North America Smart Energy Week

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September 11-14, 2023
The Venetian Convention and Expo Center Las Vegas, NV

Education Committee

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

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