Steering Committee

Abbas Aminmansour
Abbas Aminmansour
Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chicago, US
Oliver Baumann
Oliver Baumann
President
Baumann Consulting
Chicago, US
Juan Betancur
Juan Betancur
Director
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Chicago, US
Anantha Chittur
Anantha Chittur
Senior Associate
Baldridge & Associates Structural Engineering
Chicago, US
Scott Duncan
Scott Duncan
Partner
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Chicago, US
Dave Eckmann
Dave Eckmann
President
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Chicago, US
Shelley Finnigan
Shelley Finnigan
Associate Dean, Master's and Professional Education
Northwestern University
Chicago, US
Tony Gosetti
Tony Gosetti
Senior Associate
Arcadis UK
Chicago, US
Robert Halvorson
Robert Halvorson
Executive Vice President
Individuals
Chicago, US
Ron Henderson
Ron Henderson
Founding Principal; Professor
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, US
Matthew Herman
Matthew Herman
Director
Buro Happold
Chicago, US
Mehdi Jalayerian
Mehdi Jalayerian
Senior Principal
Environmental Systems Design, Inc. Now Stantec
Chicago, US
Stephen Katz
Stephen Katz
Senior Associate – Technical Director
Gensler
Chicago, US
Neel Khosa
Neel Khosa
President/COO
AMSYSCO
Chicago, US
Tony Kiefer
Tony Kiefer
Senior Consultant
Terracon
Chicago, US
Matthew Kuhl
Matthew Kuhl
Associate Principal & Senior Project Architect
Perkins+Will
Chicago, US
Jeffrey Martin
Jeffrey Martin
Associate Partner
Syska Hennessy Group
Chicago, US
Brian McElhatten
Brian McElhatten
Managing Director - Structures
Walter P Moore
Chicago, US
Carl Moskus
Carl Moskus
Director
bKL Architecture
Chicago, US
Patrick O'Connell
Patrick O'Connell
Head of Marketing & Communications
KONE Corporation
Chicago, US
Lynn Osmond
Lynn Osmond
President & CEO
Choose Chicago
Chicago, US
Michael Palmer
Michael Palmer
Principal
Individuals
Chicago, US
Devon Patterson
Devon Patterson
Principal
Solomon Cordwell Buenz - SCB
Chicago, US
John Peronto
John Peronto
Senior Principal
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
Chicago, US
Chris Phares
Chris Phares
Project Executive
Clark Construction Group
Chicago, US
Cynthia Roubik
Cynthia Roubik
Assistant Commissioner
City of Chicago
Chicago, US
Peter Ruggiero
Peter Ruggiero
Design Principal; Design Principal
HOK, Inc.
Chicago, US
Michelangelo Sabatino
Michelangelo Sabatino
Professor and Director of Ph.D. Program
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, US
Victor Salcedo
Victor Salcedo
President, US Operations
GERB Vibration Control Systems
Chicago, US
Pauline Saliga
Pauline Saliga
Executive Director
Society of Architectural Historians
Chicago, US
Koz Sowlat
Koz Sowlat
Principal
Sowlat Structural Engineers
Chicago, US
Tabitha Stine
Tabitha Stine
General Manager Energy Solutions Services
Nucor Corporation
Charlotte, US
Johardy Sunandjaja
Johardy Sunandjaja
Armstrong Ceiling Solutions
Chicago, US
Cary Tisch
Cary Tisch
Vice President, Manager of Design Integration
GEI Consultants
Timothy Tonyan
Timothy Tonyan
Vice President, Forensics, Operations
Jensen Hughes
Chicago, US
Jurrien van den Akker
Jurrien van den Akker
Regional Director
Individuals
Chicago, US
Arthur Weir
Arthur Weir
Director/Group Manager
Cotter Consulting
Chicago, US
Todd Wendell
Todd Wendell
Vice President of Architecture & Design
Magellan Development Group
Chicago, US
James Zheng
James Zheng
CEO & President
Goettsch Partners
Chicago, US

Chicago Board

Shelley Finnigan
Chair
Shelley Finnigan
Global Technical Sales Engineer, Head of Technical Sales & Marketing
ArcelorMittal
Brian J Mcelhatten
Vice-Chair
Brian J. McElhatten
Associate Principal,
Arup
Christopher Payne
Treasurer
Christopher Payne
Senior Construction Manager,
Riverside Investment & Development
Ron Weber
Secretary
Ron Weber
Associate,
Pappageorge Haymes Partners
Robert Bassler

Robert Bassler
General Manager,
Lendlease Corporation

Juan Betancur

Juan Betancur
Director,
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

Zhexiong Chai

Zhexiong Chai
Architect,
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Ed Curley

Ed Curley
Project Manager,
Rafael Viñoly Architects
Kate Peavler

Kate Peavler
Marketing Coordinator,
HOK, Inc.
Kristen Peters

Kristen Peters
Assistant Property Manager,
Hines