
Dr. CB Bhattacharya, H.J. Zoffer Chair in Sustainability and Ethics at the Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh.
Prof. Bhattacharya has published over 100 articles and has over 31,000 citations per Google Scholar. He has just released a book called “Small Actions Big Difference.” As an expert in corporate responsibility and sustainability, he is often interviewed and quoted in publications such as Business Week, BBC, Forbes, Financial Times, Newsweek, The New York Times and The Economist and on TV stations such as Times Now, CBS and PBS.
Brian Ladd, The Ladd Group, Sotheby’s Real Estate
Brian Ladd is the #1 Sotheby’s agent in Oregon and a fourth generation builder and real estate agent with 20 years of selling experience. Brian supports the efforts of sustainable developments and homes and hopes to help with market adoption through marketing and education. He has become a market leader for high performance homes, with knowledge of their unique energy and efficiency aspects and benefits.



John Wasiutynski, Multnomah County Office of Sustainability Director.
The Office of Sustainability works with county departments and the community to promote programs and policies that lead to a more equitable, prosperous, and environmentally sound Multnomah County. Under John’s leadership, the Office of Sustainability has updated the joint City of Portland and Multnomah County Climate Action Plan, launched a clean energy finance program called PropertyFit Oregon, implemented air quality regulations in Multnomah County and successfully advocated for stronger regulations at the State, and worked with the Board of County Commissioners to set the ambitious goal of transitioning the County to 100% renewable energy by 2050.



Silvia Tanner, Senior Sustainability Analyst with Multnomah County. Silvia focuses on energy and climate policy and strives to bring to her work an environmental and climate justice lens. Silvia has a background in clean energy advocacy, including extensive experience in state and federal regulatory proceedings as well as in legislative policy development. Silvia calls the Pacific Northwest home and dedicates a lot of her time to this community. As a student, she assisted low-income clients in areas like landlord tenant and business law. She has also assisted asylum-seeker women and children in federal detention, and serves on the Oregon Women Lawyers’ Board and its Working Parents Committee, Transformation Committee, and on the Events Subcommittee of the Workplace Taskforce. Silvia also serves on the Executive Committee of the Energy, Telecom & Utility Law Section of the Oregon State Bar, and on the board of the Oregon Hispanic Bar Association.



Dennis Smith, Affordable Lending Manager, Single-Family Affordable Lending and Access to Credit Division at Freddie Mac
Dennis manages the affordable housing preservation and manufactured housing initiatives that support Freddie Mac’s underserved markets plan. A 20-year mortgage industry veteran, Mr. Smith has served the industry as an underwriter, underwriting and process manager, process improvement, product development and managed the CRA and Bond programs for a super-regional mortgage company.



Casey Bergh, Transportation and Sustainability Manager at OSU-Cascades
In the last four years, Casey has helped OSU-Cascades launch a transportation demand management program, including Bend’s bike share program. Casey recently served on the City of Bend’s Climate Action Steering Committee and promotes transportation options that will help achieve goals outlined in the City’s Climate Action Plan.



Sandra K Adomatis, SRA, LEED Green Associate, NAR GREEN
Sandra is a national speaker on valuing high-performance features. Her background as an active real estate appraiser, realtor, instructor, and course developer brings insightful dialogue to share with builders, retrofit contractors, lenders, and real estate professionals. You might even say she wrote the book because she did author, “Residential Green Valuation Tools.” She is powered by her desire to see people living in healthier buildings that cost them less.



Jeremy Keller, PE, Project Development Engineer, Ameresco
Jeremy has developed and built a variety of public and industrial energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Before joining Ameresco, Jeremy was a mechanical engineer and project developer at Northwest Mechanical, Inc., where he specialized in the design and installation of hydronic, ground source heat pump, and solar thermal systems.



Joe “Mank” Mankiewicz, senior account executive, Ameresco



Dr. Alan Journet, Southern Oregon Climate Action Now co-facilitator
Dr. Journet retired from Southeast Missouri State University in 2010 after teaching Biology and Environmental Science: mostly scientific method, ecology, and conservation biology. Alan relocated to Southern Oregon the same year and, with his wife Dr. Kathy Conway, built an energy-efficient passive/active solar home in the Applegate Valley where they have achieved zero net energy where they generate as much energy annually as they use. In 2012, Kathy and Alan — along with a few concerned area residents — formed what is now Southern Oregon Climate Action Now. The group is a science-based, grassroots, volunteer organization dedicated to promoting awareness and understanding about global warming and its climate change consequences and motivating residents to take action to address it.



Emma Geurts, head of the Responsibility Committee at The Gear Fix
The Gear Fix, an outdoor retailer in Bend, has modeled their business on the principals of “reduce and reuse” in the outdoor recreation industry by offering consignment and repair on top-line outdoor name brand clothing, accessories, and gear. Emma explores and executes initiatives that bring The Gear Fix closer to their goal of achieving complete sustainability and environmental responsibility.



David Heslam, Executive Director at Earth Advantage Institute
David Heslam has been a leader in the effort to develop and deploy energy labeling systems into the residential market. This work began in 2008 with the conduct of the 2008 Energy Performance Score Pilot with the Energy Trust of Oregon and has continued through the implementation of energy labels in 16 states. Currently, this work includes the 2018 rollout of the Portland Home Energy Score program and US.GreenBuildingRegistry.com
Heslam spent 15 years designing, building, and remodeling homes in Portland, Ore. His construction company, Coho Construction Services Inc., became known as a local and national leader on adopting new technologies and striving for high levels of sustainability.



Kim Curley, Community Engagement Coordinator for Commute Options
Kim promotes choices other than driving alone in a 17-county area of rural and frontier Oregon.



Oriana Magnera, Climate and Energy Policy Coordinator at Verde
Oriana works at the local, state, and federal levels to forward community-owned, community-controlled, and community-benefiting energy and community-led, participatory policy dev



Bill Knight, retired scientist, physicist
Bill recently retired to Bend, Ore. following an eleven-year career as a physical scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Prior to that, he worked as a device physicist at the Hewlett-Packard Company while also serving as a volunteer K-8 science teacher. He is currently co-authoring a textbook on tsunami science and is a volunteer with 350Deschutes.org.



Jeff German is a solar and renewable energy professional. Jeff’s experience spans over three decades and includes new equipment, technology roll-outs, sales and marketing and citizen advocacy throughout the US and the world. Jeff has dedicated his career to working with traditional industries such



Leah Louis-Prescott, Associate at Rocky Mountain Institute



Yuning Liu, Associate, Rocky Mountain Institute
Yuning is on a team providing cutting-edge tools, resources, and technical assistance to help U.S.



Sneha Ayyagari, Rocky Mountain Institute Associate, Buildings



Donald MacOdrum, Senior Project Manager (TRC)
Mr. MacOdrum has 9 years of experience serving Oregon’s residential Oregon’s energy efficiency sector. His project management experience includes developing and implementing marketing strategies, budgeting, policy development and implementation, and developing operating utility programs and projects. Mr. MacOdrum is in his element when engaging with diverse stakeholders and experts to build thoughtful business, programmatic and policy solutions that are in sync with current technology, industry services, programmatic trends, and policy opportunities. Currently, Mr. MacOdrum is an assistant program manager for the Northeast Energy Alliance’s Local Government Partnership program and the Energy Trust of Oregon’s Residential New Homes program, leading market transformation activity for both programs.