ABAA Board of Directors

The ABAA Board of Directors are comprised of leaders from various facets of the air barrier industry. These directors bring demonstrated leadership as well as great depth and breadth of experience to the association:

Alec Minné
Chair - The Air Barrier Association of America
Director of Marketing & Planning - Sto Corp.

Mr. Minné joined Sto Corp. in 1998 as Marketing Manager, working with key executives domestically as well as internationally in building Sto's market in the United States and Canada. In 2002, he was promoted to Marketing Group Manager when he became a member of the Sto Senior Management Team. In 2004, he was promoted to his present position as Director of Marketing and Planning, adding company-wide US & Canada strategic planning and execution to his list of duties. In 2008 he became responsible for Central and South American Marketing.

Prior to joining Sto Corp. in Atlanta, Mr. Minné worked on Marketing and channel management for Delta Faucet Company for 5 years, focusing on their professional repair and remodel business, new residential construction and OEM business. Prior to Delta Faucet, he was an outside sales professional for Porter-Cable, professional power tools manufacturer.

Mr. Minné graduated with an MBA from Duke University and BS in Marketing from University of Illinois. He is also a LEED Green Associate.

For ABAA, Mr. Minné was Education and Outreach Committee Chairman for 5 years (November 2006 to April 2011).

Marcy Tyler
1st Vice-Chair - the Air Barrier Association of America
Technical Application Manager - Tremco Commercial Sealants & Waterproofing

Marcy Krahe Tyler is the Technical Application Manager for Tremco Commercial Sealants & Waterproofing. Marcy joined Tremco Incorporated in 1995 as a Test Specialist and was promoted to Technical Service Engineer in 1996 during which Tremco was purchased by RPM International and subsequently merged with Mameco Incorporated. Marcy played a pivotal role in the merging of the product portfolios and subsequent literature development from these two companies. Marcy returned in 2007 to Tremco Commercial Sealants & Waterproofing Technical Service Department as a Technical Service Engineer. Marcy was promoted to Department Group Manager in 2009 for the Sealants, Waterproofing, Coatings, Air Barriers and Firestopping product lines. Marcy is the current technical lead for Tremco's ExoAir Air Barrier product line as well as manager to the Technical Application Specialists for the other Tremco product lines. Marcy has traveled across North America educating Tremco Sales Representatives, Distributors, Applicators, and Design Professionals on ExoAir Air Barrier products and the science of air barriers. She has also presented on air barrier technologies at SWRI, Sealants Waterproofing Restoration Institute and is involved with the ABAA, Air Barrier Association of America. Her work with ABAA includes being on the Board of Directors, a member of the Technical Committee, and has participated in 8 Tremco co-sponsored ABAA Installer Training programs.

Lance Robson Jr.
2nd Vice-Chair - the Air Barrier Association of America
Principal, Building Envelope Technologies Inc.

Lance Robson is a principal at Building Envelope Technologies Inc., a consulting firm for the building enclosure industry. Mr. Robson brings over 20 years of experience in building enclosure design, restoration and investigation to the Air Barrier Association of America. His areas of expertise include roofing, wall cladding, curtain wall, fenestration, masonry and concrete repair, waterproofing and air barriers. Mr. Robson established Building Envelope Technologies Inc (BET) in 2000. He later co-founded Robson and So Engineering, Inc., a multi-discipline engineering firm. Prior to establishing BET, Mr. Robson managed the Building Envelope Department of CID Associates in Boston, a 95 person firm providing multi-disciplinary engineering and architectural services to commercial, industrial and institutional clients.

Mr. Robson actively maintains his expertise through participation in professional societies and is currently working to establish air barrier system standards through ASTM. His professional affiliations include AIA, BSA, ASTM and E-6.

Alisa Hoffee
Secretary - the Air Barrier Association of America
Chair of the ABAA Housewrap Committee
Technical Manager – Pactiv Corporation

Alisa Hoffee is the Technical Manager for Pactiv Building Products, with over twenty years of experience in the building construction industry. This experience includes testing of construction materials, product development, building code and regulatory compliance, third-party certification programs, product literature, technical publications and technical support. In addition, she has chaired industry technical committees for the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), the American Plastics Council Foam Polystyrene Alliance (APC), and the Reflective Insulation Manufacturer’s Association (RIMA). She has also authored and co-authored technical papers published by ASTM and the Extruded Polystyrene Foam Association (XPSA).

Ms. Hoffee has been the ABAA Housewrap Committee Chair since 2003. She also participates on several ASTM Committees (C16, E05 and E06), the XPSA - Residential and Environmental/Technical Affairs Committees, and regularly participates in the International Code Council Evaluation Committee Meetings (ICC-ES) and the ICC Code Change Hearings.

Ms. Hoffee is a member of ABAA, ASTM, FSC, ICC, NAHB, NIST, RECA, and XPSA.

Tom Patterson
Treasurer - the Air Barrier Association of America
Sales Manager for Intertek Testing Service

Tom Patterson is Regional Manager of Certifications for Intertek Testing handling Building Products certifications for North America. Tom joined Intertek in 2006 as an Account Manager, then moved on to Sales Manager in 2008 and was Business Development Manager for Intertek As One - Group Sales prior to taking on his current role leading the Warnock-Hersey Certification Team.

Tom is a native of Northern Wisconsin, obtained his BA from Ripon College & his MBA from Cardinal Stritch University. Tom entered the testing industry after 17 years in sales and management roles within the building products industry. He lives in Middleton, WI with his wife Lynda & their 4 children.

Len Anastasi
Director of the Air Barrier Association of America
President, EXO-TEC Group of Companies

Clarke Berdan II, Ph.D.
Director of the Air Barrier Association of America
Sr. Technical Services Leader, Insulation with Owens Corning

Clarke Berdan received his doctorate degree from the California Institute of Technology majoring in Chemical Engineering and BS degree from the University of California at Berkeley in the same discipline. He has been with Owens Corning at the Center of Science and Technology since 1981 and is currently the Senior Technical Services Leader for the insulation products businesses. His group operates under the umbrella of the Corporate Sustainability organization and thus provides the businesses his team support with a view to products and applications through the lens of sustainability. They are very active in industry standards and code language development. His experiences cross a wide range of product and process development as well as process and building modeling. Much of his work has focused on the understanding of the physical operations of building envelopes from the theoretical through to the practical aspects of the transport phenomena that exist out in the built environment. Product development is very important, but to enhance the success rate, it must come from a systems approach that understands what problems are needed to be solved and how products work as integral parts of systems over their useful service life.

Craig Boucher
Director of the Air Barrier Association of America
Technical Service Manager with W. R. Grace

Craig Boucher is currently a Technical Service Manager with W. R. Grace and has worked in the construction product industry for over 10 years. He has coordinated and witnessed ASTM E2178 and ASTM E2357 air barrier testing, as well as several other air barrier and fire resistance tests, at third party labs.

Craig participates in several ASTM Committees and has authored draft standards. He is on the technical committee of the Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA) and the ULC (Underwriters Laboratories of Canada) Committee on Air Barrier Materials and Systems. Craig has presented about air barriers at CSI, RCI and AIA meetings and symposiums. He has a BS in Civil Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and is a LEED Accredited Professional.

Brian Carey
Director of the Air Barrier Association of America
Chairman of the ABAA Technical Committee
Product Manager—Carlisle Coating & Waterproofing

Brian Carey is employed by Carlisle Coatings & Waterproofing where he is serving as the company's Product Manager for their Air & Vapor Barrier line. He is a member of ABAA's Technical Committee and E&O Committee. He has worked in both technical and sales capacities in the adhesives, sealants and coatings business since 1993. Brian holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in French from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Ted DeZurik
Director of the Air Barrier Association of America

David Giambrone
Director of the Air Barrier Association of America
President of Giambrone Masonry, Inc.

David Giambrone, a bricklayer since 1975, established Giambrone Masonry in 1977. Under his leadership and guidance, Giambrone Masonry, Inc. has become a leader in the Masonry Industry in Northeast Ohio. With such prestigious and successful projects as Jacobs Field, Twinsburg High School, Aurora High School, Cleveland Browns Stadium and many other accomplishments Giambrone Masonry, Inc. has become synonymous with quality masonry construction.

David Giambrone has the ability and foresight to utilize the very best materials installed by the very best Union craftsmen.

With David Giambrone's vast knowledge of masonry construction, he brings to his Company a diversity of accomplishments. In 1999 Dave and his wife started a General Construction company. With his participation in numerous activities related and non-related to the Construction Industry account for his Company's well rounded and well rooted service. Among David Giambrone's professional and social activities were: Member of the Construction Employers Association, he sat on their Board of Directors as well as being on the Labor Steering Committee and was active on their Legislative Committee; past Chairman of the Apprentice Fund for the Bricklayers Local #5; Member Northeastern Ohio Masonry Institute; was a Trustee of the Bricklayers Local #5 Health, Welfare and Pension Fund was the President of the Mason Contractors Association of Cleveland and represented management as a Chairman of Negotiations Committee for Collective Bargaining for Bricklayers and Allied Craftsman's Local #5 and #34 Is a member of St. Joan of Arc Church and does varies charity events. Mr. Giambrone is also a member of the ABAA Terminations and Flashing Committee.

Larry Livermore
Director of the Air Barrier Association of America
Business Development/Senior Project Manager - Architectural Testing, Inc. of York, PA

Larry Livermore is the Business Development/Senior Project Manager for Architectural Testing, Inc. of York, PA. His position with ATI involves all aspects of technical sales, certification, training, field testing and forensic services. Larry has over thirty-one years of experience in the fenestration industry working for manufacturing and consulting firms involved in residential and commercial windows, storefront, entrances, curtain wall, and sloped glazing systems. Larry's experience has allowed him to be involved with numerous special projects and technical committees within AAMA, ASTM, BETEC, FMA and the NFRC.

Roy Schauffele, FCSI, CCPR, LEED Green Associate
Director of the Air Barrier Association of America
President, Division 7 Solutions, Inc.
Technical Director & Owner, STS Coatings Inc.

Roy Schauffele is an internationally published author and speaker in the field of energy conservation and sustainable building envelopes including insulation, roofing & waterproofing, green roofing, water conservation, cool roofing and the urban heat island effect all with an eye towards people (jobs), profit (reinvestment) and planet.

Mr. Schauffele founded Division 7 Solutions Inc, a leading and widely recognized multi-state Architectural Representative firm in July 1987 and then STS Coatings in 2003 which is a Certified HUB Manufacturer in Texas developing energy saving and environmentally acceptable products. Both firms are still going strong.

Mr. Schauffele's experience includes:

• One of the leading American Institute of Architects Learning Unit lecturers in the south central US
• 3 year term, Board of Directors for the Construction Specifications Institute (Arlington, VA) and prior to that several national technical committees.
  • Executive Director Search Task Team
  • 2 year term as Regional Director, Texas & Oklahoma
• International conference speaker and published author for Division 7 technologies
• ABAA
  • Education & Outreach Committee member
  • ABAA Approved Speaker
• Past Metropolitan Planning Organization, by appointment of State Senator Zaffirini, President of the Texas Senate, mass transit planning organization
• Appointee of Governor Bush for Energy Conservation and made an Admiral of the Texas Navy
• City of Live Oak
  • City Councilman/Mayor Pro Tem
  • Vice Chair Charter Revision Committee
  • Economic Development Corporation
• Bexar County, Technical Advisor to Build San Antonio Green
• City of Converse Economic Development Corporation

ABAA Management Team

Laverne Dalgleish
Principal—Building Professionals Inc.

Mr. Laverne Dalgleish is the Executive Director of the Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA). As such, he works to champion energy conservation in buildings while educating the building owners and designers about the benefits of energy conservation such as durability, comfort, reduced maintenance, reduced HVAC equipment costs and the positive impact on the environment.

Mr. Dalgleish travels North America on a weekly basis to educate building owners and designers on the benefits of effective and working air barrier systems in buildings. This education mission includes working with standards development organizations, training and education groups, government policy departments, and quality assurance program developers for the construction industry. Mr. Dalgleish is the Secretariat of two ISO Committees, ISO TC61 SC10 Cellular Plastics and ISO TC163 SC3 Thermal Insulation Products. He is also Chair of the ULC Thermal Performance in the Building Environment Standards Committee.

Mr. Dalgleish was the key developer of the ABAA Quality Assurance Program for the installation of air barrier systems in buildings. This program is based on ISO9000 and ISO 12576-2 but brings the ISO requirements together with practical applications for the air barrier industry.

Ryan Dalgleish
Vice President—Building Professionals Inc.

Ryan Dalgleish is the Vice-President of Building Professionals. He has been involved in the building envelope and building performance areas of construction in both the commercial and residential sectors for close to two decades. Much of Mr. Dalgleish’s time is spent on technology transfer, organizational excellence and education. He has been a trainer, facilitator and performed a number of management roles. He is also involved in research, the development of training curriculum, and helping industries increase their professionalism. Mr. Dalgleish’s background and education has given him strong skills in financial management, market development and planning and association administration.

Mr. Dalgleish has obtained credentials in Adult Education, Leadership and Organizational Excellence. He has also published a number of papers for design and construction magazines and is frequently a speaker at various technical presentations dealing with the building envelope. He currently serves as the president of his local building envelope council and sits on the Board of Directors of the National Building Envelope Council.

He is able to assist with technical questions, association policy and procedures and training initiatives.

Peter Spafford
Quality Assurance Manager—Building Professionals Inc.

Peter Spafford has been involved in the energy conservation and building performance industry for 14 years. Mr. Spafford has been an instructor in building science and building envelope for the past 10 years and has taught hundreds of installers, building officials and contractors across the country. Mr. Spafford became the national training manager for BPC and oversaw the delivery and facilitation of upwards of 50 training programs a year and coordinated upward of 50 – 70 project managers and instructors in delivering 6 week to 6 month term training programs in energy efficiency. Mr. Spafford has also spent a tremendous amount of time in the field performing 3rd party inspections on behalf of government, quality assurance providers, utilities and warranty programs. Mr. Spafford currently is the quality assurance program manager for BPC. He has been involved in both the development and compliance aspects of the program for a number of initiatives in both the residential and commercial building markets.