Titles

• Senior Program Specialist, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation

Biography

Education:
1997 M.S. Leadership and Management, Department of Public Administration, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA
1992 B.S. Marketing, Messiah College, Grantham, PA

Certification:
2004 LEED-Accredited Professional

Brief Bio:
Rod Groff, is Senior Program Specialist with the International Institute for Sustainability. He works with both the Sustainable Materials and Renewable Technologies and Southwest Consortium for Environmental Research and Policy programs and coordinates the Wrigley Lecture Series.

He serves on the board of directors and is board secretary for the United States Green Building Council – Arizona Chapter. Through its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, the USGBC works to positively transform the building processes, building industry and built environment. The Council promotes cost effective design, construction and operation of buildings that are healthy places to live and work, environmentally responsible, and economically viable on a lifecycle basis. Rod is a LEED-Accredited Professional.

He previously spent six years working in research and policy development and residential green building program administration with the State of New Jersey's Department of Community Affairs.