The RE+ 2023 Education Committee protects and enhances the conference’s outstanding reputation by guiding the development of exceptional educational sessions that are timely, forward thinking, and well reviewed. Our ongoing success relies on engaging highly qualified professionals with expertise in content areas to lead our sessions. That is the principal responsibility of the Education Committee.
All committee members are volunteers and passionate about the future of the renewable energy industry.
2023 Committee Members
RE+ 2023 Education Committee Members
Valerie Antaki
Energy Utilities Marketing Lead
Black & Veatch
Kristen Ardani
Group Manager III-Market Research Analysis
NREL
Alaric Babej
Principal, Customer Energy Solutions
PNM
Hannah Bascom
Vice President, Regulated Business
SPAN
Andrew Belden
Vice President, Solar Programs
Eversource
Emilie Bolduc
Vice President, Distributed Energy Resources
NYPA
Ken Boyce
Senior Director, Principal Engineering: Industrial
UL
Ed Brolin
Vice President, Distributed Government Relations & Policy Development
RWE Clean Energy
Gilbert Campbell
Founder & CEO
Volt Energy
Jaime Carlson
Head of Commercialization & Market Risk
SB Energy
Misty Chioffe
Head of Marketing, Americas
BayWare Solar Systems
E'Lon Cohen Hall
Director, Operations and Programs
Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE)
Sachu Constantine
Executive Director
Vote Solar
Cathleen Daly
Marketing & Communicaations Manager
Gridworks
Jay Dauenhauer
Host
EnergyCast
Skip Dise
Director, Product Development, Clean Energy
AES Corporation
Tim Distler
Global Head of Finance, Energy, Mobility, & Sustainability
Prologis
Sydnie Lieb
Energy & Environmental Policy Manager
Xcel Energy
Sondra Martinez
Managing Director - Originations, Project Finance
Nord/LB
Loren McDonald
Electric Vehicle (EV) Analyst/Consultant/Marketer/Speaker
EVAdoption
Jenell McKay
Director of Investor Relations
Sempra
Shannon Meyer-Johanson
Senior Manager, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs
Sol Systems
Erin Miller
Assistant Vice President Energy Policy & Sustainability
American Municipal Power
Amy Jo Miller
Director of Policy & Market Strategy
Qcells
Peter Muhuro
Chief Strategy, Technology and Innovation Officer
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Raghav Murali
Director, Policy and Government Affairs
Enphase Energy
Erika Myers
Executive Director
Charging Interface Initiative North America (CharIN Inc.)
Lauren Nevitt
Senior Director, Public Policy
Sunrun
Kim Nguyen
Project Manager
Alabama Power Company
Quinn Parker
Founder & CEO
Encolor
Brian Patterson
Manager, Market Development and Policy
Sunpower
Steffanie Dohn
Director of State and Regulatory Affairs
SOLV Energy
Gretchen Dolson
Vice President
HDR
Will Ellis
Director of External Affairs
Pepco
Dan Ernstmann
Senior Consultant
Burns & McDonnell
Brion Fitzpatrick
Vice President
TenneSEIA
Mark Esguerra
Director, Distribution System Planning and Strategy
Southern California Edison
Tad Glauthier
VP eMobility
STEM
Dillon Gooch
Director of Business Development, Mass Markets
Shell Energy Solutions
Josh Gould
Vice President, Head of Marketing & Communications, Americas
Lightsource bp
Jennifer Hamilton
Program Manager: Safety, Education, Codes and Standards
California Fuel Cell Partnership (CAFCP)
James Hartsig
Senior Manager, Vegetation Management
Invenergy
Blan Holman
Vice President Regulatory Affairs
Pine Gate Renewables
Lon Huber
Senior Vice President, Pricing and Customer Solutions
Duke Energy
Stephen Kalland
Executive Director
NC Clean Energy Technology Center
Bobuchi Ken-Opurum
Director of Research
Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute
Richard Lawrence
Program Director
IREC
Emily Lemei
Customer Programs Manager & Regulatory Affairs
Northern California Association of Public Power
Dana Clare Redden
Founder
Solar Stewards
Jessie Robbins
Principal, Structured Finance
Generate
Stephanie Ross
Grid Strategist
Green Mountain Power
Danielle Sass Byrnett
Senior Director, Center for Partnerships & Innovation
NARUC
Alissa Jean Schafer
Managing Owner & Director
Copper Stamp Strategy LLC
Julian Sculley
Research Engineer
Hawaiian Electric
Kristine Sinclair
Head of Section - Utility Solar Independent Engineering
DNV
Tom Starrs
Vice President, Government and Public Affairs
EDP Renewables
Nicole Steele
Senior Advisor, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund; Workforce and Equitable Access Lead, Solar Energy Technologies Office
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); US Department of Energy (DOE)
Emily Lemei
Customer Programs Manager & Regulatory Affairs
Northern California Association of Public Power
Laura Stern
Member Board of Directors
SEIA
Rob Threlkeld
Director, Global Energy Strategy
General Motors
Rob Wallace
Co-Founder
Power52
Stephen Wemple
General Manager, Utility of the Future Team
Con Edison