It is rare that you come across drive like Lida's. She currently serves as my colleague on the Board of Directors for the USGBC National Capital Region. Our organization is experiencing one of our most successful years yet and Lida has been instrumental in making this happen.

Her thorough knowledge of the industry and interest in researching emerging topics has resulted in robust (and sold-out!) educational programming on topics like the WELL building standard. Prior to her board service, in 2015, Lida was elected USGBC National Capital Region Member of the Year for her work chairing the Tours Committee of the Greenbuild Host Committee. Through her leadership, 27 tours were developed that allowed ~1,350 national and international conference attendees to experience the best examples of sustainability in our region. This program generated over $40,000 in revenue for our organization to reinvest in our mission of green buildings for everyone in this generation. Lida's work on the tours program set the bar high for future cities hosting Greenbuild. Her fundraising prowess didn't stop there. She has since introduced us to many industry contacts who quickly became donors because of their admiration for Lida. I am in awe of Lida's enthusiasm for tackling tasks before her and offer her my highest praise without reservation.