The most unique talents that I can bring to the board and the community are leadership skills, and interpersonal/communication skills. My career has allotted me the opportunity to become a subject matter expert in the field of high-performance building design and construction. As such, this experience has led me to serve on various board of directors including the CT Green Building Council, CT Passive House Alliance, Northeast HERS Alliance, and a RESNET Advisory Council position. I’ve also had the opportunity to present at both local, state, regional, and national conferences with various groups including AIA, NESEA, ACEEE, NBI and several others. Throughout my career, I’ve also taken on challenges head-on, and have led strategic initiatives throughout the region centered around creating a more diverse, efficient, and equitable built environment.

I have been engaged with the NESEA community since my senior year of college in 2012. Since that time, I have spearheaded the development of strategic partnerships between EnergizeCT and the NESEA community, including, but not limited to, advocating for sponsorship opportunities for NESEA through EnergizeCT, assisting in the logistical coordination of several NESEA pro tours by connecting NESEA staff with local builders in CT, participating in NESEA webinars and conferences, and also presenting at BuildingEnergy NYC in 2017 on a panel entitled "ZE, LBC, in NYC?".

The most significant driving force for my desire to serve on the NESEA board is an overarching eagerness to drive regional change. NESEA is a critical, regional organization that can drive such change, and I am personally dedicated to helping to drive that change by engaging members, allies, and key stakeholders, to think holistically about the ways in which our region views critical issues such as beneficial electrification, climate change, resiliency and adaptation. I am passionate about continuing to transform our region’s views on energy efficiency and sustainability at large, and it’s for this reason that the NESEA vision is one that aligns with my values.

NESEA’s mission is to “advance sustainability practices in the built environment by cultivating a cross-disciplinary community where practitioners are encouraged to share, collaborate and learn”. As someone who enthusiastically believes that a cross-disciplinary approach to sustainability is the only way to drive transformational change, this mission statement speaks directly to my own personal values. I plan to support this mission by utilizing both my unique skillset, as well as, my professional network, to help advance the mission by supporting key NESEA initiatives which provide for the betterment of the built environment at large.