All four speakers have been leading in sustainable design for most of their careers, and are experienced facilitators. As one of the principals charged with setting the design vision of Goody Clancy, Zsuzsanna Gaspar provides a thoughtful, rigorous and probing approach to sustainable design across a variety of project types and with higher education clients, elevating and enriching the practice of design and sustainability. She leads the creation of new buildings and adaptive reuse projects that are beautiful, sustainable, and healthy. Zsuzsanna has presented at a number of conference venues, such as ABX and IFMA. Sara Elsa-Beech has engaged in Environmental Design Research at UC Berkeley and has worked for college and university clients on sustainable projects for most of her 20+ year architectural career. She is passionate about client process, technical and engineering systems integration, and the ways in which environmental and social forces conspire to impact design. She has attended NESEA for many years and presented at Build Boston and the Traditional Building Conference. Heather Walters leverages a unique background with degrees in architecture and anthropology and a diverse project experience. She has assisted clients in setting and meeting sustainability goals for many project types, with a particular specialty in biophilic design and the intersection of culture and design. Heather has a wide speaking portfolio including GreenBuild and the ILFI’s Unconference. Mike Pulaski works to align the owner’s sustainability goals with project goals and then leads the team to develop strategies to achieve those goals through an integrative design process, using advanced building analytics and targeted certification programs. He is a leader in the Higher Education market with a focus on Passive House Certification, Net Zero Energy and Living Building Challenge projects.