New Building Programs Focus on Occupant Wellness

Dr. Lauren Gant, PhD, CPE, WELL AP, is the Human Factors and Ergonomics manager at Allsteel, where her goal is to ensure that the products encourage healthy postures, promote productivity, and that are intuitive to use correctly for a broad spectrum of worker types, sizes, and capabilities. Lauren has taught engineering and ergonomics courses at the university level, has conducted extensive research in the field of ergonomics, and holds a doctoral degree in biomedical engineering.. Lauren is an Adjunct Associate Professor, a Certified Professional Ergonomist, and  a WELL Accredited Professional and Fitwel Ambassador.

Lisa Proeber, WELL AP, was one of the first WELL Accredited Professionals in Wisconsin. Through her work as the Business Development Manager for Allsteel | Gunlocke in Wisconsin, she provides education and resources on workplace strategy and trends to the architecture and design community, construction firms, commercial real estate and end users. She is highly engaged in the Milwaukee community through her leadership involvement in TEMPO Emerging Women Leaders, IFMA Workplace Evolutionaries, Leukemia Lymphoma Society of Wisconsin among others. 

Joshua Levy is co-leader of Husch Blackwell's Construction & Design Group, and has represented clients for more than 25 years in construction disputes and claims. He is also an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.

Courtney Moline, WELL AP, LEED AP ID+C, is the Sustainability Manager for HNI Corporation. She is part of the HNI Corporate Social Responsibility team where she helps lead corporate sustainability efforts for HNI and its office furniture and fireplace subsidiaries. She helps provide a holistic look at how product and operations teams can identify new materials and processes to explore that will have a positive impact on the company and the environment. Courtney is a board member for USGBC Iowa and an active participant in the sustainability committees for the Business and Institutional Manufacturers’ Association (BIFMA).