Pre-Summit Sessions
Running a Greener Building |
| Credit Where Credit’s Due: Getting the Word Out about Your Green Programs |
| LEED Project Management |
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Strategies for Green Economic Development - The California Clean Technology Leadership Council
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8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Understanding CALGreen |
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Mastering CALGreen:
In-Depth Commercial Workshop |
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Mastering CALGreen:
In-Depth Residential Workshop |
Special Note: The International Code Council (ICC) will administer CALGreen Inspector and CALGreen Plans Examiner certification examinations on April 19, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. (You may only take one exam.) Testing is limited to 20 candidates.
You must register with ICC for this exam. Click here for location, exam details and application form.
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Concurrent Session Tracks
10:45 am – noon
Green Economic Development |
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Workforce Development |
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Regional Green Economic Development
Case Study: Greenwise Sacramento |
10:45 am – noon
Water Management |
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Transportation – EVs and Infrastructure |
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Incentives for Alternative Vehicles and Fuels |
| Generating and Managing Energy |
10:45 am – noon
Smart Grid |
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
California’s Renewables Revolution |
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Energy Efficiency: Current Priorities |
10:45 am – noon
Some Dont Like it Hot: Cool Commercial Building Technologies |
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Energy Efficiency Partnerships
Open to all registered attendees!
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10:45 am – noon
CALGreen: California’s New Mandatory Building Code |
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Implementing CALGreen – Experiences from the Field |
| Making it Pay to Go Green |
10:45 am – noon
Green Purchasing - The Bottom Line |
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Finding the ROI in Green Programs |
10:45 am – noon
Best Practices in Sustainability:
Celebrating Leadership at the Local Level
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1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Sustainable Infrastructure |
| Accessing Federal Programs |
10:45 am – noon
Introduction to GSA Cooperative Programs |
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Green Market Research Using GSA Acquisition e-Tools |
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PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
Monday, April 18
Running a Greener Building
With rising utility costs and resource scarcity, improving building performance through energy and water efficiency affects both financial and environmental sustainability. But deciphering an existing building's performance can be a struggle if you don't know where to start. Using successful case studies, this presentation provides the tools and confidence to evaluate existing conditions and implement best practices in on-going maintenance and operations.
Moderator:
Stephany Cull, Founder, Retrocom Energy Strategies and Cull & Associates
Presenters:
Paul Schultz, CIC, CLIA, CTL-E, CLCA Certified Water Manager, Irrigation Resource Manager, Cagwin & Dorward
Jeff McDowell, Energy Management Specialist, LEED GA, Lighting Certified, Certified Green Building Professional, Rexel
Grant Peterson, LEED Green Associate, District Manager, ABM Janitorial Services, Inc.
Credit Where Credit is Due
Design A Five-step Marketing Plan To Position Your Company As An Industry Leader
Success or failure of your green initiative, company, product or program is dependent on creating an awareness, visibility and market position. Learn how to design a five-step marketing plan to position yourself as a leader your industry. Topics include:
- How to define your brand
- Why your logo isn’t bringing in customers
- How to effectively use traditional advertising and publicity to attract customers
- How to determine if social media should be a part of your marketing plan, and
- How to create website that has the power to reach your target audience.
Presenters:
Dennis Erokan, President, Placemaking Group
Jan Burch, Vice President, Placemaking Group
Miriam Schaffer, Traditional and Social Media Specialist, Placemaking Group
Case Study: The Great Clean Air Tree Planting Project
The case study for this project touches every aspect of planning, strategy and tactics, media campaigns and community education & outreach for green events, programs and issues advocacy.
This “in the trenches” look at the steps taken on behalf of a private/governmental initiative highlights pitfalls and successes and includes everything from calendar management to coping with last minute glitches.
Presenters:
Sydney Weisman, Partner, WHPR
David Hamlin, Partner, WHPR
LEED Project Management
(Note: This class provides six AIA CEU credits.)
Successfully managing the LEED documentation process requires specific knowledge, tools and skills that are not covered in the LEED Reference Manual. This full day workshop is a condensed version of the six-week LEED Project Management course that GreenStep teaches through UC Berkeley Extension. It is designed for professionals who are familiar with the prerequisites and credits outlined in the LEED Rating System, but who are looking to go beyond the basics to gain a deeper understanding of the unique processes involved with managing a LEED project. You’ll learn how to facilitate an eco-charrette, navigate LEED Online, troubleshoot potential setbacks and evaluate the cost to benefit ratio of various credits and design strategies. We’ll also show you the tools and systems involved with tracking the specific responsibilities of each team member.
Presenters:
Aly, Ebzery, BCCI Construction
Matt Macko, EBS Consultants
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 pm
The California Clean Technology Leadership Council
Looking to build green innovation in your community? This half-day seminar provides an in-depth look at the leaders and clean technology organizations across the state and their work to support the growth of clean technology companies. Attendees will tour California’s regions, their clean tech company portfolios, innovative best practices and partnerships that will continue the strong growth in the sector, and be inspired by the optimistic outlook for California’s clean tech future. An overview of the collaborative efforts between these regional organizations recently launched through the California Clean Technology Leadership Council will also be featured.
Presenters:
Tony Brunello, Executive Director, Green Technology Leadership Group
Jason Anderson, Vice President, CleanTECH San Diego
Greg Trimarche, Chairman, CleanTech OC
Alex Fay, Clean Tech Los Angeles, Director – Mayor’s Office of Economic & Business Policy
Meg Arnold, CEO, SARTA
Andrew Michael, Vice President Sustainable Development, Bay Area Council
Rob White, Director, Economic Development Department, City of Livermore
Anne Smart, Director of Energy, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Julia Burrows, Project Manager, Sacramento Greenwise
8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Understanding CALGreen
This half-day seminar will provide an introduction and overview of the new building code requirements, compliance checklists and the new code’s enforcement. A panel of local building department staff will be on hand to answer questions about how local jurisdictions are implementing and enforcing the new requirements.
This seminar provides the following continuing education units (CEUs): AIA (3); USGBC (3); ICC (.3).
Presenter:
Charles 'Russ' Russell, C.B.O., Vice President, VCA Code Group
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 pm
Mastering CALGreen: In-Depth Commercial Workshop
The CALGreen Commercial Workshop will provide an in-depth look at the commercial chapters of the new code that pertain to nonresidential construction, covering each section in detail with a focus on application and compliance. Each participant will review a commercial site plan, from planning and design to completion, detailing each aspect of code - and how to achieve them. Participants will also be trained on the new documentation requirements for the submission and approval of building plans.
CALGreen also mandates commissioning be required of all new nonresidential properties over 10,000 square feet, and this session will address the various steps of the commissioning process.
This workshop provides the following continuing education units (CEUs): AIA (4); ICC (.4).
Presenter:
Charles 'Russ' Russell, C.B.O., Vice President, VCA Code Group
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 pm
Mastering CALGreen: In-Depth Residential Workshop
The CALGreen Residential Workshop will provide an in-depth look at the residential chapters of the new code, covering each section in detail with a focus on application and compliance. Each participant will review a residential new construction site plan, from planning and design to completion, detailing each aspect of code - and how to achieve them. Participants will also be trained on the new documentation requirements for the submission and approval of residential building plans.
This workshop provides the following continuing education units (CEUs): AIA (4); ICC (.4).
Presenter:
Marc Cohen, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Director of Sustainable Design, MVE Institutional
CONCURRENT SEMINAR DESCRIPTIONS
Tuesday, April 19
Creating a Green Economy Track
10:45 am – noon
Green Economic Development
California has abundant solar, wind and geothermal resources. The state has an unmatched combination of forward-thinking green policy, technology expertise, voter support and purchasing power – even in recession, it is one of the world’s largest economies. How can the Golden State “seize the day” and develop a path to high-tech, high wage green economy?
Moderator:
F. Noel Perry, Next 10
Panelists:
David Crane, Former Special Advisor to Governor Schwarzenegger
Doug Henton, Chairman & CEO, Collaborative Economics
Becky Johnson, Director of Public Affairs, Siemens Industry, Mobility Division
Kip Lipper, Chief Policy Advisor, Office of California Senate Pro Tempore Darrel Steinberg,
Dr. Dan Throgmorton, Associate Vice Chancellor, Los Rios Community College District
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Workforce Development
This session will include the results of a survey conducted by the Labor Market Information Division of the California Employment Development Department. EDD’s LMID conducted a survey of California employers requesting data on green businesses, employment and practices.
Presenters:
Cynthia Solorio, Occupational Research Group Manager, Labor Market Information Division, California Employment Development Department
Barry Sedlik, Chair, Green Jobs Council
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Regional Green Economic Development
Case Study: Greenwise Sacramento
Launched by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson in May 2010, Greenwise Sacramento created a shared vision to transform the Sacramento area into the greenest region in the country and a hub for clean technology. Learn how the successful initiative involved hundreds of participants over an eight-month planning timeline, featured global thought leaders who inspired a bold outlook and resulted in the Greenwise Sacramento Regional Action Plan unveiled by the Mayor at the 2011 State of the City. The Plan’s transformational goals and dozens of strategies and actions will be implemented by a new Greenwise Joint Venture. As Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said during his visit to Sacramento, “Good environmental policy is always good economic policy.” Hear about the early successes of Greenwise that demonstrate job growth and environmental stewardship are complementary.
Introduction by:
Elizabeth Huber, Assistant Director, CalRecycle
Presenter:
Julia Burrows, Managing Partner, Valley Vision, Inc. and Greenwise Sacramento Project Manager
Reducing Our Footprint Track
10:45 am – noon
Water Management
Water efficiency and conservation is quickly becoming as important as energy efficiency to the long term well—being of Californians. New laws and mandates, including the new CALGreen Building Code, for urban and agricultural water use are in place. This session will focus on explaining their impacts. Water management expert will also show examples of how cutting edge irrigation technology is saving cities millions of gallons a year with automatic compliance to the new mandates.
Presenters:
Richard Restuccia, Director of Water Management Solutions, Valleycrest Landscape Maintenance
Chris Manchuck, Co-Founder and Vice President Channel Sales, Hydorpoint Data Systems
Kamyar Guivetchi, PE, Manager, Statewide Integrated Water Management, California Department of Water Resources
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Transportation – EV’s and Infrastructure
This session will discuss the latest in electric vehicles. Find out how counties and cities are preparing the infrastructure for these vehicles.
Moderator:
Craig Duehring, Air Resources Engineer, California Air Resources Board
Presenters:
Rafael Reyes, Director, Bay Area Climate Collaborative
Jon Martens, Facilities Operations Division Manager, Sonoma County
Rachel Grossman, EV Manager, Bay Area Climate Collaborative
Dave Head, Fleet Manager, Sonoma County
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Incentives for Alternative Vehicles and Fuels
This presentation identifies primary funding sources and outlines techniques that may be used to remain up to date on current federal, state, and local funding opportunities for alternative fuel and clean air advanced technology vehicles and infrastructure. The presentation also includes a general overview of strategies to employ for creating and following up on successful grant proposals.
Presenters:
Richard Battersby, Executive Director, East Bay Clean Cities Coalition
Jim McKinney, Manager, Emerging Fuels, California Energy Commission
David Almeida, Associate Program Manager, Transportation, California Center for Sustainable Energy
Generating and Managing Energy Track
10:45 am – noon
Smart Grid
The “smart grid” promises a new relationship between consumers and electricity providers, using information technology to enable two-way communication between consumers (including appliances) and suppliers. What innovations are coming that can improve the end-user experience, save consumers money and improve energy security?
Moderator:
Jim Parks, Program Manager, Energy Efficiency and Customer R & D, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Presenter:
Paul Clanon, Executive Director, California Public Utilities Commission
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Power to the People - California’s Renewables Revolution
The Governor has set a target of 20,000 megawatts of renewable energy capacity in the state by 2020. To a large extent, this goal will be attained through distributed power generation. Find out about the latest developments in practice, policy, permitting and finance that can help support on-site power generation. The session will include findings from a new CEC report on opportunities for power generation on state land.
Moderator:
Mark Leary, Director, CalRecycle
Presenters:
Manal Yamout, Special Advisor to the Governor on Renewable Energy Facilities
Shanna Atherton, Education and Outreach Coordinator, Redwood Coast Energy Authority
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Energy Efficiency: Current Priorities
Seventy-two percent of California’s 13 million residential buildings, and over 5 billion square feet of commercial structures were built before California’s energy efficiency building code (Title 24) was implemented and have never had to comply with energy efficiency requirements. AB 758, enacted in 2009, addresses this problem. Hear about the findings from a new CEC report examining what will be needed to implement the bill. The session will also offer an update on the next steps in implementing the Public Utility Commissions Strategic Plan on Energy Efficiency.
Moderator:
Kathleen McKee, Partner, Fagan, Friedman & Fulfrost
Presenters:
Simon Baker, Supervisor, Energy Efficiency Planning, California Public Utilities Commission
Karen Douglas, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Netesh Gohil, Director, Office/Industry Segment – North America, Philips Lighting
Potpourri Track
10:45 am – noon
Some Don’t Like It Hot, Cool Commercial Building Envelope Technologies
This program will provide an overview of currently available commercial building envelope options and the critical analysis needed to arrive at a well informed envelope design solution. The presentation will cover a wide spectrum of important envelope issues including commercial building cladding, envelope insulation, comprehensive water management, roofing systems and reflectivity, and the potential environmental impact of the designer’s choices. Additionally, the program will address current industry trends and regional concerns via a case study of a recent nearby installation.
Moderator:
Bill Tippins, PhD, MBA, EPDM Product Manager, Firestone Building Products
Presenters:
Richard J Ruppert, Architectural Services Manager, Firestone Building Products
Aaron Jobson, AIA, LEED AP BD&C, Principal, Quattrocchi Kwok Architects
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Energy Efficiency Partnerships
Southern California Edison’s partnership program has been working with Government customers since 2006 to translate
energy efficiency into sustainable cost savings that free up dollars for other important initiatives and to help the environment. This
presentation showcases Best Practices and the role that the Partnership has played in helping customers succeed down this path. Open to all attendees!
Presenters:
Jessica Mack, Manager, Savings by Design, SCE
Lisa Hannaman, Account Manager, SCE
Howard Sacks, California Department of General Services
Wednesday, April 20
Building Sustainability Track
10:45 am - noon
CALGreen: California’s New Mandatory Building Code
California has set precedent again with its first-in-the nation green building code, which became mandatory as January 2011. Get an authoritative briefing on how the code was developed, what it requires of builders and building officials, and what changes are coming.
Moderator:
Charles “Russ” Russell, Vice President, VCA Code Group
Presenters:
Doug Hensel, Deputy Director, California Housing and Community Development
Dave Walls, Executive Director, California Building Standards Commission
Theresa Townsend, Supervising Architect, Division of the State Architect, California Department of General Services
Mark Johnson, President, ICC-ES
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Implementing CALGreen – Experiences from the Field
While CALGreen establishes mandatory guidelines, it allows local jurisdictions to take local circumstances into account when adopting the code? How is this playing out in communities around the state? What issues are arising relating to compliance and inspection?
Moderator:
Doug Hensel, Deputy Director, California Department of Housing and Community Development
Presenters:
Osama Younan, City of Los Angeles
Pete Guisasola, Business Development – West. Director of Municipal Code Compliance, Code Compliance and Public Works Services, Bureau Veritas North America Inc.
Making It Pay to Go Green Track
10:45 am - noon
Green Purchasing – The Bottom Line
Sustainable procurement not only helps both public and private sector organizations meet their environmental commitments to conserve energy and other natural resources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and minimize waste, it also often results in cost savings.
Join this expert panel, as they discuss ways that local and state agencies, businesses, and other organizations can save time and money by switching to environmentally preferable goods and services.
Alicia Culver will offer examples of “green” products that can offer the “best value” on a life-cycle cost basis including: remanufactured toner cartridges, rechargeable batteries, concentrated “green” cleaning products, water filters (in lieu of bottled water), and LED exit signs and street lights. She will also discuss strategies for negotiating lower prices for sustainable goods and services and for finding financing for green products that save money but have a high initial cost.
Linden Skjeie will showcase how the City of San Jose has improved their resource efficiencies, particularly through water and energy conservation, and accurately measured the environmental and economical benefits using various tools including the EPEAT calculator. She will also touch on San Jose’s transition to rechargeable batteries and the outcome of that initiative.
The panelists will also be sharing best practices for saving procurement staff time and lowering upfront costs when specifying sustainable goods and services, including referencing independent third-party certifications (e.g., Green Seal, EcoLogo and ENERGY STAR), engaging in cooperative purchasing activities (e.g., piggybacking on existing “green” contracts), utilizing tools designed to help procurement officials calculate the life-cycle costs of sustainable products, and requiring vendors to improve their labeling, reporting and packaging protocols.
Whether your organization has already established an EPP program or is just in the process of developing one, this workshop will provide resources and tools available as well as highlight best practices and essential product categories to focus on that can yield overall cost savings.
Moderator:
Phillip Kobernick, RPN Manager
Panelists:
Alicia Culver, Director of the Responsible Purchasing Network (RPN)
Linden Skjeie, Co-chair San Jose Environmentally Preferable Procurement Policy Implementation Team
Kin Yee Wong, Senior Procurement Engineer, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing, Engineering Branch, Procurement Division, California Department of General Services
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Finding the ROI in Green Programs
Finding the ROI in Green Programs
Local, state and federal tax credits and incentives can often be combined to offset the initial implementation costs for a variety of alternative energy solutions. When these powerful financial instruments work together, they can greatly reduce the capital costs on new development projects, as well as renovations. Our panel will discuss these solutions and how they fit into a building's operations and management landscape. We'll hear how these technologies fit into the projects the panel experts are working on, such as the 193-room dormitory project in San Diego that saved $1 million on construction costs and qualified for additional LEED points. This project's use of fuel cells and solar PV enabled it to participate in the city's Green Building Program and get fast-tracked through the permitting process.
Moderator: Nicole Elovitz, Director of Marketing, ClearEdge Power
Panelists:
Mike Bigelow, EIT, LEED-AP, Energy Engineer, California Center for Sustainable Energy
Randal Brown, Equity Portfolio Manager, Southern California Gas Company
Tara J. Hamacher, Owner, Historic Consultants, Inc
Andrew Yip, Solar and Customer Generation Manager, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Reducing Our Footprint Track
10:45 am - noon
Best Practices in Sustainability: Celebrating Leadership at the Local Level
Opportunities to embrace sustainability abound in California communities and local agencies are leading the way to save energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adopt policies and programs that support sustainability. This session will highlight examples of local agency sustainability best practices, review key energy efficiency strategies that save energy and money, and explain how local agencies can be recognized for their sustainability accomplishments.
Moderator:
Elizabeth Huber, Assistant Driector, CalRecycle
Speakers:
Yvonne Hunter, Program Director, Institute for Local Government, Sacramento
Kate Meis, Associate Director, Local Government Commission, Sacramento
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Sustainable Infrastructure
Moderator:
Leonard Robinson, Acting Driector, CALEPA, Department of Toxic Substances Control
This session will share case studies for a sustainable infrastructure:
Oakland Airport
In December 2009 Terminal 2 at Oakland International Airport (OAK) became the first air passenger terminal in the U.S. to achieve the “silver” level of LEED certification. The OAK terminal 2 LEED Silver Award represents the culmination of a seven-year effort by airport staff, consultants and contractors to implement the airport’s sustainability policy, adopted in November 2000. Another key reason for applying the LEED framework was to reduce long term facility operating costs, with a particular focus on energy efficiency measures. Examples of “green” features in the [project include: diversion from landfills of more than 78% of jobsite waste; water conservation measures yielding 24% less water use than in a similar convention building; energy efficiency measures that exceed California energy standards by 25%; and advanced storm water treatment system that removes pollutants before the water reaches the San Francisco Bay; and a Green Housekeeping program to reduce environmental and health impacts of cleaning products and chemicals used in the terminals.
Presenter:
Anne Henny, AICP, PMP, LEED-AP, Senior Aviation Porject Manager, Port of Oakland
Zero Waste for Cities
The City of San Francisco is leading the nation with its Zero Waste programs and has set the bar high for reducing GHG emissions and keeping municipal solid waste out of landfills. In 2009, the City implemented a Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance (the Ordinance) and in 2010, achieved 77% landfill diversion, exceeding its goal for the calendar year. The next target is 95% diversion by 2020. Achieving this target requires a concerted effort to remove organic materials from the waste stream, which consequently lowers emissions of landfill methane – a powerful GHG.
San Francisco’s experience is providing a roadmap for other cities that want to establish the infrastructure and direct the behavior change necessary for cities to shift from a paradigm of Solid Waste Management to one of Zero Waste. This presentation will explore the climate implications of Zero Waste, San Francisco’s infrastructure as a model, and elements of behavior change that enable such a high waste diversion rate. Environmental Science Associates (ESA) has supported the City’s Zero Waste program with technical and program assistance for the past six years and will continue to do so into the next decade. We are excited to present Zero Waste for Cities, to demonstrate how high levels of waste diversion can be achieved through a combination of strategy, infrastructure, and culture change.
Presenter:
Robin Schidlowski, Associate, Environmental Science Associates
Revitalization of Urban Neighborhoods through Sustainable Design
This portion of the session will discuss the forthcoming revitalization of the urban landscape through the application of sustainable design, as it stands to be the central focus of the construction and design industry in the next five years. Given the unstable economy and banks halting lending to new construction projects, the session will address why the reuse of existing infrastructures is both an economical and practical next step to transforming cities across the country. Insight on the challenges associated with renovating existing buildings, while embracing a “do more with less” approach will be shared. By adopting this process, city planners will gain a new perspective on best practices to saving both dollars and resources
The notion of “connectivity” and transportation will also play a large role in the discussion, as well providing real world solutions to water efficiency programs in urban areas.
Presenter:
William J Worthen, AIA, LEED AP, Vice President, Simon & Associates
High Speed Rail and the Future of California’s Transportation Landscape
As the nation’s largest infrastructure project, California’s high-speed rail project will create good, new jobs throughout California, improve air quality and provide residents with a cheaper, faster and more convenient way to travel throughout the state.
Presenter:
Gregg Albright, Deputy Programming Manager, Planning, California High-Speed Rail Authority
Accessing Federal Cooperative Programs Track
10:45 am - noon
Introduction to GSA Cooperative Programs
Presented by the U.S. General Services Administration, this session will highlight federal programs open to cooperative participation by state and local governments in California, providing practical examples of green products and services with an emphasis on IT, security and energy management.
Presenters:
Liz Belenis Slater, Customer Service Director, General Service Administration
David Lampert, Customer Service Director, North Coast, General Services Administration
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Perform Green Market Research Using GSA Acquisition e-Tools
Once you have a basic understanding of the federal cooperative programs open to California state and local governments, come take a deeper dive into how to find and buy the green products and services available through these programs using GSA's suite of acquisition e-Tools. Cast the widest research net, then refine your searches to fit the salient characteristics of your requirement by using these three powerful tools together: GSA Advantage!®, eBuy and eLibrary.
Presenters:
Liz Belenis Slater, Customer Service Director, General Service Administration
David Lampert, Customer Service Director, North Coast, General Services Administration
