Introducing the 2021 IWBI Advisors

We are honored to welcome over 230 leaders and health champions to our growing network of global advisors! The IWBI advisories program is propelling the movement for people-first places around the world.

As we continue our successful IWBI Research advisory and ten WELL concept advisories, we’re pleased to launch the inaugural IWBI Performance advisory. Collectively, advisors represent IWBI 33 countries, including: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States.

IWBI advisors are subject matter experts, researchers and practitioners from across many fields and sectors. Their backgrounds include architecture, design, research, medicine, public health and building performance. Together, they are committed to putting the health and well-being of people at the center of building design while also informing the creation of a global research agenda. Advisors also collaborate on emerging industry and scientific research and exchange evidence-based strategies to help transform buildings, organizations and communities in ways that help all people thrive. Part of this process involves addressing the needs of vulnerable and marginalized populations with strategies that support social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion.

IWBI Performance Advisory

Our newest advisory is focused on the demand for indoor environmental testing and monitoring, as well as identifying best practices for emerging building technologies in high-performing buildings. In 2021, the advisory will identify avenues to enhance and improve on-site verification processes to assess building performance and measure occupant experience. Additionally, Performance advisors will standardize best practices for performance testing and monitoring by sharing global insights related to existing protocols, processes and technologies.

IWBI Performance advisors

IWBI Advisory Lead: Julie Skodowski

• Andrew Bellamy, Principal Consultant, CETEC Pty Ltd
• Bastiaan Beerens, Consultant, Healthy and Sustainable Buildings, Building Physics and Acoustics Deerns Nederland B.V.
• Clare Epke, Manager of Sustainability + Wellness Services, NORESCO
• Clayton Miller, Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore
• Deepa Sathiaram, Executive Director, En3 Sustainability Solutions
• Gwenael Jan, Founder, G-ON
• Hardip Mann, Senior Sustainability Advisor, BAM Construct UK Ltd
• Heather Jauregui, Sustainability Specialist, Perkins Eastman
• James Waddell, Executive Vice President, Cognitive Corp
• Jennifer Taranto, Director of Sustainability, STO Building Group (Structure Tone)
• Joseph Scholz, Partner - Director of Technical Development, WELL Performance Testing Organisation Lead, QED Environmental Services Pty Ltd
• Katerina Veselova, Head of Environmental Assessment Department, Ecostandard Group
• Liam Bates, CEO & Founder, Kaiterra
• Lorna Rosenberg, Independent
• Mark Carpenter, Principal Scientist, UL Verification Services
• Nicole Crone, Mechanical Engineer & Project Manager, Independent
• Peter Holst, Principal, Senior Consultant, TEECOM
• Phay Ping Tan, Managing Director, Building System & Diagnostics Pte Ltd (BSD)
• Piers MacNaughton, Director, Health Strategy View Inc.
• R Scott Mitton, National Manager, Plan Group
• Sarah Gudeman, Director of Sustainability, Morrissey Engineering Inc.
• So Young Hyun, Workplace Experience Lead, Sodexo
• Wiam Samir, Projects Manager, Alto Eko
• Wing Hung Ho, Associate Director, AECOM

IWBI Research Advisory

The IWBI Research advisory is an interdisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners identifying gaps, opportunities and emerging research related to health and the built environment. In 2020, their work culminated in the creation of the inaugural Global Research Agenda which identifies 12 key impact topics, as well as sector-specific strategies for translating research to practice. Key findings of the Global Research Agenda include the need to engage in advocacy and policy work to help secure funding and case studies; the need for transparency and action around existing barriers to research funding; the dissemination of research findings; understanding key stakeholder needs for types of evidence; and an interdisciplinary approach to translating knowledge into practice.

In 2021, the IWBI Research Advisory will focus on activating and disseminating the Global Research Agenda and continue to advise on emerging research trends and identifying priorities to help inform the healthy building movement.

IWBI Research advisors

IWBI Advisory Lead: Angela Loder, PhD

• Avis Devine, PhD, Associate Professor, York University (Schulich School of Business)
• Casey Lindberg, PhD, Senior Design Researcher, HKS Inc.
• Chris Pyke, PhD, Senior Vice President, Product, Arc Skoru
• Christhina Candido, PhD, Professor, University of Melbourne
• Ina Rothmann, PhD, Managing Director, Afriforte
• Jan-Peter Kastelein, PhD, Managing Partner, YNNO
• Jeff Risom, Partner, Chief Innovation Officer, Gehl
• John Robinson, PhD, Professor, University of Toronto
• Judith Heerwagen, PhD, Research Psychologist, U.S. General Services Administration
• Mardelle Shepley, D. Arch, Professor, Cornell University
• Marija Golubovic, PhD, Principal CEO, Energo Group
• Marta Fernandez Bertos, PhD, Executive Director RMIT Europe
• Matthew Riccio, PhD, VP of Research, Insights, & Measurement, Head of Thrive Sciences, Thrive Global
• Nancy Post, PhD, Founder and CEO, The Institute for Healthy Leadership
• Sally Augustin, PhD, Principal, Design with Science
• Sergio Altomonte, PhD, Professor of Architectural Physics, University de Louvain
• Susan Chung, PhD, Vice President of Research and Knowledge, ASID
• Teresa McGrath, Chief Research Officer, Healthy Building Network
• Tony Lam, PhD, Lead of Arup East Asia Sustainability, Arup
• Usha Satish, PhD, Professor, SUNY Upstate Medical University
• Vivian Loftness, FAIA, Professor, School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University
• Yoko Kawai-Kurimoto, PhD, Principal, Penguin Environmental Design; Lecturer, Yale School of Architecture

WELL Concept Advisories

The ten WELL concept advisories – Air, Water, Nourishment, Light, Movement, Thermal Comfort, Sound, Materials, Mind and Community – align with the ten WELL concepts introduced in WELL v2 and are led by IWBI’s in-house concept leads. Beginning this year, the Air and Thermal Comfort advisories will function as individual advisories to allow for deeper, topic-specific conversations. Concept advisors provide input on strategies to enhance health and well-being, including best practices for localization, emerging research, sector-specific considerations and innovative topic areas.

WELL Air Advisory

IWBI Advisory Lead: Nathan Stodola

• Andreas Kihlstrom, Manager Sales Department, Swegon Group AB
• Andrew Bellamy, Principal Consultant, CETEC Pty Ltd
• Anthony Bernheim, Healthy & Resilient Buildings Program Manager, San Francisco International Airport
• Brian Borghoff, Sales Engineer, National Air Filter
• Christopher Schaffner, CEO, The Green Engineer Inc.
• Deepa Sathiaram, Executive Director, En3 Sustainability Solutions
• Dusan Licina, Assistant Professor, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
• Hans Wetterlund, IEQ Specialist, WSP
• John Harrison, Architect and Sustainability Leader, GreenSlate Sustainability
• Julien Colangelo, Principal Consultant, Abereum
• Kamal Nourji, CEO, Kaizen Aménagement sarl
• Karen Shi, Senior Engineer, Arup
• Liam Bates, CEO & Founder, Kaiterra
• Loreta Brazukas, Sustainability Consultant, Cundall
• Luca Mazzei, Chief Growth Officer, Aircuity Inc
• Luke Powell, Vice President, Air Equipment Company
• Pawel Wargocki, Associate Professor, Technical University of Denmark
• Sandra Dedesko, PhD, Researcher, Harvard School of Public Health
• William Chadwick, Principal Systems Engineer, UTC Building Solutions Group

WELL Water Advisory

IWBI Advisory Lead: Rodolfo Perez, PhD

• Adam Garnys, Principal, CETEC Pty Ltd
• Christoph Lohr, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, IAPMO
• Glynn Skerratt, Sustainability Consultant, Skerratt
• Jack Duan, Sustainability Solutions Manager, Greenpont
• Joel Stout, Vice President, Thornton Tomasetti Inc.
• Marcos Bensoussan, Director, NSF
• Matthew Howard, Vice President for Water Stewardship, The Water Council
• Neeta Sharma, CEO, BlueSky Sustainable Business LLP
• Patrick Boyle, Director, Corporate Sustainability, Sloan
• Paul Bierman-Lytle, President, Chairman, Sustainable Environment Associates Corp
• Perialwar Regunathan, President and Chief Engineer, ReguNathan & Associates, Inc.
• Ruchi Sneha, Senior Manager, Green Business Certification Institute
• Simon Turner, Founder, Building Cognition
• Susan Kapetanovic-Marr, Principal, Sustainability Specialist, Morrison Hershfield
• Tanya Lubner, Director, Professional Certification & Training, Water Quality Association
• Zhen Chen, Lecturer in Construction Management, University of Strathclyde

WELL Nourishment Advisory

IWBI Advisory Lead: Anja Mikic

• Adam Brumberg, Food Behavior Researcher, Cornell University
• Alison Acerra, MS, RD, Founder, Chief Strategist, Strategic Nutrition Design
• Deanne Brandstetter, RDN, Vice President, Nutrition and Wellness, Compass Group - North America
• Allison Miner, PhD, Dietician, Alexandria Inova Hospital and George Washington University
• Megan Whelan, PhD, Registered Dietitian, Citco (UK) Limited
• Jacquelyn Womble, Senior Manager, Health & Well-Being, Sodexo
• Kate Spina, Consultant Chef & Nutritionist, Food Rascal / Kate Spina Nutrition
• Leon Pellicer, Food Program Manager, Google
• Michelle Lockert, CEO & Creative Director, Holhaus, LLC
• Pauline Souza, Director of Sustainability, WRNS Studio
• Rachel Gibson, PhD, Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, King’s College London
• Sara Roberts, CEO, Healthy Nibbles
• Sitanshu Singhdeo, Director, Cushman & Wakefield
• Sophie Egan, Founder, Full Table Solutions
• Toni Gocke Wyre, Senior Associate, Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects; Interior Design and Clinical Instructor, University of Central Arkansas
• Veronica Schreibeis Smith, CEO & Founding Principal, Vera Iconica Design

WELL Light Advisory

IWBI Advisory Lead: Gayathri Unnikrishnan

• Alicia Silva Villanueva, CEO founder, Revitaliza Consultores
• Brent Protzman, Director, Building Science & Standards Development, Lutron Electronics
• Chad Groshart, Associate Director, Atelier Ten
• David Barker, Principal, Integral Group
• Elliot Glassman, Senior Associate and Technical Principal, WSP Built Ecology
• Glenn Heinmiller, Principal, Lam Partners
• Jane White, President, Finelite
• John Mardaljevic, Director Daylight Experts Ltd. and Professor of Building Daylight Modelling, Loughborough University
• Ken Douglas, Principal, HLB Lighting
• Kumara Bharathi, Assistant Vice President, Technical Services, Knight Frank (India) Pvt. Ltd.
• Marty Brennan, Sustainability Lead, ZGF
• Meg Smith, Senior Project Manager, Signify Lighting Research
• Nancy Clanton, CEO, Clanton & Associates, Inc.
• Neshat Sakeena, Principal Sustainability Consultant, Ramboll
• Paul Rogers, Head of Daylight Certification, ACC Glass and Facade Consultant
• Rachel Fitzgerald, Discipline Lead, Lighting Design, Stantec
• Robert Soler, VP Biological Research and Technology, BIOS Lighting
• Sergio Altomonte, Professor of Architectural Physics, Universite’ catholique de Louvain
• Terri Peters, Assistant Professor, Ryerson University
• Tim Bowes, Head of Lighting Application, Whitecroft Lighting
• Zeinab Alameddine, Consultant, Building Certification, Simulation & Energy Efficiency, TÜV SÜD Advimo Gmbh

WELL Movement Advisory

IWBI Advisory Lead: Vienna McLeod

• Chris Patterson, Global Sustainability Program Manager, Uber Technologies
• Cristina Kelly, Associate, Entro
• Claire Folland, Director, Certified Professional Ergonomist, Alba Ergonomics Pty Ltd
• Connie Zhu, Founder, iHuoli
• Hidekazu Sawada, Manager, Shimizu Corporation
• Jeff Hochberg, Consultant, Independent
• Josh Lambert, Director, Well Workplaces
• Kirsty Angerer, Ergonomics Specialist, Astrazeneca
• Lauren Gant, Human Factors and Ergonomics Manager, HNI
• Lauren Dufort, Program Manager, CBRE
• Lillian Antonio, Ergonomics Consultant, The Modern Ergonomist
• Lucy Hart, Director, Workplace Ergonomics and Well-being, ErgoCentric
• Sara Pazell, Managing Director, Viva Health
• Theresa Lehman, Director of Sustainable Services, Miron Construction Co., Inc.

WELL Thermal Comfort Advisory

IWBI Advisory Lead: Nathan Stodola

• Albert So, Honorary Visiting Professor, University of Northampton; Head of Assets, Chevalier International
• Andres Schwarz, Principal, NRG-AR
• Atch Sreshthaputra, Professor, Chulalongkorn University
• Austin Bonnes, Mechanical Engineer, Rushing Company
• David Barker, Principal, Integral Group
• Henry Mak, Director, BeeXergy Consulting Ltd
• Hiren Bhagat, Senior Associate Director, Environmental Design Solutions Private Ltd
• Jiannan Luo, Senior Environmental Design Analyst, Foster + Partners
• Jovana Klikovac, Sustainability Manager, Viridis Australasia
• Kapil Mehrotra, Consultant, Blue Star Ltd
• Mike Woolsey, Business Development Manager, Swegon
• Phay Ping Tan, Managing Director, Building System & Diagnostics Pte Ltd (BSD)
• Stefano Schiavon, Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley
• Tim Beuker, Indoor Climate Specialist, bba binnenmilieu B.V.
• Ki Kim Young, Assistant Professor, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU)
• Zoe Lee, Engineer, Arup HK

WELL Sound Advisory

IWBI Advisory Lead: Ethan Bourdeau

• Amanda Robinson, Co-CEO, Marshall Day
• Anat Grant, Senior Consultant, DLR Group
• Andrew Parkin, Global Head of Acoustics, Cundall
• Andy Chung, Organizer, Researcher, Analyst, Fintech for SDG
• Chris Pollock, Associate Principal, Arup
• Edda Bild, Researcher, McGill University
• Emily M. Dunn, Workplace Strategist, Herman Miller
• Evan Benway, Managing Director, Moodsonic
• Herwin Gunawen, Principal, Alta Integra
• Jack Harvie-Clark, Director of Acoustics, Apex Acoustics Ltd
• John Loverde, Director of Architectural Acoustics, Veneklasen
• Julian Treasure, CEO, The Sound Agency
• Ken Fong, Senior Consultant, Arup
• Kimteri Kim, Senior Consultant, Intertek
• Kristen Murphy, Senior Consultant, Acentech
• Nicholas Sylvestre-Williams, Principal, Aercoustics
• Randy Waldeck, Principal, CSDA
• Roohollah Siahtiri, Acoustical Engineer, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)
• Rosa Lin, Senior Consultant, RWDI
• Sarah Huskie , Director of Acoustics, Artizan Group
• Siu-Kit Lau, Senior Lecturer, National University of Singapore
• Viken Koukounian, Acoustical Engineer, KR Moeller

WELL Materials Advisory

IWBI Advisory Lead: Rodolfo Perez, PhD

• Adhamina Rodriguez, Founder, AR Green Consulting
• Amy Costello, Sustainability Manager, Armstrong Flooring, Inc.
• Anjanette Green, Owner, A Greener Space
• Eszter Gulacsy, Head of Sustainability, Mott McDonald
• Georgia Elliott-Smith, Managing Director, Element 4 Group Ltd
• Henning Bloech, Founder, The Sustaineer
• Jean Hansen, Sustainability Principal, HDR
• Joel Todd, Consultant, Joel Todd Consulting
• John Mlade, Director, Sustainable & Healthy Environments, Wight & Co
• Judy Luo, Product Certification Team Leader, Global Green Tag
• Katherine Bruce, Senior Sustainability Consultant, AESG
• Ksenia Lukyashchenko, Head of Ecocertification Department, Partner, EcoStandard group
• Mara Baum, Sustainable Design Leader, Health and Wellness, HOK
• Michelle Amt, Director of Sustainability, VMDO Architects, PC
• Patricia Olinger, Executive Director, Global Biorisk Advisory Council, ISSA
• Roberta Attanasio, Associate Professor, Georgia State University
• Roberta Diachok, Director, Confra Global Solutions Inc
• Sophie Hutchinson, Director of Sustainability, ADP Consulting
• Sukriye Robinson, Architect, SOM
• Tristan Roberts, Technical Director, HPDC
• Troy Virgo, Director of Sustainability, Shaw Inc
• William Paddock, Managing Director, WAP Sustainability

WELL Mind Advisory

IWBI Advisory Lead: Emily Winer Suresky

• Adriana Olaya Cotrino, PhD, Consultant, dmo consultores asociados
• Andy Lee, Founder, Mindful Ethos
• Ben Channon, Director, Ekkist
• Betsy Schwartz, Independent
• Carol Rickard-Brideau, Corporate President, Little Diversified Architectural Consulting
• Heidi Dening, Founder and CEO, Workable Wellness
• Judith Heerwagen, PhD, Research Psychologist, U.S. General Services Administration
• Julia Xiang, Vice President and Head of Office, Covestro
• Kay Sargent, Director of Workplace, HOK
• Lauren Stone, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, Walgreens
• Lida Lewis, Associate Principal/Interior Design Director, Page Southerland Page, Inc.
• Maryam Al-Doori, Sustainability Consultant, Green Reason
• Maryam Banaei, PhD, Founder/CEO/Neuroarchitecture Researcher, Mental Arch
• Pam Sethi, Independent
• Renee Christensen, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, National University of Singapore
• Syarifah (Sherry) Azizah Wan, PhD, Clinical and Health Psychologist
• Tara Healey, Program Director, Mind The Moment, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare
• Tyrone Yang, PhD, Architect and Healthy Building Consultant, Yang Architecture

WELL Community Advisory

IWBI Advisory Lead: Angie Scott, PhD

• Alexia Johnson, Facilities Management Strategy & Operations Director, Merck
• Arthur Chan, Founder, Arthur Chan Consulting
• Avneet Gujral, Project Director, Sustainable Design Consulting LLC
• Christine Bruckner, Director, M Moser
• Erin Peavey, Vice President, Architect & Design Researcher, HKS Inc.
• Evan Davidge, Total Reward & Wellbeing Consultant, The Wellbeing Leader Ltd
• Farah Naz, Head of Innovation and Sustainable Solutions, Burohappold Consulting Engineers
• Jennifer Berthelot-Jelovic, President & CEO, A SustainAble Production (ASAP)
• Jeremy Brooks, Senior Program Coordinator, National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University
• Kimberly Burrowes, Training and Technical Assistance Manager, Research to Action Lab, Urban Institute
• Laurie Rothenberg, Assistant General Counsel, Pfizer Inc.
• Mei-Yee Man Oram, UK Access and Inclusion Lead, Arup
• Mitch Martens, Senior Wellness Manager, Population Health, Northern Arizona Healthcare
• Nancy Post, PhD, Founder and CEO, The Institute for Healthy Leadership
• Naree Phinyawatana, Director, Asia, Atelier Ten
• Peter Stratton, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Accessibility Services, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
• Robin Mellon, NSW Program Adviser, Better Building Finance
• Susan Whitmer, Principal, Susan Whitmer Studios
• Susan Kaplan, President, BuildingWrx
• Vivian Acquah, Workplace Wellness & Amplify DEI Advocate, Viva la Vive

Shape the future of health and well-being with WELL
At IWBI, we’re advancing the role buildings, organizations and communities can play as the first line of defense for public health crises in our lifetimes.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the long-standing health disparities that underrepresented communities face around the world. It brought new attention and importance to the home environment as millions sheltered in place, and the pandemic underscored the role our cities play in prevention and preparedness, resiliency and recovery.

Later this year, we will be standing up additional advisories to facilitate important conversations around health equity, single-family homes and cities. Email us to be notified when the applications launch.