GoGreen Seattle Conference

Roger Frechette PE, LEED AP | Managing Principal, Interface Engineering
With over 30 years of experience, Roger is well known in the world of architecture, engineering and sustainable infrastructure as a leader in high-performance design. Roger specializes in energy efficiency and conservation, using advanced modeling, simulation and energy analysis to provide clients with the most comprehensive, cost effective, resilient and sustainable solutions. He has extensive experience in designing mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems for significant building and critical public infrastructure. As Managing Principal in the Washington, DC office of Interface Engineering, he is responsible for the design of the MEP systems and overall engineering management on a variety of projects within the continental U.S. and around the world. Roger is a Senior Fellow with the Design Futures Council, a global network of design community professionals, and a frequent lecturer and author on high-performance design and green engineering. In 2004, the United States Congress recognized him for his work in sustainability.

Julia Goldstein | Owner, JLFG Communications
Julia L F Goldstein runs JLFG Communications, a proud member of the American Sustainable Business Council. Her company helps purpose-driven businesses communicate their world-changing ideas through clear and concise written content including white papers, articles, and blogs, and offers training on how to streamline content creation. Julia is the award-winning author of Material Value: More Sustainable, Less Wasteful Manufacturing of Everything from Cell Phones to Cleaning Products and Rethink the Bins: Your Guide to Smart Recycling and Less Household Waste. She holds a PhD in materials science from UC Berkeley.

Mami Hara | General Manager/CEO, Seattle Public Utilities
Kelsey Moldenke, AICP, LEED AP BD+C, has worked for a Tribal government and civil engineering, landscape architecture and architecture firms in the USA and India. Mr. Moldenke, as Senior Planner for the Quinault Indian Nation, handles long-term planning for the Tribe, such as leading the Taholah Village Relocation effort. The Relocation Master Plan was awarded the 2017 Best Plan for Small Cities and Counties by the Washington Chapter of the American Planning Association and the Washington Governor's 2018 Smart Communities Award (Judges Merit). In his Senior Planner capacity, he interacts frequently with community members regarding their desires for development on the reservation, as well as mapping, current planning, and grant-writing. He holds a BS in Planning and Development from the University of Southern California and a Master in City Planning from M.I.T.

Janice Lachance | Executive Vice President, Strategic Leadership and Global Outreach, AGU
Janice Lachance is the Executive Vice President for Strategic Leadership & Global Outreach at the American Geophysical Union (AGU), a professional society of more than 60,000 Earth and space scientists working in 110 countries. Her work at AGU includes management of the renovation of the organization's 62,000-square foot headquarters into a net-zero energy consumption building - the first renovation of its kind in Washington, D.C. Previously she has served as CEO of the Special Libraries Association and in the Clinton Administration as the Cabinet-level Director of the US Office of Personnel Management.

Chaun MacQueen | Senior Director, Clean Energy, Bonneville Environmental Foundation
Chaun MacQueen oversees CE - Clean Energy. Bright Futures., a clean energy and career-connected education program at the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF). She offers innovation and creative thinking in expanding the impact of CE's work throughout the U.S. Chaun has over 25 years of experience designing and managing environmental education and social impact programs in the U.S. and abroad for diverse audiences. Prior to working for BEF, Chaun worked as a Senior Analyst at The Cadmus Group, Inc. where she implemented and evaluated energy education programs and conducted process evaluations of utility energy efficiency programs in various states in the U.S. Chaun served as Program Director for Community Energy Project in Portland for nine years, where she managed energy education, water conservation and environmental health education, direct service, and professional training programs. ▾

Kelsey Moldenke, AICP, LEED AP BD+C | Senior Planner, Quinault Indian Nation
Kelsey Moldenke, AICP, LEED AP BD+C, has worked for a Tribal government and civil engineering, landscape architecture and architecture firms in the USA and India. Mr. Moldenke, as Senior Planner for the Quinault Indian Nation, handles long-term planning for the Tribe, such as leading the Taholah Village Relocation effort. The Relocation Master Plan was awarded the 2017 Best Plan for Small Cities and Counties by the Washington Chapter of the American Planning Association and the Washington Governor's 2018 Smart Communities Award (Judges Merit). In his Senior Planner capacity, he interacts frequently with community members regarding their desires for development on the reservation, as well as mapping, current planning, and grant-writing. He holds a BS in Planning and Development from the University of Southern California and a Master in City Planning from M.I.T.

Stephanie Prufer | Oceans Campaigner, Center for Biological Diversity
Stephanie Prufer is an Oceans Campaigner with the Center for Biological Diversity. She is part of the team organizing the Plastic Free President platform (plasticfreepresident.org), which outlines the actions President Biden can take with executive authority to curb the plastic pollution crisis. Her campaigning focuses on the impacts of the entire lifecycle of plastics, from production to post-consumer use. She holds degrees in environmental policy and biology from Duke University.

Leslie Short | Founder, President & CEO, The Cavu Group
Leslie Short brings four decades of experience when she created The Cavu Group to advise companies and organizations how to expand beyond their current culture through the Diversity & Inclusion lens. Her talents and skills are uniquely designed to seek growth through open conversations, conflict coaching, trainings and workshops. She firmly believes that issues don't go away because programs are in place but by continually evolving and having a channel to listen and understand the people who are our greatest assets.

Stacy Smedley | Executive Director at Building Transparency, Chief Sustainability Officer at Skanska  
As Chief Sustainability Officer at Skanska, Stacy Smedley has led sustainable initiatives, and is considered a subject matter expert in LEED, Living Building Challenge and carbon emissions associated with buildings and construction. In her role at the newly established nonprofit, Building Transparency, Stacy leads the continued management and development of the free, open-access Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool and works to educate and engage the building industry on actionably reducing embodied carbon emissions of building materials. Stacy has served in various advisory and leadership roles, including: Co-Chair of the Washington Businesses for Climate Action; Advisory Board Member for the University of Washington Carbon leadership Forum; Construction Taskforce Chair for the Embodied Carbon Network; Advisory Group Member for AIA Materials Working Group; and Emerging Professional Regional Chair for USGBC. She is a 2020 Grist 50 Fixer, a 2019 ENR Top 25 Newsmaker, and a Living Building Challenge Hero.

Rachael Terada | Director of Technical Projects, Center for Resource Solutions
Rachael Terada is the Director of Technical Projects for the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS), a nonprofit organization that promotes policy and market solutions to advance sustainable energy. Rachael manages technical projects and initiatives for CRS and brings over a decade of experience working in renewable energy markets. She leads the Green-e® Renewable Fuels certification program for biomethane. Rachael also leads technical paper development, international expert assistance to government agencies on renewable energy policy design, support for renewable energy certificate (REC) tracking system initiatives, as well as blockchain initiatives for renewable energy markets. Rachael oversees the annual Renewable Energy Markets conference and manages technical projects for the Green-e® certification programs. She received her M.S. and B.S. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.