Alison Y. Rivenburgh, LEED AP BD+C

CEO, Green Building Consultant

Alison, CEO of Sustainable Perspectives Group, earned her LEED® AP in 2002 and has been educating and consulting for green building for 9 years. Since 2004, Alison has been working with clients to facilitate the LEED certification process.

 

Alison has an extensive background in human ecology and sustainable practices. She holds a Master of Environmental Management from University of Texas at San Antonio and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Natural and Human Ecology and Psychology from Emory University.

 

Professional Leadership Activities

· South Central Regional Council Vice-Chair for the US Green Building Council (USGBC), Central Texas - Balcones Chapter (Austin-San Antonio region) - to communicate with the South Central Regional Council that includes four other Chapters located in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana to provide support among chapters and share green building best practices and resources (2007—2009)

· Interim Vice-Chair for the USGBC, South Central Region of Chapters - representing five local chapters and communicating with the USGBC National Chapter based in Washington D.C. attending 3 meetings a year in Washington D.C. to discuss local and national green building issues and USGBC policies and product development (2008-2009)

· City of Helotes Planning & Zoning Committee (Past board member)

· San Antonio Water Systems Conservation Committee member (2008—current)

· City of San Antonio mayor’s Task Force on Sustainable Buildings Advisory Committee (2008)

· As an advisor to Build San Antonio Green, Alison helped to establish San Antonio’s first green homes rating system

 

To contact us:

3522 Paesanos Parkway, Suite 302 | San Antonio, TX 78231

Phone: 210.592.1440 | Fax: 210.592.1935

 

Email: alison@s-perspectives.com

 

Elizabeth Kertesz, LEED AP BD+C

Green Building Project Manager

Elizabeth joined Sustainable Perspectives Group in 2008, and oversees the execution of green building projects by planning, organizing, and coordinating the skills and knowledge of the project team to achieve LEED® Certification and other green building goals.  She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Construction Management from the University of Texas, San Antonio, and has over seven years experience in the local real estate development and construction industry.

 

Professional Leadership Activities:

Vice Chair of the Programs Committee for USGBC Central Texas Balcones Chapter

Member of the Emerging Green Builders Committee

About Us

Kimberly Drennan, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Green Building Project Manager

Kimberly, a registered architect in Texas the since 2008 and a LEED® AP since 2004, is the latest addition to Sustainable Perspectives Group where she is a green building consultant and the Sustainability Programs Director.

 

Prior to joining SPG, Kimberly had 5 years of experience at the national award winning firm, Lake|Flato Architects, serving as an intern architect, project architect and student intern coordinator.  Her project experience includes multifamily housing, non-profit organizations, institutions, and residential clients.  Projects completed through Drennan Projects Inc., her residential design firm, include the design of high performing homes of Lionforce Building Systems, and multiple private clients. 

 

· Passionate about education, Kimberly is project manager for the Kids Initiating Design Solutions (KIDS) program, a collaboration between the Architecture Foundation of San Antonio and the Southwest School of Art, that teaches architectural and environmental design to elementary school children.  Interested in all ages, Kimberly has been an adjunct professor at Trinity University teaching design studios and architectural history since 2007.

Clara Hightower AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Green Building Project Manager

Clara, a licensed architect in Texas since 2007, joined Sustainable Perspectives Group in 2011.  She earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000 and since then has worked at architecture firms in Dallas, Chicago and San Antonio.

 

Prior to joining SPG, Clara had 9 years of experience at Chesney Morales & Associates, serving as project architect and project manager on a variety of commercial, educational, municipal, healthcare and university projects. 

Jennifer Woods

Sustainable Operations Manager

Jennifer joined Sustainable Perspectives Group in 2011.  Prior to joining SPG, Jennifer owned and operated a construction consulting company that specialized in construction cost estimating, specification writing and project management on a national basis.  

 

Jennifer has over a decade of experience as a general contractor and construction manager.  She has assisted in managing projects for the industrial, medical, commercial and residential industries.