Current Board Members

Board Officers

President

Wayne Apostolik | Northwest Homecrafters
Seattle, WA

Wayne is a remodeling contractor in the Seattle area and his company Northwest Homecrafters has been remodeling homes since 1989. He is certified as a Building Analyst Professional, an Energy Star verifier, a HERS rater, and an Aging In Place specialist, and has also received Passive House and Permaculture training. Wayne has been an active member of the Master Builders Association Remodelers Council and served on the board for Home Performance Washington and Passive House Northwest. (Email)

Vice-President

Position currently open

Secretary

Joanne Olsen is owner of Habitecture, a Seattle-based architectural office specializing in sustainable residential design, including remodels, additions and new homes with a focus on green, sustainable and healthy design. After completing her B.S. in Engineering at UMass, Amherst, Joanne received a Master's in Architecture at the University of Washington. (Email)

Treasurer

Tim Corrigan | Umpqua Bank
Seattle, WA

Tim Corrigan is the manager of Umpqua Bank’s Phinney Ridge location, Chair of the Phinney Neighborhood Association Business Group’s Marketing Committee and Treasurer of the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild. Utilizing a wealth of banking experience, Tim specializes in green lending through Umpqua Bank’s GreenStreet program. In his free time Tim enjoys seeing live music, playing golf and spending time with his wife Sally, son Liam, and Wheaten Terrier pup named Gus. (Email)

Chapter Presidents

Board Members

Ann Shi | LEED AP BD+C
Seattle, WA

Ann works as a project manager at Starbucks, supporting field teams around the world to LEED certify their stores (current count is at over 700 stores in 19 countries!) Originally from NYC, she first gained her NW foothold 5 years ago, working as a program manager at Built Green. As part of her NW transformation, she bikes (and sometimes runs) to work, boulders, and supports the local green building community by being part of the Guild! (Email)

Pete Lee | Bonneville Power
Portland, OR

Pete’s background includes a mix of business management, IT and customer outreach. He currently works at the Bonneville Power Administration, Corporate Strategy department. His work is strongly imbued with an ethos that the joint goals of economic growth, quality of life and sustainability aren’t just attainable: they’re essential! Read more... (Email)

Rose Lathrop | Sustainable Connections
Bellingham, WA

Rose has a versed background in sustainability practices from both the public and private sector and is transforming local building practices. She obtained her BA in Planning and Environmental Policy from Huxley College for the Environment, WWU. She is also a LEED AP and a CSBA (Certified Sustainable Building Advisor). Rose has a deep-seated passion for sustainable living, and is a curious blend of urban farmer, green building pioneer, and cheerful community-maker. (Email)

Corey Fitch | Rushing
Seattle, WA

Corey is a seasoned Green Building professional with over a decade of experience in green building program development, consulting and contracting. As a Senior Consultant in Rushing’s Sustainability Studio, Corey finds his motivation equally from the environmental impact of his work and the satisfaction of guiding clients towards solutions that meet their project goals. Corey is a LEED for Homes AP and Green Rater, Built Green Verifier and BPI Envelope Specialist. (Email)

Miles Ford | Sterling Sustainable Solutions
Seattle, WA

Miles is the Operations Director for Batt & Lear, a green residential remodeling firm based in Seattle. He is also Principal of Sterling Sustainable Solutions, which provides strategic and operational support to sustainable design and construction firms in Seattle. Miles graduated from Naiper University of Edinburgh in Business Administration and has worked in both private and public organizations on both sides of the pond. (Email)

Laura Elfline | Mighty House Construction
Seattle, WA

Laura is co-founder and managing partner at Mighty House Construction and Mighty Energy Solutions. For over 20 years, Laura has utilized education and outreach to influence positive change towards sustainability. She believes that an open mind, a willingness to learn, and the commitment to take action on lots of small, sticky, positive choices will result in healthy homes for us and the environment. Outside of her business and volunteer efforts, Laura spends downtime with precocious identical twin daughters and her business partner husband sailing and adventuring around the Northwest. (Email)

Zac Catozzi | Coldwell Banker Bain
Seattle, WA

Zac has been working in the built environment sector for over 10 years and has always strived to incorporate sustainability into his practices at every turn. As a Real Estate Broker with the Seattle-Lake Union office of Coldwell Banker Bain, he has the unique privilege of educating homeowners and fellow professionals alike about all of the progress being made by the Northwest Ecobuilding Guild, and the sustainable building movement at large. As a regional board member for NWEBG, Zac is humbled and excited to represent the mission of our organization and help to elevate it to the next level! (Email)