Board Of Directors

Lawrence Gust, BBEI, EMRS, EE, is a Building Biologist and Electrical Engineer, and a faculty member of the Building Biology Institute and has served as board president since 1994.

Jeanne McLaughlin, BBEC, honorary EMRS is a certified Building Biology Environmental Consultant and the Building Biology Practitioner Coordinator for IBE. Jeanne is a Certified Feng Shui Practitioner on the Board…  

Christopher Bell, BBEC, EMRS is a lawyer and an international educator. He is an Adjunct Faculty Member in the Sustainable Living Department and the Business Administration Department at Maharishi University…  

Spark Burmaster, BBEI, EMRS, EE, is a certified Building Biology Environmental Inspector, Electrical Engineer, national EMF mitigation expert, and a faculty member of the Building Biology Institute. Spark has served…  

Sonia Hoglander, MBA, BBEC, EMRS is the owner of HomEvolution Consulting, is an electrical engineer with an extensive background in project and program management, IT and communications solutions consulting, business…  

Annette Koch, BBEC, EMRS, is Co-Chair of our institute’s Student Advisory Committee, and founder of Health Wise Spaces, providing guidance, education, comprehensive testing and mitigation strategies based on the 25…  

Misty is certified BBEC/EMRS who brings personal experience with electrical and chemical sensitivities to her role as board member.

Alex Stadtner, IBE board member (since 2016) is founder, president, and senior consultant of Healthy Building Science. His path toward environmental work began in college, where he earned a degree…  

Susannah Ziehe, Board Member ex officio, is the wife of our late founder Helmut Ziehe. Susannah’s involvement in IBE began in 1998 when she studied the Mini Course, which subsequently…  

While non-profits as a rule are not required to post their minutes publicly, we believe in operating transparently for our students, donors, and the general public. Board of Directors Meetings:…