2017 Directory

25 Affairs Committee. Currently Stephan serves as a Senator in the Wyoming State Legislature, representing Senate District #7. Dave Kinskey’s experience spans business, law and elected roles in local and state govern- ment. He has an equipment financing and leasing business and also presently represents Wyoming Senate District 22 which consists of Johnson County and the eastern half of Sheri- dan County. Dave was appointed to fill the un- expired term of the late Senator John Schiffer. Prior to his appointment to the state legislature he served as Mayor of the City of Sheridan from 2004 to 2014, promoting economic develop- ment and local job creation. Dave was raised in Sheridan, where he and his nine siblings grew up working in the family dairy business. Dave has a B.A. in Economics from Harvard College, and a J.D. from the University of Wyoming Law School. During his college years he worked for two of Wyoming’s U.S. Sena- tors, MalcolmWallop & Al Simpson. Prior to his elected positions, he spent 12 years as owner and CEO of M&MHome Medical, a Silicon Valley home healthcare company. Under his direction and leadership, the company grew from three to 68 employees. Prior to that he practiced law in Gillette, and served as the Corporate Counsel/ Director of Business Development for Mini Mart Inc., a Rocky Mountain based chain of 100+ con- venience stores. He has offered volunteer service to many organizations including serving on the Board of Directors for Wyoming Association of Municipalities, Sheridan Child Development Center, and Sheridan Economic and Educational Development Authority. After lunch on Friday a tour was given of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens which was under- going an expansion and renovation at the time of the conference. Randy Byers, AIA from TDSi, the architect for the project, with the help of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Director, Shane Smith, walked the group through the project. This addition to the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens will mainly house a new grand conservatory. The space extends three stories high and features balconies and bridges at each level so users can experience the plants from the ground level and the canopy. A naval periscope can be accessed from the second level and will give visitors a view of Sloan’s Lake and all of Lions Park. The lobby will also give visitors a sense of being surround- ed by nature and sunlight. The lobby acts as a gathering space, where visitors can learn about the botanic gardens and the community while enjoying a treat from the in-house cafe. A living wall wraps around one corner of the space creat- ing a natural backdrop for the additional uses of the building auxiliary spaces include office space and additional volunteer space, as well as event preparation areas and public meeting rooms. Greg Dekker is VP of Sales and Strategy Effec- tiveness for the Teknion Corporation. He is a professional facilitator who speaks, advises, and creates immersive experiences on change plan- ning, innovation, understanding generational differences, and workplace effectiveness, and has served many of the most dynamic corpora- tions around the globe. Greg is the author of seminars for discovery – including Shatter!, The Jetsons, and Power Tools for Change. He leads PODIUM, a pro- gram for advanced customer collaboration. His use of tools and engaging style make learning memorable and effective. Sylvie Rupp worked in California, Utah, Colo- rado and Wyoming for the past 38 years in the field of architecture. She has spent 11 years in the field of facilities management. She has worked for 11 different architectural firms over the years, many of whom are represented here today. She seems to have found a niche in Fa- cilities Management that satisfies her best with relatively few sleepless nights, though far more extensive days and more paperwork than would ever be believed. A Friday evening informal, social gathering of the Emerging Professionals was held at the Accomplice Beer Company. To conclude the conference on Saturday morning, two additional tours were provided by Suzanne Norton, AIA, State of Wyoming, Construction Management and Sylvie Rupp, AIA of the VA Medical Center. The Capitol Square Project is comprised of four interrelated construction components: the rehabilitation and restoration of the Capitol; replacement, relocation, and expansion of the central utility plant serving five State buildings; the remodel and expansion of the tunnel that connects the Capitol to the Herschler Building; and the rehabilitation and expansion of the Herschler Building. These major components, combined with site work and landscaping, total approximately $223 million of the $299 million budget for the project. The VA Medical Center building design is unique in being a mixture of Mission and Spanish Colo- nial Revival styles. A mix of brick, varying mass- ing and roofs of terra cotta tiles makes the facility distinctive in the region. Buildings were added and removed and replaced in some instances. The VA itself started as a combination of multiple World War 1 veterans programs in 1921. In 1930 three (3) programs combined to be the Veterans Administration. The VA has long been a leader in medical research in the US, in treatment of chronic diseases, in treatment of traumatic brain injury, in treatment of mental health, in treatment of women, in prosthetics, in physical rehabilitation, and in health care reform. Facili- ties have been designed and redesigned to reflect those many changes. Thank you to our member volunteers Mark Kucera, AIA, Jim Rose, Assoc. AIA, Suzanne Norton, AIA, Noel Griffith, AIA, Sylvie Rupp, AIA, Chris Mowen, Assoc. AIA, Dan Stalk- er, AIA, Jacob Ernst, Assoc. AIA and Rachel Delventhal, AIA for providing a great event for our members and others. Additionally, we appreciate the support and partnership of our exhibitors and sponsors. b