IAS Board of Directors
Michael W. Bouse, C.B.O., Chair
Since
1998, Michael Bouse has been serving the City of Henderson, Nevada, as Building
& Fire Safety Director. Prior to this, he served the City of National City,
the City of La Mesa, and the City of Manhattan Beach, all in California, as the
Building & Safety Director, the Chief Building Official, and Building Administrator,
respectively. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University
of Redlands, California. The 2nd edition of Mr. Bouse's book, Establishing
Building Permit Fees, was recently co-published by ICC and IAS. His professional
certifications include Certified Building Official and several ICC inspector certifications.
Awards presented to him include Government Person of the Year from the Southern
Nevada International Code Council Chapter and Building Official of the Year from
the California Building Officials. He currently serves as chairman of the Southern
Nevada Building Officials.
John L. Barrios, C.B.O., Vice Chair
John
Barrios has been serving the City of Tampa, Florida, as Manager, Inspectional
Services Division since 1986. Prior to this, he served the city as the Building
Supervisor, Community Redevelopment from 1979 to 1986, and was a managing partner
for R.A. Barrios Construction Company during 1972-1979. He holds a Bachelor of
Arts degree from the University of South Florida, and he is a Certified Building
Official and a Certified General Contractor. He serves on several ICC committees,
such as the Code Correlation Committee, the Ad Hoc Committee on Reference Standards
and the Building Code Council. Prior to his appointment to the IAS Board of Directors,
Mr. Barrios was the chair of the IAS Accreditation Committee. He has received
awards from the Building Officials Association of Florida, including the President's
Award and Building Official of the Year.
Tim Bradley
Tim Bradley serves as Assistant State Fire Marshal over the North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal, which encompasses six Divisions within the NC Department of Insurance. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fire and Safety Engineering Technology, an Associate Degree in Applied Science in Electronic Engineering Technology, is a graduate of the National Fire Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program and the Institute of Governments Executive Leadership for Local Government. He was a charter member of the Board of Governors of the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress and is currently serving as Chairman. He serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of State Fire Marshals and was also a Charter member of the International Fire Code Council. The NC OSFM has a staff of 104 people who conduct plan review, provide code consultation, handle the qualification of code enforcement officials statewide, administer the State Building and Fire Codes, administer the State Manufactured Housing regulations, develop code courses, staff the State Building Code Council, fire and rescue training, provide support for the state fire and rescue certification programs, administer the fire and rescue grant and relief funds, and provide guidance statewide in the development of public fire education and injury prevention programs. Mr. Bradley resides with his wife Vickie, and four daughters in Mebane, North Carolina.
Majed A. Dabdoub, P.E.
Majed Dabdoub served as Chairman of the IAS Board of Directors from 2003-2008 guiding IAS through its formative years. Having provided distinguished service as chair, Mr. Dabdoub has graciously agreed to continue serving IAS as a board member. Mr. Dabdoub is presently a Building Plans Examiner and Analyst for the City of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is also currently an Instructor
at the Department of Technology, Northern Kentucky University, teaching courses
in structural design, building systems design, surveying, site design, construction
management etc. He has a Masters Degree in Structural Engineering from the University
of Cincinnati and has been with the city of Cincinnati since 1987.He is a Registered
Professional Engineer with the State of Ohio and Kentucky and has served on several
technical committees for International Code Council (ICC), Building Officials
and Code Administrators International (BOCA), Ohio Building Officials Associations
(OBOA), Southwestern Ohio Building Officials (SWOBOA) and the American Society
of Civil Engineers. He has many accomplishments to his credit, the most notable
being the “Code Official of the Year” Award from the Southwestern Ohio Officials
in 1996.
Cindy Davis, C.B.O.
Cindy Davis serves on the International Code Council Board of Directors and is the Building Official and Zoning Officer for Butler Township, Pennsylvania. A 20-year veteran of municipal code enforcement, Ms. Davis serves as Chair of the CBO Exam Development Committee, sits on the Board of International Professional Standards and the Disaster Response Committee and is a Technical Advisor for the ICC Foundation. She holds numerous professional certifications and is an instructor for the Pennsylvania Construction Codes Academy. Ms. Davis was honored as Pennsylvania Code Official of the Year in 2002 and currently serves as Second Vice President for Commonwealth Building Officials Chapter of ICC.
Isam Hasenin, P.E., C.B.O.
Isam Hasenin is the C.O.O., Construction Code Compliance / Municipal Consultant Outsourcing for Bureau Veritas North America, Inc., a multinational corporation involved in a comprehensive range of services including inspection, testing, auditing, certification, ship classification and related technical assistance, training and outsourcing services. Mr. Hasenin has over twenty years experience in the code enforcement field and building department administration. He has an MS degree in Civil Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and is a licensed engineer in the state of California. As an active participant in the code development process and training, he currently serves as the Vice Chair of the California Building Standards Commission responsible for administering the processes related to the adoption, approval, publication, and implementation of the California building codes.
Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson is a building inspector for the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota. He is a past member of the International Code Council Board of Directors, Past Chairman of the ICC Education Committee and has served on the Public Policy, Standards Council and Fire Safety Hearings Committees. He is a former board member of the Association of Minnesota Building Officials (AMBO) and served as chairman for the AMBO Legislative Committee. Mr. Johnson was the 2001 recipient of the Alvin Kleinbeck Code Official of the Year Award from the Minnesota Code Officials.
Dr. Izz Eddin Katkhuda
Dr. Izz Eddin Katkhuda is a founder, partner and Director of the Arab Center for Engineering Studies (ACES), since 1983. He is a well known expert in the fields of quality control and testing of construction materials in the Middle East region. He is currently the Chairman of the National Technical Committee for the Accreditation of Laboratories in Jordan, the Chairman of the Steering Committee for Queen Rania Al Abdullah Prize for Excellence in Education, and the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Information and Research Center of the King Hussain Foundation. He is a member of Greater Amman Municipality Council and serves as a board member of several public and private companies.
Selso A. Mata, A.I.A, C.B.O.
Selso Mata has served at the Building Inspections Department for the City of Plano, Texas, for 14 years, the last four years as Chief Building Official. His prior work experience is in the field of architecture on various projects such as banks, jails, government offices, multi-family projects, and numerous schools. From 1999 through 2002, he served on the legacy ICBO Evaluation Service Evaluation Committee. As an evaluator for the IAS Building Department Accreditation program, Mr. Mata has had the opportunity to serve on two evaluation teams. He is the current President of the North Texas Chapter of ICC and served on the 2009 ICC Nominations Committee. ICC certifications include energy, plans examiner, and building inspector. Mr. Mata is also a registered architect and his educational background includes a degree from Texas Tech University in Architecture and a Certificate of Public Management from UT Dallas. He is married with two children and enjoys playing golf.
James G. Toscas, P.E.
James G. Toscas is President of the Precast / Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI). Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, PCI fosters the continuous improvement of quality, technology, and knowledge regarding the design, fabrication, and utilization of precast concrete building systems. Besides component producers, PCI members include architects, consultants, contractors, developers, educators, engineers, materials suppliers, public service professionals, professional service providers, and students who are involved with this industry. Since joining PCI in 2003, Mr. Toscas has spearheaded programs to transform PCI into a modern knowledge-based organization that is leading improvement in the industry. This has included facilitating a new industry strategic vision, launching a major marketing and branding program, substantially enhancing the PCI website, and reorganizing staff to achieve higher levels of quality, consistency, and efficiency. Mr. Toscas is a registered professional engineer with background in association management, engineering, training, public communications, and organizational development. He is a member of various engineering-related associations and has received various awards and citations for leadership, achievement, and communications. Mr. Toscas holds a B.A. degree in Physics from the University of Chicago and a M.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Illinois, and has conducted postgraduate work in adult education at the University of Wisconsin. A Chicago area native, he is married with four children.