Green-Focused Program of Study
Oregon Team
Education Partners
Tom Thompson, Education Specialist
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: 503-947-5790
FAX: 503-378-5156
Tom Thompson is the Oregon CTE specialist responsible for secondary programs in Industrial and Engineering Systems which includes construction.
Debbie Moller, Education Specialist
Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development
255 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: 503-378-8648 x286
FAX: 503-378-8434
Debbie Moller is an Education Specialist for CTE programs related to sustainability at the community college level. She will serve as a laison with the community college system in order to better leverage work on other related projects.
Todd M. Sanders, Ph.D., Engineering Instructor
PortlandCommunity College
12000 SW 49th Ave
Portland, OR97219
Phone:503-977-4654
FAX:503-977-4859
Todd Sanders is an instructor in Mechanical Engineering at PortlandCommunity College and the Principal Investigator of the NSF Advanced Technology Education (NSF) project Sustainability Training for Technical Educators.
Margarette Valente Leite, Assistant Professor of Architecture
Portland State University
Architecture - Fine & Performing Arts
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207
Phone: (503) 725-5823
Margarette Valente Leite is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Portland State University.
Anthony Franciscone, Instructor
BensonPolytechnicHigh School
546 NE 12th
Portland, OR97232
Phone: 503-916-5100
Anthony Franciscone is a construction technology instructor at BensonPolytechnicHigh School. Benson is a comprehensive high school with strong technical programs in Portland Public Schools.
Marybeth Stiner, Regional Coordinator
Portland Public Schools
501 North Dixon Street
Portland, OR97227
Phone: 503-916-6582
Marybeth Stiner is the regional coordinator for Career and Technical Education in Portland Public Schools. She is responsible for managing all CTE Programs of Study and the Carl Perkins grant for the District.
Rich Weber, Building Construction
Benson Polytechnic High School
546 N.E. 12th Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: 503 - 318-0893
Rich Weber is a building and construction instructor at Benson Polytechnic High School. Benson is a comprehensive high school with strong technical programs in Portland Public Schools.
Jeanne Yerkovich, Program Manager
Career Pathways
Portland Public Schools
546 NE 12th
Portland, Oregon 97232
Phone: 503-916-5450
FAX: 503-916-2736
Jeanne Yerkovich is the Portland Public Schools career pathways program manager responsible for the development of pathways programs in all high schools. She will serve as the liaison to the Benson "Sustainability Grant" team (administrators and teachers).
Sergio Palleroni, Associate Professor of Architecture
Portland State University
Architecture – Fine & Performing Arts
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207
Phone: 503-725-8403
Industry Partners
Kim Zimmerman, Principal
Sustainable Building Education Consultants
PO Box 56
Troutdale, OR 97060
Phone: 503-663-4189
FAX: 503-663-4189
Kim Zimmerman works with Oregon schools to develop curriculum related to sustainable building practices.
Dick O’Connor, Executive Director
OregonBuilding Congress
9450 SW Commerce Circle, Suite 260
Wilsonville, OR97070
Phone: 503-685-8313
Dick O’Connor works closely with the construction industry through the Oregon Building Congress. Oregon Building Congress serves as the education arm of the Construction Industry in Oregon.
Dick Spies, Architect
Group Mackenzie
RiverEast Center
1515 SE Water Avenue, Suite 100
Portland, OR 97214
Phone: 503 – 224-9560
Terry Miller, Training Manager
Green Building Services
133 SW Second Avenue, Suite 201
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503-467-4745
Terry Miller manages the Training and Education division at Green Building Services, Inc. (GBS). He works directly with clients to scope the creation of training products that enhance their organization’s capacity to apply green building and LEED. He is also responsible for ensuring that GBS training products are developed, produced and delivered with a consistently high level of quality that meets or exceeds client expectations.
National Facilitator
Katherine Boswell
Academy for Educational Development
Higher Education Management Services
6336 S. Seville Road
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
Phone: 801 – 278-0713
Oregon Team, Green-Focused Programs of Study
September 18, 2009
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