Kurt Haapala AIA, LEEP AP, has been named principal at Mahlum. With nearly 18 years of experience in architecture, Haapala is a frequent speaker and panel participant on environmental responsibility in the design of higher education and student housing projects. Throughout his career, he worked on multiple projects for post-secondary educational clients.
Jessica Pearson has been appointed legislative and policy advisor at the Delta Stewardship Council, where she has served as senior policy advisor since 2011. Pearson previously served as deputy secretary at the California Natural Resources Agency and worked at the California Department of Water Resources as policy advisor to the director. There, she was also the special assistant to the chief deputy director from 2006 to 2007.
Thomas E. Krol has been appointed vice president of energy service sales for Donnelly Mechanical, a provider of HVAC and energy services in New York City. A former commodity sales executive at ConEdison Solutions, Krol previously held several other positions in real estate companies such as Macklowe Management, SL Green, Fisher Brothers Management and Rudin Management. Currently serving on the Board of BOMA NY, Krol is also a member of the Real Estate Board of New York.
Ann C. Chan has been appointed deputy secretary for climate change and energy at the California Natural Resources Agency. Chan was senior climate change specialist at the Wilderness Society from 2011 to 2012.
Appointed as a new interior designer for Joshua Zinder Architecture + Design, Lisa Dockray is a graduate of the New York School of Interior Design. Certified by the National Council of Interior Design, Dockray also holds certifications from the U.S. Green Building Council as a LEED Green Associate.
Anne Taylor Carros, LEED AP, has been promoted to the position of director of marketing and communications at Lord, Aeck & Sargent. Previously, Carros had served as the company’s marketing manager since early 2006. She oversees nationwide marketing and communications for the firm’s Michigan, Texas and North Carolina offices.
Newly appointed vice president of SourceOne, Rick Smith, is now responsible for the operations at SourceOne’s California-based projects and contracts, providing services in energy management, efficiency improvements, and engineering solutions. He also oversees the company’s expansion plans and business development activities. Based at the firm’s new West Coast office in Los Angeles, Smith holds several years of experience at SourceOne and in the energy industry.
A 30-year veteran of the company, Pamela House, senior accountant at Gilbane Building Company, received the Crystal Achievement Award from the National Association of Women in Construction in recognition of her work to enhance the success of women in the construction industry.
David F. Hales was selected president and CEO of Second Nature. Prior to his new role, Hales was the fifth president of College of the Atlantic, where under his leadership, the school was recognized as a net-zero emitter of greenhouse gases.
Technical director for the New Buildings Institute, Mark Frankel, AIA, ASHRAE, LEED AP, has been nominated to the board of directors of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). A member of USGBC’s Cascadia Chapter since 2006, Frankel is currently involved in national coalitions to market strategies for energy retrofits and in the development and implementation of programs focused on building performance.
