Josh Hassol, President/CEO
Josh Hassol is an experienced program manager, consultant, entrepreneur and analyst. Prior to joining CEA, he was the Program Manager for a $48-million operations research and communications contract with 60 staff members and numerous sub-contracts, at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. Mr. Hassol's extensive consulting experience includes policy research and planning work for municipal, state and federal governments.
Mr. Hassol's other accomplishments include being a founding member of an early-stage technology company, and a co-inventor on several US patents. He is also an instructor and Advisory Board member in the Masters Degree programs in City and Regional Planning and Urban Affairs at Boston University's Metropolitan College. Mr. Hassol is a Fulbright Scholar, and holds a PhD in Social Ecology, with a focus on Urban and Regional Planning, from the University of California, Irvine, and a BA from Wesleyan University.
Deborah A. Donovan, Project Manager
Ms. Donovan is a senior professional with over 25 years experience in environmental advocacy, electric power, and consulting organizations. Deborah’s expertise includes climate change solutions; renewable energy, energy efficiency, and air quality policy; electric power market regulation; market-based environmental program design and implementation; integration of environmental compliance and electric power generation; and management of pilot air quality programs. Prior to joining the Cambridge Energy Alliance, Deborah served for six years as the Northeast Energy Project Manager for the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). From 1998 to 2000, Deborah was Senior Project Manager in the environmental consulting practice of Abt Associates. Deborah was a Senior Environmental Analyst with the New England Electric System’s power generation business from 1993 to 1998. Deborah also held various positions in consulting organizations, including The Cadmus Group, Putnam, Hayes, and Bartlett, and GCA/Technology Division. She earned an Environmental Economics B.S. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Master’s in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Robert W. Healy, City Manager
Robert W. Healy has served as Cambridge City Manager since 1981. During this period, Proposition 2 1/2 was passed and the city's credit rating was suspended by Wall Street rating agencies, thus preventing the city's entry into the market for much needed capital improvements. Over the last 25 years, Cambridge has seen its financial position improve steadily and today it is one of only six cities in the nation to have a "AAA" bond rating by all three major rating agencies. Under Mr. Healy’s leadership, an impressive number of capital improvement projects have taken place including the renovation or new construction of five schools and five youth centers, a $77million water treatment plant, a $125 million investment in sewer and storm water facilities, renovation of virtually every open space area in the city, a $85 million main library expansion, and a $60 million new public safety facility. The preservation and creation of affordable housing is a high priority for Healy's administration. Since the end of rent control in 1995, the city has contributed over $67.6 million toward affordable housing resulting in the preservation or creation of approximately 2,750 affordable units. Cambridge has a fully integrated public health system, anchored by the Cambridge Hospital and directed by the Cambridge Health Alliance, a public commission created following the recommendation of Mr. Healy. The protection and enhancement of the environment is a top priority for his administration. The City has strong programs to reduce vehicle trips in the city, including a requirement that employers provide incentives for walking, biking and transit use, and has invested millions of dollars in creating pedestrian and bicycle friendly streets. All new municipal buildings and major renovation projects meet LEED standards and energy efficiency measures have been installed in many city facilities. In 2002, the City adopted an ambitious climate protection plan. Prior to becoming the City Manager of Cambridge in 1981, Mr. Healy served as Deputy City Manager of Cambridge for six years and Assistant to the City Manager in Lowell, Massachusetts for four years. He received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Master’s in Education from Lowell State College.
Susanne Rasmussen, Director Environmental and Transportation Planning Division, Community Development Department
Ms. Rasmussen has more than 15 years of experience in the implementation of environmental policies and programs. She is responsible for the city’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the Cities for Climate Protection program and for developing programs to engage residents and business in this effort. She oversees the development of new transportation policies and implementation of a variety of transportation programs and projects such as large multi-modal roadway projects, traffic calming, and transportation demand management. She directs Lead-Safe Cambridge, the city’s lead hazard control program. Prior to joining the City of Cambridge Ms. Rasmussen was a senior project manager at Conservation Services Group, Inc. a non-profit energy service company and worked for the City of Boston on a variety land use and environmental planning efforts. Ms. Rasmussen obtained a master’s degree in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1989 and a master’s in Civil Engineering and Planning from the University of Aalborg in Denmark in 1987.
Rosalie Anders, Project Coordinator
Rosalie Anders is a project coordinator for the City of Cambridge. She works on transportation and energy issues and is the author of the City’s pedestrian plan and coauthor of its Climate Protection Plan. Before working for the City, she was Associate Director of Council for a Livable World and co-founded and led the Sustainable Cambridge Coalition, a grassroots environmental organization. Before moving to Cambridge in 1984, she worked as a family therapist and community organizer in North Adams, New York City, and London and was active in a variety of local peace and environmental efforts. She is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College, with an MSW from Hunter College School of Social Work.
John Bolduc, Environmental Planner
John Bolduc is an environmental planner with the City of Cambridge Community Development. For the City, he coordinates the implementation of the Cambridge Climate Protection Plan and facilitates initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. One of these initiatives is the Cambridge Climate Leader program, which engages businesses and organizations in helping achieve the goals of the Climate Protection Plan. For the Cambridge Energy Alliance, he assists on coordinating the City’s role in the initiative and is working to engage the business, institutional, and non-profit sectors. John has been with the City of Cambridge for 10 years and has 21 years of experience in municipal environmental protection. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California at Davis in 1980 and a Master of Arts from Tufts University in Urban and Environmental Policy in 1986.
Rob Pratt, Senior Vice-President, Henry P. Kendall Foundation
Most recently Director of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s Renewable Energy Trust, the state’s $250 million clean energy fund, Rob brings to his role at the Kendall Foundation 30 years of renewable energy and energy efficiency experience in the private sector, government, and various non-profit organizations. Mr. Pratt is Chairman of the Board of the International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC), promoting energy efficiency policies and their implementation in developing countries, a non-profit organization which he founded in 1984. He serves as Treasurer and is on the board of the Alliance to Save Energy (ASE), the largest non-profit organization in the U.S. solely dedicated to the promotion and acceleration of energy efficiency. Rob is also on the Board of the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA), the organization of 17 renewable energy state funds; and is Chairman Emeritus and a member of the Advisory Board of the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE), a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. focused on bringing renewable energy into the economic mainstream in the U.S. Throughout the 1990s, Rob was Chairman and CEO of Energia Global International, Ltd. (EGI), one of the leading renewable energy development companies in Latin America, with hydroelectric, wind and distribution assets in Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador and Chile. He received an MPA degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, a JD degree from Georgetown University Law Center and a BA degree from Wesleyan University.
Amy Panek, Program Officer, Henry P. Kendall Foundation
Amy Panek is a Program Officer with the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, working with Rob Pratt on the Foundation’s climate change and energy program. Amy assists the Climate/Energy Team in setting priorities and achieving the best possible outcomes through policy research and collaboration. Amy formerly served as a staff member with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), the Boston-based regional planning agency. Prior to MAPC, Amy served as Public Education Coordinator for the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s Renewable Energy Trust. She managed tasks related to the Trust’s Public Awareness Initiative and K-12 Education Initiative. Additionally, she served as staff liaison to the MTC-Office of Commonwealth Development Partnership on climate change and undertook other activities to educate the public about clean energy. Previous to joining the Trust, Amy worked as a Senior Policy Analyst for the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Post Audit & Oversight and the Office of Senator Cheryl Jacques. She researched and wrote reports, receiving a National Conference of State Legislatures award for her investigation into rail trail development in Massachusetts, and she also handled constituent concerns, and tracked budget and legislative issues. Amy received her Urban and Environmental Policy Master’s degree from Tufts University in 2000 and her undergraduate degree in Environmental studies/Sociology from St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, graduating summa cum laude in 1997.
Paul Gromer, President of Peregrine Energy Group
Paul Gromer is currently serving as CEA's Interim President. He is a former Commissioner of Energy Resources for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and former Chairman of the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Council. Since founding Peregrine in 1992, Mr. Gromer has assisted numerous clients in matters regarding utility regulation, energy efficiency, market analysis, and renewable energy, and has spoken widely on these issues. Mr. Gromer is an attorney who has represented clients before public utility commissions in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and New York. He specializes in helping clients to understand the current regulatory landscape and in developing creative regulatory proposals to advance client objectives within that landscape. Mr. Gromer is a trained mediator and is a graduate of Middlebury College and Harvard Law School.
David Dayton, President, Clean Energy Solutions, Inc.
Dave Dayton is President of Clean Energy Solutions, Inc., a consulting services company offering energy efficiency, engineering, and financing expertise to small businesses, non-profit and government organizations. In 1982 he founded Select Energy Services, Inc. (SESI; formerly HEC Inc.) and served as chairman until its acquisition by Northeast Utilities in 1990. As Founder and Director from 1990 until his retirement in 2002, Dave led the company's acquisition program and its development of new energy services in new markets. SESI recommended and installed (and often financed) over a billion dollars worth of energy-efficiency improvements in some of the country's leading institutional, government, and commercial facilities. Dave served as President of Energía Global International Ltd., for two years and on its Board for ten years, leading up to its acquisition by ENEL, the world’s largest publicly-traded electric utility. In 1968, Mr. Dayton founded the non-profit Technical Development Corporation (TDC) of Boston, and served as its President until 1982. During that period, TDC performed many innovative projects in energy conservation, criminal justice and job creation, and set up a number of other corporations in its fields of interest. Dave has also been the chairman or president of many public policy, health, cultural, and community organizations in Massachusetts, and has received several appointments by past governors to advisory boards and state councils. He currently serves on the board of the Dimock Community Health Center in Roxbury, MA. He served several years on the Executive Committee of the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol. He was appointed to the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative's Renewable Industry Support Advisory Committee in 2002 and was subsequently engaged as a senior consultant to the Renewable Energy Trust. Mr. Dayton has spoken and published widely on energy efficiency and was on the Energy Task Force of the President’s Commission on Environmental Quality. He served 2 years as President of the National Association of Energy Service Companies, and is considered by many to be a leader in the evolution of the energy services industry. Mr. Dayton received a B.S.E.E. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School, Northwestern University.
Stephen Morgan, Vice-President, Clean Energy Solutions, Inc
Steve Morgan is Vice-President of Clean Energy Solutions, Inc. Since joining CESI in the spring of 2007 Mr. Morgan has been working to launch the Cambridge Energy Alliance, an unprecedented energy efficiency and renewable campaign serving all customer sectors. Mr. Morgan has been instrumental in devising the overall program design, determining a market plan, overseeing technical contractors, and assisting the financing arranging for the new venture, a partnership between the City of Cambridge and the Kendall Foundation. Prior to joining CESI, Mr. Morgan was Vice-President of AMERESCO, and led for sixteen years the nation's largest energy services company division solely dedicated to serving multifamily buildings. He was responsible for energy efficiency investments which have surpassed $175 million in the past ten years. The division serves public housing authorities, assisted and conventional housing clients, housing and energy agencies, and electric and gas utilities. Formerly Board Treasurer of the National Association of Energy Services Companies (NAESCO) and presently on the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Board of Directors, Mr. Morgan brings public and assisted housing policy, financing, and technical research issues before national decision-makers for the benefit of multifamily clients. Mr. Morgan also enjoys a national reputation in electric and gas utility energy efficiency program design and early implementation assistance. Mr. Morgan has been the principal author and champion of Congressional legislative initiatives addressing energy efficiency in public housing over the past decade, and was primarily responsible for the energy efficiency measures addressing public housing in the 2005 Energy Policy Act. Mr. Morgan holds a Bachelors and a Masters in Education degrees from Harvard University; and a Ph.D in Policy, Planning and Administration from Brandeis University.
The five energy service companies below will be the primary providers of services the residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial consumers in the City of Cambridge who participate in the CEA program. Responsibilities of the ESCOs will include: identifying electric, gas, oil, and water efficiency measures; supervising the installation of measures; and most importantly, ensuring that the expected savings materialize. Renewable measures, including solar hot water, photovoltaics, small wind turbines, and combined heat and power applications will also be a focus of the ESCOs in collaboration with CEA and participating customers. They were selected through a competitive bid process—closely reviewed by a team of experts—on the basis of the strength and depth of their technical abilities, a proven track record in delivering excellent quality and value to customers, significant local presence and experience, and the capability to deliver the full range of CEA program features. CEA is pleased to be teaming up with the following outstanding companies.
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