ATLANTA — ASHRAE has named its president, officers, and directors for Society Year 2023-24.
Ginger Scoggins, P.E., an ASHRAE fellow, will serve as the 2023-24 president. Scoggins introduced the theme for the year, “Challenge Accepted: Tackling the Climate Crisis,” during her inaugural address. The theme signals ASHRAE’s advocacy of integrated solutions for addressing the effects of the climate crisis through meaningful building decarbonization strategies.
“We are living in a climate emergency,” said Scoggins. “Our desire to be more comfortable has brought us to a place where we need to make uncomfortable decisions. We can accept the challenge of our day regarding the impact of our buildings on the climate crises by equipping our members with the knowledge they need to design and renovate buildings to address the greenhouse gas emissions of our industry.”
Scoggins is president and owner of Engineered Designs Inc., a consulting engineering firm in Cary, North Carolina.
Four other elected officers will serve one-year terms: president-elect Dennis Knight, P.E., principal, Whole Building Systems, Mount Pleasant, S.C.; treasurer Bill McQuade, P.E., vice president of regulatory affairs, Baltimore Aircoil Co., Jessup, Md.; vice president Billy Austin, P.E., principal, Shultz Engineering Group, Charlotte, N.C.; and vice president Ashish Rakheja, director and CEO, Aeon, Noida, India.
In Society Year 2021-22, ASHRAE membership voted to amend Section 5.1 of the ASHRAE bylaws so that society vice presidents will serve one two-year term instead of two consecutive one-year terms. This approved amendment was implemented on the ballot for Society Year 2023-24 candidates. The new vice presidents Wade H. Conlan, P.E., principal, Hanson Professional Services, Maitland, Fla.; and Chandra Sekhar, CPEng., Ph.D., professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore, will service two-year terms.
ASHRAE also introduced its newest directors and regional chairs, who will serve three-year terms:
• Region VII director and regional chair: Scott Peach, P.E., president, SP Engineering Inc., Mobile, Ala.
• Region VIII director and regional chair: Joseph Sanders, mechanical sales engineer, R.B. Akins Co., Oklahoma City, Okla.
• Region IX director and regional chair: Jonathan Smith, P.E., business development manager, Siemens, Lenexa, Kan.
• Region X director and regional chair: Buzz Wright, P.E., mechanical engineer, Kelly, Wright & Associates P.C., Tucson, Ariz.
• Region XIV director and regional chair: Mahroo Eftekhari, C.Eng., CDPhil, professor of building services engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, England.
ASHRAE also introduced its newest directors-at-large:
• Doug C. Cochrane, P.Eng., independent consultant, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
• Corey B. Metzger, P.E., principal, Resource Consulting Engineers, Ames, Iowa.
• Heather Schopplein-Anderson, P.E., engineer, UMEC, Santee, Calif.
