Zach Woogen
Zach Woogen is the Executive Director for the Vehicle-Grid Integration Council (VGIC), where he leads policy and market development efforts for smart charging, vehicle-to-everything bidirectional charging, and DER-paired charging technologies. Zach’s expertise includes utility rate and DER program design, interconnection rules and regulations, and EV charging infrastructure investments in the leading VGI markets. Zach also […]
Natalie Patton
With an innate curiosity and an unwavering get-it-done mentality, Natalie brings strategic marketing perspective and thoughtful operational execution to go-to-market efforts for established and emerging companies across energy technology disciplines. She founded her marketing agency in 2024 after 11 years working in-house for software and services companies. Prior to that, she worked in journalism and […]
Emilie O’Leary
Emilie O’Leary is the CEO and Owner of Green Clean Solar, a woman-owned company leading sustainable solutions for solar and wind waste nationwide. With a career rooted in renewable energy, she is known for advancing recycling, landfill diversion, and decommissioning services for utility-scale projects. Under her leadership, Green Clean Solar partners with EPCs, owners, and […]
Aric Saunders
Aric Saunders is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, specializing in energy storage solutions for residential, commercial and utility applications. He has a proven track record of launching and scaling businesses, developing go-to-market strategies, and fostering strategic partnerships across the industry. Aric leads Noon Energy’s go-to-market strategy, […]
Tristan Bannon
Tristan Bannon serves as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at CellCube Energy Storage GmbH, a global leader in non-lithium, grid-scale energy storage solutions. CellCube specializes in modular vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) technology, delivering scalable long-duration energy storage systems tailored for critical infrastructure, utilities, data centers, campuses, national security, and commercial and industrial clients. In his […]
Christian Roselund
Christian is a seasoned solar, energy storage, and energy transition professional with 16 years of industry experience. He leads policy research and analysis for CEA’s Market Intelligence team, helping clients to navigate US trade and industrial policies, supply chain complexities, and other challenges. Before joining CEA, Christian served as the founding editor of pv magazine USA, […]
Helge Biernath
Helge is the President and CEO of Sunstall Inc., a leading U.S. solar installation company headquartered in California. With more than 15 years of experience in large-scale solar construction, he has built Sunstall into a respected nationwide partner for project developers, EPCs, engineers, and general contractors. Under his leadership, Sunstall introduced vertical solar systems (Sunzaun) […]
Heather O’Neill
Heather O’Neill is President and CEO of Advanced Energy United, a multi-technology industry association accelerating the energy transition in the U.S. Prior to taking on her role as CEO, Heather served as President for the organization, having previously served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, responsible for deepening and broadening Advanced Energy United’s relationships […]
Brittany Kaplan
Brittany Kaplan, Head of Enterprise Sales at Electric Era, an EV fast charging company built for retailers. 10+ years of experience working with strategic enterprise brands across consulting, business development, and sales domains. Background in Customer Experience (CX) at Qualtrics, as well as Enterprise Cloud consulting at IBM. Currently, managing the enterprise GTM strategy and […]
Shannon Anderson
Shannon Anderson is Solar United Neighbors’ Distributed Power Plant Policy Director. In this role, Shannon directs SUN’s policy and advocacy work to advance Distributed Power Plants (DPPs, also known as VPPs) across the country, providing technical and policy recommendations to utility regulators and lawmakers in multiple states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia to […]
Jessie Ciulla Shea
Jessie is the Director of Regulatory and Policy at Energy Dome, where she develops policy and regulatory frameworks to create market signals for the adoption of utility-scale long-duration energy storage. Jessie brings multiple years of regulatory experience integrating new utility business models and regulatory paradigms to advance a safe, affordable, reliable, and just energy transition. […]
John Wayne Rejebian
John Wayne Rejebian is a Registered Professional Civil Engineer with over 12 years of experience developing, engineering, and constructing utility-scale solar and BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) projects. While at First Solar and Leeward Renewable Energy, he helped develop and construct over 1.5 GW of projects across the US and was able to see many […]