Keynote: Alan Mallory
Alan is an international speaker, author and performance coach who is passionate about leadership and reaching new heights in all that we do! His unique philosophy of life revolves around empowering people and embracing an agile mentality focused on achieving results. By understanding what drives and motivates us, we are able to cultivate more innovative and effective ways of thinking and taking action. Alan holds a degree in Engineering from Queen’s University and a Masters in Psychology from Adler University, giving him a well-balanced approach to the outer and inner challenges we all face. Alan has worked internationally with large organizations as a professional engineer and project manager developing patents and solutions to complex challenges in the mining and metals industry. Living and working abroad has given him the opportunity to deepen his understanding of individual and team challenges, better appreciate cultural diversity and successfully adapt to different organizational structures. Building experience through a lifestyle of adventure and challenge, Alan embarked on the journey of a lifetime and set a world record on Mount Everest along with three members of his immediate family. It was a two-month expedition through some of the most exciting yet terrifying conditions imaginable and their success demanded an unwavering perseverance and resilience in the face of adversity. Alan delivers a number of exciting presentations and training programs designed to help individuals, team members and organizations reach new heights in the way we think and the actions we take in order to achieve breakthrough performance.
Reaching New Heights
Alan’s A4LE presentation is entitled “Reaching New Heights” and is a hybrid between a really exciting story and practical takeaway strategies. It’s built in-part around his family's expedition and world climbing Mount Everest, so it’s quite inspirational and very engaging while integrated into the journey. There will be a section on risk management, a section on agile strategies, a section on time management, building relationships, conflict resolution, etc. In these sections Alan will share short graphs and other information that attendees can use in their own work.
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Chuck Saylors, Greenville County Schools
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Chuck is in his 20th year as a Trustee of Greenville County and is currently A4LE Chair Elect.
Robert MacMeccan, Ph.D., WELL AP™, Milliken & Company
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Robert is Vice President of Global Marketing, Design, and Product Development for the Milliken Floor Covering Division. Robert is responsible for defining and executing global strategies as they relate to Sales and Marketing, Design, Product Development, Sustainability, and Health and Wellness. His passion for beautiful, sustainable products and healthier environments stems from a background in medical research and product design, time spent in clinics, and a passion for education and teaching. Robert is a former teacher, National Science Foundation Fellow, and internationally recognized R&D100 award winner.
Mike Patrick, Milliken & Company
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Mike leads the Contract sales effort for all Education sales in North America. Mike is responsible for building relationships with School Districts, Public Libraries, Colleges & Universities and Architectural Firms. He also is spearheading Milliken’s Transformational Leadership Academy initiative as a principal speaker and organizer.
Ilijana Soldan, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, EcoDistricts AP, Hord Coplan Macht
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Ilijana is an Associate Architect at Hord Coplan Macht with a diverse background experience including higher education, K-12 schools, commercial office, retail, recreation, and master planning. She is a research-based designer with a passion for designing education spaces because of their important role in empowering the students who use them. Sustainability, equity, and emerging technologies are at the forefront of her overlapping interests with education environments.
Valerie Caruolo, AIA, CPHC, LEED Homes, BD+C, Hord Coplan Macht
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Valerie is an Architectural Designer and Research Lead at Hord Coplan Macht.
Passionate about designing spaces and experiences that enable humans to thrive, Valerie explores how access to restorative environments impacts the mental, physical health, wellbeing, and success of learners. A champion of radical collaboration, Valerie is co-author of AIA Upjohn funded primary research, The Impact of Biophilic Learning Spaces on Student Success, and seeks to promote translation of scientific findings into practice.
Leah Wettstein, ASID, CID, IIDA, NCIDQ, Hord Coplan Macht
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Leah is a Principal for Hord Coplan Macht’s Baltimore office. As an Interior Designer in the Education Studio, she brings an in-depth understanding of how to create spaces that are inspirational, timeless and reflect the unique culture and brand of each client. With over 16 years of interior design experience, she continues to push the boundaries of impact, innovation and client experience to all of her projects.
Becky Baylor, Meteor Education
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Becky is a passionate educator who delivers high-energy presentations that invite audiences to engage in deep thinking about educational practices and research while considering their own learning environments. Educators love working with Becky, often describing her as the "coach I never knew I needed."
With over fifteen years of public school teaching and coaching experience, a knack for making meaningful connections with educators and an insatiable appetite for helping others maximize learning experiences, Becky knows how to rock a platform, connect with teams and provide training so that others can effectively impact their spaces too.
Dr. Russell Booker, One Acorn, LLC
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Dr. Booker is a retired school superintendent who has garnered a wide range of distinctions for his innovative approach to education and leadership. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the Spartanburg Academic Movement. Russell and his wife Sheryl founded One Acorn, an agency that helps organizations and communities fulfill the potential within through enlightened, authentic, values-based leadership. In June 2020, he received the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina’s highest civilian honor.
David A. Stubbs II, David Stubbs Design
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David is the creator of award-winning educational furniture solutions that continues to ignite the industry. From his work in public school facilities, his passion focuses on the social/emotional and physical requirements of our stakeholder’s supporting manufacturer’s, designers and school communities worldwide from the disruptive approach to design. David is not only an innovator, researcher, designer, and creator, he is also a writer, consultant, advisor, and speaker. Check out his most recent book, Hinge and Pivot.
Patrick Davis, Perkins Eastman
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Patrick is the K12 leader for PE Strategies, the strategic planning and consulting arm for Perkins Eastman. Through his extensive experience at two large urban school districts, Patrick has demonstrated that successful learning environments are imagined well before a design even starts and that great buildings begin with thoughtful visioning and data-informed strategic planning. Patrick’s planning has led to multi-billion-dollar investments in school facilities in Washington D.C. and Baltimore.
Sean O'Donnell, FAIA, LEED AP, Perkins Eastman
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A recognized leader in educational facility planning and design, Sean is Perkins Eastman’s international K12 practice area leader. Over his 25 years of experience designing great learning environments, on projects ranging from the development of a program, the evaluation of an existing building, to the design of new campuses, he has worked to ensure that the learning environment is fully supportive of all of the users’ physical, intellectual, social/emotional, organizational and technological needs.
Tony Hans, CMTA, Inc.
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As CMTA’s National Director of Sustainable Projects, Tony works with architects and owners to increase the sustainability potential for projects and the built environment. He has served the majority of CMTA’s Zero Energy projects, including Warren County Public Schools' Richardsville Elementary – the first Zero Energy Public School in the United States, and more recently, Arlington Public Schools' Discovery Elementary School – the largest Zero Energy School in the U.S.
Ann Neeriemer, Perkins Eastman
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Ann's passion for community-based design is utilized on a variety of projects, including master and campus planning, mixed-use developments, and K-12 facilities. With 15 years of experience in all phases of design and construction, Ann's expertise in visioning, master-planning, and programming helps create sustainable facilities for the future. Ann works closely with clients to ensure the learning environment is designed to support the whole child, and to create places that spark curiosity in children.
Heather Jauregui, PE, LEED AP BD+C, O+M, CHPC, Assoc. AIA, Perkins Eastman
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Heather is a Sustainability Specialist who combines her research and architecture passions to propel the industry toward sustainability. She educates architects and provides them with access to research and tools needed to integrate sustainability into the design process. Heather also works as an internal consultant to guide the design process. Her expertise in passive design, building science, Indoor Environmental Quality, and pre/post-occupancy evaluations provides invaluable contributions to both projects and the firm.