Board of Directors


  • Michael Mucha – Chair of the Board

    Chief Engineer and Director, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District

    Michael Mucha is the Chief Engineer and Director for the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District. He has dedicated his 28-year career in local government to building public trust through sustainability. “Anything can be accomplished if you have the public working with you”…

  • Erin Cooke

    Sustainability Director, San Francisco International Airport

    Erin currently serves as San Francisco International Airport’s (SFO) first Sustainability Director, Zero Energy and Resilient Outcomes (ZERO) Committee Chair and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Working Group Chair where she implements the Airport’s Strategic, Sustainability and Climate Action Plans…

  • Lauren Evans

    President/CEO, Chairman of the Board, Pinyon Environmental

    Lauren Evans, PE ENV SP has more than four decades of experience in the environmental industry with a focus on environmental regulations, remediation, and sustainability. In 1993 she founded the Lakewood, Colorado based Pinyon Environmental, Inc. and the firm now employs approximately 70 staff members.  Ms. Evans started the firm based on the belief that clients deserve […]

  • Feniosky Peña-Mora

    Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University

    Feniosky Peña-Mora is the Edwin Howard Armstrong Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics and a Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering and of Computer Science at Columbia University. Peña-Mora, ScD., PE(DR), NAS(DR), CCM(UK), F.CIOB(UK), NAC, Dist.M.ASCE is also the Executive Director of Columbia’s Center for Buildings, Infrastructure and Public Space. From 2014 to 2017, […]

  • Sergio “Satch” Pecori

    Chairman and CEO, Hanson Professional Services Inc.

    Sergio “Satch” Pecori, P.E., is chairman and chief executive officer of Hanson Professional Services Inc., a national, employee-owned engineering, planning and allied services company. With 48 years of experience in the engineering industry, he has led Hanson’s efforts to provide sustainable and resilient design services. Satch is a member of the American Council of Engineering […]

  • Mark Pestrella

    Los Angeles County Public Works

    Mark Pestrella is the Director of Los Angeles County Public Works. Public Works’ diverse operations are defined within the following business areas: Water Resources, Transportation, Environmental Services, Construction Management, and Municipal Services.

  • Renee Ring

    COO, Environmental Financial Consulting Group

    Renee Ring spent her career as a finance lawyer in New York, and she is currently the COO of the Environmental Financial Consulting Group (EFCG). After a wonderful career in law, she transitioned to management and financial consulting and the not-for-profit world. Over the years she has had significant involvement with cultural institutions and with […]