefit our industry. And – they appear to have a great time while working on these many fronts! 

We took a few minutes at the Annual General Meeting to recognize some of these folks. It was fun.

 

Shining Star of the Chapter: Phoebe Beierle

Phoebe lead the Green Schools committee through another successful and record making year. The Green Apple Day of Service supported over 4,000 students and their communities with Green Schools projects! 

 

Stepper-Uppers: Jessie Miller, Kimberly Le, Brice Hereford

Jessie Miller – Outreach Committee, Kimberly Le- Residential Green Building Committee, and Brice Hereford – West Branch, all stepped up to lead their teams in 2015. We are extremely happy to have them onboard and to work with them in 2017. Thank you!

 

New Hit Wonders: Colleen Brisport, Mark Pignatelli, Suzy O'Leary

Colleen, Mark and Suzy all worked hard this past year to bring programming and support to the Chapter. We appreciate their individual contruibution of time and service to our Chapter and are proud to have them and their continued efforts in 2016!

Special: John DiModica & Dan Whittet

John championed PACE+R with the Advocacy Committee. We were pleased to have him at the State House and here in our offices, enlightening us on the importance of this legislation, and conveying its merits to lawmakers. Dan has been a champion of green buildings and frequently works with us on educational presentations, advocacy, and our existing building community. 

Fundraiser Rockers: Ben Myers & Jim Newman

Ben and Jim have been working in the boiler room of the USGBC supporting us with the funds needed to make progress on our mission and to support our community. Thanks Ben and Jim for your work connecting us with the community of support!

 

Emerging Professionals of the Year: Vinoth Kumar Sekar & Rebecca Slocum

Rebecca has developed the Mentoring Program with EPMA group which is now underway for the 2016 cycle. Vinoth teamed with the USGBC and the Northeastern University to start the first annual Energy Conference. The conference was a total success and we look forward to supporting it next year. 

 

Noteworthy Mention: Stephanie MacNeil, Kristin Malyak, Matt Smith, Ryan Montoni, Marie Nolan, Alana Spencer, Mark Dunn, Laura Fitch, Aelan Tierney, Jared Gentilucci, Craig Foley, David Bliss, Bill Tobin, Kate Bubriski, Adrian Charest

Thank you to our family of volunteers who work tirelessly to support the mission of the USGBC Massachusetts Chapter. Without your support, we would not be the organization that we are.