John R. Kilbourne, Ph.D.
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI  49506

 Dr. Kilbourne has devoted nearly all of his adult life to helping individuals and communities understand the deeper meanings of play, games, sport, dance, and creativity.  His Bachelors degree is in Creative Drama & Movement from California State University Long Beach.  His Masters Degree is from the University of California at Los Angeles in Dance Education with an emphasis in Dance & Sport.  While at UCLA, he served as Graduate Assistant (Dance/Basketball Conditioning) to then Headcoach Larry Brown.  His Ph.D....

Mike is currently Director of the Global Workplace Research, Workplace Strategy and Business Intelligence teams for Haworth, Inc. At the start of his career, he worked at BOSTI, a firm that pioneered the use of analytics to show how workspace design affects employee performance....

Sally Augustin, PhD, is a practicing environmental/design psychologist and a principal at Design With Science. She has extensive experience integrating science-based insights to develop recommendations for the design of places, objects, and services that support desired cognitive, emotional, and physical experiences....

Elizabeth Melas was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, where she still resides. She holds a Bachelors of Science degree from Northwestern University and a Masters of Architecture from The Illinois Institute of Technology....

 

AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP | Associate Principal

Role: Director of Sustainability

Inspired by the Book "Design Like you Give a Damn," Ellen knew that her life’s work would include promoting the power of architecture in improving lives....

Emily M Dunn, LEED GA, WELL AP, EDAC
Workplace Knowledge Consultant, Performance Environments
Emily is passionate about the human experience and helping organizations understand how to support their human capital investment....

Emily Haynes, Designer
Gresham Smith and Partners
Jacksonville, FL
904.332.6699
 
Emily is a designer at Gresham, Smith and Partners in the firm’s healthcare practice....

Erin Schambureck, MFA, NCIDQ, IDEC, IIDA: Erin is an interior designer at CRW Architecture + Design Group in Rochester, MN. She has more than ten years of experience designing a variety of commercial and healthcare environments....

Frank A. Stasiowski, FAIA is a counselor and advisor to CEO’s of many of the top design firms in the United States, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil. He is President, CEO and founding owner of PSMJ Resources, Inc....

Dr. Gabor Nagy
Research Program Manager
Haworth Inc.
With 17 years of experience, Gabor leads research and client advisory engagements targeting innovation, collaboration and organizational culture to develop high performing workplaces....