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Gene LaNois | Google Nest & Beyond

Gene Lanois has extensive and unique experience in both HVAC and IAQ. In his past he owned an HVAC contracting business in MA and went on to sell it to a Fortune 500 company.This was followed up as a regional Sales Leader with Honeywell, East Coast Developer for Victor Distributing, Company Director Carrier/Watsco-Parts, VP Sales Tradewinds Climate/WatscoGene's career led to joining Nest Labs in the early stage as a startup that led to various roles with Google Nest and the Nest Pro products program. 
#indoorair #iaq #ashrae #smarthome #googlenest #healthyhome

Stephanie Taylor MD. | Building 4 Health Inc.

Stephanie Taylor, MD is founder, inventor and CEO of B4H. She's a Harvard trained clinical physician, cellular biologist, author, healthcare facility designer and distinguished ASHRAE Lecturer.
 
In 2020 Stephanie co-founded Buildings4Health, Inc developing the first patented medically based IAQ diagnostic technology and building management solution that uniquely measures the real-time influence on occupant health. 
 
Stephanie is an ASHRAE Presidential Award winner, member of USGBC technical advisory group on IAQ. She also has a Masters degree in Architecture and Engineering and has consulted globally to design buildings and maintain hospitals.
 

Jessica Wicks | DUCTZ - Brand President

Jessica Wicks
DUCTZ Brand President 
 
Grew up in the heating and cooling industry in Ann Arbor, MI. (dad owned a large Carrier dealership and I worked in every plug-in position there - filing, dispatcher, sales assistance, cleaning - whatever the need was). 
 
Holds a business and marketing and fine arts degree, hired in 2010 at BELFOR Franchise Group as the DUCTZ marketing coordinator. 
 
DUCTZ is a franchise, established in franchising in 2004 offering air duct cleaning, dryer vent cleaning, coil cleaning, exhaust cleaning and HVAC Restoration. Currently with 47 locations across the USA, 1 of those locations in Canada. 
 
DUCTZ was acquired by BELFOR Property Restoration in 2007 after a mobilization/restoration project in New Orleans, post Hurricane Katrina. After acquiring DUCTZ, BELFOR launched HOODZ, a kitchen exhaust cleaning franchise and BELFOR Franchise Group was born. It was DUCTZ and HOODZ until 2015 when BFG acquired the existing franchise, 1-800 Water Damage. Now BFG is sitting at 15 service brands and growing. 
 
In 2013, Jessica was promoted to Marketing Manager, and left DUCTZ for 2.5 years to work as the Marketing Coordinator for a local Chamber of Commerce and returned to BFG/DUCTZ as a Franchise Business Coach.
 
In summer of 2022, the current President of DUCTZ left the company and Jessica was promoted to the position.
 
#iaq #indoorair #healthybuildings #covid19 #airfiltration
 

Jim Rosenthal | CEO Tex Air Filters

Jim Rosenthal is Chairman and CEO of Tex-Air Filters. He's a recognized air filtration expert in the US. 
Jim is also the co-founder of the Corsi-Rosenthal DIY filter box that received recognition worldwide during Covid-19. Jim has been in the air filtration industry since 1997 and is a Certified Air Filter Specialist (CAFS). He received his BA from Colorado College and his Masters from the University of Pittsburgh l. 
 
Tex-Air-Filters technicians install over 90,000 filters per month for various commercial customers. The company manufactures and warehouses a wide range of filters for many applications based in Ft.Worth Texas.
 
#iaq #indoorair #safebuildings #airfiltration 

Erik Malmstrom | Safe Traces, Inc.

Erik Malmstrom is CEO of Safe Traces, Inc. He is a Harvard graduate with a Master of Business Administration (MBA). In Erik's past he was a Senior Policy Advisor/White House regarding US Trade. Past experience also includes Business Development Manager for Cargil Grain and Oilseed supply chain, Mideast and Africa. Erik is also a veteran. 
Safe Traces, Inc.provides IAQ verification that actively measures pathogen risk in buildings. With the veriDART Performance Management Platform you can gain actionable field data across real estate & facility portfolios to keep spaces healthy, profitable and sustainable. 
#iaq #indoorair #healthybuildings #harvard #veteran #ceo 

Denise Corbin | WinSupply

Denise Corbin has been President/Founder of Winsupply in Austin, TX for over 8 years. Winsupply has HVAC distributor branches across the US. Denise has extensive experience in the HVAC industry that includes being an IAQ Advisor. She's a graduate of Texas Tech University and her honors include being a Carrier Presidents Award winner in her past. She's a member of the National Association of Women in Construction in addition to being active in Fundraising. 
#iaq #indoorair #healthybuildings #hvac #airmonitoring

Bernard Clement | Johnson Controls

Bernard Clément is a disruptive innovator. He has defined and implemented global strategies, built teams and generated excellent results on 3 continents that include China, Europe and North America over the course of his career.
 
Bernard is involved with Product Management Healthy Buildings with Johnson Controls and based in Milwaukee. WI. 
 
He holds a Master of Business Administration degree-MBA, Accounting and Finance from Marquette University. Additionally Master of Engineering, Arts at Metiers Paris Tech-Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Arts et Metiers.   
 
Bernard's Licenses and Certifications include WELL AP (International WELL Building Institute). 
 
#iaq #indoorair #healthybuildings #johnsoncontrols

Anna Bennett | Aura Technologies, LLC

Anna Bennett is Co-CEO of AURA Technologies LLC, a company ranked among the top 500 fastest growing companies in 2020 and 2021. Anna leverages her expertise in strategy, cross-functional team leadership and new product launch to deliver innovative and cutting-edge technology solutions for health and defense-related applications. 
 
With over a decade of entrepreneurial and business leadership experience Anna has successfully grown and scaled multiple ventures across different different industries and markets. 
 
Anna's passion is to make a difference to society and the environment using technology-based solutions that improve people's lives and the planet. Special interests include novel IAQ technology, telehealth platforms and remote monitoring devices.
#iaq #indoorair #healthybuildings #newtechnology

Evija Gosse | Aranet

Evija Gosse is involved with Sales and commercial Business Development of Aranet IoT in North America. 
From Latvia she is based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Evija has a Masters degree in Strategic Management and Communications, PwC Central and Eastern Europe Alumni.  Aranet is a worldwide leader in IAQ monitoring and an SAF Tehnika brand with a presence in over 100 countries worldwide. IAQ monitoring in buildings has a very important important future. 
#iaq #airmonitoring #cleanbuildings #hvac #ARANET

William Bahnfleth | Penn State & ASHRAE

William Bahnfleth is Professor of Architectural Engineering at Penn State University. Additionally he is a prominent ASHRAE member recognized across the US and outside as a leading IAQ expert.
 
His specialties include district heating and cooling, thermal energy storage, IAQ, chem/bio security of buildings and ultraviolet germicidal irradiation.
 
William has worked as a researcher in a government laboratory, as a consulting engineer and most recently as an academic. He tries to identify problems that are of significance to practitioners in his area of expertise and does research that addresses them in useful, practical ways. 
#iaq #pennstate #ashrae #covid19 #engineer #safespaces