Senior Leadership
Leadership
David Forbes
Vice President for Campus Services
David Forbes serves as Vice President for Campus Services at Emory University, where he oversees Facilities Management, Planning, Design and Construction, Sustainability, and Transportation. He also provides strategic leadership for facilities operations across Emory Healthcare.
Dave joined Emory in 2018 as Associate Vice President for Facilities Management and brings more than two decades of experience leading complex engineering, facilities, and operational organizations. Before joining Emory, he held leadership roles with Jones Lang LaSalle, supporting clients including Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank, and served in facilities leadership positions at Columbia University. He later led North American operations for Bank of America and Vixxo.
A licensed Operating Engineer, Dave holds an MBA from Pace University, a master's degree in Construction Administration from Columbia University, and a bachelor's degree in Facility Management from the New York City College of Technology.
Ciannat Howett
Associate Vice President for Sustainability, Resilience, and Economic Inclusion
Ciannat founded Emory’s first Office of Sustainability Initiatives in July 2006 before assuming her current role as Associate Vice President in 2019, managing an enterprise-wide effort to ensure that Emory’s actions and policies support environmental, social, and economic systems that provide a healthy, productive, and meaningful life for current and future generations. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health and Emory College’s Environmental Sciences Department and a Senior Faculty Fellow with Emory’s Center for Ethics.
Ciannat attended Emory as an undergraduate, receiving her B.A. in 1987, and she received a law degree from the University of Virginia in 1992. She practiced environmental law with Kilpatrick Stockton for four years and was Senior Attorney with the Water Enforcement Division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. for six years before serving as Director of the Southern Environmental Law Center’s Georgia and Alabama office until 2006.
She is a Trustee for the R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation, the PATH Foundation, and serves on the Advisory Board of Emory Law School’s Turner Environmental Law Clinic. She received the 2002 U.S. EPA Gold Medal for Exceptional Service, the 2004 Environmental Hero Award from The Wilderness Society, the 2010 Pillar of Sustainability Award from EARTH University, the 2013 Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award from Rollins School of Public Health, a 2014 Award of Distinction from Emory, and a 2020 Woman to Watch award from the U.S. Green Building Council. She is a co-founder of the Greater Atlanta Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development of the United Nations. She is a frequent regional and national speaker on sustainability issues, and, for four years, was named a “Georgia Super Lawyer” by Atlanta magazine.
Heath Miller
Associate Vice President for Planning, Design, and Construction
Heath serves as the Associate Vice President for Planning, Design, and Construction. He joined Emory University in 2005 and most recently served as Senior Director, Capital Improvements and Renewals.
Heath has over 25 years of experience in planning, design, and construction administration. He began his career with Jacobs Engineering as project engineer/estimator, followed by Kvaerner Construction as a construction estimator for healthcare construction projects. Following Kvaerner Construction, he joined ACI Construction where he was a preconstruction and project manager for aviation and higher education projects.
Heath holds a master’s degree in Building Construction and Facility Management from The Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Building Construction from the University of Florida. He is a LEED accredited professional.
Lisa Underwood
Associate Vice President for Finance & Business Operations
Lisa Underwood, Associate Vice President, Finance & Business Operations, is the Chief Business Officer for Campus Services and plays a key leadership role in the division’s business and strategic operation. She has responsibility for the Finance, Human Resources, Learning & Development, Information Technology, Fleet Services, and Transportation & Parking Services.
Throughout her career, Lisa has held various leadership positions, mainly in Higher Education. Prior to 2014, Lisa served as Associate Vice President for Transportation and Parking Services since her arrival at Emory in 2008. Lisa came to Emory following 9 years at Washington University in St. Louis where she served as Director of Parking and Transportation Services. Previously, she led Transportation programs both in Madison County, Illinois and at the University of Iowa.
Lisa holds an MBA from Emory’s Goizueta Business School and a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Iowa.
Janine Cabrera-Velde
Director of CS Experience, Engagement, and Learning
Janine serves as Director of Customer Experience, Engagement, and Learning for Campus Services, where she leads initiatives that strengthen the customer experience, advance the division’s mission, and foster strategic alignment across the organization. She oversees customer communications and engagement strategies while identifying opportunities to improve processes and enhance how Campus Services supports its employees and customers.
Previously, Janine served as a Senior Learning and Development Consultant for Campus Services, where she designed courses and curriculum to meet the evolving needs of the division’s workforce. Before joining Emory, she was selected as an Administrative Fellow with Harvard University Campus Services, where she contributed to initiatives and programming focused on supporting underrepresented employees.
Janine holds an Ed.M. from Harvard University, with a concentration in Education Policy and Management, and a doctorate in Learning, Leadership, and Organizational Development from the University of Georgia.
Mailing Address Email: cscsc@emory.edu
Emory University
Campus Services Telephone: 404-727-7463
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