Experience

Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

• United States
• Renewables & Environment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Analyst

  • Sep 2019 - Present

• Research Analyst

  • Jan 2009 - Sep 2019

  Research and Analysis. Track policies, energy efficiency budgets and savings across the Midwest. Project impacts of energy efficiency policy changes. Maintain an understanding of energy efficiency policies across a 13-state region, and energy efficiency best-practices across the nation. Strong focus on energy efficiency statutes and regulations, tracking utility regulatory dockets, and tracking and forecasting energy efficiency savings and investment. Represent the organization to members, advocates and policymakers. Provide analysis for MEEA publications, maintain up-to-date advocacy materials, and support organizational activities at all levels. Lead author on numerous research papers and studies, and contributor on many more. IT & Web Support. Day-to-day administration and maintenance Windows servers and domain. Management of IT purchasing. Maintain relationships with vendors and external IT contractors. Support and training of new staff on IT resources and procedures. Managed several cycles of hardware and software upgrades. Provided technical leadership on development of updated CRM for organization and migration of data from legacy systems. Maintained hosted web server and administered active sites and managed several major site upgrades. Managed electronic newsletter drafting, editing, template design, and publication for about 5 years.

• Policy Associate

  • Sep 2006 - Dec 2008

  Provided research and analysis support for MEEA's policy team. Supported energy code and appliance standards campaigns. Collaborated with state, regional, and national organizations to advance energy efficiency in the Midwest, during a period of rapid adoption of new energy policies and growth of energy efficiency in the region. Maintained websites, managed site migrations and redevelopment. Administration of Windows domain. Implemented IT helpdesk solution for the growing organization.



Chicagoland Green Collar Jobs Initiative

• Non-profit Organizations

• Steering Committee

  • Oct 2007 - Jan 2013

  Represented the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance on the CGCJI Steering Committee. Advocacy and research on green jobs in the region. Helped organize several Green Collar Jobs Summits for employers, job seekers, and policy advocates in the region. Represented the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance on the CGCJI Steering Committee. Advocacy and research on green jobs in the region. Helped organize several Green Collar Jobs Summits for employers, job seekers, and policy advocates in the region.



New World Resource Center

• Volunteer

  • Jan 2004 - Jul 2007

  Volunteer staffer at a nonprofit, leftist bookstore and community space. Volunteer staffer at a nonprofit, leftist bookstore and community space.