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The Clearinghouse is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education with oversight by the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools.

NCEF is managed by the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), a non-governmental, non-profit organization authorized by Congress in 1974 to serve as an authoritative source on building science and technology. NIBS' Whole Building Design Guide contains a wide range of building-related guidance, criteria, and technology from a 'whole buildings' perspective.

Created in 1997 by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF) provides information on planning, designing, funding, building, improving, and maintaining safe, healthy, high performance schools.

NCEF Staff

William Brenner, FAIA
Director

Judy Marks, Hon. AIA (email)
Associate Director

Jenni Woolums, Assoc. AIA (email)
Reference Services

Wayne Kemp, PhD (email)
Acquisitions

NCEF Advisory Board Members

Allen Abend, RA (email)
Educational Facilities Consultant

Mr. Abend has over 30 years of experience with the Maryland Public School Construction Program and is author of the NCEF publication Planning and Designing for Students with Disabilities.

James Ansley, PhD (email)

Dr. Ansley is an expert on school accessibility matters and has written two NCEF publications, Creating Accessible Schools and The Garrett Case and Public School Accessibility.

Edward Brzezowski, PE (email)
Ferreira Group

Mr. Brzezowski is a professional engineer and a former school district facilities manager who consults on school facilities matters, particularly energy efficiency.

Daniel Dancu, PhD (email)
President, Ingraham Dancu Associates

Dr. Dancu is a former school administrator and is a nationally known school facilities planner.

Daniel Duke, EdD (email)
Professor, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia

Dr. Duke's most recent books are The Little School System That Could and Education Empire: The Evolution of an Excellent Suburban School System. He is author of numerous other books and papers.

Mary Filardo (email)
Executive Director, 21st Century School Fund

Ms. Filardo has written extensively on public school facility issues and innovative financing solutions. She also leads the Building Educational Success Together (BEST) initiative, a collaborative effort to improve urban school facilities.

Kelvin Lee, EdD (email)
Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District, Roseville, California (retired)

Dr. Lee is active in California and nationally on school facilities issues and is past president of the Coalition for Adequate School Housing.

Pam Loeffelman, FAIA (email)
Perkins Eastman Architects PC

Ms. Loeffelman is a Principal at Perkins Eastman, with expertise in educational facilities. She is Vice-President - elect of the American Institute of Architects and was the 2005 Chair of AIA's Committee on Architecture for Education.

Jack Lyons (email)
U.S. Department of Education, retired

Mr. Lyons was instrumental in the creation of NCEF and served as the Department's contract manager for the Clearinghouse until his retirement in 2003.

Guy Mehula, PE (email)
Chief Facilities Executive, Los Angeles Unified School District

Mr. Mehula is a professional engineer and former Navy Civil Engineer Corps officer who is responsible for the execution of the largest school building program in the country.

Joseph Nathan, PhD
Director, Center for School Change, University of Minnesota

Dr. Nathan is nationally known for his advocacy of small and charter schools and is author of many books and publications, including Smaller, Safer, Saner Successful Schools, published by NCEF.

Henry Sanoff, AIA (email)
Retired Distinguished Professor of Architecture, North Carolina State University

Professor Sanoff is author of many respected school facilities publications, including School Design and Creating Environments for Children, two classics in their field.

Terry Whitney (email)
Majority Office Policy Director, House of Representatives, Colorado General Assembly

Mr. Whitney, an education policy specialist, has worked with state and local governments on a variety of school facilities issues.

C. Milton Wilson (email)
Iowa Department of Education (retired)

Mr. Wilson was School Facilities Consultant for the Iowa Department of Education for many years.

Barbara Worth (email)
Associate Executive Director, CEFPI Foundation & Charitable Trust

Ms. Worth is responsible for the general operations and affairs of the Council of Educational Facility Planners International Foundation & Charitable Trust, an organization established to foster research and scholarly study regarding the impact of school facilities on student achievement and the communities they serve.

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