Expand Your Community
Whether you are inspired by project-focused work or you enjoy connecting with your fellow colleagues and community members, there is a Member Committee for you!
All of our members have access to our community of thought leaders, subject-matter experts, and sustainability professionals, and help guide our strategic direction.
Check out our regionally-focused or interest-based committees and find one that matches your interest and opens doors to collaborating with a network of authentic, purpose-driven advocates.
Why Join a Committee?
Connect and collaborate with our members through our online collaboration platform and searchable Member Directory.
Serve in a leadership position within a Member Committee and help guide our focus and collective community impact.
Gain access to our technical resources, training portfolio, recorded content, and research publications.
Invest in diversifying and guiding a pipeline of future leaders, changemakers, and a greener workforce.
Influence local and regional policy-making through your professional expertise and applied passions.
Collaborate with other USGBC California Members, learn from leaders in the green building movement, and grow your professional and personal skill sets.
Request to present to a Committee
USGBC California’s Committees are places to connect with colleagues and community members, as well as gain access to thought leaders, subject matter experts and sustainability professionals. During our monthly meetings, we collaborate to be greater than a sum of our parts, learn from each other, and ultimately deliver more impact in making California a more sustainable region for all. If you would like to make a 5-minute (max) presentation at a particular Committee meeting on a topic, organization, idea or yes, even yourself, we’d love to hear from you. All requests will be reviewed and forwarded to the Committees. (No sales pitches, please!)
Our Committees
Interest-based committees lead the way for greening the built environment throughout California in the places that matter most.
Regionally-focused committees deliver locally on the broader USGBC California mission. Neighborhoods are distinct and diverse providing the best opportunity to dig into local issues. Microclimates in California range from subtropical to snowy mountains and each require thoughtful design and planning to create sustainable cities. You can participate in the committee where you live or work to affect positive change and connect with local leaders in sustainability.
Building Decarbonization Committee
Collaboratively advances education, policy, and programs on building decarbonization for California through education, technology and tools, policy and advocacy, and materials and products.
Leadership:
Co-Chairs:
Advocacy Lead:
CA Circularity Committee
The California Circularity Committee, under the auspices of USGBC California, is dedicated to fostering a sustainable and resilient future through the development of a comprehensive circular manufacturing and reuse network.
Leadership:
Chair:
Kathleen Hetrick
Construction Committee
Provides a space for collaboration to advance sustainability in construction for California through education, leadership, and access to resources.
Leadership:
Advisor:
Cole Stinger, Truebeck Construction
Board Liaison:
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Committee
Underlying Environmental Justice in planning, infrastructure, and other related issues which are not just affected by climate change, lack of representation, and inclusion of solid commitments. The DEIB committee seeks to combat environmental and social injustice issues that plague inner city communities, like air pollution, lack of sustainable housing, lack of funding for training programs, lack of representation in community block grants, and sustainable urban planning projects.
Leadership:
Co-Chairs:
Thomas Webster
Adia Thomas
Advisor:
Ricardo Duarte, Metropolitan Water District
The Environmental Justice Project (EJP) Subcommittee
The DEI&B Committee helps support the Environmental Justice Project (EJP) through the EJP Subcommittee. The EJP Subcommittee is focused on fostering environmental, economic, and social sustainability across California’s diverse neighborhoods. The selection team strives to ensure the project is community-supported, has an educational and sustainable focus, is replicable, and serves a variety of socioeconomic conditions. The Committee assists with design & development, volunteer support, and resource referral to serve its target community effectively.
Visit the EJP page for more information!
Emerging Professionals Committee
Convenes fresh new perspectives from some of the brightest minds in our sector. This group helps to support all of our committees and serves as a pipeline for emerging talent to grow into leadership positions within USGBC California and their own organizations.
Leadership:
Co-Chairs:
Emily Chu
Operational Lead:
Nate Constan
Green Building Design & Engineering Committee
Provides a forum for multidisciplinary collaboration to elevate the role of sustainable design within California through education, innovation, and leadership.
Leadership:
Co-Chairs:
Payal Vora
Green Homes Committee
Provides a dynamic platform for exchange, engagement, and alignment to encourage healthy, sustainable, affordable, and regenerative practices in home building and living. The committee aims to address the inequities of access to information, resources, and technology by working to advance and diversify the awareness, knowledge, and innovation in greening homes through education, training, and outreach.
Leadership:
Co-Chairs:
Izumi Tanaka, Home Green Homes
Green Schools Committee
Engages California schools in a dialogue that facilitates and encourages the growth of a sustainable school system, for K-12 schools and higher education. This includes providing the fundamentals of sustainability education, improving internal and external campus systems. Suggested changes ensure the health and well-being of all students and school campus employees for both indoor and outdoor spaces in which they inhabit daily.
Leadership:
Advocacy Co-Leads:
Daniel Mark
Wendell Kelle
Chair:
Inland Empire (IE) Committee
Covers San Bernardino and Riverside Counties with a collective population of over 4.3 million people and over 1.3 million households. Implementing green building practices is crucial to the IE’s future environmental sustainability, economic success, and quality of life. A unique focus of the committee is on the positive impacts that green building can have on public health. We provide a rich and impactful series of events throughout the course of the year, such as green building tours of local sustainable buildings, green business workshops, sustainable education classes for kids, and World Water Day events.
Leadership:
Co-Chairs:
Living Futures Committee
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Long Beach Committee
Collaborates with the key players in this sector–actively promoting energy efficient and environmentally responsible building designs that will result in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and prevent depletion of our natural resources. The committee believes that, as design professionals, we need to do our part in promoting buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live and work.
Leadership:
Chair:
Operational Lead:
Fern Nueno, City of Long Beach Office of Climate Action and Sustainability
Marketing Lead:
Jane Olayiwola
NorCal Women+ In Green Committee
A forum for women and allies to make an impact in the Bay Area and across California, by building networks, celebrating women leaders and creating healthy, inclusive, sustainable, resilient communities for all.
Leadership:
Co-Chairs:
Kriss Kokoefer
Alison Woolf
Events Lead:
Elena Sviatoslavsky
San Diego Residential Committee
The San Diego Residential Committee organizes San Diego Green Homes Tours, which bring together hundreds of members of the local community to celebrate best practices in green building and design while showcasing the innovative work of some of the industry’s top professionals.
Leadership:
Co-Chairs:
Lynne Mitschke
Nancy Levine
San Diego Women+ In Green Committee
The Women+ In Green SD committee aims to foster community among the San Diego sustainability constituency, building upon the incredible existing work our female leaders and allies have already started. From our meetings to our events, we aim to create healthy, inclusive, and resilient spaces and relationships.
Leadership:
Operational Lead:
Social Media and Marketing Lead:
Sponsorship Lead:
Chloe Rigby
Events Lead:
Women+ in Green Committee
Provides a forum for women and allies to make an impact in California, build networks, celebrate women leaders, and create healthy, inclusive, sustainable, resilient communities for all.
Leadership:
Co-Chairs:
Christianne Schrobilgen, Las Segovias
Angela Morrow, Green Energy Solutions
Operational Lead:
Apply for a Leadership Position
USGBC-CA Committees provide opportunities for connection, collaboration, and career advancement. Nominate yourself or others for leadership positions such as Co-Chair, Ambassador, Marketing, Events, or Advocacy Lead.
Positions are open for applications on a rolling basis, so apply now to advance your career with USGBC-CA Committees!
More Ways to Get Involved
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteering is the perfect way to demonstrate your passion for sustainability. Volunteers serving 100 hours or more annually qualify for the esteemed President’s Volunteer Service Award, and professionals can earn up to 50% of their CE hours per GBCI reporting period for Committee and Branch Volunteer Work!
Become an Annual Sponsor
Become an Annual Sponsor
We invite you to become a key player in leading the green building movement in California!
