Dave Reingold has a bachelors from Dartmouth College and a PhD from the University of Oregon. He taught organic chemistry at Haverford, Middlebury, Lewis & Clark, and Juniata Colleges, and recently retired to Portland. He has served as a national officer in the Council on Undergraduate Research and as a local officer in three different sections of the American Chemical Society. Dave's website.

 

Rob Morton co-founded Cascade Energy in 1993. Since that time, he has served on Cascade’s board and leadership team with the vision of making industry energy efficient.  His role has encompassed engineering, program design, energy management, and company strategy. Before entering energy efficiency, he worked for Lockheed where he focused on spacecraft thermal analysis. Rob has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University and lives in Portland, Oregon.

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Jeff Morris joined Schneider Electric North America in 2019 and is Senior Director of State Government Relations. Prior to that, Jeff worked in cleantech commercialization through his own business, Energy Horizon Corporation, as Director of Northwest Energy Technology Collaborative, and 23 years as a Washington State Representative. He recently completed six years as a USDOE OE Electricity Advisor and is an Associate member of the Gridwise Architect Council.   While a legislator, he was named one of the most Tech Savvy Legislators in the United States by Governing Magazine, was Chair or Leader in several legislative associations and his public/private energy policy work recognized by the Canadian Government.  Morris co-founded the Northwest Energy Angels now called Element 8 in 2005 and created the Legislative Energy Horizon Institute that has trained over 300 state and local policymakers in Energy 101.
 

Erica Valli is a transactional attorney with experience in the renewables sector.  As a native Oregonian, she returned to Portland a few years ago and has been working for Stoel Rives LLP, participating in its Environment and Natural Resources practice. Prior to that she lived and worked in London for over ten years. She has a degree from UC-San Diego and studied at the London School of Economics before attending law school in the UK.

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As the executive director & CEO for Grid Forward Bryce leads strategic development, industry engagement, programs and operations. He was a founder and original board member of the organization dating back to 2009. He is also the principal for EnerTec Development, a energy and tech consultancy and is an advisor to energy growth companies. Bryce previously served as the senior director of business development & strategy for Clean Edge, a leading clean tech market research and advisory firm and VP of membership for Technology Association of Oregon. He holds a bachelor degree in business administration from Pepperdine University and an international MBA from IE in Spain. In his spare time, Bryce enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, and being in the NW outdoors especially with a fly-rod in hand

Marc Rappaport has been involved in renewable energy for over forty years. He served as the founding president and a charter member of the Oregon Solar Energy Association in 1971. In 1972, he invented the geothermal-solar hybrid system, for which he was later awarded the basic patent. During the same period, Marc engineered and developed the business plan for what is now Biomass One, L.P. He served as a founder, general partner and managing partner of this 30 mW biomass plant in Medford, Oregon which has been in commercial operation for the past 26 years. He  holds the honor of being the only American asked to present at the Sustainability of the Planet conference in Stockholm, Sweden.