 2009 GREEN
HOME EXPO SPEAKERS
 Tenaya Asan – GreenPoint Rated Program Manager
Tenaya brings 30 years of experience in the residential construction industry to her position as the Program Manager of the GreenPoint Rated program. She uses her construction knowledge, management capabilities and collaborative abilities to direct this rapidly expanding program. Tenaya has been a key strategist and manager in the development of the GreenPoint Rated Existing Home rating system, the first of its kind in the nation. She is responsible for overseeing rater training and certification; quality assurance for rated projects; providing education and support to builders, raters, designers and others; and developing program protocols and procedures.
Tenaya is a California licensed General Contractor, a Certified Green Building Professional, a Certified GreenPoint Rater and a HERS rater. She has a Masters degree in Education and is certified as a Green Building Professional from Sonoma State University.
 Michael E. Bachand - President
Mike has over 20 years of experience in construction management which gives
him a uniquely relevant perspective to meet the complex demands of the HERS
industry. Mike understands that providing robust yet fast data handling,
technical expertise, and customer support are vital to CalCERTS, Inc.
customers. His unique vision is being carried out today by a growing staff
of dedicated professionals and partners who continue to provide the
innovation, support, strength and flexibility required by today's
increasingly complex and demanding Home Energy Rating market.
Launi Cooper, CMP - Pulte Homes
Active in the Real Estate industry for the past 25 years, with experience in lending, appraisal and sales of both resale and New Homes. Past 14 years with Del Webb & Pulte Homes Corp. BS from Sacramento State, with a concentration in Real Estate and Land Use Development. A brand new CMP, soon!
 Mike Hodgson, ConSol President
Mike Hodgson brings over twenty-five years of experience in resource efficient consulting to ConSol, the company he founded in 1983. He has positioned ConSol as the builder's energy advocate at the local, state and national level. Mike has worked extensively in resource utilization, market research, and assisting in the development of energy regulations.
Hodgson led the development and implementation of ComfortWise®. More recently he took part in the creation of the California Building Industry Association's California Green Builder Guidelines, which provides California builders an consistent and rigorous program regardless of where they are located in California. In 2007, Hodgson served on the International Code Council’s consensus committee that developed the National Green Building Standards (ANSI 700), the nation’s first consensus standard for green building.
In 2008 Hodgson was selected as National Association of Home Builders’ Green Building Advocate of Year. He recently testified, at the invitation of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), before a congressional subcommittee on the proposed extension of the green/federal energy efficiency tax credit program. He has been awarded the U.S. Department of Energy's Technical Assistance Award, the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star® Award and Pacific Gas & Electric's Energy Efficiency Services Excellence Award. He currently serves as the chairman for the California Building Industry Association's Energy Subcommittee and NAHB’s Energy Efficient Buildings Tax Credit Working Group. Mike is also a member of the NAHB Energy and Green Building Subcommittees. Hodgson is a founding director of the California Association of Building Energy Consultants.
 Wade Hughes
Since joining SMUD in 1998, he has used his extensive construction
background and program management experience to benefit the new and
retro-fit energy efficient and solar programs. He has managed SMUD's
innovative solar new homes program, SolarSmart Homes, since it's
inception in January 2007. His "benefits beyond incentives" approach has
yielded fantastic and immediate results for the program.
 Morgan Johnson
Morgan Johnson is an industry leader on effectively marketing and selling sustainable residential communities. He is currently the top-selling real estate broker for LEED-R certified solar homes in the Western United States. Morgan is President of Walker Edward, a Residential Brokerage Sales Firm, which was founded upon the vision that the opportunity to live in a sustainable community must be available to everyone. The firm’s mission is to increase the number of sustainable communities by developing high-performing sales and marketing teams, and empowering the owner community. Their focus is on the economic performance aspect of the transition to sustainable living in both new construction and the legacy-built environment.
Although the residential building industry has been reluctant to adopt more sustainable practices, in part due to the perception that the increased cost for solar and other new technologies may not be recaptured, Morgan’s direct experience in solar home sales, as well as industry research, indicates that incorporating energy efficient and renewable energy features into houses can increase absorption, create market enthusiasm, and generate higher sales prices. Through his work with Walker Edward, Morgan works with builders to ensure the financial success of sustainable communities by developing high-performing sales teams, expanding the role of the sales agent to act as a leader in community empowerment, and helping to insure long-term integrity of the built environment.
Bennett McCulloch - Vista Homes
Owner/Broker Vista homes—custom home building, remodeling and REO maintenance since 2002. Sustainable focus. Member of GBC and Certified Green building Professional. Voted by Sacramento news and Review Best General Contractor in Sacramento and took 2nd for Green contractor too. Teacher at the learning exchange on educating others how to live green “on a dime.”
 Robert Raymer, PE, CBIA Technical Director
Bob, hired by the California Building Industry Association in 1981, has over 25 years experience representing the views and interests of the home building industry at a local, state and national level. He serves as an instructor to contractors and code enforcement personnel on code-related issues. He represents California home builders before the California Senate, Assembly, and numerous state agencies including the California Energy Commission, the California Building Standards Commission, Office of the State Fire Marshal, Department of Housing & Community Development, Division of the State Architect and the Public Utilities Commission. Bob is an expert in issues pertaining to construction regulations relating to accessibility for the disabled, including the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. Bob has degrees in mechanical engineering, environmental studies and engineering technology from CSU Sacramento. He is also a licensed mechanical engineer in State of California
 Marc Richmond
Marc Richmond is well-recognized for training building professionals, and developing training and certification programs, policies, resources. His practical, strategic approaches have helped such major clients as Build It Green, Alameda County Waste Management Authority, the Austin Energy Green Building Program, and the US Green Building Council’s LEED for Homes Program.
 Ethan Sprague, ConSol Consulting Director
Ethan Sprague is responsible for strategic business development and identifying new business and project opportunities for ConSol. He acts as the liaison and expert for ConSol’s consulting services and projects, both inside and outside of ConSol. He represents ConSol at appropriate private and government venues. Sprague manages the consulting budget, develops financial projections and oversees weekly reporting to the CFO.
Sprague earned his Bachelor of Arts from UC Santa Cruz and his Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He was a lead carpenter for Bay Area construction companies for five years. He was a freelance reporter for KQED radio in San Francisco, CTV Channel 30 in Pleasanton and the West County Times in Richmond, CA. Sprague also served as a paralegal and worked on various political campaigns throughout his career. Sprague was most recently Vice President with Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. in Stockton, where he was the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs managing the companies’ relationships with state and federal agencies and its carrier customers.
 Kate Tustin
Kate Tustin started in Real Estate in 1989 working as an assistant on the central coast. She began in Sacramento region as a licensed sales and then in 2003 obtained her Brokers license and opened Capitol Crown Real Estate where she is the current Broker.
Kate holds several distinguish professional designations including lifetime Master Club Member status for PCAR. She is a member of the California State Building Industry Association. Her certifications include Eco-Broker, New Homes Sales Specialist and Residential Construction Sales. She is the former owner of Tustin Construction. She has sold assets for the United States Federal Bankruptcy court and is currently working with several financial intuitions including Fannie Mae, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, SilverHill, EMC, GMAC, AHM and several Asset Management companies selling bank owned property and land . She is involved in several boards and advisory committees in the REO industry. Kate is a top selling realtor in the United States. She is on track to sell over one home a day in 2009.
Educational achievements include a Masters degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
Kate serves the Sacramento region selling residential properties and lot’s.
Kate is a longtime advocate of Green housing touting it as the ultimate win for everyone.
Her Real Estate philosophy: “Try to remember that Real Estate is about people. If you try to meet their needs and try to create a win/win you have done your best and you can be proud of that.”
Wayne Waite, HUD Regional Energy Manager
Wayne Waite currently is the Regional Energy Manager for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Pacific Hawaii Region and also serves as a field representative to HUD’s national Energy Task Force and Policy Working Group. Waite is actively involved in the formulation of HUD’s energy policies and initiatives to reduce energy consumption in housing support by HUD financing and grant programs. In the Pacific-Hawaii Region, Waite has assisted in facilitating numerous energy initiatives and partnerships that have materially increased investments in energy efficiency and renewable technologies and lower energy costs for the owners and residents of affordable housing. Waite brings to the position over 20 years of public service and experience in various senior level management and policy positions in the areas of energy efficiency, affordable housing, public finance, strategic planning, and transportation and land use.
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