Thomas M. Tebbe

Thomas has been involved in the HVACR industry for over forty years. He began his career in the industry, while in high school, working for a family business during the summer. His credentials include: Field technician, Contractor, HVACR instructor, Department head, Curriculum writer, Assistant dean, Campus Dean, and Regional Director - Louisiana Technical College System. He has taught for major equipment distributors, Louisiana State University New Orleans, utility companies, supply houses, and Delgado College. He continues to work with his brother’s contracting business in order to stay current with new innovations.

Formal Education: “Refrigeration Specialist Diploma” U.S. Air Force, HVAC Diploma Jefferson Vo-Tech in Louisiana, BS Holy Cross College in Louisiana, Masters Degree Holy Cross College in Louisiana.

Other distinctions include: The Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) apprenticeship man of the year award, Induction into the Alpha Chi National Honors Society, Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education award, former board member Louisiana Heat Pump Association, Louisiana Heat Pump Trainer, Former Mayor of Ida Louisiana. Thomas is a Certified Master HVAC Educator" (CMHE).

Coy E Gibson

Coy has been involved with vocational education for over thirty years. His experience includes: Ten years in the trades, Sixteen years of experience as Director of a Tennessee Technology Center, Ten years of experience as director of vocational-technical education for two secondary school systems (Loudon County/Lenoir City Schools Partnership), Four years as the Evening School Assistant Director at the State Area School at Chattanooga, Day instructor at Chattanooga City High School, State HVACR Chair - Tennessee Technology Centers.

Dr. Jerry W. Hardin

Dr. Jerry Hardin has over forty years in the vocational technical field which began with his service in the United States Navy where he was an electronics technician. Upon completion of his military service he served as an application engineer for Square D Company, a technical teacher at CMSU and a technical teacher-educator at the University of Georgia, and later served in several administrator roles.

Jerry’s administrative roles included: Dean of Instruction, Assistant Dean for Technical Education, Director of Institutional Research and Grants, Coordinator of Student Services, for community and technical colleges.

His formal education includes: several Navy technical schools, B.S. in Industrial Technology from Berea College, a M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Technical Education from the University of Missouri -Columbia.

Lemuel B. Palmer, III

Lem Palmer has over forty years of experience in the HVACR industry. He spent the last thirty years as a professor of HVACR, the last fifteen at Bowling Green Technical College. He served for eight years on the Kentucky State HVAC Curriculum Committee and five years on the Curriculum Review Committee at Bowling Green Technical College. He served as Chairman of the Program Standards for COE (Council on Post Secondary Education).

He stays current on industry innovations through his own company, PM Development, LLC which specializes in beginner homes. He has been active in construction projects in Brazil, Panama and Haiti. He designed buildings using materials native to the areas.

His formal training includes: BS in Technical/General Education, AS in Post Secondary Technical Education, AS in Building Construction Technology from Western Kentucky University. Certified OSHA Trainer both General Industry and Construction from Georgia Technical College. HVAC Technician Diploma and Electrician Diploma from Thompson Education Direct. Lem is a Certified Performance Test Administrator and Certified Subject Matter Educator (CSME).

Steven H. Allen LEED AP

Steven Allen has over 40 years experience as an HVACR Service Technician, HVACR educator and HVACR Administrator. He is currently the Executive Director of the Green Mechanical Council.

His credentials include: Director of the Sustainable Technologies Department of the United Association, Developer the UA STAR Testing and Certification program, Developer of the Green and Sustainable Mobile Training Laboratory’s, Refrigeration Expert and Competitor Judge representing the United States at the 2007 World Skills Competition in Shizuoka, Japan.

Steve has a Masters Degree in Education with a Certification in Instructional Technology, is LEED AP, is a Certified Subject Matter Educator (CSME).

Tom Meyer

Tom Meyer is the president of Praxis Green an international sustainability consulting and training firm.

Tom began his career in the HVACR industry after serving in the U.S. military. He spent the last quarter of a century serving with industry leading organizations. He served as an ASHRAE Liaison to the US Green Building Council, and served on the Greenbuild Program Committee. He is a member of the United States Senate’s High Performance Building Council, and IAPMO Green Technical Committee. He has assisted other countries (including India, Turkey and Kuwait) in the development of high performance and sustainable building standards.

Active in ASHRAE, Tom is a voting member of many committees including: SSPC-90.2 Energy Efficient Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings; TG-1 Exergy Analysis for Sustainable Buildings (Incoming Chair); SSPC-134 Graphic Symbols for HVACR (Chair); TC-6.5 Radiant and In-Space Convective Heating (past Chair) and Building Performance Steering Committee.

His other credentials include: former Executive Director of the Green Mechanical Council (international non-profit focused on providing education to create and maintain environmentally sound, high performance and energy efficient structural mechanical systems), president of Precision Hydronics Corporation (international design, consulting and training firm), and he is a graduate of The Ohio State University.

Tom has been a speaker for many organizations and has written many articles, training modules and textbooks including GreenSpeak, Building Water Systems and A Comparative Analysis of Building Rating Systems.

Tom holds the following credentials: CSME (Certified Subject Matter Expert), GGP (Green Globes Professional), CBCP (Certified Building Commissioning Professional), QCxP (Qualified Commissioning Professional), ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Chairman, ASHRAE Standard 134, Symbols Member, ASHRAE Best Practices Steering Committee, PE (Professional Engineer), Existing Building Commissioning Professional (EBCP) from the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).

Randy F. Petit, Sr.

Randy has over 30 years of experience in the HVACR industry. He began his career as a HVACR field technician and later owned his own refrigeration contracting firm. He spent twenty three years in HVACR Education with the Louisiana Technical College System as a teacher and Program Chair for Technology Programs. He was was instrumental in establishing the first successful incumbent worker HVAC training program through Louisiana workforce development and the Department of Labor.

Formal Training: Louisiana Technical College - HVACR, Louisiana State University - Vocational Technical Instructional Education, Louisiana Technical College - Degree in Applied Technology / Occupational Education. He is a Certified Master HVAC Educator”.

Turner Collins

Turner has over forty years in the HVAC/R field. He began his career after serving as a Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. He served for thirty years as the Senior HVAC/R

Formal Training: HVAC/R diploma - Tennessee Technology Center (Knoxville), Associate of Science - Roane State Community College, Bachelor of Science - University of Tennessee (with majors in Technological and Adult Education, Training and Supervision), Master of Science - University of Tennessee (with majors in Human Resource Development, Technological and Adult Education, and Training and Supervision), Graduated from The State of Tennessee’s Leadership Training Program. He is a Certified Master HVAC Educator” (CMHE).

Earl Delatte

Earl was an HVACR Instructor for 23 years, in the Louisiana Technical College system where also served as assistant dean. During his tenure in the system he was instrumental in implementing several programs, including Customer Service, First line Supervision, and Job Skills. Earl is a Certified Subject Matter Educator (CSME).