
Society to release its list of officer and director nominees for member voting in May
ATLANTA, United States, 2 February 2026:
ASHRAE said it has announced its nominees for the 2026-2027 slate of officers and directors. Making the announcement through a Press Release, Society said nominations were made by its Nominating Committee from a list recommended by individual members and from Chapters Regional Conferences.
ASHRAE said the nominee for President-Elect is Ashish Rakheja and that the nominee for Treasurer is Wade Conlan.
Society said the nominees for Vice President are Blake Ellis and Mahroo Eftekhari.
ASHRAE said the nominees for Directors and Regional Chairs are Carrie Kelty for Region VII, Keith Reihl for Region VIII, Daniel Russell for Region IX, Colin Laisure-Pool for Region X and Eduardo Maldonado for Region XIV.
Society said the nominees for Directors-at-Large are Martin Dieryckx, Krishnan Gowri and Filza Walters. ASHRAE added that the nominee for Alternate Director-at-Large is Doug Fick.
ASHRAE said members will vote on the nominees via electronic ballot in May. ASHRAE added that Sarah Maston will serve as ASHRAE President for the 2026-2027 Society Year.











