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WELL Concept Advisors shape the development and evolution of the ten WELL concepts.

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Meet the WELL Concept leads

Each concept advisory is led by an in-house IWBI expert. Our concept leads are responsible for evolving the WELL Building Standard for their particular concept. What’s more? They are passionate about their work outside of the office, connecting with their local communities to make positive change where they can. 


2025 WELL Concept Advisories

WELL Concept Advisors are experts in one or more of the ten WELL concepts. They provide input on strategies to enhance health and well-being, best practices for localization and emerging research trends.

Air Concept Advisory

Provides guidance on how WELL can incorporate building interventions that promote high levels of air quality.

Adyl Anvarov, Air Quality Expert, Airscan.org
Alessandro Bisagni, Founder & President, BEE Incorporations
Ana Maria Escobar Cardenas, Senior ESD Consultant, Surbana Jurong Consultants
Andrew Bellamy, Principal Consultant, CETEC
Anthony Bernheim, Healthy and Resilient Buildings Program Manager, San Francisco International Airport
Bernard Clement, Healthy Building Portfolio Leader, Johnson Controls
Christopher Schaffner, CEO and Founder, The Green Engineer, Inc.
Denas Karnauskas, Senior Sustainability and Physics Engineer, Buro Happold
Dusan Licina, Professor, EPFL
Ed Stuber, Portfolio Lead for Industrial Hygiene SGS NA, SGS North America
Eric Sun, IAQ Business Development Manager, Daikin Applied
Giuliano Camerini, UK Health and Wellbeing Lead, CBRE
Graeme McLeish, Principal Consultant, QED Environmental
Hrisa Gatzoulis, Director of Sustainability, Rudin
Jean Carlos dos Santos, Consulting Engineer, Petinelli
Jerald Cook, Senior Industrial Hygienist, Intertek-PSI
Jeremy Poling, Senior Associate, Sustainability Team Leader, Stantec Consulting Services
Lauren Wallace, Principal, Director of Sustainability, Epsten Group, Inc.
Liam Bates, CEO, Kaiterra
Marilou Communeau, Sustainability Project Manager, Certifications Technical Lead, Vinci Construction
Mark Carpenter, Principal Scientist, UL Solutions
Melissa Wrolstad, Managing Director - Technical Advisory Studio, Ecoworks Studio
Oscar Hernandez, Energy Efficiency Expert, ENAIRFLOW
Ryan Ben Sabilala, Sustainability Manager, Majid Al Futtaim
Sandra Dedesko, Scientific Researcher, EPFL
Shaun Hill, Company Director, Forsta Projects Ltd
So Young Hyun, Director, JLL
Sotirios Papathanasiou, Lead Author, Global Open Air Quality Standards (GO AQS)
Stephen Hanon, Chief Operating Officer, AEON Learning Sciences
Tom Watson, IEQ Consultant, PureLiving
Valerie Johnston, Director, Indoor Environmental Quality, Pinchin Ltd.

Water Concept Advisory

Advises WELL on how to guide projects to facilitate management of water quality and accessibility.

Adam Garnys, Principal Consultant, CETEC Pty Ltd
Amy Cornelius, Sustainability Consultant, GreenBeams
Andrew Jacque, Chief Scientist, Water Quality Investigations, LLC
Andrew Ward, Division Manager, Water Solutions Group
Apostolis Sambanis, VP of Sustainability, Sloan
Glynn Skerratt, Sustainability Educator, Skerratt.com
Joshua Lefkowitz, Data Engineering Manager, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Marcos Bensoussan, Founder, Setri
Marie Sukova, Sustainability Consultant, CBRE
Matt Howard, Vice President, Water Stewardship, The Water Council
Paul Bierman-Lytle, President, Sustainable Environment Associates Corporation
Rachel Nicely, Director of Sustainable Programs, Sustainable Building Partners
Ron Becker, SVP Operations & Sustainability, Brandywine Realty Trust
Ronald Li, CEO, Urban Spring
Sarah Bailey, Principal Consultant, QED Environmental Services
Shaker Katu, Sustainability manager, Mohammed bin Salman Nonprofit City
Siddharth Bhat, Mechanical Engineer III, DLZ Corporation
Tanya Lubner, Director, Professional Certification & Training, Water Quality Association
Tim Keane, Consulting Engineer, Legionella Risk Management, Inc.

Nourishment Concept Advisory

Provides input on how WELL can encourage better eating habits and a healthy food culture.

Allison Miner, Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Allison Pietrucha, Registered Dietitian - Director of Retail, Sodexo
Carlyn Kurtzman, CEO /Founder, MTHR Nutrition
Carolina Hernandez Peratta, Biochemist-Longevity specialist, Longevity Zone SL/ Loonga.org
Dana Musolf, Sustainability Consultant, Ecoworks
Daniela Elazari, Director of Well-Being, Columbia University
Deanne Brandstetter, VP Nutrition & Wellness, Compass Group North America
Erin Boyd Kappelhof, CEO, Eat Well Global
Jacquelyn Womble, Owner, Registered Dietitian, Exercise Physiologist, Living Sharp, LLC Integrative & Functional Fitness, Nutrition & Wellbeing
Kate Spina, Nutritionist, Kate Spina Nutrition
Marlene Janco, Owner, President, Healthy People Strategies, LLC
Michael D. Ham, President, Wild Orchard
Michelle Lockert, Interior Designer, Holhaus
Nina Curtis, Director & Executive Chef, Plant'ish & Co.
Pauline Souza, Partner, Director of Sustainability, WRNS Studio
Riya Varghese, Project Executive
Sara Roberts, CEO, Founder, Well Purposed
Sitanshu Singhdeo, VP - Facility Management, Brigade Group
Toni Gocke Wyre, Director, Program of Interior Design, Owner, University of Central Arkansas | DesignWyre Studio

Light Concept Advisory

Provides guidance to WELL on how to integrate lighting systems designed to increase alterness, enhance experience and support sleep.

Angel Perez Morata, Environmental Consultant, Daylight Specialist, ACC glass and fasade consultants
Ashkan Etemad, Project Manager, LEEDinIran
Brent Protzman, Director of Product Management, Lutron Electronics
Chad Groshart, Principal, Schuler Shook
Chi-Liang Lawrence Lin, CEO, Lighting Recipe Studio Limited
Chris Fournier, Technical Policy Manager, Signify
Dorene Maniccia, Principal, LightMinded Consulting, LLC
Girish Bhardwaj, Director, Blink Box Studio Pvt Ltd
Glenn Heinmiller, Principal, Lam Partners
Graham Whittaker, Director, Zumtobel lighting
Herwin Gunawan, Director, ALTA Integra
Jeannine Fisher Wang, Director of Specialty Technology Solutions, Acuity Brands
Kavin N, Project Manager, En3 Sustainability Solutions Pvt Ltd
Ken Esterly, Director Health/Wellness, TLD
Lard Vanobbergen, Chief Energy Officer, watts ON
Les Kacev, Principal, LEDmetric
Meko Huang, Lighting Designer, Arcadis
Meng Gong, Sustainable Sesign Leader, HOK
Michael Lehman, General Manager and Director of Design and Product Management, ConTech Lighting
Nancy Clanton, CEO, Visibility Innovations LLC
Neha Vyas, Sustainable Programs Manager, Sustainable Building Partners
Rachel Fitzgerald, Principal, Discipline Lead, Lighting, Stantec
Rajesh Mukesh, Deputy General Manager, Crompton Lighting
Renée (Catherine) Leskowat, Senior Lighting Designer, Hartranft Lighting Studios
Robert Soler, Chief Scientist, BIOS Lighting
Shelley James, Director, Age of Light Innovations
Stella Murray, Lighting Sales Associate, Landscape Forms
Susana Babic, Specification Lead International Lights
Tatsukiyo Uchida, General Manager, Panasonic Corporation
Thiago Ferreira, Sustainability Project Leader, Ramboll
Tim Bowes, Head of Academy, Whitecroft Lighting
Vikki Lew, Architect, ESG Specialist, Fk Facade
Zeinab Alameddine, Senior Consultant Sustainability and Green Building Certification, Porsche Holding GmbH

Movement Concept Advisory

Provides guidance to WELL on how to incorporate design and policy interventions that promote physical activity and movement.

Andrea Terrien, WELL Specialist, Catalyst Partners
Benazir Noor Mohamed, Student, Independent Consultant
Emily Sanders, Job Captain, HKS Inc.
Hidekazu Sawada, Manager, Shimizu Corporation
Iva Durakovic, Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
James Nash, Co-Founder, ActiveScore Certification
Jeff Hochberg, Sustainable Building Certification Specialist, Gresham Smith
Jennie Stallings, Partner/Commercial Manager, ChelseaGREEN
Jennifer Kovarik, Educator, Landscape Architect and Planner University of Colorado, Exolution Deisign
Lauren Gant, Senior Workplace Advisory Manager, HNI
Libby Dunne, Senior Sustainability Manager, Sustainable Investment Group
Lillian Antonio, Ergonomics Consultant, The Modern Ergonomist
Lucy Hart, Director, Workplace Ergonomics and Well-being, ergoCentric Inc.
Man Yi (Justine) Chim, Director and Principal Consultant, Chim's Ergonomics and Safety Limited
Marjorie Werrell, Ergonomist, Ergoworks Consulting, LLC
Matt Morley, Owner, Biofit
Nichola Adams, Founder & CEO, Inspired Ergonomics
Rachel Zive, Senior Learning Strategist YuzuYello, an IPG Health Company
Samantha Varela Shireman, Associate Director of Certifications, New Development Committee Lead, Verdani Partners
Sara Pazell, Principal Work Design Strategiest, ViVA health at work
Sara Greenwood, Principal, Greenwood Consulting Group, LLC
Shruti Narkar, Sustainability Project Manager, JLL
Teresa Bellingar, Senior Corporate Ergonomist, Haworth, Inc

Thermal Comfort Advisory

Provides input to WELL on how to make building interventions that maximize thermal comfort.

Albert So, Director, Asian Institute of Built Environment
Amanda O'Donnell, Senior Research Engineer, CUNY Building Performance Lab
Amit Ranjan, Leader Global Airside & APAC Data Center Engineering, Carrier HVAC
Andres Schwarz, Founder, Green Certification Consultants
Christopher Galarza, Culinary Sustainability Consultant, Forward Dining Solutions/EcoChef
Diksha Vijapur, Associate (Sustainability), Steensen Varming
Eng Ofetotse, Senior Lecturer in Built Environment, University of Greenwich
Esteban Martinez, Cofounder & COO, Green Loop
Isadora Martins Costa, Sustainability Consultant, StraubJunqueira
Jiannan Luo, Associate Partner - Senior Environmental Design Analyst, Foster + Partners
John Harrison, Senior Manager EMEA, BEE Incorporations, Netherlands
Jordi Saiz Malavia, Senior Sustainability and Green Building Consultant, Green Living Projects
Kapil Mehrotra, Consultant, KAPIL MEHROTRA
Mike Workman, Senior Consultant, Performance Testing Studio, Ecoworks Studio
Mike Woolsey, Business Development Manager, Swegon
Mohammad Abbasi, Lead Consultant, WSP
Prajakta Dalal-Kulkarni, Director, Third Wave Environmental Design
Shoumik Desai, PhD student, Carleton University
Stefano Schiavon, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Tim Beuker, Indoor Climate Specialist, Bba Indoor Environmental Consultancy
Warren Li, Senior Associate, Sustainability, LCI Consultants

Sound Concept Advisory

Provides guidance to WELL on how to reduce harmful or distracting noise through interior and exterior building elements, surface finish treatments and enhanced noise control.

Anat Grant, Principal, Specialty Services Leader, DLR Group
Antwan van Haaren, Consultant Building Physics, DGMR
Chris Pollock, Principal, Arup
Christine Graf, Senior Consultant, Performance Testing Studio, Ecoworks Studio
Doreen Abraham, Associate, Aercoustics Engineering Ltd
Doug Leaffer, Professor, Northern Essex Community College
Emily Dunn, Director of Workplace Strategy, EUA
Ethan Bourdeau, Principal Consultant, Bourdeau Acoustical Design
Evan Benway, CEO, Moodsonic
Hasan Akil, Acoustic Team Manager, Sweco UK
Ioannis Timagenis, Architect Engineer-Acoustics Design Consultant, NTUA School of Architecture
Jack Harvie-Clark, Managing Director, Apex Acoustics Ltd
James Whitlock, Acoustic Engineer, Marshall Day Acoustics
Jeremy Thorbahn, Principal Consultant, Thorbahn Acoustics Inc.
Ken Fong, Director of Human-Centred Design, E-LAB Consulting
Kishore Kumar K, Assistant Manager - Sustainability, Conserve Solutions
Kristen Murphy, Sustainability Lead, Acentech, Inc.
Lily Nikolova, Principal Acoustics Engineer, WSP
Mitchell Allen, Associate, Arup
Sharon Jacob, Senior Workplace Designer, Design Solutions, JLL
Simon Hancock, Director, Quantum Acoustics Ltd
Viken Koukounian, Director of Engineering, Parklane Mechanical Acoustics

Materials Concept Advisory

Advises WELL on how to help projects mitigate hazardous chemical risk to people and the environment through material ingredient content screening, emission restrictions, transparency tools and protocols for worker protection.

Allison Allen, VP Membership & Certification, National Pest Management Association
Amy Costello, Product Stewardship & Sustainability Manager, Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Anjanette Green, Owner, Founder, A Greener Space
Arsany Louka Arsany Louka, Senior. Sustainability Manager, Expo City Dubai
Brittany Storm, Sustainability Manager, MAPEI Corporation
Deborah Soulier, Principal Designer, Soulier Design Studio
Emily Busam, Sustainability and Social Equity Project Manager, Health Product Declaration Collaborative
Emine Mehmet, Health & Wellbeing Strategist, WELL Space
Eszter Gulacsy, Technical Director, Mott MacDonald
Jennifer Taranto, Vice President of Sustainability, STO Building Group
Joel Todd, Consultant, Joel Ann Todd Consulting
John Mlade, Director, Wight & Company
Judy Auld, Sustainability Consultant, Bureau Veritas Australia
Kim Williamson, Interior Designer, Carleton Hart Architecture
Mara Baum, Partner, Architect, DIALOG
María Fernanda Aguirre, Executive Director (CEO), Chile Green Building Council
Maria Vittoria Gubbiotti, ESG and Sustainability Advisor, CBRE SpA
Patty Olinger, Chief Relationship Officer, Varro, Inc
Radhna Saxena, Associate, Sustainability Consultant, Atelier Ten
Ray Wallin, Vice President - Estimating & Sustainability, Torcon, Inc.
Roberta Attanasio, Associate Professor, Georgia State University
Rose Gicheru, Green Building Consultant/ Designer, Wacheke Eco Fold Studios
Sarah Michelman, Principal Sustainable Design Consultant, The Green Engineer, Inc
Shawn Moss, Architect, Senior Advisor Sustainability and Climate Change, Concordia University
Tanya Eagle, Director, Sustainable Buildings Team Lead, JLL
Teresa McGrath, Chief Research Officer, Habitable
Troy Virgo, Director of Product Compliance & Sustainability, Shaw Industries, Inc

Mind Concept Advisory

Provides feedback on how WELL can support cognitive and emotional health through mental health policies, stress management programs, biophilic and restorative design.

Amira Ayoub, CEO, Kawn - Regenerative Built Environment Practitioners
Anant Maria, Architect
Annemarie Lombard, Founder, CEO, Thought leader, Sensory Intelligence Consulting
Carolina Wernicke, Sustainability Consultant, GBRI
Charrisse Johnston, Principal & Co-Founder, studioSALT
Dr. Maria da Piedade Ferreira, Dr. Arch, Corporeal Architecture / Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart - HFT
Eftychia Eliopoulou, Architect
Elizabeth Keppler, Senior Project Interior Designer, Dewberry
Elizabeth Younge, Customer Vertical Marketing Director - Architectural Solutions, Steelcase, Inc
Heidi Dening, Speaker, Author, Lifestyle Sanctuary Pty Ltd
Jessica Patrick, Technical Designer, Gensler
Joy Knoblauch, Associate Professor, University of Michigan
Julia Xiang, Head of Corporate Communications APAC, Lead of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion APAC, Covestro (Shanghai) Investment Co., Ltd.
Juliete Miguel-Pacheco, Consultant & Designer, Hotel Expert, Project Management , Sustainable Advisor, Freelance
Maria Paolini, Project Manager, SDC
Maria A. El Helou, Founder, CEO, Momentous Habitat Architecture and Research Office
Maria Eduarda Alvares Kopper, Architect, ADK Servicos de Arquitetura
Marisa Nemcik, Associate Vice President, CannonDesign
McKinly Dortch, Sustainability Consultant, Ecoworks Studio
Melinda Mandla, National Sustainability Manager, JLL
Nan Summers, Founding Partner, Designing with Nature
Natali Ghawi, Founder & Principal Consultant, Health Equity and Resilience Manager, NABAD Consulting/WorldGBC
Nicole Craanen, Owner & Founder, The Biophilic Design Institute
Pam Sethi, Founder, Delphia Advisory & Wellness
Pamela Smith, Licensed Professional Counselor, Beautiful Minds Counseling
Rita Trombin, President, Italian Academy of Biophilia (AIB)
Sadhana Jagannath, ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Imperial College London
Sam Brunsden, Managing Director, Dyntec Limited
Sanjukta Sinha, Manager - Business Development, Shaw Contract
Teresa Ribeiro, Architect, Irmãos Mota, Lda
Tyrone Yang, Healthy Building Design Consultant, Entegra + Architectural Health

Community Concept Advisory

Provides guidance to WELL on how to increase access to essential healthcare, promote workplace health and accommodate new parents while establishing an inclusive, integrated community through social equity, civic engagement and accessible design.

Avneet Gujral, Senior Sustainability Strategist, Jacobs
Beata Kepowicz, Chief Finance and Operations Officer (Poland), CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
Debapriya Ojha, Head - Corporate Services (Administration), Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd
Debbie Plavinskas, ESG Design Manager, Overbury PLC
Dr. Christine Bruckner, Director, M Moser Associates
Eric Huang Chih-Ming, Senior Manager, SMRT Trains
Eva Glosson, Senior Consultant, Asperity Consultation
Hasitha Herath, Sustainability Manager, Pivotal International-NEOM
Jennifer Berthelot-Jelovic, Founder & CEO, A SustainAble Production (ASAP)
Kavita Gusain, Associate Director, Wrap Engineering
Lisa MacVicar, Principal, Lisa MacVicar Consulting & Coaching Inc.
Marwa Alshara, Lead Architect, Reimagine Architects
May Lin Chang, Architect, HGA
Mchezaji Axum, Dir Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education, University of the Distric of Columbia and Earth and Food Systems Intl
Monte Harris, Physician Advisor, AMoDAOS and Howard University
Naree Phinyawatana, Director, Atelier Ten
Natali Ghawi, Founder, Health, Equity and Resilience Manager, NABAD Consulting / WorldGBC
Robin Mellon, CEO, Better Sydney
Ruffina Thilakaratne, Programme Director, Professor, Hong Kong Chu Hai College
Shanica Saenrak Hall, Sustainability Project Technical Lead, Stantec
Susannah Burock, Principal, Workplace Strategy & Experience, Zenixspace
Tatjana Minulla, Senior Expert WELL + ESG, PhD Candidate in CSR, Lecturer, ibak Hamburg GmbH | HSBA

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