2022 SPEAKER SERIES

Shifting to a Zero Emissions Fleet: Infrastructure Planning, Financing & Management

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation is crucial in the effort to achieve climate change related goals. Panelists in this session will report on state and regional initiatives and incentives to enable the transition to clean fuel vehicles and efforts being made in aviation. Solutions for planning the installation of charging infrastructure and creative financing for fleet conversion will also be covered.

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MODERATOR

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Del. David Fraser-Hidalgo

MD District 15,
House Environment & Transportation Committee

Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo

MD District 15
House Environment & Transportation Committee

David has represented District 15 in the House of Delegates since 2013. He is a member of the Environment and Transportation Committee and is the Chair of the Motor Vehicle and Transportation Subcommittee. He also serves as the Chair of the Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus.

David has a proven track-record as an advocate for the environment in his 9-year career as a delegate. He has been named a “Green Champion” by the Maryland League of Conservation Voters every year since 2017 for supporting and sponsoring priority environmental legislation.

In 2017, he spearheaded the charge in the General Assembly to ban fracking in Maryland, making it only the third state at the time to successfully enact such a ban. He has led efforts to phase out our reliance on fossil fuels and encourage the use of electric vehicles in Maryland, with the passage of the Clean Cars Act of 2022 the creation of an electric school bus pilot program and legislation to electrify the state’s vehicle fleet, Maryland is one step closer to a green energy future.

David continues to deliver thoughtful environmental solutions that preserve our environment while creating a higher quality of life for District 15 residents.

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PANELISTS

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Claire Broido Johnson

Chief Operating Officer,
Fermata Energy

Claire Broido Johnson

COO
Fermata Energy

Claire Broido Johnson is a senior operations executive with a proven 20-year track record in successfully launching, managing, and scaling businesses and products that drive significant changes in critical industries, including clean energy. Claire is best known for her groundbreaking work at both SunEdison and the US Department Energy (DOE). In 2003, she co-founded SunEdison, which scaled the solar energy services market. At SunEdison, she sold the first Power Purchase Agreements to Staples and Whole Foods, raised the company’s first $60 MM in project financing and managed both the SREC portfolio and operations.

In 2009, she joined the Department of Energy, where she oversaw the deployment of $11 billion in Recovery Act funds to scale renewable energy and energy efficiency programs throughout the United States. She is currently on the board of the National Sierra Club Foundation, Living Classrooms, Ally Energy, and Upsurge Baltimore.

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Kristy Fleischmann Groncki

Sr. Manager of Strategic Planning,
BGE

Kristy Fleischmann Groncki

Sr. Manager, Strategic Programs
BGE

Kristy Fleischmann Groncki is Manager of Strategic Programs at BGE with a decade of experience with innovative programs including Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid data analytics and Utility of the Future programs. Most recently, Kristy has been leading BGE’s EVsmart program which provides rebates to residential and multi-unit dwellings for the purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure as well as providing innovative rate structure to promote electric vehicle adoption. Kristy is also leading the efforts to install a network of BGE-owned public charging infrastructure throughout their service territory.

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Jason Hewitt

Infrastructure Partner,
Sustainability Partners

Jason Hewitt

Infrastructure Partner
Sustainability Partners

Jason Hewitt is Sustainability Partners’ lead Infrastructure Partner specializing in sustainable infrastructure solutions for parishes, utilities, park systems and ports. Mr. Hewitt has worked in the municipal, utility, school, and hospital sectors for nearly a decade in the southeast region of the U.S. He is an expert in Smart Cities technologies and brings this experience to bear in government and commercial settings. Prior to joining SP, Mr. Hewitt served over seven years as the Founder and CEO of Brilliant Efficiencies, an energy efficiency solutions provider to government entities. Concurrent with this business, he spent more than 17 years as a film and television producer and has worked on over 150 film and television projects. Mr. Hewitt has founded and subsequently sold several successful technology start up companies.

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Burrell Kilmer

Vice President,
Connected DMV

Burrell Kilmer

Vice President,
Connected DMV

35+ year energy/utilities business executive. Clean Energy and EV evangelist, passionate about strategies and technologies to enable a smarter, cleaner, more sustainable world. Accomplished leader, collaborator, team builder, and communicator. Experienced in strategy, operations, technology/system implementation, IT program delivery, transformation, program management, and change management.

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Dan Laurent

Sr. Business Developer, eMobility,
Siemens

Daniel Laurent

Sr. Business Developer, eMobility
Siemens

Daniel Laurent has been in the electrical industry 35 years responsible for product development, application engineering, marketing, sales, and currently business development for the Northeast region. Dan has worked with electrical equipment from low voltage to high voltage distribution, controls, power monitoring systems, and currently eMobility.  Dan is responsible for sales of Siemens eMobility product portfolio which includes Level 2 AC, Level 3 DCFC, HD DCFC, software and services.

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Darline Terrell-Tyson

Director, Office of Environmental Compliance & Sustainability-MDOT/MAA

Darline Terrell-Tyson

Director, Office of Environmental Compliance and Sustainability
Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Aviation Administration

Darline Terrell-Tyson is the Director of the Office of Environmental Compliance and Sustainability for the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Aviation Administration. She has spent the last 14 years of her professional career improving the environmental performance of the busiest airport in the Baltimore/Washington region. Darline provides direction for environmental compliance & sustainability programs and takes great pleasure in improving internal processes, developing emissions reductions, waste minimization, and resource conservation strategies. She is currently leading the development and implementation of a formal Sustainability Program and Plan.

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