Our Chapter's Board of Directors

Lynn Bennett, LEED AP, DBIA, director. Lynn bennett is the Vice President in charge of the Design Build Department of Coakley & Williams Construction, Inc. Coakley & Williams a privately owned General Contractor/Design Builder established in Metropolitan Washington in 1961 is consistently ranked among the Top 400 Contractors and the Top 100 Design/Builders in the Nation by Engineering News Record. Lynn joined the firm in 1987 and is a certified LEED ® AP and DBIA Designated Design-Build Professional. She is a dedicated and innovative professional with over 29 years experience in construction with extensive experience in both operations and design management.

Lori Ann Lange, Esq., secretary - Lori Ann Lange is an attorney with the law firm of Peckar, Abramson, Bastianelli, & Kelley, LLP in Washington, DC. Her practice specializes in government contracts and construction counseling. She received her law degree from the George Washington University. Ms. Lange has written on various aspects of government contracts and construction law. She is a contributing author to Construction Claims Deskbook, State-by-State Guide to Construction Contracts and Claims, State-by-State Guide to Architect, Engineer, and Contractor Licensing, and Federal Government Construction Contracts. She also co-authored several construction briefing papers. Ms. Lange is admitted to the bars of the District of Columbia and Maryland.

Marianne C. Ramey , advisory council - Marianne Ramey is the President of Project Advisors International, an international disputes resolution consulting firm. For over 25 years, Ms. Ramey has been engaged as an expert on matters of programme delay related to large infrastructure projects. She is a registered professional civil engineer in the USA and Australia, a certified PMP, and holds an MBA. She is a fellow of ASCE, a member of the British Academy of Experts, and a director of the Dispute Review Board Foundation. She has provided testimony for numerous disputes in litigation in a variety of international forums, and as the tribunal's expert. She has also advised contractors and owners during project execution on managing schedule and cost risk.

Martha L. Perkins, Esq.Martha Perkins is a partner in the law firm of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP in its Washington, D.C. office. Her law practice focuses on representation of owners, contractors, and subcontractors in contract drafting and negotiation, risk management counseling, claim analysis, and dispute resolution. Ms. Perkins is an American Arbitration Association Construction Industry Panelist. She is active in a number of construction-related organizations, including the Washington Building Congress. She is a frequent lecturer and author on construction industry topics, including green and sustainable building, managing the risk of water intrusion and mold, contractual risk allocations, and surety bonds. Ms. Perkins received her undergraduate and masters degrees from the University of North Carolina and her law degree, with distinction, from Mississippi College School of Law. She is admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Mississippi.

Adrian Bastianelli, Esq. , advisory council - Adrian Bastianelli is a construction lawyer with the Washington, DC firm of Peckar, Abramson, Bastianelli & Kelley, LLP. Mr. Bastianelli has taken a leadership role in many construction organizations. He is on the Board of Governors of the American College of Construction Lawyers; on the Governing Committee of the ABA's Forum on the Construction Industry; a past President of the Washington Building Congress; editor of the Journal of the American College of Construction Lawyers; former editor of The Construction Lawyer; on the Construction Advisory Council for Thompson/West; and has held many other positions. He is highly ranked in construction law by Chambers USA and Who's Who Legal. Mr. Bastianelli has an active alternative dispute resolution practice serving often as an arbitrator, mediator, and dispute review board member. Before becoming a lawyer Mr. Bastianelli worked as a civil engineer and obtained his professional engineers license. Mr. Bastianelli received a BS degree in Civil Engineering from Purdue University and a JD from the University of Louisville.

Lisa H. Ambrose, director - Lisa Ambrose is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tithe Corp. which she founded in 1990. Tithe Corp. is an internationally recognized, 100% woman owned and operated HVAC manufacturer best known for innovative solutions, quality focus and humanitarian motivation. Tithe Corp. designs and manufactures sophisticated, high performance, precision environmental control equipment for use in computer rooms, telecom markets, retail spaces and for military applications. Tithe Corp. is located in a HUB Zone in Baltimore and is eligible for WBE and minority/women's set asides. Ms. Ambrose received her BA from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Business from NYU. Her career in the HVAC and A/E/C industry spans over twenty years and includes mergers and acquisitions, financial modeling, project management, estimating, marketing and business development. Lisa lives in Naples, Florida and Annapolis, Maryland.