Heart of Florida Chapter

Board of Directors

President - Mary Alford

Professional Environmental Engineer and an owner of The Sustainable Design Group, a group of affiliated engineers, architects and building professionals providing sustainable and green visioning, design, optimization and project management services for residential, commercial and government projects. Current LEED projects include a pilot LEED-ND community located in Gainesville, FL, and multiple LEED-H projects across Florida.

Former positions include power plant operations management, utility environmental compliance, utility construction site environmental compliance and safety management, root cause analysis, project management, water and wastewater engineering, corporate training and teaching at the University of Florida. Current certifications include LEED-AP, HERS Rater, Commercial Energy Rater, and Professional Engineer. Currently serving on the Alachua County's EPAC committee, as a Nature Park Docent for the City of Gainesville, and working with Alachua Habitat for Humanity's Construction Committee.

Vice President - Amelia Dempere

Dr. Luisa Amelia Dempere is the Director of the Major Analytical Instrumentation Center and a member of the Sustainability Committee at the University of Florida. As a faculty member in UF’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Amelia has teached the undergraduate course "Engineering for a Sustainable Future" for freshman in the College of Engineering, and she teaches sustainability in engineering through the course "Materials and Sustainability".

Treasurer - Liberty Phoenix-Lord

Liberty Phoenix-Lord has been a resident of Gainesville, FL since 1989. She has 3 beautiful children is married and currently lives in Gainesville. She has served on the board of directors and taught at the Florida School of Traditional Midwifery. She has been a Realtor since 2005 working in Alachua County. She currently owns and runs INDIGO Green Building Solutions.

INDIGO Green is going on its third year in business. The mission of INDIGO Green is based on Liberty's commitment to the environment and the health of our planet. Her commitment started at birth, she was raised vegan and with the knowledge that every action she takes affects the next 7 generations. With this knowledge, everyday is a day that she chooses to make a difference. By working through INDIGO Green she is responsibly providing communities with state of the art sustainable solutions. Liberty is impacting our world through an innovative multi-faceted business that places people and planet alongside growth and prosperity.

Secretary - Kelly Henderson

Programs Committee Chair - Carol Goodwin

Residential Green Building Committee Chair - Scott Monroe

Membership & Communications Committee Chair - Maria Riviere

Education Committee Chair - Jim Sullivan

Advocacy Committee Chair - Atawa Washington Rollins

LEED for Schools Committee Chair - Mike Watts

USGBC Heart of Florida Chapter Founding Members:

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