The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently announced the LEED Fellows Class of 2013. The LEED Fellows program recognizes exceptional contributions to the green building community as well as significant achievements within a growing community of LEED Professionals.

After being nominated by their peers and undergoing an extensive portfolio review, 51 of the most accomplished sustainable building professionals were selected for the program. To earn this designation, LEED Fellows must have at least 10 years of experience in the green building industry and hold a LEED AP with specialty credential, among other requirements. The evaluation process is carried out by the LEED Fellow Evaluation Committee and supported by GBCI.  

“The 2013 class of LEED Fellows is an extraordinary group of thought leaders, innovators and green building professionals dedicated to a healthy, sustainable future. Their commitment to LEED is transforming our built environment,” said Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO & founding chair, USGBC. “We are honored to present these highly accomplished individuals with the LEED Fellow designation.”

The 2013 LEED Fellows are:

Alan Traugott, CJL Engineering
Alfred Vick, Solidago Design Solutions, Inc.
Amanda Sturgeon, Perkins + Will
Andrea Traber, Integral Group
Bert Gregory, Mithun
Brenda Morawa, Integrated Environmental Solutions
Chris Ladner, Viridian
Craig Kneeland, NY Serda
Deepa Sathiaram, Airfrige
Doug Pierce, Perkins + Will
Douglas Brinkley, Clark Nexsen
Elizabeth Eason, EE Architecture
Erik Ring, LPA Inc.
Fiona Cousins, Arup
Gail Lindsay, Design Harmony*
Gerald Kettler, AT&T
Greg Franta, Rocky Mountain Institute*
Jason Hainline, Dake Wells
Jeff Oberdorfer, First Housing
Jenny Carney, YR&G
John Amatruda, Viridian Energy & Environmental
John Dalzell, City of Boston
Kevin Flynn, EcoDEEP
Leo Roy, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Luke Leung, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Mara Baum, HOK
Mark Lucuik, Morrison Hershfield
Mark Palmer, City and County of San Francisco
Martin Roy, Martin Roy et Associés
Michael Deane, Turner Construction Company
Muscoe Martin, Muscoe Martin Architecture
Nadav Malin, Building Green
Pamela Lippe, E4 Inc.
Paul Stoller, Atelier Ten
Paul Tseng, Advanced Building Performance
Peter Busby, Perkins + Will
Punit Jain, Cannon Design
Rachelle Schoessler Lynn, MSR Design
Robert Meredith, Healthy Green Buildings Consultants
Robert Phinney, HDR Inc.
Robert Watson, ECON
Srinivas Suryanarayanarao, Confederation of Indian Industry
Samuel Pobst, Ecometrics
Sara O’Mara, Choate Construction
Scot Horst, U.S. Green Building Council
Sharon Refven, Hawley Peterson Snyder
Steven Piguet, Sustainable Design Consulting, LLC
Susan Kaplan, BuildingWrx
Teresa Rainey, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Vivian Loftness, Carnegie Mellon University
Ying Wang, Okapi Architecture

The LEED Fellows will be recognized in Philadelphia at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo from Nov. 20-22, 2013. The nomination period for the 2014 LEED Fellows class will open in January 2014. To learn more about the LEED Fellow program, visit usgbc.org/leed/credentials/leed-fellow.