Optimizing the Indoor Environment for Health: Asthma, Allergies, and Building Materials

Courtney Sunna, MBA, is the VP of Sales for U.S. Asthma and Allergy Friendly® Certification run by the international scientific standards body Allergy Standards Ltd. and the patient advocacy group The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). In this role, she focuses on brand partnerships and strategic growth with the heads of major corporations including Procter & Gamble, 3M, Tarkett, Owens Corning, Ingersoll Rand, and Benjamin Moore, as w

ell as managing executive relations with retail stores such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Macys, Home Depot, and Best Buy. Courtney received her MBA from the University of Pisa, Italy, and continues her executive education at Harvard Business School. She is also Chair of the Future Leaders Board with IIBN, an Irish nonprofit organization aimed at building relationships, trade, and investment between the U.S. and Ireland.

Dr John McKeon is the CEO and co-founder of international standards body Allergy Standards Ltd. He is a medical doctor, a Fellow of the Royal College of Sur

geons in Ireland, and holds a number of business development qualifications. He is the Entrepreneur in Residence at Trinity College Dublin. His company, Allergy Standards Ltd., develops the scientific standards behind the asthma & allergy friendly® Certification Program, which allows consumers to identify products which have been proven through rigorous testing to be more suitable for asthma and allergy sufferers. Dr McKeon is a regular contributor at conferences, in print and other media articles, and at seminars, on the subjects of asthma, allergy, and consumer products. He maintains a keen interest in clinical medicine and has been published in medical journals.