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Executive Team:

 BioPhotos/PMichaud.jpgPaul Michaud, Esq., Founder & President
860.240.6131
Paul is the founder and President of the Renewable Energy and Efficiency Business Association, Inc. (REEBA).  He is an accomplished energy and utility attorney with the Hartford office of Murtha Cullina LLP. focusing on renewable energy transactional and regulatory matters.  Prior to joining Murtha Cullina, Paul served as Managing Counsel and Director of Regulatory Policy for the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF).  For Paul's full bio go to BIO


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Jackie Rowe, Director of Operations & Membership
860.240.6140
 
Jackie has been with REEBA since its inception and has been instrumental to the early success of the organization.  As Director of Operations and Membership, Jackie is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the group including finance, membership, strategic partnerships and events.  Jackie is a member of the Marketing Team at Murtha Cullina LLP.

Board of Directors:

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Jim Daylor, Chairman/Treasurer
Account Executive
AMERESCO, Inc.
 
Jim Daylor is an Account Executive with Ameresco focused on helping clients with their energy efficiency and renewable energy projects across Connecticut and Southern New England.  With over 15 years of experience building partnerships with owners of real estate, Jim delivers a broad range of comprehensive energy solutions that produce measurable benefits to the owner, their business, the community and the environment.  Often these solutions are rooted in performance contracting and allow an owner to leverage their own energy equity to self-fund capital improvements.


June162010Seminar/CallahanMike.jpg John Michael Callahan, PE, Vice Chairman
Vice President & Senior Electrical Engineer
Fuss & O'Neill, Inc.

Mike Callahan is a registered professional engineer and Vice President of Fuss & O'Neill, Inc. a full service engineering firm located in Manchester, Connecticut.  Mike is a senior electrical design engineer and manages the mechanical and electrical engineering department at Fuss & O'Neill.  He has 30 years of experience in all aspects of electrical systems design and a strong interest and special expertise in energy conservation and the application of alternative energy systems for public works, institutional, commercial, and industrial projects.  Practice areas include on-site energy generation, electrical safety, forensic engineering, fire protection, lighting, special communication and controls, and 600 volt and high voltage power distribution.  Mike is a member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).


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Mitchell Wurmbrand, CCM, Secretary
GZA Environmental, Inc.

Certified Consulting Meterologist/Vice President

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Mitchell Wurmbrand is a Certified Consulting Meterologist and a Vice President in GZA's Glastonbury, Connecticut office.  Mitchell heads up the environmental compliance group in that office and, in that role, has worked on numerous power projects whose energy production is generated from various fossil fuels, nuclear, municipal solid waste, landfill gas and, more recently, solar, wind and geothermal.  Mitchell actively participates in the Connecticut Power and Energy Society, the Environmental Business Council of New England's Renewable Energy Committee Leadership's Team.


BioPhotos/JonGordon.JPG Jonathan Gordon
Senior Manager, External Affairs
NRG Energy, Inc.
Jonathan Gordon is the Senior Manager of External Affairs for NRG Energy, Inc., a Fortune 500 company that owns and operates one of the country's largest and most diverse power generation portfolios, and is the largest solar wholesale power generator in the U.S.  Jon is responsible for external, legislative, regulatory and public policy issues relative to NRG's operations and development efforts in the Northeast, and has over 25 years of electric power experience. Jon has provided expert testimony on matters pertaining to electric power and energy markets before the Connecticut Legislature, the CT Energy and Technology Committee, the Massachusetts Dept. of Public Utilities, the Massachusetts Dept. of Energy Resources, the Connecticut Public Utility Authority, the Connecticut Siting Council and the Connecticut Advisory Board. Jon was appointed by the Governor of Connecticut in 2007 to serve on the Conneticut Fuel Oil Conservation Board, and serves on the Board of the Connecticut Power and Energy Society.  Additionally, he is a former Trustee and Treasurer for the Henry Carter Hull Library.

 June162010Seminar/Loria.jpgDennis Loria, P.E.
Loria Emerging Energy Consulting, LLC
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Dennis Loria formed Emerging Energy Consulting ("EEC") in 2005 to help clients cost effectively develop clean energy and distributed generation projects.  EEC provides technical, business and strategic advisory services customized for each client, project and situation.  EEC specializes in small to medium sized solar, wind and fuel cell projects.  Throughout his career, Dennis has been involved in a wide range of emerging and conventional power technologies projects, from inception through commercial operation, from detailed design to financing.  This comprehensive experience gives EEC the knowledge and understanding to effectively implement new energy technologies into the ever changing electric power industry.  Dennis is also a principal in several project development ventures providing firsthand experience in the multifacted business of independent power project development.

 Herb Healy
Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs
EnerNOC, Inc.
Herby Healy joined EnerNOC in June, 2007.  In his current position, Herb is responsible for managing EnerNOC's regulatory and government affairs in the Northeast region of the U.S., including ISO-NE and a portion of PJM, and international in Canada and the United Kingdom.  In this role, he manages EnerNOC's initiatives with respective system operators and represents EnerNOC's and demand side management's interests in various regional stakeholder groups with respect to wholesale market designs and operations.  He is also responsible for interfacing with various state utility commissions dealing with the retail side of market issues in those regions.  He oversees EnerNOC's relationships with various northeast state legislators and executive agencies, as well as various industry, trade and conservation/environmental groups active in the energy arena.  Herb has long ties to the energy arena - spanning 39 years.  He was recently elected to be one of the 29 members of the (U.S.) Stakeholder Steering Committee of the Eastern Interconnect Planning Collaborative (EIPC).  He is a member of the Policy Committee of the New England Clean Energy Council and serves on the DR/EE Committee of the New England Energy and Commerce Association (NECA).

 Lori Ribeiro
Director of Business Development
Gehrlicher Solar

Lori is the Director of Business Develoment, New England for Gehrlicher Solar.  Gehrlicher Solar America Corporation is the United States subsidiary of one of the world's largest independent solar integrators - Gehrlicher Solar AG, which is headquartered outside Munich, Germany.  Lori is focused on large commercial and utility sales and project development in the New England States.  Lori has over 25 years of experience with a focus on municipal clean energy program development, particularly solar projects.  Prior to joining Gerhlicher, Lori worked for Nexamp, the largest solar project develoment company headquartered in Massachusetts.  She managed a federal stimulus-funded initiative to install 4.2MW of solar arrays at thirteen water and wastewater treatment plants statewide and then led their business development efforts in Connecticut.  Her most visible project is the installation of a 468KW solar "Brightfield" in Brockton (for three years, the largest solar power plant in New England and largest Brightfield Nationwide).  She is an active member of the New England Clean Energy Council's Policy Committee.


BioPhotos/Bleuher_crop.jpgChris Bleuher
Business Development CT 
Schneider Electric
Chris Bleuher is responsible for the business development in Connecticut of Schneider Electric's Energy Solutions division.  With over ten years of combined industry and management experience, Chris works to educate thought leaders around implementing a continuous energy management lifecycle approach to the growth of their enterprise.  Throughout his involvement in Connecticut's municipal, education and healthcare energy markets, Chris has been instrumental in supporting energy legislation in the State, specifically PA 11-80, and the development of energy performance contracting to local governments.  Chris also brings experience in this realm through his work in Vermont to construct and drive the successful implementation of performance contracting legislation in 2007.  He has worked under ESPC legislation in New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut.


BioPhotos/kimstevenson.jpg Kim Stevenson
Associate Directory of Technology Innovation
CT Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority 
Kim Stevenson is an expert in technology focused investing, strategic innovation and corporate growth strategies.  She has over 15 years of experience leading global, cross-functional product develoment teams to conceive, develop and commercialize new products and services.  Throughout her career, Kim has consulted to the senior management of Fortune 500 companies and to smaller organizations in the energy, automotive, industrial, bio-mechanical and consumer product industries.  At the Connecticut Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority ("CEFIA"), Kim manages CEFIA's new technology investment programs.  Prior to this role, she served as a senior Advisor to Arthur D. Little's Technology and Innovation Management Practice.  Earlier in her career Kim was responsible for development and financing of several large multi-unit residential housing projects and inner-city neighborhood stabilization initiatives.  She also owns a portfolio of residential properties where she focuses on integrating and evaluating cost effective clean energy upgrades.


 June162010Seminar/Chapman.jpgShaun Chapman
Deputy Director of Government Affairs
 
Shaun is a recognized thought leader in renewable energy.  He has been recognized by the Alliance for Clean Energy NY for outstanding leadership and is the chair of the state policy committee for SEIA in New York.  He was a lead author for the nationally recognized Feeding the Grid; a survey of best practices around the nation in net metering and interconnection.  Shaun was an early leader of the effort to get a comprehensive energy bill passed in the Connecticut Legislature.  He has worked in both the private and non-profit sectors covering renewable energy and energy efficiency.  He works for SolarCity, a national leader in renewable energy and energy efficiency development and installation.  Shaun is a triathlete.


 BioPhotos/Ward.JPGLisa C. Ward
Government Business Development Specialist
UTC Power

Lisa Ward manages business development and external stakeholder relationships in the Northeast and California energy communities for UTC Power, a Subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation. For over 50 years, UTC Power has lead the fuel cell industry in the development, design, production and service of fuel cells for stationary, transportation, and space and defense applications.  Lisa joined the UTC Power team in 2007, and has since made significant contributions to Systems Engineering and Aftermarket Services.  Her many accomplishments include leading multiple root cause analaysis teams, supporting initial Pure Cell® system customer and field technician training programs for U.S. and Korean markets.  Lisa actively participates in the Connecticut Power and Energy Society, the Connecticut Hydrogen Fuel Cell Coalition and other energy trade associations in the Northeast and California.  Prior to joing UTC Power, Lisa worked for the Henkel Corporation as an applications engineer in the Asia Pacific and Midwestern U.S. markets.