Advisory Council

Walt Alfred
CEO
Ally Power Inc.

Sabrina Bachman
Deputy Director of Sustainability
Straughan Environmental

Jarrett Blanc
Principal
Orzyc River 143 LLC

Daniel Bresette
President
Environmental and Energy Study Institute

Kevin Brown
Partner, Global Energy Transition & Industrial Practice
True Search Partners

Dave Castille
Director, Public Sector
Blue Whale EV, LLC

Paul Clary
Co-Founder
MD Energy Advisors

Shelley Cohen
Director, Clean Technology Business Development
Ameresco

Lushaé Cook
Director, Regulatory Strategy
Pepco Holdings, Inc.

Smitha Darisipudi
Founder & Principal Consultant
Vikasa Advisory

Chris Dellinger
Program Manager
Schneider Electric

Sade Dennis
Director, Market Transformation & Development, DC-MD-VA
The U.S. Green Building Council

Ashleigh Diaz
Environmental Programs Manager
City of Annapolis

Adam Dubitsky
Consulting State Director
Land & Liberty Coalition of Maryland

Gary Erenrich
Retired Special Asst. to the Director
Montgomery County MD Department of Transportation

Dorothy Estrada
Sustainability Manager
City of Takoma Park

John Fiastro Jr
Lobbyist
Fiastro Consulting

Armando Gaetaniello
Product Manager II
Reactivate

Paul Hayes
VP Energy Infrastructure
The Hiller Companies, LLC

Terry Hillery
President
Sir Solar and Storage International

Malika Holmes
Deputy Director, Housing and Building Energy Programs
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

Jeffrey Hood
Chief Executive Officer
Hood Engineering and Consulting Services, LLC

Matthew Hoyt
Principal
Exeter Associates

Joanne Ivancic
Executive Director
Advanced Biofuels USA

Brittany Jones
Vice President Governmental and External Affairs
BGE

Dr. Masica Jordan Alston
Founder & Associate Professor
JACE/ AAT & Bowie State University

Andrew Kays
Executive Director
Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority

Faith Klareich
Founder
Maryland Data Center Analysis Group

Adam Landsman
President & CEO
Landsman Building Performance Services

David Lapp
People’s Counsel
Maryland Office of People’s Counsel

Kevin Lucas
VP of Policy Analysis
SEIA

Leah Miller
Energy Manager
Howard County

John Miller
Vice President, Market Development
Chaberton Energy

Steven Munson
Partner
CohnReznick LLP

Kobby Osei-Kusi
CEO
Pirl Technology, Inc.

Tom Peterson
CEO
CCS

Kevin Porter
Retired
Formerly of Exeter Associates, Inc.

Dr. Ryan Powell
Energy Program Manager
Maryland Department of Commerce

Rebecca Price
Manager, Commercial Buildings & Maryland Clean Buildings Hub
Maryland Energy Administration

Evan Raskin
National Campaign Manager
Earth Day Network (d.b.a EARTHDAY.ORG)

Nicole Rentz
Director of Market Development and Policy
New Columbia Solar

Chris Rice
Director, PJM Policy Lead
Sustainable Energy Advantage

Michael Richard
Senior Policy Advisor
Colorado State University’s Center for the New Energy Economy

Hans Riemer
Sr. External Affairs Manager
Trajectory Energy Partners

Mariana Rosales
Electrification Coach
Electrify DC

Perry Rosensweig
Director, Public Sector
CPower

Virginia Ryker
Legal Counsel
Private

Ted Sears
Senior Team Leader
National Laboratory of the Rockies

Alison Shea
Senior VP, Business Development
The Efficiency Network

Jared Shelton
Key Accounts Manager
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation

Grant Shmelzer
CEO
IEC Chesapeake

Nicholas Silbergeld
Director
HASI

Maurice Simpson
Senior Manager, State Government Affairs
Constellation

Allison Tjaden
Special Projects Manager
Maryland Department of the Environment

Evan Vaughan
Executive Director
MAREC Action

Joseph Weaver
President
Charge Connect LLC.

Stuart Widom
Sr. Manager Regulatory and Legislative Affairs
PJM Interconnection, LLC

John Willis
Founder & CEO
Zero Net Energy Homes

Bert Wilson
Managing Director
Energy Artisans

Richard Wilson
Sr. Director of Energy Markets
SYSO

David Wright
VP of Technical Services
Groundswell