Wellness WIthin Your Walls, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia

With more than 40 years of experience in the home building industry, Jillian Pritchard Cooke is the Founder and CEO of Wellness Within Your Walls®. She has gathered and analyzed health and wellness data about building industry materials, products and systems over the last 15 years. Jillian guided the evolution of WWYW’s ground-breaking program designed to reduce toxins in living environments and identify sustainable and technologically-advanced materials, products and systems. The protocols also include behavioral strategies to ensure sustained wellness. WWYW’s residential education and certification programs outline healthier construction techniques, materials and design/build practices. WWYW provides the residential building industry with a comprehensive WWYW Healthy Home Toolkit™ for homebuyers. Seeking to move the needle on global wellness initiatives, Jillian has focused on numerous partnerships for WWYW. WWYW partnered with Mothers and Others for Clean Air, an organization dedicated to improving air quality for all, to create a public resource for indoor air quality: the Healthy Indoor Breathing Toolkit. For consumer education, WWYW has partnered with Hearst Design Group’s House Beautiful Whole Home. Jillian is an ambassador for Global Wellness Institute, focusing on residential environments. Jillian is a much sought-after speaker and board and committee member, including NAHB, ASID and SFC. Jillian has spearheaded initiatives with many NAHB subcommittees, including the Global Opportunities Board, Sustainable and Green and Healthy Homes, Healthy Communities, which she will chair in 2023. Jillian is participating in the NAHB Consensus Group, which is overseeing proposed changes to the NGBS.