My career includes 30+ years in financial services working with with large global organizations -- JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, GE Capital. I came to the energy efficiency space in 2011 when I joined the Board of NYC Energy Efficiency Corp -- America's first municipal Greenbank. That's also when I started my business. I can bring a financing perspective on Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy. My MBE also brings insights on Environmental Justice and Economic Justice that can be important to policy making in the Northeastern States.

I have attended Building Energy New York three times. I have also encouraged my team members to participate in the New York and Boston events. My role as a Board Member should also result in my New York (four) and Massachusetts (three) colleagues becoming more involved in NESEA along with me.

It's an exciting time in the clean energy world. The policies of the Northeastern States will stimulate electrification and decarbonization across the rest of America. I think that I can make a substantial contribution as a Board Member. It's also good business for me to give back by participating with NESEA.

I am a big believer in multidisciplinary solutions. My academic career reflects that approach. My professional career does as well. Many problems are complex and the challenges of the built environment reflect that complexity. While NESEA's constituency is focused on sustainability, the organization's events and programs are increasingly addressing other aspects of the building efficiency and sustainability landscape -- diversity and equity, utility programs, the finance gap. These are all issues on which I am passionate.