Alan Wilson
CCHRC Board Chair
Alaskan Renovators

Alan Wilson worked in the building industry in Northern California before settling in Juneau in 1993. In the years since, besides working as a builder, he has served as the Legislative Affairs Chair and President of the Alaska State Home Building Association (ASHBA) and also as President of the Southeast Alaska Building Industry Association. In 2005-2006 he successfully lobbied for the passage of HB 81 before the Alaska Legislature on behalf of ASHBA. He is currently President of Alaska Renovators, a remodeling company, and has been appointed to the Affordable Housing Commission by the Juneau Assembly. Alan is a founding member of CCHRC and was elected to the board of directors in October 2007.

Dave Miller, CGP
CCHRC Board Vice Chair
Landmark, Inc. 

Dave Miller, President of Landmark, Inc., has been building custom homes in Alaska since 1980 and now has two sons who work with him in the business.  Combining the enduring craft of timber framing with modern building science is the driving force behind Landmark’s building projects.  Dave serves on the board of directors for the Rotary Club of Fairbanks.  He is the current President of the Interior Alaska Building Association and a national director for the National Association of Homebuilders.   He considers it his responsibility to learn as much as possible about the most current and significant building systems and methods available.  Mr. Miller was elected to the CCHRC board in October 2007.

Lauri Strauss, AIA, LEED, AP
CCHRC Board Secretary
KPB Architects

A licensed architect, Lauri has been in Alaska for six years, working for kpb architects in downtown Anchorage. She has been an associate of the firm for four of those six years, managing a wide range of project types form small remodels, to new schools, to large government projects. Lauri has long been an advocate for sustainable design and often educates clients, consultants and contractors on the fundamentals and benefits of green building. Along with her current service on the Cascadia Region Green Building Council Board of Directors, she has been active in Alaska on several sustainable building committees. She served on the Sustainable Building Initiative Task Force Steering Committee, which proposed the Municipality of Anchorage LEED Ordinance. She is also managing, for the second consecutive year, the sub-committee setting up the green building track for the annual Alaska Forum on the Environment conference in February of 2010. Lauri is active in the state chapter of the American Institute of Architects and serves as the Chair for the AIA Alaska Committee on the Environment (COTE).

Aaron Hines
CCHRC Board Treasurer
Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer
Denali State Bank

Aaron Hines is a life long Fairbanksan. He has been in banking since 2003 and has specialized in Commercial Lending since 2005. He is currently a Commercial Loan Officer for Denali State Bank in Fairbanks. He graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2002 with a degree in Business Administration. Hines is serving his second year as a board member for the Interior Alaska Building Association and was recently elected Associate Vice President. He also serves on the Finance Committee. He is President Elect / Vice President of the Kiwanis Club of Fairbanks. He is an advocate for cost effective and energy efficient building technologies and is excited about the research that CCHRC has provided in the State of Alaska.

Kelley Roth
PK Builders

Kelley Roth, owner of PKBuilders, has 25+ years of experience in the Construction Industry, including designing and building homes in Southeast Alaska. Kelley is a Charter Member of the Ketchikan Southern Southeast Alaska BIA and has served on the SEABIA Board for over 12 years, two years as President. He has served as a director on both the Alaska State Home Building Association (ASHBA) and on the National Association of Homebuilders from Charter in 1995 through present. Kelley has built structures in Wyoming as well as throughout Southeast Alaska and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Over the years, Kelley has found a niche in light commercial and remote residential construction, where he has done everything from putting in docks to rain catchment systems to generator/inverter systems. Kelley is very interested in the development of the Green Build Guidelines in Alaska. Kelley has lived in Alaska for 35 years and was elected to the CCHRC board in October 2007.

Joe Beedle
Northrim Bank

Joe Beedle was named Northrim Bank’s president in August 2009. He joined the bank in May 2006 as executive vice president, chief lending officer. Joe was the University of Alaska’s chief financial officer from 2000 through 2006. He served as president and chief executive officer of Goldbelt, Inc., in Juneau for six years prior to taking the university position. Joe has more than 25 years of banking experience, including 14 in an executive lending role. Prior to joining Goldbelt, Joe was executive vice president and chief credit officer for Key Bank of Alaska, and had earlier banking experience with First Bank in Ketchikan and at National Bank of Alaska. Joe currently serves as the president of the board of Commonwealth North and as the chair of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor’s Advisory Board. He serves on the board of the Alaska Council on Economic Education and on the Small Business Development Center’s Advisory Board.

Jess Dilts
Hydaburg Cooperative Assn.

Jess Dilts is the director of housing for the Hydaburg Cooperative Association. As manager of Tribal NAHASDA for Hydaburg, Jess focuses primarily on rehabilitation work of existing homes increasing the energy efficiency while extending the life of the house. Under Jess’ direction, Hydaburg Cooperative Association, partnering with Building Science Corporation has been instrumental in developing climate-specific, energy efficient housing prototypes for the Habitat Congress Building America program. This work has culminated as the Building America design of the Basic Very Cold Climate House. Jess’ work is pioneering both new and retrofit housing resulting in buildings using 30 to 50 percent less energy, reducing construction time and waste by as much as 50 percent while improving builder productivity. Jess was appointed to the CCHRC board to fill the seat vacated by Wendy Knight and will be representing rural Alaska.

David R. Owens C.I, CGP
Owens Inspection Services

David Owens has been an Alaskan Resident for 50 years. He has 40-years of experience in the Alaska Construction industry and currently works as the Senior Inspector/ Managing Partner for Owens Inspection Services. The company works throughout all areas of the State of Alaska performing Inspection, Quality Assurance and Energy Evaluations. David is a Licensed General Contractor with a Residential Endorsement and has built many projects in Alaska over the years. In addition he is a Commercial and Residential ICC Certified Building Inspector and Plans Examiner. He currently holds 14 ICC Certifications, is a Certified Green Professional with NAHB and is an approved Professional Energy Rater with AHFC. David has been active in the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), he is currently a National and State director. David was President of the Mat-Su Homebuilders in 2005, and was president of the Alaska State Home Building Association in 2011. Mr. Owens served one year on the CCHRC board as an Ex Officio member in 2011.

Jerry P. Herring, P.E.
Central Alaska Engineering Company

Jerry is the principal mechanical engineer at Central Alaska Engineering Company which was established in 1984 after graduating from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.  Jerry is licensed in the state of Alaska as a Mechanical Engineer, certified by the International Code Council as a Combination Dwelling Inspector and certified by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation as an Energy Rater.  Central Alaska Engineering Company was relocated to Soldotna on the Kenai Peninsula in 1996 and specializes in Heating and Ventilation design work, energy ratings and residential construction inspection.  Central Alaska Engineering has completed mechanical engineering design projects and energy rating work on several residential housing, teacher housing, senior housing and independent living center projects on the Kenai Peninsula and various locations around the state.

Bert Bell, P.E.
GHEMM Company

Bert Bell is a lifelong Fairbanksan. He earned a degree in civil engineering from the University of Alaska in 1975. He has been with the GHEMM Company, an Interior Alaska general contractor, since 1976. The company is well-known for commercial and industrial contracting throughout the Interior and northern Alaska. Since Bert started with GHEMM, the company has performed over 650 contracts worth more than half a billion dollars. He is currently the president and majority owner of GHEMM Company, and has been a registered Professional Engineer in civil engineering since 1985. He is past president of the Alaska Society of Professional Engineers, Fairbanks branch, as well as past president of the Associated General Contractors of Alaska. He has served on numerous advisory boards to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, including the Post-Graduate Engineering and Science Management Program, civil engineering department, the College of Engineering and Mines Board, and is currently on the Chancellor's Advisory Board. Community involvement includes the Rotary Club, the Elks Club, United Way, Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, past youth sport coach and past PTA officer. He currently serves as a trustee for the Alaska Carpenter's Health and Welfare Trust, the Alaska Carpenter's Pension Trust and the AGC Alaska Construction Industry Advancement Fund Trust. As a board member at the research center, he hopes to bring more of CCHRC's research and successes to the world of commercial construction. 

Ex Officio

Jack Hébert
CCHRC President and CEO

Jack Hébert has been designing and building homes in Alaska for over thirty years with the goal of creating high quality, well designed, environmentally appropriate and energy efficient buildings. His planned communities reflect this philosophy as well. Jack has received numerous honors in recognition of this commitment, including the first State of Alaska Governor's Award for Excellence in Energy Efficient Design and the Energy Rated Homes of Alaska President’s Award. He has twice been honored as the Alaska State Homebuilder of the Year.

Jack is a very active member of the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB). He has served in leadership roles on local, state and national levels, including a term as President of the Alaska State Home Building Association. He currently represents Alaska on NAHB’s National Executive Board.

Jack is owner of Hébert Homes, LLC, a corporation that builds homes and neighborhoods to the highest energy standards recognized. Jack was instrumental in founding the Cold Climate Housing Research Center. He acted as design team lead, project manager and superintendent on the construction of the CCHRC’s Research and Testing Facility. He is currently President and CEO of the Cold Climate Housing Research Center, which is committed to developing and implementing techniques and methods of building that promote safe, affordable, durable and energy efficient housing for cold climate regions.

Mike Buller
Alaska Housing Finance Corp.

Michael Buller is the Deputy Executive Director of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation. Mr. Buller joined the Corporation in June of 1995 and is responsible for administrative services, personnel, audit, budget, and finance and accounting. He previously worked for the North Slope Borough from 1987 through 1993 as Budget Manager and Deputy Director of Administration and Finance of the Department of Administration and Finance. From August 1993 through June 1995, Mr. Buller was employed as Assistant City Manager for the City of Unalaska. Mr. Buller holds a master's degree in business administration from Gonzaga University.

Bill Semple
Canada Mortgage & Housing

Bill is a Senior Researcher with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) where his work focuses on promoting the development of innovative building technologies, green building practices and sustainable development with a focus on projects in the Canadian far north. With training in architecture, construction and planning, Bill has worked in the building industry for over 25 years. Throughout his career, Bill has been a strong promoter of environmental and cultural sustainability bringing these values to his work in design, construction, building science, and environmental planning projects. As a builder and consultant, Bill operated a business specializing in timber frame construction, passive solar and energy efficient buildings, and building research. As an architect, in addition to his work domestically in the housing industry, he has worked extensively on international development projects in Tibet, China, India and Thailand. Bill has a Bachelor Degree in Environment and Resource Studies from the University of Waterloo, a Masters Degree in Architecture from the University of Calgary, and is a licensed carpenter. Bill is a Research Associate with the Arctic Institute of North America, and is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) and the LEED for Homes Committee of the U.S. Green Building Council.

 Walt Murphy 
Walt Murphy has been involved in the fenestration business since 1978.  Walt moved to Alaska in 1995 from Edmonton, Alberta.  He was on the Board of Directors for eight years and President from June 2008 to June 2009.  Walt has been a member of the Anchorage South Rotary for 16 years, is a contributor to Habitat for Humanity. He has been married for 32 years and has two grown children and one granddaughter.

Pat Pitney
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Pat Pitney was named Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services by Chancellor Brian Rogers on October 10, 2008.   Prior to her current position, Pat served as the Vice President for Planning and Budget Development.  Pat has also served as Director of UA’s Budget and Institutional Research offices, and has managed the ITS applications programming group.  She has taught classes at Tanana Valley Campus and has been a volunteer assistant coach for the UAF Rifle Team. `Pat has an undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics from Murray State University and an MBA from UAF.  She and her husband, Randy, have three children.  The family enjoys outdoor activities and sports of all kinds.