SE 2050 was developed and is managed by a dedicated group of volunteers. All members of the team are members of the SE 2050 subcommittee of the SEI Sustainability Committee and bring each a unique perspective and level of expertise to SE 2050. The team is broken down into subgroups of the following areas of focus: planning, database, communications, partnerships, program mechanics and resources. The entire team is managed by the Leadership Group.
SE 2050 Commitment Program Team
Leadership Group
The Leadership Group is made up of leaders of each subgroup which also includes the positions of Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary. The Leadership Group is responsible for managing all aspects of the Commitment Program including liaising with SEI leadership.

Michael Gryniuk, Chair
LeMessurier, Boston MA

Frances Yang, Vice-Chair and Partnerships
Arup, San Francisco CA

Lauren Wingo, Database
Arup, Washington D.C.

Megan Stringer, Communications
Holmes, San Francisco CA

Dirk Kestner, Program Mechanics
Walter P Moore, Austin TX

Mark D. Webster, Resources
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc., Waltham MA

Annabel Shephard, Program Mechanics
PCS Structural Solutions, Portland OR

Eric Borchers, Database
KAI Hawaii, Honolulu HI

Chris Jeseritz, Communications
PCS Structural Solutions, Seattle WA

Genevieve Graham, Program Manager
Arup, Los Angeles CA

Lauren Alger, Infrastructure
STV Inc., New York NY
Subgroup Contributors
The subgroup contributors play a key role in accomplishing the goals of SE 2050 by making key contributions in each of the subgroups. Many contributors are active and also contribute to the overall direction of the Program.

Zachary Chabot
Foley Buhl Roberts & Associates, Newton MA

Emily Lorenz
Consulting Engineer

Teresa C. Vangeli
WSP, Boston MA

Kelsey Rose Price
Building Transparency, Seattle WA

Charlotte Sauer
CannonDesign, Chicago IL

Chelsea Drenick
WoodWorks, San Francisco CA

Chris Horiuchi
SOM, San Francisco CA

Swarna Karuppiah
Datum Engineers Inc, Austin TX

Matt Kantner
EQUILIBRIUM Consulting, Inc, Vancouver BC

Brian McSweeney
TLC Engineering, Orlando FL

Luke Lombardi
Buro Happold, Los Angeles CA

Jonathan Broyles
Penn State University, State College PA

Martin Torres
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder CO

Demi Fang
MIT Building Technology, Cambridge MA

Max Puchtel
American Institute of Steel Construction, Chicago IL

Fraser Reid
Buro Happold, New York NY

Jessica Martinez
DCI Engineers, Seattle WA

Eric Giannini
Portland Cement Association, La Crosse WI

Catherine Cai
Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Seattle WA
SEI Leadership
The SE 2050 Commitment Program has been developed by the SE 2050 Subcommittee of the SEI Sustainability Committee. The Sustainability Committee falls within the Technical Activities Division of the Structural Engineering Institute. The Structural Engineering Institute is led by the SEI Board of Governors. Our subcommittee is overseen directly by SEI staff including the SEI Director. Visit the SEI homepage here to learn more.
Advisory Group
We actively seek the guidance industry experts to ensure our program is always trending in the right direction and has opportunities for broad adoption and alignment with parallel initiatives. The following individuals are members of this important group.
AIA 2030 & AIA DDx
- Andrea Love
- Saif Sadeq
- Melissa Wackerle
- Tate Walker
- Matt Welker
Architecture 2030 *
- Vincent Martinez
- Lindsay Rasmussen
ASCE Committee on Sustainability
- Mike Sanio
Athena Sustainable Materials Institute
- Matt Bowick
Carbon Leadership Forum
- Stephanie Carlisle
- Monica Huang
- Megan Lewis
- Kate Simonen
Charles Pankow Foundation
- Anne Ellis
Delft University of Technology
- Catherine De Wolf
IStructE Climate Emergency Task Group
- Will Arnold
- Mike Cook
IStructE Sustainability Panel
- Tony Parasram
KT Innovations
- Roderick Bates
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
- Don Davies
NCSEA Sustainable Design Committee
- Kelly Roberts
- Jennifer Shively
Thornton Tomasetti*
- Duncan Cox
- Amy Hattan
University of Colorado, Boulder
- Wil Srubar*
USGBC
- Brendan Owens
- Wes Sullens
*Founding partner of SE 2050 Initiative
Join the Team!
We are always looking for dedicated professionals to help out! Please visit our Getting Involved page to learn more.