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 Vice President, Customer Service Operations
Southern California Edison
Harry Hutchison is Vice President of the Customer Service Operations of SCE's Customer Services Business Unit.
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Read more: Harry Hutchison - Advisory Board
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 Afarah Board - AABE Regional Coordinator
Afarah Board is a senior manager in Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Customer Service Business Unit, where she is currently on special assignment charged with managing the SAP Customer Relationship Management (CRM) project in the Enterprise Resource Planning
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 Rodney Lawrence Davis, Vice-President AABE Southern California Chapter
Rodney is currently the Operations Supervisor for the Southern California Gas Company - Energy Resource Center where he oversees day-to-day business operations and workforce, education and training programs pertaining to energy
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Read more: Rodney L. Davis - Conference Chairperson
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Theodore (Ted) F. Craver, Jr.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Edison International
Theodore F. Craver, Jr., is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Edison International, the parent company
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 As of April 2007, Frank M. Stewart serves as the President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE).
AABE’s overall mission involves providing its members (energy professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, and students) a pathway to learn more about the energy industry
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 David K. Owens - Executive Vice President, Business Operations, of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI)
EEI is the international trade association of shareholder owned utilities whose members are responsible for providing electric service to three quarters of the U.S. population. Since the early 90’s, this $800 billion
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 Assemblymember Steven Bradford represents California’s 51st Assembly District, comprised of the communities of Hawthorne, Lawndale, Inglewood, Lennox, South Central LA, Westchester, Gardena, Willowbrook, Playa Vista, and parts of Ladera Heights and West Compton.
As a member of the Assembly, Bradford is focused
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 Manal Yamout was appointed Special Advisor to Governor Schwarzenegger for Renewable Energy Facilities in November of 2009.
She is focused on shepherding a cohort of large-scale renewable energy projects through the permitting process in time to take advantage of federal stimulus funding and also on
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 Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Directors; Executive Committee; IRP Steering Committee; and the Special Committee on Bay-Delta
Brick served 14 years on the Pasadena Utility Advisory Commission, which directed the municipal water and power department, including four terms as chair.
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Read more: Timothy F. Brick
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 Vice President, Gulf of Mexico Business Unit
Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company
Warner Williams is Vice President of Chevron’s Gulf of Mexico business unit, one of the largest producers of crude oil and natural gas on the Gulf of Mexico shelf.
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 Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer
Bill Harper is Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, for Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
Harper is responsible for the cross-departmental coordination of all diversity-related programs,
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 Michael D. (Mike) Nedd, Assistant Director for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Minerals & Realty Management.
Michael D. (Mike) Nedd provides the vision and leadership for developing and implementing programmatic policies, guidance, oversight, human and fiscal resources for renewable
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 Director, California Program
Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP)
Ann C. Chan, Director of the California Program, has 15 years of legal and public policy experience. Ann’s experience includes significant expertise in the fields of finance, environmental law and policy, public and private international law, comparative law and climate
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 Ingrid Bran, Senior Project Manager, in Energy Efficiency and Demand Response at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
Ingrid has over twenty years of experience in the energy industry and is managing projects related to energy efficiency and demand response in the commercial and industrial sectors.
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 Richard Genece is the Residential Portfolio Manager of Energy Efficiency Programs in the Customer Energy Efficiency and Solar Division of Southern California Edison.
Richard’s Portfolio consists of nearly $500M in programs and incentives for energy efficiency and low income programs to Edison’s 5.9M residential customers.
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 Bill Dickens, Senior Economist, specializing in network economics for Tacoma Public Utilities in Washington.
His work responsibilities focus on econometric forecasting (natural gas markets & electric demand), smart grid technologies, energy efficiency and alternative energy supply resources.
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, Ph.D., LEED AP Executive Director
Lance A. Williams is Executive Director of the U.S. Green Building Council-Los Angeles Chapter. He is a LEED® Accredited Professional. A primary area of Dr. Williams’ interest is the relationship between culture and sustainability. He is a frequent program
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 Executive Director
ITSMF
Ms. Viola Maxwell-Thompson is a senior executive with over twenty-five years of program management, training and career development experience. She is a former Partner with Ernst & Young, LLP’s Management Consulting Practice;
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 As the CEO of American LED and Energy
Wailana has applied his expertise in startups and turnarounds, project management, and sales/market development to deliver outstanding results. Wailana’s focus of preserving the environment
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Read more: Wailana Kamauu, Jr.
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 Senior Vice President-Governmental & Community Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer for Cleco Power LLC, an electric services company headquartered in Pineville, Louisiana.
Jeff Hall, a 1972 graduate of Grambling State University of Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. He has served on the Board
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 Director of Re-Entry and Programs
Careering Responsible Opportunities Program (CROP)
Valerie recently came onboard with CROP to further the vision of restoring the families and communities in California, in collaboration with state and county relations.
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Read more: Valerie Frazier
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 Director, Atmospheric Water Systems, Inc.
James Brady offers 20 plus years as a small business owner, entrepreneur, mentor and advocate for small business and economic development. He founded Cobra Solutions, Inc. in 1998.
Cobra was an information technology company that provided computer hardware, network engineering and applications development services.
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 Assistant General Manager - Customer & Corporate Services
Craig joined the PUD in 1998 as a Senior Manager in the Power & Business Services Division. In November 2001, he was appointed Strategic Planning and Policy Governance Director.
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Read more: Craig Smith
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 Public Benefits Program Administrator
Pasadena Water and Power.
John Hoffner administers the City of Pasadena’s energy efficiency, low-income assistance, distributed renewable energy and emerging technology demonstration
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Read more: John Hoffner
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 Calvin Zanders, Co-Chair of the Austin Energy Diversity Steering Committee and Senior Business Process Consultant for Workforce Planning and Risk Management for Austin Energy.
Austin Energy, the nations 9th largest community-owned electric utility. Austin Energy provides electric services for a population of over 900,000.
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Read more: Calvin Zanders
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 Treasurer for the American Association of Blacks in Energy® (AABE®) Washington/Oregon Chapter (WAOR).
Ms. Norwood holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Management from Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon – Graduated May 2004; She received her Associates of Science Degree in Accounting from Portland
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Read more: Jean Norwood
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Environmental Justice Program Manager, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Deidre is a subject matter expert on environmental justice (EJ) and has been a part of PG&E’s Environmental Policy Group since September, 2007. Her primary responsibilities include leading the effort to advance the implementation and institutionalization of PG&E’s Environmental Justice Policy.
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Read more: Deidre Sanders
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 Vice President, Business Customer Division
Southern California Edison
Lisa Cagnolatti is vice president of the Business Customer Division of Southern California Edison’s (SCE’s) Customer Service Business Unit. Elected to the position November 2007, she oversees the company’s relationships with its major
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Read more: Lisa Cagnolatti - Advisory Board
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 David A. Ford, President AABE Southern California Chapter
David Ford is a Manager with Southern California Edison, an Edison International company and one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric utilities.
With more than 17 years experience
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 Senator Roderick D. Wright was elected to the California State Senate in 2008, representing the 25th District which covers the communities of Alondra Park, Athens, Compton, Gardena, Florence-Graham, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Ladera Heights, Lawndale, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Palos Verdes Peninsula, San Pedro, Watts,
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 After leading the bankrupt New Orleans sole utility company through Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, Entergy New Orleans President and CEO Dan Packer said late Thursday he will retire at the end of the 2006.
Packer, 59, President since 1996, will continue as Entergy New Orleans chairman until after the company exits bankruptcy.
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 Appointed to the California Public Utilities Commission by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on February 15, 2007, and confirmed by the California State Senate on February 28, 2008.
Commissioner Simon is a securities and banking lawyer and law professor. He uses his background to facilitate balanced public policy in utility
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Read more: Timothy Alan Simon
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 Bass was elected to the California State Assembly in 2004 to represent the 47th Assembly District.
In May 2008, Bass made history when the Los Angeles Democrat became the 67th Speaker of the California Assembly. Bass is the first African American woman and the first Democratic woman to serve as Speaker
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Read more: Karen Bass
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 Mary D. Nichols was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as Chairman of the California Air Resources Board in July 2007.
She returns to the Air Board 30 years after serving as the Chairman under Governor Jerry Brown from 1978 to 1983.
Nichols has devoted her entire career in public and private,
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 In his third term, Bill Bogaard, Mayor of Pasadena, after taking office in 1999 as the City’s first directly elected Mayor.
The subsequent time has been an active period in the City’s history, involving the arrival of the Gold Line light rail transit system; significant investment in new housing; construction of a new convention
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Read more: Bill Bogaard
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 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Gia holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from MIT and has 10 years of experience in the energy and renewable industries. She provided strategic and tactical solutions to several major energy companies as a consultant for Accenture and has significant experience in energy-related strategy
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Read more: Gia Schneider
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 Vice President & Principal Consultant for Roosevelt Thomas Consulting and Training (RTCT).
Willard W. Eng has over 30 years of experience as a human resources executive and management organizational development consultant. Prior to joining RTCT, Willard was Vice President,
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 Associate Director - Energy Research
David joined the National Commission on Energy Policy in November, 2006. At the
Commission, David is engaged in work on electric sector work force issues, measuring regional climate change impacts, and the economic analysis of energy and climate change legislation.
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Read more: David Rosner
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 Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - Los Angeles Urban League
Trevor Ware serves the Los Angeles Urban League as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Ware oversees the operation of LA Urban League's four publically funded WorkSource Centers; the
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 Director, Edison SmartConnect™
Southern California Edison
Ken Devore is Director of Edison SmartConnect in the Customer Service Business Unit of Southern California Edison (SCE).
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Read more: Kenneth W. Devore
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 Director of Government & Public Affairs for Ultramar Diamond Shamrock, Environmental Affairs Manager for Southern California Gas Company
Carolyn Green is also Deputy Executive Officer for the South Coast Air Quality Management District and President of the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
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 Local Outreach Program Manager in the Regional Public Affairs department for Southern California Gas Company.
Mr. Chow is responsible for promoting all of Southern California Gas’ Customer Programs including Customer Assistance and Energy Efficiency throughout the Company’s service territory. Mr. Chow
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 General Manager in Pasadena Water and Power.
Ms. Phyllis is responsible for providing electricity within the city and water to city residents and those in portions of Altadena. Under her leadership, the utility constructed in 2004 the first additions to the city-owned power plant since the 1970’s.
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Read more: Phyllis E. Currie
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 Hightowers Petroleum Co., President
Since 1957 the Hightower Family has continued to operate as a privately held corporation in various business endeavors. In 1984 Steve Hightower started Hightowers Petroleum Co. (HPC) as a licensed Motor Fuel Dealer.
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Read more: Stephen L. Hightower
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 Vice President,
Integrated Demand-Side Management
PG&E Appoints Steve Malnight to Vice President Post in Customer Care Organization
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Read more: Steven (Steve) E. Malnight
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 Jason Eisdorfer is the the Greenhouse Gas Policy Strategist for the Bonneville Power Administration, a federal agency serving the Pacific Northwest.
Mr. Eisdorfer serves as the senior technical consultant and advisor to BPA on the development and implementation of strategic objectives, policies and programs related to global, national, and state GHG/CO2 issues.
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 Graduate of UC Berkeley
Frank Genetti was the President and CEO of Select California Auto Services, a national new and used auto buying service for Navy Federal Credit Union (largest credit union in the world) and USAA, as its major clients.
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 Leonard E. Robinson, Chief Deputy Director at Cal/EPA.
Leonard E. Robinson was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2004 to work for the Cal/EPA Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTS). He is the highest ranking African American at Cal/EPA first serving as Chief Deputy Director and later as Federal Liaison.
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 Project Manager for Swinerton Builders – Los Angeles division
Swinerton Builders is an affiliate of Swinerton Incorporated. Swinerton Incorporated, the parent entity of the Swinerton Family of Companies, a General Contracting firm founded in 1888. Today, the employee-owned company headquartered in San Francisco
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Read more: Steve Lamar
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 Sr. Manager, Workforce Development Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Sandra (“Sandy”) Hagerty, an experienced human resources professional in the utility, banking, and retail industries, is PG&E’s Sr. Manager, Workforce Development. Hagerty joined PG&E Corporation in 2000 as Director of Diversity.
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Read more: Sandra (“Sandy”) Hagerty
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 Marie Roberts De La Parra, CEO, is the founder and principal of BMBCP.
BMBCP, a socially responsible, Build It Green certified company. The focus is to develop sustainable strategic master plans that create energy efficient green communities, which includes planning,
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Read more: Marie Roberts De La Para
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 Principal Manager of Diversity & Inclusion at PG&E
East Coast native, Tita Gray, has lived in California for five years. Before her move, Tita was the Director of Procurement for Bronx, NY based – South Bronx Overall EDC. In addition, she served for three years as the Chief of Staff for a New York City Council
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 Power customer account executive in the Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA) Seattle Office since 1995.
Kirsten is primarily responsible for customer account management, power sales, and contract negotiations. She also is responsible for leading a customer service team. Her career at BPA started in 1985
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