International. ASHRAE introduced the new president of the Society for the period 2021-22, as well as the officers of the executive committee and the directors.
The president of ASHRAE 2021-22 is Mick Schwedler, P.E., ASHRAE Member, LEED AP. During his inaugural presidential address, Schwedler announced that the Society's new theme will be "Personal Growth. Global impact. Feed the roots." The theme explores ASHRAE's expansive root system since the Society's founding, through its extraordinary global growth and impact on the built environment. Three sets of roots were established to help members grow: member-to-member connections, chapters, and grassroots regions, and technology.
"This Year of the Society we will examine how ASHRAE cultivates its deep, pervasive and strong roots to collectively provide global benefits both today and for future generations," Schwedler said. "Most importantly, we ask for your active participation in helping someone else grow."
Schwedler is an application engineer at Trane in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
The elected officials who will serve one-year terms are as follows:
- President-elect: Farooq Mehboob, P.E., LIFE MEMBER OF ASHRAE, Principal Consultant, S. Mehboob & Company Consulting Engineers, Karachi, Pakistan.
- Treasurer: Ginger Scoggins, P.E., ASHRAE Member, Director, Engineered Designs Inc., Cary, North Carolina.
- Vice President: Don Brandt, CEM, ASHRAE Life Member, Instructor, Phoenix, Arizona
- Vice President: Dunstan Macauley III, ASHRAE Member, Director of Mechanical Engineering, Setty & Associates, Rockdale, Maryland.
- Vice President: Sarah Maston P.E., BCxP, ASHRAE Member, President, Green Footprints Commissioning, Inc., Hudson, Massachusetts.
- Vice President: Tim McGinn, P.Eng., HBDP, ASHRAE Member, Director, McGinn Technical Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
ASHRAE introduced its newest regional directors and presidents, who will serve a three-year term between 2021 and 24:
- Region I Director and Regional President: Steven Sill, Plant Superintendent, New York State Department OPWDD, Sterling, New York
- Region II Director and Regional President: Ronald Gagnon, President, Concept-R, Sorel-Tracy Quebec City, Canada.
- Region III Regional Director and President: Mark Tome, P.E., Development Engineer, Sitelogiq, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
- Regional Director and President of Region XI: N. Eileen Jensen, P.E., Mechanical Engineer, Bonneville Power Administration, Vancouver, Washington.
- Regional Director and Regional President: Richie Mittal, Managing Director, Overdrive Engineering Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India.
ASHRAE also introduced its newest CEOs (DALs):
- Dru Crawley, Member/Director, Building Performance Research, Bentley Systems Inc., Washington, D.C.
- Art Giesler, Director of Technical Sales, PermAlert ESP, Colleyville, Texas.
- Kishor Khankari, Ph.D., President, AnSight LLC., Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Heather Platt Gulledge, P.E., Senior Project Manager, Dewberry, Summerfield, North Carolina. (Alternate Director in general)
