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Home » NIBS Names First Female Board Chair

NIBS Names First Female Board Chair

June 28, 2021
NIBS Names First Female Board Chair

The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), created by Congress in 1974, has named the first woman to serve as chair of its board of directors.

Anne M. Ellis, P.E., Hon.M.ACI, F.ASCE, M.NAC, executive director with the Charles Pankow Foundation, was recently elected to serve alongside the following new officers:

·       Thomas H. Phoenix, Sr., PE, FASHRAE, LEED-AP, CPL Architects and Engineers, PC – vice chair

·       Darrell X. Rounds, FMA, C.E.M., operations group manager, General Motors – treasurer

·       Charlie (Chuck) D. Curlin, Jr., PE, CEM, CPD, principal with Shultz Engineering Group – secretary

NIBS also elected three new board members, including Sez Atamturktur Russcher, PhD, head of the Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering at Penn State University; Fiona Cousins, PE, LEED Fellow, an Arup Fellow and member of Arup's Group and Americas Region Boards; and Sandra Benson, Worldwide Head of Engineering, Construction and Real Estate with Amazon Web Services. The new board term starts October 1.

"We recognize the need to improve diversity and inclusion in leadership roles in this industry, and this year's nominations process was a step in the right direction," said Lakisha A. Woods, CAE, president and CEO of NIBS. "The skillset and knowledge that these new board members bring to the table will increase our ability to serve the needs of the nation's building industry."

This new slate, along with the four board members recently appointed by President Biden and submitted to the U.S. Senate for approval, will put NIBS in a strong position moving forward.

The board elections come on the heels of the recent release of NIBS' 2021 Built Environment Social Equity Survey, which found that two-thirds (65%) of employees indicated it is important or extremely important to increase the diversity of the built environment. NIBS enlisted market research and consulting firm Avenue M Group to conduct the survey and analyze data. Nearly 12,000 responses were collected.

The NIBS board is comprised of 21 members. The President of the United States, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoints six members to represent the public interest. The remaining 15 members are elected from the nation's building community and include both public interest representatives and industry voices.

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