Contributors

Acknowledgement

The Division of the State Architect (DSA), which coordinated the production of these materials, acknowledges the contributions of authors and editors who donated their valuable time to this effort:

Julie Barrett serves as the Business Development Director and Senior Educational Facilities Planner for WWCOT Architects and Interiors.

Julie Barrett began her educational facilities planning career as a technical writer, plan checker and educational facilities planner on national projects for public and private entities. Julie is a licensed elementary school teacher. She is a certified human behavior specialist and a national speaker on education, learning and facilities planning. Julie teaches administrators, teachers, students, parents and businesses the value of the big picture by melding the planning process with the education process. Julie is passionate about the entire process of planning, design, construction, education and learning and loves to share her knowledge with others.

WWCOT Architects and Interiors is a 40 plus year-old architectural and interiors firm where Julie works with a team of talented and dedicated architects, planners and construction experts.

Mr. Bellet is a registered Civil and Structural Engineer. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering and his M.S. in Structural Engineering from University of California, Davis.

He worked from 1975 to 1986 for the US Army Corps of Engineers as a
Structural Design Engineer. He performed the structural design of major buildings and bridges and conducted investigations and wrote technical reports on the structural safety of dams, buildings, gate towers, and tunnels.

At DSA, Mr. Bellet has worked as a structural safety plan reviewer for public schools, community colleges, and state essential services buildings. In his current position he is responsible for code and policy development for the design review and construction inspection oversight of public school construction projects. He was principal investigator for the "Seismic Safety Inventory of California Public Schools", 2002. He also participated in the development of the "Guide and Checklist for Non-Structural Earthquake Hazards in California Schools", 2003. He has developed and presented numerous papers on the policies, history, implementation, and post-earthquake studies of seismic safety of California public schools to diverse organizations such as research and professional organizations, Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Committee, Coalition of Adequate School Housing, the School Facilities Manufactures Association, and California State Allocation Board, as well as California school districts, the Seismic Safety Commission, and California Legislative Committees.

Frederick Biedenweg, President and founder of Pacific Partners Consulting Group has over twenty years of experience in higher education management.
Prior to forming Pacific Partners, he was associate provost at Stanford University, first for budgeting and planning where he was responsible for the University's Long Range Financial Forecast, and then for libraries and information resources where he developed and implemented three-year strategic plans for academic and administrative computing, networking, telecommunications and the libraries.
He contributed A Robust Faculty Planning Model, to a collection of papers published in 1996 by Stanford University Press, and is co-author of Before the Roof Caves In: A Predictive Model for Physical Plant Renewal, published by APPA. Biedenweg recently served on the NSF review panel on Networking Infrastructure for Education.
He received his undergraduate degree from Harvey Mudd College (B.S., mathematics, 1974), his master's degrees from Claremont Graduate School (M.A., statistics, 1975) and Stanford University (M.S., electrical engineering, 1978), and his Ph.D. from Stanford University (Ph.D., operations research, 1980).

Bill is an architect with a long background in environmental issues and energy-efficiency. As Architectural Programs Coordinator at Pacific Gas & Electric Company's (PG&E) Pacific Energy Center (PEC), he oversees architectural educational programs and consultations, with a focus on improved building performance through good site design, high performance glazing, daylighting, and other green building strategies.
Immediately prior to joining PG&E, Bill managed the Vital Signs Curriculum Project. Vital Signs, organized through the University of California, Berkeley, assisted educators in incorporating energy-efficiency and building performance topics into architectural curricula at schools throughout North America. Bill practiced architecture in the San Francisco offices of HOK and MBT Architecture, where he focused on health care and laboratory projects.
Bill received his M.Arch. degree from the University of Oregon in 1986 and a B.A. from Grinnell College in 1976. He is a registered architect in the State of California, a member of the American Institute of Architects, and a LEED 2.0 Accredited Professional.

Principal; School Site Solutions, Inc. Jim was Assistant Director of the California Dept. of Education's (CDE) School Facilities Planning Division (SFPD). There he was responsible for supervising the staff that approved all K-12 school sites in California, and for all written policies related to the school site selections and approval process.

Jim has also been an assistant City Planner, school planner for several school districts, and for 17 years a Sierra College District Trustee. Jim has also served on the Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH) Board of Directors.

Mr. Conrad currently serves as Principal Architect for the Division of the State Architect (DSA), and chairs the Schools Workgroup under the Department of General Services (DGS) Green Action Team, in support of the Governor's Executive Order S-20-04. Mr. Conrad also serves as the Executive Director of the DSA Advisory Board and as the Executive Director of the State Historical Building Safety Board. Mr. Conrad previously served as Executive Director of the California Building Standards Commission.

Prior to assuming his position with the State, he practiced architecture in Ojai, California. His practice included residential, commercial, institutional, governmental, educational and health care projects. He was active in local governmental affairs, serving a term on the Ojai City Council and as Mayor in 1984.

Dick Cowan is the Vice President for Clark & Sullivan's Northern California Operations. Dick's 37 years of experience are split among careers as a public sector facility director, a consultant construction manger for school districts and most recently a school general contractor.
Dick has advised large and small school districts on ways to divide up school construction work to best match local industry capabilities, labor conditions, and material availabilities. He recently spent eight months doing this for the San Diego Unified School District, but has done it for rural districts such as the Lassen Union High School District and Gold Trail Unified School District.
Dick's extensive experience covers the full range, from managing construction input to design services to construction. He served as principal-in-charge for Antioch School District's Carmen Dragon Elementary School, the first AB1402 design-build school to receive DSA approval and complete construction. He was appointed to and is currently serving on the DSA Advisory Board.

Currently Principal and Director of Cuningham Group Architecture's Education Studio in Minneapolis, MN., Mr. Dufault oversees the planning, design, management, and construction of the Studio's education projects. Dedicated to creating effective learning environments for students of all ages, he helped develop the Group's "Vision-Based Planning Process", a consensus-planning model that shapes the academic environment around the vision for learning and the values of the community it serves.

Professional affiliations include: American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (Advisory Group Leader), Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI), and Association of School Curriculum and Development (ASCD).

Vice President and Chief Business Officer of the Business Services Division for the San Joaquin Delta Community College District in Stockton, CA serving nearly 20,000 students in the region. Mr. Dunn manages the operational budget and capital improvement program for the Community College District. As a member of the President's Executive Cabinet, he provides administrative leadership and direction to the Division staff in areas such as Bond Program Management, Facilities Management, Finance, Accounting, Purchasing, and Risk Management.

He served previously as the Facilities Planning and Development Director for the Los Angeles Community College District and worked in this area in the K-12 school system and County government. Before joining public service he worked in the architectural profession in the private sector.

Mr. Dunn's recent professional affiliations include: Division of the State Architect Advisory Board (DSAAB), Community College Facility Coalition (CCFC) Board of Directors, Association of Chief Building Officials (ACBO) Facilities Task Force, and the Bay Area Schools Insurance Cooperative (BASIC) Board.

Dennis has over 20 years of experience in educational facility planning, design, and project management. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH), and chairs the CASH Architects' Committee. He regularly meets with the policy makers from DSA, CDE and OPSC. He is also a member of the State Allocation Board (SAB) Implementation Committee.

He has been very active in the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) and through that organization has studied planning principles from across the United States. Dennis is a LEED-Accredited Professional.

Mr. Francis has been practicing architecture for over 30 years, in all aspects of the profession including Principal in his own firm. He is currently a Senior Project Manager with LPA, Inc., Roseville office. Mr. Francis has been involved in K-14 public school design and construction since 1985, and has completed projects in northern and southern California ranging from master planning to new construction and modernization

Mr. Francis was a member of the DSA Advisory Board from 1992 to 2002 and is currently a member of the DSAAB Excellence in Public Schools Committee. Prior to moving from Los Angeles to the Sacramento area in 1991, Mr. Francis was an active member of the Los Angeles Conservancy, with a term as Board member. Mr. Francis has been a member of the AIA since 1975 and has served on several local AIA committees, including Cultural Heritage, Speakers Bureau, and Dialogue.

With over twenty-six years of architectural experience, Mr. Gaudineer has had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of project types, including multi-family and seniors housing, commercial, healthcare and educational facilities.

As President and CEO of Flewelling & Moody, Scott oversees a staff of 60 including 19 registered architects, shared between the firm's California offices in Pasadena and Lancaster. The firm has a well-respected reputation for its work on projects in the area of K-12 and higher education over its 78-year history.

Over the years, Scott has been involved in the design of over 200 educational projects — school designs known and respected for being highly functional yet "pride of the community" facilities. Scott earned his Bachelor of Architecture, with honors, from California Polytechnic State University, SLO in 1980. His professional affiliations include the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Institute of Architects, California Council (AIACC), where he is currently the Vice President of Practice & Regulation. He is a regent for the California Architectural Foundation. He was appointed to a three-year term, as an Architect Member, to the Division of State Architect Advisory Board (DSAAB) in 2006.

Bill Gould is an award-winning architect who has dedicated his practice both to the planning and design of educational and community facilities and to the concept of Art in Architecture, integrating collaboratively created public art into the environment.

Gould opened his firm, Bill Gould Design, Art and Architecture in 1996. The firm has won many honors and awards for its work, which include the Local Government Commission's, Ahwahanee Award for the Art and Architecture program, the Coalition for Adequate School Housing and the American Institute of Architects California Council, Leroy F. Greene Design Awards for Theuerkauf Elementary School, and Galarza Elementary School.

As the City of Torrance, CA Fire Marshal/Battalion Chief (Retired), Mr. Hall has forty-three years experience in all aspects of Fire Service. He worked extensively with various communities and entities including public schools in areas such as fire prevention, inspection, suppression, and investigation. He served on a committee that developed national award-winning training materials for schools regarding shelter in-place. He was actively involved with the Model Code development process for several years, and represented California Fire Chiefs (Los Angeles Chapter) on a Committee that established regulations for the Certified Unified Program Agencies (CUPA) for the Environmental Protection Agency Secretary, and was a member of the State Fire Marshal's Fire and Life Safety Advisory Committee.

Professional Affiliations: Division of the State Architect Advisory Board (DSAAB), California Fire Chiefs - Los Angeles Chapter, Southern California Fire Prevention Officers, Los Angeles Area Fire Marshals Association (founding member), California Conference of Arson Investigators (CCAI) lifetime member, and South Bay Arson Control Team (founding member). In addition, Mr. Hall conducted several specialized training courses and held various offices in fire and life safety and hazardous materials storage. With a teaching credential at the Community College level, Mr. Hall taught various fire technology courses for eighteen years.

Kristin Heinen is a Project Manager at Architectural Energy Corporation (AEC) and Assistant Director for the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) Program. Kristin manages CHPS's legislative affairs, governance, and its tools and resources.

Kristin received a B.S. in Environmental Design from U.C. Davis and completed a Masters focusing in Environmental Science, Policy and Management from Columbia University. She is a LEED Accredited Professional.

Charles A. Higueras, AIA is an expert in the design of educational facilities and has successfully completed many K-14 and university projects over the course of his 23 year career. As the Director of VBN's Educational Facilities Group, Mr. Higueras leads and manages the firm's education-related projects. He has provided leadership on many commissions in the past decade and has been a steadfast advocate for the delivery of quality, high-performing school facilities, both through his work and active involvement in professional and educational organizations.

Mr. Higueras currently serves as a member of the Division of the State Architect Advisory Board (DSAAB), advising the State Architect on interpretation and creation of policies. Additionally, he serves as the chair of the Board's Committee on Excellence assisting in the development of the web-based document, Excellence in Public Educational Facilities, oriented to assisting trustees and superintendents to better understand how to achieve excellence in instructional environments.

He is the current president of the San Francisco Public Library Commission. Previously, he served as president of the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and as chair of the AIA's California Council, Facilities Committee. He was educated at University of California, Berkeley where he received his B.A. and Masters in Architecture.

Stephen J. Kirk is President of Kirk Associates, a 15 person small business which specializes in value analysis, choosing by advantages, life cycle costing, sustainability, facility economics, and strategic value planning services. He has over 25 years experience in applying value based design decision-making techniques to a wide variety of facilities, including educational buildings.

Dr. Kirk is a registered architect, a fellow of the AIA, a CVS-Life, and is a "LEED Accredited Professional" by the US Green Buildings Council. He served as president of SAVE International (value society) in 1998-99, is Director and Vice President of Education for the Miles Value Foundation, and is a Fellow of SAVE. He is the author/co-author of eight books related to value analysis. This year Dr Kirk received the Distinguished Service Award from the Engineering Society of Detroit & SAVE International Greater Michigan Chapter. He also currently serves as a Member of the Industry Advisory Panel, U.S. State Department.

Steve is a Senior Fulbright Scholar in architecture and received his doctorate degree at the University of Michigan.

Received her Masters degree in Architecture from UCLA. JoAnn Koplin has spent the last 22 years as an advocate for education reform and policy development. She served as member and president of the Beverly Hills board of education and was selected in 1994 to serve on a Senate select committee to evaluate the schools affected by the Northridge earthquake. As a member of the DSA Advisory board, JoAnn continues as chair of the Emergency Preparedness committee and co-chair of the Excellence committee to promote new ideas and policies in support of school facility design.

JoAnn currently works as the Director of Facilities for the California Charter Schools Association. She assists charter schools in California with facility compliance issues for local jurisdictions and the state. She provides training as well as technical assistance. In partnership with the Los Angeles Mayors office and the City Planning & Building Departments, she has developed a series of seminars for design and construction professionals working with K-12 schools and community colleges.

Affiliations and annual conference presentations, past and present, include: Coalition of Adequate School Housing (CASH), California School Board Association (CSBA), Coalition of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI), and the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA).

Dan Levernier is the Regional Manager of the Division of the State Architect's Sacramento Regional Office. Mr. Levernier has more than 26 years of structural engineering experience including 19 years with DSA. He is a licensed Civil and Structural Engineer in the State of California. Mr. Levernier is a past president of the Structural Engineers Association of Central California.

A licensed professional architect experienced in various types of architectural projects including public schools and universities, Mr. Peterson has worked for public school districts, governmental agencies, and private industry. As Coordinator of Facilities Planning for the Ontario-Montclair School District (OMSD) in Ontario, CA, he currently directs the design and construction of forty-six new construction and modernization projects.

Professional Affiliations: Division of the State Architect Advisory Board (DSAAB), National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), California School Boards Association (CSBA), Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH), and International Code Council (ICC). Professional License/Registration: California Architect and Disaster Service Worker/Architect (CA Office of Emergency Services).

In addition, Mr. Peterson currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Alta Loma School District, Oral Exam Commissioner for the California Architects Board, and Coordinator of the OMSD Measure T Citizens' Oversight Committee.

Steve has extensive experience in designing facilities, including schools, for optimum sound quality, sound transmission loss, measuring sound, analyzing data and developing realistic solutions to sound and vibration problems.

TAVG was formed in Sacramento by Steve in 1986. He has completed over 2000 projects encompassing a wide scope of work. Clients have included school districts, retail businesses and commercial firms, architects, engineering and mechanical companies, governments and governmental agencies, developers, contractors, churches, and hospitals.

Steve received a Master of Science degree in an acoustics multi-disciplinary program in 1979 from the Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, and he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from OSU in 1972. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Acoustics in Oregon, the only state with a test for this discipline. He also attained certification by the Institute of Noise Control Engineers in 1981, and by the Vibration Institute as Vibration Specialist III in 1994. Steve is currently a member of The Vibration Institute, Acoustical Society of America, Institute of Noise Control Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers.

Founder and Chief Operating Officer of RMA Construction Services, Inc., a full service construction management and consulting firm. Prior to his work at RMA.

Ray spent more than 22 years working in public schools on both the K-12 and community college levels. Starting in 1977 as a high school teacher, Ray has served as a Facilities Administrator and Deputy Superintendent. In 1999 he left the public schools to work for Parsons Brinckerhoff Construction Services, a major engineering, design and project management firm, as their Director of Educational Services. In 2003, Ray and his business partner Dennis Martinez formed RMA.

Ray has been involved with school facilities issues on both the local and national levels and has helped school districts throughout California improve their facilities management and construction programs. Ray has been a licensed General Building Contractor since 1979.

Mr. Scott is a licensed professional architect with a wide range of experience, especially in the area of Accessibility. He is presently the Deputy Director Physical Access for the City and County of San Francisco. In addition to his work in the public sector, he has prior corporate and private industry experience.

Professional Affiliations: American Institute of Architects (AIA), National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), ASTM, and former member of the Division of the State Architect Advisory Board (DSAAB). In addition, he currently serves as a member of the following organizations: ASTM F-24 Amusement Rides and Devices Committee, ASTM F-14 Consumer Products, Playgrounds, and Aquatic Equipment Committee, International Code Council (ICC), International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, and Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.

Mr. Shields is Principal with Capital Engineering Consultants in Sacramento, CA. He has expertise in the areas of energy conservation, mechanical systems, building management systems, fire protection and large built-up mechanical systems. He has extensive public school experience predominantly in northern California.

Mr. Shields is affiliated with; the Division of the State Architect Advisory Board (DSAAB), CA Hospital Building Safety Board, CA Building Standards Commission Health Facilities Project Committee, FEMA/USC Hospital Seismic Project Advisory Board, American Consulting Engineers Council, Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California, and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers.

Professional Registrations: California Mechanical Engineer, Nevada Mechanical Engineer

Mr. Shields was topic editor for Asset Management, and wrote the following articles:

Alison Whitelaw FAIA, LEED Accredited Professional, is a licensed Architect and President of Platt/Whitelaw Architects, a San Diego firm with extensive experience in the design of schools. Ms Whitelaw is Past President of AIA San Diego, Past President of, and current Board Member of the San Diego Architectural Foundation, Board member of San Diego Lambda Alpha International and member of the local AIA Committee on the Environment.

Ms Whitelaw has lectured on various Sustainable Design topics at local, State and National levels and has taught Sustainable Design classes at the NewSchool of Architecture for the past seven years. Her firm's work has received numerous awards including the first building in the United States to receive the Energy Star label and the American Institute of Architects' Top Ten Green Buildings award. It was this philosophy that led to her interest in investigating how the design of the built environment contributes to human performance, health and well being.

As President of the San Diego Architectural Foundation, Ms Whitelaw led the effort to create the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture which was San Diego's Legacy Project for the 2003 National AIA Convention. This two year effort involved bringing neuroscience researchers and architects together to explore the possibility that emerging neuroscience research will eventually inform architects about how the built environment affects the human brain. Ms. Whitelaw continues as Board Member and CEO of the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture,

Assistant Director of California Department of Education's (CDE) School Facility Planning Division (SFPD) since Oct. of 2003. For seven years prior to that Mr. Yeager was an SFPD field representative.

For ten years before joining CDE, he was a Facility planner in various school districts in California.

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