Green Building Alliance Board of Directors

Byron Falchetti, President

Most recently, Byron Falchetti held the position of president at Standard Property Corporation (SPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Highmark Inc., where he provided comprehensive real estate and facility services to all of Highmark and its subsidiary companies. (In addition, SPC is responsible for foodservice, incoming mail, travel, and fleet and transportation services for Highmark's 12,000 employees throughout the country.) A major project of his while with the company was the development of a $43M data center in central Pennsylvania.

Prior to joining Highmark, Mr. Falchetti was a vice president for the Soffer Organization, a large-scale office and retail developer in the Pittsburgh marketplace. While there, he had many responsibilities in the development, leasing and management areas of the company. Earlier in his career, Mr. Falchetti was the director of facility planning at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and had charge of all facility planning functions for CMU's academic and research initiatives. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and the Civic Light Opera, and is a member of Team Pennsylvania. A native of Duquesne, Mr. Falchetti holds a Master of Planning degree from the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia.

William Bates, Vice President

William (Bill) Bates has a long history of international development experience in corporate real estate and is currently employed as the vice president of real estate for Eat'n'Park Hospitality, Inc. He manages an 80-site corporate property portfolio throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia and is responsible for restaurant division growth through new site identification and acquisition. Previously, Mr. Bates held a similar position at Marconi, Inc. (formerly FORE Systems, Inc.), where he managed the corporate property portfolio expansion from 28 to 150 global sites in five years. He has also worked in the Strategic Facilities Planning department at PNC Bank, the Construction department at Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and has held a variety of architectural and construction positions at other companies, including a partnership at a private architectural practice.

A registered architect with a bachelor's degree in the profession from the University of Notre Dame, Mr. Bates has also completed construction management graduate programs at Pennsylvania State University and Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. Besides GBA, he currently serves on the board of directors of the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Presbyterian SeniorCare, and Allegheny Land Trust. He has been appointed to several commissions and taskforces for Allegheny County, and is presently fulfilling a role with the Parks & Recreation Commission.

Mark Popovich, Treasurer

Mark Popovich is a managing director in the Pittsburgh office of Holiday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) with over 16 years of experience in commercial real estate finance. He is primarily responsible for originating debt and structured finance transactions throughout the northeast United States. Through the course of his career with HFF, Mr. Popovich has completed in excess of $1 billion in commercial real estate transactions. He joined the firm in January 1997.

Prior to HFF, he was a manager with PriceWaterhouseCoopers Real Estate Advisory Services Group. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, and is designated as a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson and Certified General Appraiser in the State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Popovich received his bachelor's degree in Finance from Robert Morris College.

Gary Moshier, Secretary

Gary Moshier, AIA, received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Carnegie Mellon University and has completed additional coursework in industrial design and historic preservation. Besides being a Registered Architect in Pennsylvania, he is also a Certificate Holder of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and a LEED® Accredited Professional. Mr. Moshier and his wife are currently partners in an architectural firm called Moshier Studio, and their wide-ranging projects include a new education building for the Boy Scouts of America, renovation work/mechanical upgrades for the Carriage House Children's Center and the Crazy Mocha Café. Previously, he was an Associate with the firm of Kingsland Scott Bauer Associates, a Project Manager with Damianos & Associates and a Sr. Designer and Project Manager with Interspace Incorporated.

Mr. Moshier, who was involved in the Green Building Alliance's formative stage, also served on the organization's Education Advisory Committee and co-chaired the tour sub-committee for the Greenbuild 2003 Host Committee. He's a member of the American Institute of Architects, AIA Pittsburgh (co-founder of that group's Committee on the Environment), the U.S. Green Building Council, and the International Facility Management Association. He serves on several committees for Sacred Heart Parish and holds various positions with the Greater Pittsburgh Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Moshier was a founding board member of the Highland Park Community Development Corporation and frequently serves as a moderator and instructor for courses, seminars and conferences.

Miranda Berner

Miranda Berner is the innovation manager for Berner International Corp. and Berner Energy Recovery, Inc. in New Castle, Pa. For the last 50 years, Ms. Berner’s products have been saving energy and creating healthy comfortable environments for their customers. Ms. Berner is actively involved in all corporate strategic planning, new product development and market development activities. Prior to working at Berner, Ms. Berner worked in Manhattan for gromco, inc. and the Arnell Group. She brought to Berner a wide range of experience in the Internet, communications and marketing. Ms. Berner graduated from the University of Rochester with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics and a Certificate of Management in Finance.

Ms. Berner currently serves on the boards of the Green Building Alliance, Project Management Institute’s Manufacturing SIG, the Three Rivers Arts Festival, The Girls Scouts of Beaver and Lawrence Counties, and Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Lawrence County. She is a graduate of Leadership Pittsburgh’s LDI program as well as of The Katz School’s Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence Program.

James Bogdan

A 17-year career professional in the environmental, health and safety (EH&S) industry, James Bogdan is the manager, sustainable design & geen building initiatives, Construction Market Team, for PPG Industries. His primary responsibility is to increase PPG's value as a resource for sustainable design by creating awareness of the company's environmentally beneficial products, identifying new trends and opportunities, and translating them into new products and services for green architecture, design and construction.

Mr. Bogdan has previously held consulting and marketing positions with the architectural firm of L. Robert Kimball & Associates, Inc. (Kimball) and international safety product manufacturer Draeger Safety, Inc. (Draeger). As an environmental project manager with Kimball, he supported services to new builds and renovations, among other EH&S projects. As respiratory product manager for Draeger's NAFTA region, Mr. Bogdan marketed and developed products to meet industrial, construction, and first responder respiratory protection needs. During this time, he participated in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) respiratory standards development.

Mr. Bogdan is a Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP), as administered by the Institute for Professional Environmental Practice, and a LEED AP as administered by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). He earned a B.S. in Environmental Science from Slippery Rock University and an M.S. in Environmental Management from the Bayer School of Natural & Environmental Sciences at Duquesne University.

Marco Cardamone

A successful Internet entrepreneur with extensive experience in the Internet, media and broadband content industries, Marco Cardomone is presently the co-founder/chief executive officer of Merging Media. His newest company is a privately held Pittsburgh-based start-up dedicated to providing innovative interactive solutions and digital media services to businesses in the music entertainment industry. He also recently founded Club Café, an Internet "wired" music nightclub and content creation environment in Pittsburgh's historic South Side.

Formerly, Mr. Cardamone was a managing partner and digital media practice leader for the Pittsburgh office of marchFIRST (formerly USWeb/CKS), the world's leading Internet professional services firm. Prior to that, he was founder and CEO of Electronic Images, Inc., a full service digital media communications company that he started in 1988 and sold nine years later to USWeb. Before these endeavors, he spent 10 years in New York City in various management, marketing and digital media positions. While there, he worked extensively in computer animation and production services for clients in the broadcasting, cable, advertising, entertainment and corporate communications industries. Mr. Cardamone received his Bachelor of Science degree in Communications with a major in Broadcasting and Film from Boston University. He was also a Fellow at MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies, a group that has since merged into MIT's Media Lab, now under the leadership and direction of Nicholas Negroponte.

Ron Cusano

Ron Cusano, a partner with Schnader Attorneys at Law, specializes in litigation services and environmental law. He has spent more than 25 years assisting clients in finding practical solutions to environmental and land use challenges, including handling a wide variety of environmental and land use litigation matters, including initiating and defending cost recovery actions and defending third-party permit appeals and enforcement actions. Mr. Cusano has also helped clients identify the requirements of comprehensive environmental and land use regulations and develop cost-effective compliance strategies. He has advised on transactional matters, including drafting environmental representations and warranties and indemnification language.

Mr. Cusano is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and a cum laude graduate of Duquesne University's School of Law. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Allegheny County Bar Association, as well as the latter's Environmental Law Section. He worked for several years as an associate proofessor of environmentala law at the Duquesne University School of Law.

Linda Metropulos

Since 2008, Linda has been the owner of Metropulos Development, LLC. No stranger to running her own business, in 2004 she founded Artemis, a showroom and supplier of building materials that contribute to healthier living, perform well, and have minimal impact on the environment. The company also provides real estate development services to those who are interested in green buildings. Additionally, Ms. Metropulos is the co-founder and director of Artists in Cities, a real estate development corporation that creates affordable space for artists and arts-related businesses and organizations. She has directed projects from planning and pre-development through the entire construction process, including the Spinning Plate Artist Lofts, the Ice House Artist Studios, and the LEED-certified Blackbird Lofts and Artist Studios.

For 10 years, Ms. Metropulos served as the executive director of The Society for Contemporary Crafts, and, prior to that, worked as a management consultant and was employed in various positions for The Extension Dance Company, Parents United, and Pittsburgh Action Against Rape. She is currently a member of the Historic Review Commission of Pittsburgh and has been involved with numerous art- and school-related organizations and committees in various capacities over the years. Ms. Metropulos holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Lake Forest College and a Master of Education from the Institute of the Arts and Human Development at Lesley College in Massachusetts.

Scott Pollock

Scott Pollock, vice president of development for Oxford Development Company, has been involved with medical, fitness, hospitality, office and numerous building renovation projects over the years. In total, he has worked on projects in excess of $1 billion and 5 million square feet, which include the adaptive reuse of the former Joseph Horne’s department store to office use; the development and construction of UPMC's Sports Performance Complex; and the O'Reilly Theater, Courtyard Hotel and several other projects in the Cultural District. Currently, Mr. Pollock is working with UPMC as the owner's representative on the construction of the new Children's Hospital.

Mr. Pollock's experience includes developing construction delivery methods; establishing baseline cost and schedule controls; and maintaining all cost, schedule and scope management control systems. Additionally, he maintains Oxford's relationships with design and construction professionals throughout the critical development process. He is a board member of both the Urban Land Institute and the Penn-Liberty Historic Review Commission, and a member of the Project Management Institute. He earned his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Fairmont State College.