WELL Advisories
Concepts
WELL Concept Advisors shape the development and evolution of the ten WELL concepts.
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.
2026 WELL Concept Advisories
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 BV
Alessandro Bisagni, Founder & President, BEE Incorporations
Anthony Abate, Chief Technology Officer, Clean Air Group Inc.
Anthony Bernheim, Healthy & Resilient Buildings Program Manager, San Francisco International Airport
Bernard Clement, Portfolio Leader Healthy Building, Johnson Controls
Bernardo Frias Bouchez, Consultant, Woonerf Inc.
Bieito Silva Potí, Director, ACSOS
Christopher Schaffner, CEO & Founding Principal, The Green Engineer, Inc.
Cristina Greenfield, Founder & President, Conscious Healthy Home
Denas Karnauskas, Senior Sustainability & Physics Engineer, Buro Happold
Dusan Licina, Associate Professor, EPFL
Ed Stuber, SME for Industrial Hygiene for SGS North America, SGS North America
Eduardo Straub, Wellness Consultant & Founder, StraubJunqueira
Eric Sun, IAQ Business Development Manager, Daikin
Giuliano Camerini, Associate Director – Wellbeing Projects Lead, CBRE
Graeme McLeish, Principal Consultant, QED Environmental
Hannah Wong, Principal Engineer, Cundall
Heinz Huber, President, Edelweiss Technology Solutions
Hrisa Gatzoulis, VP, Head of Sustainability, Rudin
Ilia Sokolinskii, Senior Project Manager WELL + Performance Testing, ibak Hamburg GmbH
Jean Carlos dos Santos, Engineer, Petinelli
Jerald Cook, Senior Industrial Hygienist, Intertek
Jeremy Poling, Senior Associate, Sustainability Team Leader, Stantec
Joel Jude Tadeo, Regional Sustainability Manager, Knauf MEASA
Kristina Mashonova, Managing Partner, Hamster Cleaning Bulgaria
Lauren Wallace, Principal, Director of Sustainability, Epsten Group, Inc., a Salas O’Brien Company
Liam Bates, Co-Founder & CEO, Kaiterra
Maria Figols, Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder, inBiot
Marilou Pfeiffer Communeau, Sustainability Project Manager, Head of Certifications, VINCI Construction
Melissa Wrolstad, Managing Director, Ecoworks Studio
Nathan Shelley, Associate Director, AECOM
Paul Ajiboye, UK Manager, CETEC
Ryan Ben Sabilala, Sustainability Manager, Majid Al Futtaim
Sandra Dedesko, Scientist, EPFL
Shuai Tao, Founder & CEO, Air Aurora Purification Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
So Young Hyun, Principal, Smart Workplaces, Mitie
Sotirios Papathanasiou, Founder, Global Open Air Quality Standards
Stone Silva, Test Lab Technician, Berkeley Analytical
Valerie Johnston, Director, Indoor Environmental Quality, Pinchin Ltd.
Andrew Bellamy, Principal Consultant, CETEC
Water Concept Advisory
Advises WELL on how to guide projects to facilitate management of water quality and accessibility.
Michael D. Ham, Co-Founder & President, RePure
Joel Stout, Senior Sustainability Specialist, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Rachel Noble, Professor, UNC Chapel Hill
Tim Keane, Consulting Engineer, Legionella Risk Management, Inc.
Sarah Bailey, Principal Consultant, QED Environmental Services
Siddharth Bhat, Mechanical Engineer III, DLZ Corporation
Tanya Lubner, Director, Professional Certification & Training, Water Quality Association
Glynn Skerratt, Sustainability Academic, Skerratt.com
Andrew Jacque, Chief Scientist, Water Quality Investigations, LLC
Rachel Nicely, Partner | Sustainable Programs, Sustainable Building Partners
Paul Sambanis, Vice President of Sustainability, Sloan
Paul Bierman-Lytle, Architect / President, Sustainable Environment Associates Corporation
Ronald Li, CEO, Urban Spring
Adam Garnys, Principal Consultant, CETEC
Marcos Bensoussan, CEO, SETRI
Ronald Becker, SVP Operations & Sustainability, Brandywine Realty Trust
Amy Cornelius, Sustainability Consultant, GreenBeams
Matt Howard, Vice President, Water Stewardship, The Water CouncilAdam 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.
Penny Benjamin, Sustainability Consultant, ADP Consulting
Deanne Brandstetter, Culinary Nutrition Strategist, Culinary Nutrition Strategy LLC
Sara Roberts, Founder & CEO, Well Purposed
Marlene Janco, President, Healthy People Strategies, LLC
Toni Gocke Wyre, Director of Interior Design | Sustainability & WELL Consultant, UCA | DesignWyre Studio
Kate Spina, Nutritionist & Hospitality Consultant, Kate Spina Nutrition
Jennifer Roberts, VP, Nutrition & Wellness, Compass Group
Sitanshu Singhdeo, VP, Brigade Group
Pauline Souza, Partner, Director of Sustainability, WRNS Studio
Nina Curtis, Director / Executive Chef, Plant'ish & Co.
Carolina Hernandez Peratta, Biochemist – Longevity Specialist, LongevityZone
Dana Musolf, Senior Manager, Communications + Sustainability Consultant, Ecoworks
Carlyn Kurtzman, CEO / Founder, MTHR Nutrition
Ömer DÖNE, Global Head of Sustainable Workplace, Sanofi
Alexandra Bull, Senior Project Manager, Sustainability, JLL
Lynn Zhang, Sr. Customer Success Manager, Leanpath
David Kenny, Managing Director, Eurest
Allison Pietrucha, Registered Dietitian – Director of Retail Implementation, Sodexo
Riya Verghese, Project Executive, Technology Company
Nick Wu, Registered Dietitian, Previty Healthcare
Light Concept Advisory
Provides guidance to WELL on how to integrate lighting systems designed to increase alterness, enhance experience and support sleep.
Chris Fournier, Technical Policy Manager, Signify
Meko Huang, Principal Lighting Lead, Arcadis
Nicola Callegaro, Building Physics Engineer, Manens SPA
Namrata Dhamankar, Director, Sustain and Save Pvt Ltd
Vikki Lew, Chair, Committee on the Environment / ESG Specialist, AIA International / FK Facade
Zeinab Alameddine, Senior Consultant, Sustainability and Green Building Certification, Porsche Holding GmbH
Tatsukiyo Uchida, General Manager, Panasonic Corporation
Stella Murray, Lighting Sales Associate, Landscape Forms
Renee Leskowat, Lighting Designer, Hartranft Lighting Studios
Lard Vanobbergen, Chief Energy Officer, watts ON
Kavin N, Head Design, En3 Sustainability Solutions Pvt Ltd
Ben Harrison, VP Emerging Technology, Korrus
Tim Bowes, Head of Academy, Whitecroft Lighting
Ashkan Etemad, Project Manager, LEEDINIRAN
Herwin Gunawan, Principal Consultant, ALTA Integra
Shelley James, Director, Age of Light Innovations
Nancy Clanton, Founder, Clanton & Associates
Michael Lehman, General Manager, ConTech Lighting
Jeannine Fisher Wang, Director of Technology Solutions, Acuity Brands
Rajesh Mukesh, Deputy General Manager, Crompton Lighting
Glenn Heinmiller, Principal, Lam Partners
Bob Latimer, Director Engineer, National Photonic Ltd
Katherine Stekr, Principal | Founder, STEK Design Co
Les Kacev, Principal, LEDmetric
Meng Gong, Sustainable Design Leader, HOK
Rachel Fitzgerald, Senior Principal, Discipline Lead, Lighting, Stantec
Chad Groshart, Principal, NYC Lighting Design, Schuler Shook
Neha Vyas, Sustainable Program Manager, Sustainable Building Partners
Brent Protzman, Director – Commercial Shades Product Management, Lutron Electronics, Inc.
Yu Cheng, Consultant, Lighting Recipe Studio
Susana Babic, Specification, International Lights
Michael Kent, Research Fellow, Singapore University of Social Sciences
Lawrence Lin, CEO, Lighting Recipe Studio Limited
Ken Esterly, Director, Health/Wellness, TLD
Graham Whittaker, Director, Zumtobel Lighting
Movement Concept Advisory
Provides guidance to WELL on how to incorporate design and policy interventions that promote physical activity and movement.
Mariana Pallarés, Sustainability Manager, Mace
Andrea Terrien, Consultant, WELL Specialist, Catalyst Partners
Emily Sanders, Job Captain, HKS Inc.
James Nash, Co-Founder, ActiveScore & ModeScore
Jennifer Kovarik, Educator, Landscape Architect, Planner, University of Colorado and Lushworks
Man Yi, Justine Chim, Principal Consultant & Trainer, Ergonomics & OHS, Chim’s Ergonomics and Safety Limited
Shruti Narkar, Senior Sustainability Manager, JLL
Wooree Shin, Postdoctoral Researcher, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Emily Billheimer, Senior Sustainability Manager, Socotec
Sally Yick, Senior Sustainability Specialist, M Moser
Lucy Hart, Director, Workplace Ergonomics and Well-being, ergoCentric
Samantha Varela, Associate Director, Verdani Partners
Isik Goren, Sustainability Consultant, ARUP
Teresa Bellingar, Principal Corporate Ergonomist, Haworth, Inc.
Benazir Noor Mohamed, Architect / Research Associate, UCL
Iva Durakovic, Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
Lillian Antonio, Ergonomics Consultant, The Modern Ergonomist
Nichola Adams, CEO, Inspired Ergonomics
Jennie Stallings, Partner / Commercial Manager, ChelseaGREEN
Libby McKinstry, Sustainable Building Certifications Lead, Arcadis
Sara Greenwood, Principal, Greenwood Consulting Group, LLC
Lauren Gant, Senior Workplace Advisory Manager, HNI
Hidekazu Sawada, Manager, Shimizu Corporation
Jeff Hochberg, Consultant / Advisor, Semi-retired
Deepika Reddy, Project Manager, Ecovert
Thermal Comfort Advisory
Provides input to WELL on how to make building interventions that maximize thermal comfort.
Christopher Galarza, Co-Founder, EcOChef
Siva Sai Varsha Kakuturu, Sustainability Consultant, AESG
Chiara Rinaldoni, Senior Sustainability Consultant, Tekser srl
Amanda O’Donnell, Sr. Research Engineer, Building Performance Lab, CUNY
Lana AbuQulbain, Technical Engineer, Emirates Green Building Council
Warren Li, Senior Associate, QLD Sustainability Lead, LCI Consultants
Ruffina Thilakaratne, Professor, Hong Kong Chu Hai College
Michael Workman, Senior Consultant, Performance Testing Studio, Ecoworks Studio
Kapil Mehrotra, Consultant, Self-Employed
Andres Schwarz, Co-Founder & Principal, Green Certification Consultants
Stefano Schiavon, Professor, UC Berkeley
John Harrison, Senior Manager EMEA, BEE Incorporations
Shoumik Desai, Research Assistant / PhD Student, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Esteban Martinez, COO, Green Loop
Eng Ofetotse, Senior Lecturer in Built Environment, University of Greenwich
Jiannan Luo, Associate Partner, Senior Environmental Design Analyst, Foster + Partners
Tim Beuker, Health & Comfort Consultant, bba indoor environmental consultancy
Prajakta Dalal-Kulkarni, Director, Third Wave Environmental Design
Albert So, Director, Asian Institute of Built Environment
Emmy Riley, Energy Engineering Team Lead & Account Manager, Cyclone Energy Group
Muhammad Shoaib, Sustainability Consultant, Socotec Consulting Inc.
Isadora Costa, PhD Candidate & Sustainability Consultant, University of São Paulo and StraubJunqueira
Hadas Pe’er, Consultant on Improving the Built Environment, P-eser
Amit Ranjan, Associate Director – Engineering, Carrier Corporation
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.
Douglas Leaffer, Professor, Northern Essex Community College
Doreen Abraham, Associate / Acoustics, Noise & Vibration Engineer, Aercoustics Engineering Ltd.
James Whitlock, Principal, Marshall Day Acoustics
Anat Grant, Specialty Services Leader, DLR Group
Simon Bull, Managing Director, Castle Group Ltd
Mitch Allen, Associate, Arup
Evan Benway, CEO, Moodsonic
Jack Harvie-Clark, Managing Director, Apex Acoustics Ltd
Ken Fong, Director of Human-Centred Design, E-LAB Consulting
Lily Nikolova, Principal Acoustics Engineer, WSP
Hasan Akil, Acoustic Team Lead for UK and Ireland, Sweco UK
Kristen Murphy, Sustainability Lead, Acentech
Viken Koukounian, Director of Engineering & Innovation, Parklane Mechanical Acoustics
Ioannis Timagenis, Architect – Acoustics Consultant, Timagenis Acoustics
Emily Dunn, Workplace Strategy Lead, EUA
Chris Pollock, Acoustic Consultant, Principal, Arup
Christine Graf, Senior Consultant, Performance Testing Studio, Ecoworks Studio
Daniele Albanese, Head of Acoustics APAC, Cundall
Julian Treasure, Founder, Julian Treasure Ltd
Ethan Bourdeau, Owner & Principal Consultant, Bourdeau Acoustical Design
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.
Jennifer Taranto, Vice President, Sustainability, STO Building Group
Allison Allen, VP Membership & Certification, National Pest Management Association
Teresa McGrath, Chief Research Officer, Habitable
Sarah Michelman, Principal Sustainable Design Consultant, The Green Engineer, Inc.
John Mlade, Director, Wight & Company
Roberta Attanasio, Associate Professor, Georgia State University
Joel Todd, Consultant, Joel Ann Todd Consulting
Jessica Bristow, Architect & Educator, Sage Built Environment / Yale University
Lori Strazdas, Consultant, Lori Strazdas Consulting
Tanya Eagle, Director, Sustainable Buildings Team Lead, JLL
Christine Mullan, Product Sustainability Manager, Shaw Industries
Rose Gicheru, Green Building Consultant, Wacheke Eco Fold Studios
Veronica Ochoa, Founder / Fractional Chief Sustainability Officer, Climate Concierge
Isabela Rudge Ramos Dib, Team Leader – Sustainable Certifications, TST Energy Systems
Faisal Saleem, Senior Vice President, Sustainable Development & Supply Chain, Aldar Properties PJS
Patricia (Patty) Olinger, Chief Relationship Officer, Varro Life Sciences
Radhna Saxena, Associate, Sustainability Consultant, Atelier ten
Deborah Soulier, Principal-Owner, Soulier Design Studio
Kim Williamson, Interior Designer, Carleton Hart Architecture
Amy Costello, Product Stewardship and Sustainability Manager, Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Anjanette Green, Owner, A Greener Space
Marta Promińska, Director of Sustainability, Strabag
Raymond Wallin, Vice President – Estimating & Sustainability / Chief Economist, Torcon, Inc.
Xu Wang, Architectural Designer, Shanghai Misha Architects
Stephen Ashkin, President, The Ashkin Group LLC
Eszter Gulaczy, Technical Director, Mott MacDonald
Arsany Louka, Sr. Sustainability Manager, Expo City Dubai
Adriana Rodriguez Pliego, Senior Associate (Lead Project Architect for Interior Architecture), Cookfox
Carron Siew-Sing Lee, Senior Environmental Consultant, Red Sea Global
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.
Danielle Zender, Sustainability Project Manager, Cosentini Associates
Renee Schivo, Real Estate Advisor, Virtue Real Estate Group
Subhadarsini Parida, Lecturer, University of South Australia – Adelaide, SA
Sam Brunsden, Managing Director, Dyntec
Teresa Ribeiri, Architect, iMot / iMota
Maria El Helou, Architect, ANCED – The Academy of Neuroscience for Cities, Environments, and Design
Charrisse Johnston, Principal, studioSALT
Rita White, President, Environmental & Clinical Psychologist, Italian Academy of Biophilia (AIB)
Carolina Wernicke, Sustainability Consultant, GBRI
Michele LaRocco, Founder, Creāt Studio, LLC
Pamela Smith, Licensed Professional Counselor, Beautiful Minds Counseling
Bernald Leone, Founder & CEO, Sensosan
McKinly Dortch, Sustainability Consultant, Ecoworks Studio
Nicole Craanen, Owner / Founder, The Biophilic Design Institute
Parul Minhas, Director of Research, Education Design International
Annemarie Lombard, Founder & CEO, Sensory Intelligence Consulting
Pam Sethi, Founder, Delphia Advisory
Juliete Miguel-Pacheco, Hospitality Consultant Architect & Designer, JUMP Arq
Matt Morley, Founder & Director, Biofilico
Malak Mehta, Founder & Architectural Researcher & Designer, The Mindful Scapes
Timna Rose, Founder & Creative Director, studio AtArA
Ana Lucia Granda, Co-Founder / Partner, LEAF
Leandro Silva, Sustainability Expert Consultant, CTE Centro de Tecnologia de Edificações
Ian Shea, Founder & CEO, I M Human, Inc.
Elizabeth Keppler, Sr. Interior Designer, Dewberry
Melinda Mandla, National Sustainability Manager – Property Management Australia, JLL
Anna Ferrer, Architect, CU4 ARQUITECTURA
Syarifah Azizah Wan Ahmadul, Clinical and Health Psychologist / AVP, Employee Wellbeing, Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) Malaysia
Community Concept Advisory
Provides guidance to WELL on how to increase access to essential healthcare and promote workplace health and well-being.
Jessica Clarke, Senior Sustainability Consultant, Introba
Robin Mellon, CEO, Better Sydney
Marwa Alshara, Lead Architect, Facilitator, Reimagine Architects
Cleo Folkes, Lead Consultant – Real Assets, Thrive CSR Limited
Avneet Gujral, Senior Sustainability Strategist, Jacobs
Kavita Kumari, Associate Director – Sustainability & ESG, Cundall Johnston & Partners LLP
Lisa MacVicar, Principal, Lisa MacVicar Consulting & Coaching Inc.
Jennifer Berthelot-Jelovic, Client Development Director, BranchPattern
Kavita Gusain, Director ESD, Wrap Engineering
Eric Huang Chih-Ming, Branch Manager, SMRT Trains
Naree Phinyawatana, Director, Atelier Ten
Debapriya Ojha, Director, Optra Ventures Group
Tatjana Minulla, Senior Expert WELL, ibak Hamburg GmbH
Imogen Howe, Architect, Researcher & PhD Candidate, dibs AU & University of Melbourne
Shanica Saenrak Hall, Senior Sustainability Consultant – Group Leader, Northrop
Rehan Abdul Hakeem, Sustainability Consultant, Alpin Ltd
Natali Ghawi, CEO, NABAD Consulting
Dr. Sandy Range, Founder / CEO, Grandmothers’ Village Project, Inc.
Debbie Plavinskas, ESG Manager, Overbury
Christine Bruckner, Director, M Moser Associates
May Lin Chang, Architect, HGA
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