Kathleen J. McKee, partner at Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP and chair of the firm's Business Facilities & Real Estate Practice Group, has recently been appointed to the Advisory Board for Green Technology's Annual Schools Summit. In this position, Ms. McKee's public education legal insight will supplement the purpose and programming of Green Technology's much-anticipated annual summit this December.
"It is an honor to be part of this remarkable team," says Ms. McKee. "It is both professionally and personally satisfying to contribute to Green Technology's mission to help our state's public schools understand how to reduce energy and resource consumption. This way districts can redirect savings to their compromised general funds. Now, more than ever, we must make every available dollar address student needs."
The Advisory Board is chaired by David Thorman, State Architect for California. Other members include:
·Will Bush, Director, Department of General Services for California
·Rob Cook, Executive Officer in the State's Office of Public School Construction
·Tom Duffy, Coalition of Adequate School Housing (CASH)
·Rachel Gutter, Schools Sector Manager for the U.S. Green Building Council
·Mel Nelson, Director of Maintenance and Operations, Placer County Office of Education
·William Orr, C.E.G., Executive Director for the Collaboration for High Performance Schools (CHPS)
·J. William Naish, Energy/Utility Management Supervisor for San Diego Unified School District
·Roy McBrayer, Program Manager, Green Action Team, Department of General Services for California
·Guy Mehula, Chief Facilities Executive for Los Angeles Unified School District
·Ted Rozzi, Assistant Superintendent for Facilities, Corona-Norco Unified School District
·Kathleen Webb, Deputy Director Department of General Services for California.
Green Technology strives to assist public and private sector industries by addressing issues of sustainability, resource conservation, and advance resource preservation with government leaders at the national, state, and local levels.
Ms. McKee is an education attorney who specializes in areas of business, facilities, real estate, and sustainability. As the Chair of Business Facilities & Real Estate for Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP (F3), she oversees the firm's facilities, energy, and contract work for its clients.
F3 offers comprehensive legal services to public education, serving pre-K through community college clients across all legal matters including labor & employment, charter schools, governance & leadership, litigation, and student & special education needs.