Ryan M. Colker
Innovation Vice President, International Code Council

Ryan M. Colker is Vice President, Innovation with the International Code Council, where he leads the Energy, Resilience and Innovation Center of Focus. He also serves as Executive Director of the Alliance for National & Community Resilience (ANCR), a national coalition working to provide communities with the tools necessary to holistically assess and improve their resilience. Prior to joining ICC, Colker served as Vice President with the National Institute of Building Sciences, where he directed the Consultative Council and served as staff director of the Council on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate; the National Council on Building Codes and Standards; the Off-Site Construction Council and NIBS’ STEM Education Program. Colker is the editor of the book, Optimizing Community Infrastructure: Resilience in the Face of Shocks and Stresses. Previously, he served as Manager of Government Affairs for ASHRAE and Program Director of the Renewable Natural Resources Foundation. He graduated from The George Washington University Law School and holds a B.A. with honors in environmental policy from the University of Florida.

Sara-Ann Logan
VP of Design, Volumetric Building Companies

Sara-Ann Logan has extensive knowledge of and influence within the AEC space and specializes in volumetric modular design, manufacturing, and construction. She has more than 18 years of architectural experience with over 11 years exclusively focused on modular single-family, multifamily residential, affordable, and supportive housing developments, hotel, and luxury mixed-use developments serving as Design, Managing Principal, and Architect of Record. Logan’s diverse background brings a research-based, contextual, and balanced approach to design. With over 100 projects in both the public and private sectors totaling billions of dollars in real estate value - her work has been featured in local, regional, and national press focusing on her efficient, collaborative design process resulting in unique, well-apportioned spaces.

Jeff Brown
State Building Codes Office Director, Division of Building and Fire Regulation Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development

Jeff Brown joined the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in 2017, bringing with him 20 years of experience in the construction industry, including 14 years in the enforcement and administration of building and fire codes. He holds 27 International Code Council code enforcement certifications, including the prestigious Master Code Professional (MCP) designation. As State Building Codes Office (SBCO) Director, Brown oversees the state’s code development process, technical support services, manufactured housing, and industrialized building programs.

Mary Tingerthal
President, Tingerthal Group, LLC

Mary Tingerthal served as Commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency from 2011 to 2019. For the past five years, she has led the Tingerthal Group LLC, which provides consulting services to public and private organizations working to increase the availability and sustainability of housing that is affordable to low and moderate-income families.

Clients include RISE Modular, Abt Associates, the National Alliance to End Homelessness, National Council of State Housing Agencies and the McKnight Foundation. In 2019, Tingerthal founded Construction Revolution, a cross-sector collaboration to reduce the cost of housing by creating an innovation hub for effective offsite construction.

Mary’s career includes numerous leadership positions in the real estate finance sector, with a focus on affordable housing. She led the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency and the National Equity Fund, and held senior positions at GMAC Residential Funding, the Housing Partnership Network and Community Reinvestment Fund.

Mary serves as chair of the board for NHT Communities (including its sustainability subsidiary), and also serves on the board of the F.R. Bigelow Foundation. Mary served as a member of the Community Advisory Council to the Federal Reserve Board and the Affordable Housing Advisory Council to Fannie Mae. She previously served as chair of the boards of Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity and of CommonBond Housing.

She holds a Master’s Degree in Business from Stanford Graduate School of Business, attending as a Sloan Fellow and as a Bush Fellow, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Minnesota.