Board Members

		Barbara Hirsch Event Planning Committee Owner of Opus 1 mobile recording, whose recordings can be heard broadcast locally and nationally, I am a classical recording engineer and lover of music, people and the planet. Who doesn’t love the planet you might say? Who indeed. I love living where I can walk, ride my bike and bus to so many places. And I love writing weekly mini essays on environmental topics, which I, with some accuracy, call “ecofacts”, as they are a combination of fact and commentary.
		Kathleen Barnato Kathleen is an independent real estate broker with her own company, Kathleen Barnato, Realtor. She has worked in this field for over 25 years, and during that time has earned the Green & EcoBroker Designations. Kathleen helps buyers, sellers, and homeowners make educated decisions about how best to remodel/build homes that are green both in energy consumption as well as materials used. She earned a graduate degree from UCSB in 1978, was a teacher for many years in local schools, focusing her science programs on endangered species and the proper care of our natural resources. As co-founder of Whitcraft Winery she is happy to report that it makes vegan wines, as well as only using electricity for the lights, a/c and music!
		Ellen Strickland Ellen is the founder and owner of Livingreen, a green retail business in Southern California providing products, service and information to both homeowners and the trades. Livingreen has been operating in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and online since 1999. Ellen also provides workshops and presentations on sustainable design/build challenges, owning and running a green business, and finding and using healthy and green materials in projects today.
		Karen Feeney Past-President, Former Chair of Parade of Green Building Originally from the Bay Area, Karen fell in love with Santa Barbara after attending UC Santa Barbara. Her career has evolved from her early days as a Land Use Planner for Santa Barbara County, to two decades with the Community Environmental Council, to her current position as Green Resources Manager for the pioneering green building contractor, Allen Associates. A TSP Board member since 2002, Karen has played an integral role as Co-Chair of TSP’s Parade of Green Building in 2004 and 2005. She also helped to bring guest speakers Ed Mazria, Sarah Susanka, Bill Browning, and David Orr to Santa Barbara.
		Gale Goldberg Treasurer For many years, Gale Goldberg has participated around the edges of The Sustainability Project, & now joins others who bring much to the citizens of our community & region by developing outreach projects promoting needed awareness of the environment & our living more lightly on the planet. Ms Goldberg is a licensed architect with a background in landscape architecture. Her practice in these disciplines emphasizes client education about methods and materials that are good choices for low environmental impact. She is the author of BAMBOO STYLE – a book about living with bamboo indoors and out, architecture, interiors, furniture, furnishings and fine arts. Ms Goldberg teaches about the built environment through a course: “Kids Build SustainStable Architecture”. She has served on the board of The Fund for Santa Barbara, supporting progressive social change.
		John D. Kelley, Architect Educaton Committee ChairJohn D. Kelley, a California native, is a graduate of UCSB. After being involved in design and construction since 1972, he founded his award-winning architectural firm in 1989. Specializing in healthy, environmentally-friendly home design, he has completed projects in California, Colorado and Utah. A founding member of TSP and the Green Building Alliance, in 1996 he chaired Green Building Now, a three-day conference on green design and construction for our region. John continues to teach TSP’s adult education classes on green living.
		Jennifer LeMay Jennifer managed waste reduction and recycling programs for the County of Santa Barbara for several years before starting her own communication design firm J. LeMay Studios, where providing outreach strategies to promote sustainability initiatives and programs is an important focus. She served on the board of The Sustainability Project in its early days, and as a member of the steering committee for the Green Building Now Conference and Expo. Jennifer is also a contributing writer to Edible Santa Barbara Magazine.
		Eric Lohela President of the Board Eric Lohela has lived across California from the mountains to coast, completing his degree at UCSB in Ethics and Public Policy. He works as an Environmental Specialist in government managing composting and recycling systems. He is also a frequent speaker locally and abroad on systems thinking, localizing food production, recycling, and personal action. Eric joined the TSP board in 2008.

		Detlev Peikert, AIA Board Member Detlev Peikert is principal and founder of Peikert Group Architects, LLP. Mr. Peikert was educated in Toronto, Ontario and has been working in the field of architecture for more than 30 years. He has been licensed to practice architecture in California since 1984. His firm is a recognized leader in the design of multi-family, mixed use and affordable housing and has received more than 60 local, state and national design awards. Mr. Peikert is actively engaged in community affairs and volunteers his time and energy to projects that address important community issues like affordable housing and sustainability. In 1994 he was one of the founders of the Sustainability Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to implementing the principles of sustainability as applied to the built environment. He has been responsible for organizing a number of conferences and seminars pertaining to the creation of livable communities and sustainable land use issues He is past president of the board of directors of the American Institute of Architects, Santa Barbara Chapter. He has served on the board of directors of the Community Environmental Council and he is currently on the board of the Sustainability Project of Santa Barbara, the Coastal Housing Coalition and the Garden Court Foundation.
		Paul Poirier, AIA LEED AP Past President Paul Poirier is a principal architect and LEED accredited professional in the Santa Barbara Architecture firm Poirier+David Architects, designing both commercial and residential projects with emphasis on “green” building and design excellence. He has worked as a member of the 2030 Coalition and the Green Building Alliance to reduce our carbon footprint on the Central Coast. His experience has given him the opportunity to serve as President of the AIASB, The Sustainability Project, the USGBC California Central Coast Chapter, and most recently as Chair of the AIA California Council Committee on the Environment. As a founding Board member of TSP, Paul is committed to maintaining the architectural beauty of the central coast, while improving the environmental quality and sustainability of our community for future generations.
		Adam Sharkey, Architect, LEED AP Board Member Adam Sharkey is a licensed architect and associate at Blackbird Architects, where he is involved in design projects that range in type and scale. Of particular interest to him is the design of spaces that provide strong connections to place and landscape. As a LEED accredited design professional, Adam works to bring environmental leadership and innovation to his work and leisure activities. Adam has been a member of TSP since 2001. He earned his bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Pomona College in Claremont, CA, and received his Masters degree in Architecture from the University of Oregon.