11th Annual AESP-NEEC Conference
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
 Speaker Biographies
Status and Future of Key Sources
Peter Shattuck serves Environment Northeast as Carbon Markets Policy Analyst. Peter’s work
at focuses on greenhouse gas cap and trade policies, including the Regional Greenhouse
Gas Initiative (RGGI) and programs being developed in other states and provinces. His
work ranges from analysis of key issues –- such as use of auction proceeds, emissions
trends, and market dynamics –- to advocating for the preservation and improvement
of RGGI. Peter’s work beyond RGGI’s borders centers on carbon market design
and implementation, bringing lessons from RGGI to climate policy development in
other jurisdictions, focusing on the importance of auctions and investments in energy
efficiency.
Peter received his M.S. in Environmental Science from Trinity College, Dublin in 2007,
where he wrote his thesis on the impact of carbon markets on development in Mexico.
He graduated from Yale in 2003, with honors in history.
Commissioner Mark Sylvia served previously as the Director of DOER’s Green Community Division, providing programs and guidance to help the Commonwealth's 351 cities and towns transition to a cleaner energy future. He and his team have overseen the successful allocation of over $42 million in federal stimulus-funded Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants, and established criteria for and implemented the signature initiative of the Green Communities Act – designating 53 cities and towns as Green Communities, distributing over $8 million in Green Communities grants to municipalities in 2010, and preparing to award another $3.62 million in early 2011 to help newly designated communities make local investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Prior to joining the DOER in February, 2009, Sylvia was an official in Plymouth town government for over a decade, including serving as Assistant Town Manager and Acting Town Manager, before becoming Town Manager in 2005. Working closely with Plymouth's volunteer Energy Committee and professional staff, Sylvia helped lead numerous efforts in support of the Plymouth 2020 Plan – an initiative that set ambitious energy independence targets, including a goal to run all municipal buildings with renewable energy by the Town's 400th Anniversary. He led the team that negotiated a $37 million tax agreement and creation of a new Emergency Operations Center with Entergy Nuclear Power Company. Mark's experience also includes working as a contract consultant for Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.
Mark lives with his wife, son, and daughter in Fairhaven, where he served on the School Committee for six years and is the current elected Town Moderator. Mark earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a master’s degree in public administration from The American University in Washington, D.C.
Eric Winkler is a Project Manager for Demand Resource Qualification in the Resource
Analysis Department at ISO New England, the operator of the New England Bulk Power
System and Wholesale Electricity Market. He is responsible for energy efficiency,
distributed generation, load management, and demand response projects participating
in the New England Wholesale Capacity Markets. Dr. Winkler led the development the
ISO-NE Manual for Measurement and Verification of Demand Resources and co-chaired
the North American Energy Standards Board Subcommittee on M&V for Demand
Response and Energy Efficiency.
Dr. Winkler is currently a member of ASHREA’s SmartGrid standards development
committee and ANSI/ISO energy management technical Advisory Group. He has over
20 years of professional experience in the public and quasi-public sector. Formerly with
the University of Massachusetts as Director of the Massachusetts Energy Efficiency
Partnership, he has served on numerous state and federal advisory panels and has
authored or co-authored more than 25 tech transfer tools, journal articles and technical
reports. He performed his graduate studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
and has advanced degrees in agronomy, public heath and received his Doctorate in
environmental chemistry.
New Efficiency Plans and Strategies
Sarah Osgood, Program Manager for Policy and Program Development, guides
and coordinates NYSERDA energy policy positions and provides formative advice to
NYSERDA programs to aid in their development and increase the likelihood of program
success. In addition, she manages development of the corporate strategic plan and is
involved in the State energy planning process.
Prior to this role, Ms. Osgood served as the Assistant Secretary for Renewable Energy
in the Office of the Governor (NY). In this capacity, she pursued the clean energy
legislative priorities of the Governor, participated in policy development, and helped
oversee the implementation of administrative energy policy initiatives. Ms. Osgood also
acted as Executive Director of the New York State Energy Planning Board, organizing 10
State agencies and authorities in development of the 2009 State Energy Plan.
Before joining the Governor's staff, Ms. Osgood was a member of the Clean Energy
Research and Market Development group at NYSERDA, working with clean energy
companies on product and business development activities in the transportation and
power systems sectors and co- developing and implementing the Anaerobic Digester
Gas-to-Electricity Program under the Customer-Sited Tier of the Renewable Portfolio
Standard. Earlier in her career, Ms. Osgood helped to advance a state of the art thermal
inspection technique for gas turbine and aircraft engine hardware at General Electric’s
Global Research Center.
Ms. Osgood earned her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Master of
Science in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and her Master
of Business Administration from the University at Albany.
Michael Stoddard is the first Executive Director of the Efficiency Maine Trust. On
July 1, 2010, the Trust became the successor to all funds and programs of Efficiency
Maine, including the electric and gas conservation programs, the Energy and Carbon
Savings (or RGGI) Trust, the State Energy Program (SEP) efficiency programs, and
most energy-related projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA). The Trust’s mission is to help Maine consumers save energy, save money,
meet environmental goals, and stimulate the state’s economy by administering cost-
effective energy efficiency and alternative energy programs.
Before coming to the Trust, Michael was Senior Counsel at ENE (Environment
Northeast), a non-profit research and advocacy group that specializes in climate and
energy policy.
Michael was appointed to the Maine Energy Conservation Board and also to
the Governor’s Emergency Energy Task Force. Based on the work on this Task
Force, Michael testified before the U.S. Senate, Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship, on “Solutions to Cope with the Rise in Heating Oil Prices.”
Prior to working at ENE, Michael was the Assistant to the Chairman of the Federal
Election Commission in Washington and worked for 6 years in international
development work at the National Democratic Institute (NDI), working throughout
South America and Africa.
Michael holds degrees from Williams College and the University of Maine School of
Law.
Carol White, Director of Program Strategy for MA, oversees National Grid’s
Massachusetts electric and gas energy efficiency program planning and evaluation
efforts. She is also responsible for providing strategic direction and support of these
efforts.
Prior to joining National Grid, Carol was the Manager of C&LM Services at Eastern
Utilities. She has over 30 years of experience in the energy business.
Carol is actively involved in many professional and trade associations including the
Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) where she serves on the Board of
Directors as Chairman of the Board and the International Energy Program Evaluation
Conference (IEPEC) where she serves on the Board of Directors and the Conference
Planning Committee.
Carol has a B.A., Economics and Mathematics from Boston University, an M.A. in
Economics from Boston University and an MBA from Northeastern University.
Claiming Energy Savings
Christina Halfpenny is the Division Director of Energy Efficiency for the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources. Christina represents the DOER as Chair of the Energy Efficiency Advisory Council, an advisory body put in place to maximize net economic benefits and achieve capacity and environmental goals through energy efficiency in the Commonwealth. Oversight of the utility and program administrator 3 year efficiency plans as well as building codes and standards, building labeling, and CHP strategies are priorities for Christina in her role at DOER.
Prior to joining DOER, Christina was the Director of Energy Efficiency at National Grid, working on residential and commercial gas programs throughout National Grid's US service territory.
Puja Vohra has been working in the area of energy efficiency and sustainability for more
than ten years. She joined National Grid in September 2010 and is a Program Strategy
Lead working on new energy efficiency initiatives like the codes and standards program.
Prior to working at National Grid, she worked as an energy consultant at Heschong
Mahone Group and a sustainability consultant at Davis Langdon. She has a Master of
Science degree in building energy & climate and a Bachelors degree in architecture.
Vernon Woodworth, AIA, LEED AP, is a registered architect and code consultant
with extensive experience in design, construction, code enforcement, and sustainability
issues. For the past 10 years Vernon has chaired the Boston Society of Architects’
Codes Committee, seeking to harmonize the Massachusetts State Building Code with
the national model codes. Vernon has also served as Chair of the American Institute of
Architects (AIA) Codes Committee (2004) and was a member of the AIA’s Sustainability
Task Group in 2006. Vernon served on the Sustainable Building Technology Council
(SBTC) during the development of the International green Construction Code (IgCC) and
two subsequent code amendment hearing panels. Vernon is a member of the faculty at
the Boston Architectural College.
Building Energy Rating
Sara Lisauskas is a Senior Manager at ICF International with over fifteen years of
experience in energy management for commercial and residential buildings. She
currently supports the U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR buildings program, managing the
development of EPA’s energy performance scale in Portfolio Manager, and providing
outreach to organizations that partner with ENERGY STAR. She also supports regional
programs for NSTAR and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources. Prior to
joining ICF, she was the corporate energy manager for BJ’s Wholesale Club, and worked
for a performance contracting firm focused on energy efficiency projects in multifamily
housing. She has bachelors and masters degrees in engineering from Lehigh University
and Stanford University.
Carolyn Sarno manages Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships’ (NEEP) High Performance Building team. She assists states with the development and implementation of a strategy for building energy codes and code-related public policies that will advance energy efficiency throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Carolyn is the Vice Chairman of the Collaborative for High Performance Schools Board of Directors. She is past Chair and a current member of the Town of Bedford’s Energy Task Force and chaired Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's Net Zero Energy Task Force for Public Buildings.
Carolyn has over 11 years of hands-on facilities management experience, most recently with the City of Newton, MA, where she managed and coordinated all facilities operations and maintenance activities for 85 public buildings. Carolyn was responsible for developing a capital improvement plan that incorporated sustainable best practices as well as coordinating the commissioning of a 330,000 sq. ft. addition to a high school. Carolyn has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Salem State College and is a Certified Building Operator.
Carolyn’s High Performance Building team has been the recipient of a Green Apple Award from CHPS for advancing public policy for high performance schools and was part of the group that won the Jeffrey A. Johnson Award from the Department of Energy for developing the nation’s first stretch energy code.
Ian Finlayson is the Manager of Buildings and Climate Programs at the Department of Energy Resources in Massachusetts. He oversees the development and implementation of building energy codes, and building energy labeling pilots for both residential and commercial buildings. He was a lead author of the recent MA clean energy and climate plan for 2020.
Ian was a recipient of the 2010 Jeffrey A. Johnson award for excellence in the advancement of building energy codes and performance, sponsored by DOE. He has presented internationally on buildings and climate policy in Massachusetts, in the UK, Austria, and most recently at GreenBuild in Canada. Prior to joining state government Ian worked for a large US affordable housing developer, and as a consultant to the United Nations. He holds degrees from Edinburgh University and MIT.
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