Erin Childs
Nick Connell
In this role, Nick is responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day management of policy and regulatory activities, including tracking policy developments and advocating for appropriate consideration of green hydrogen in policy venues. Nick also serves as the organization’s external champion for the advancement of green hydrogen policy in North America, representing the organization in […]
Deborah Knuckey
Deborah Knuckey brings more than 20 years of strategic marketing experience to the renewable energy sector. She is a writer focused on climate, energy and the polar regions and is cofounder and CMO of zinc battery innovator Enzinc. She began her career as a financial and energy journalist in Australia before moving to the United […]
Eric Paul
Eric Paul, Executive Director, Origination, has more than a decade of experience acquiring, developing, and financing distributed solar projects across the United States. At Nautilus Solar, Eric leads the origination team focused on the acquisition of development stage distributed generation projects from development and EPC partners. Prior to Nautilus, Eric has held a variety of […]
Alex Morris
Alex Morris serves as Executive Director of the California Energy Storage Alliance, where he oversees the organization’s strategy, policy work, management, and membership. Alex has more than 10 years of experience in policy and regulatory work, leading major efforts to shape and promote policy or regulatory outcomes at the California legislature, the CAISO, FERC, and […]
Dr. William Acker
Dr. William Acker is a well-known and highly-regarded scientist, business leader and entrepreneur in the field of energy. He currently serves as the first Executive Director of NY-BEST, the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium. Under his leadership, NY-BEST has grown its membership to more than 175 companies, created the BEST Test and […]
Robin Swanhuyser
Robin Swanhuyser is a nonprofit professional with ten years of experience in operations and logistics, event production, community engagement, and international development. Currently she is the Executive Director of Twende Solar. Prior to joining Twende, Robin was the Program Director at the Biennial of the Americas, where she managed events and programming to engage entrepreneurs […]
Rudy Saporite
An expert solar energy and building science, Rudy has enhanced his 23 years of construction experience with extensive training in building science and construction management. As an experienced inspector and auditor, he holds numerous certifications including BPI QAP/EP/HP/AC/MF, Level II Thermography, and NABCEP PV Installation Professional. Rudy sat as the SME Committee Chair to develop […]
Sam Vanderhoof
A pioneer in the solar industry, Sam Vanderhoof has served as a corporate executive at Petra Solar, SMA America, Schott Solar, Trace Engineering/Xantrex and Kyocera Solar. Sam’s career includes developing cutting edge technology and market strategy, specializing in power inverters, on and off-grid PV, and micro-grid projects, both domestic and internationally. CEO of Recycle PV […]
Travis Genatossio
Travis got his start in solar more than thirteen years ago, with a summer job carrying modules up a ladder and making homemade racking systems. What started as a fun summer job turned into a career, as the solar industry hit full speed in the mid-2000s and provided the option to grow and transform his […]
Johan Alfsen
Johan has over 15 years of experience in the solar industry with a wide range of expertise in solar mounting, roofing best practices, technical training, product development, and marketing. He entered the industry as a residential installer then progressed into product manufacturing and played a key role in the early development and evolution of solar […]
Jeff Myles
Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Jeff joined Surrette Battery Company Limited in 2009 as Marketing Manager. In this role, he handles brand development, print & digital advertising and coordinates the company’s participation at various trade shows, conferences & training events around the world. As a member of the Rolls Battery Technical Support team, Jeff also […]