Mary E. Ostafi is an Architect, Interior Designer, and LEED® Accredited Professional from Madison, Wisconsin, where she practiced sustainable design and integrated building solutions for over eight years. Recently she earned a Master’s degree in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability (MSLS) from an acclaimed program in Sweden.

Mary is fully aware of the building industry’s impact on the environment and has dedicated her professional career to innovative design methods to constitute change by transforming the ways buildings are designed, planned and constructed. Her MSLS education has added another layer to her knowledge base and provided her with tools to help lead the movement toward global sustainability.

During her Master’s dissertation, she collaborated with Dublin City Council’s Planning Department in Ireland and utilized the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development – a whole‐systems tool for planning in complex systems – to create an ideal, envisioned urban planning process. This was measured against an analysis of current planning practices resulting in recommended actions to help Dublin City Council move toward a more sustainable future.

Though the majority of her experience relates to the building and facilities industry, she is interested and capable of expanding into a broader strategic realm, working towards being a leader that brings positive change in many capacities from buildings, operations, to cities, businesses and governments.

Schools/Degrees/Certifications

Blekinge Tekniska Högskola: Karlskrona, Sweden. M.S. Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability, 2009. Northern Illinois University: DeKalb, Illinois. B.F.A. Interior Architecture, 1999, Cum Laude.

Work Experience

Flad Architects: Madison, Wisconsin. Architect, Lead Interior Designer, 2001 - 2008. Bray Architects: Middleton, Wisconsin.Interior Designer, 1999 - 2001.

Expertise

Green Building and Design, LEED, The Natural Step Framework

Links/Websites

http://www.linkedin.com/in/maryostafi http://www.bth.se/fou/cuppsats.nsf/all/80e93e3d215dacfcc12575cf00375c4c/$file/FINAL_dublin_thesis_090608.pdf (thesis dissertation)

Files

http://www.ethicalmarkets.com/researchgroup/wp-content/uploads/bios/669/ostafi_resume_2009.pdf
http://www.ethicalmarkets.com/researchgroup/wp-content/uploads/bios/669/ostafi_biography_2009.pdf

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