Network Members & Public Sector Partners
Energy Action Network (EAN) consists of hundreds of public sector, non-profit, utility, business, and higher education partners working collaboratively toward a mission of achieving Vermont’s climate and energy commitments in ways that create a more just, thriving, and sustainable future.
Non-Profits
- American Institute of Architects Vermont (AIA VT) – Sarah O Donnell, Catherine Lange
- Audubon Vermont – Margaret Fowle
- Building Performance Professionals Association of Vermont (BPPA) – Jonathan Dancing, Malcolm Gray, Russ Flanigan, Chuck Reiss, Tom Perry
- Capstone Community Action – Sue Minter, Liz Scharf, Denise Bailey, Phil Cecchini
- CarShare Vermont – Annie Bourdon
- Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) – Karen Glitman, Gabrielle Stebbins
- Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) – Paul Dragon, Virginie Diambou, Dwight DeCoster, Pacifique Nsengiyumva
- Climate Economy Action Center of Addison County (CEAC) – Spencer Putnam, Richard Hopkins, Mike Roy, Steve Maier
- Community Rides Vermont / Gopher – Chris Cole, Amanda Carlson, Laura Brook
- Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) – Elena Mihaly, Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Adam Aguirre
- Drive Electric Vermont – David Roberts
- Evernorth – Kathy Beyer
- Lake Champlain Chamber – Catherine Davis, Austin Davis
- Local Motion – Christina Erickson
- NeighborWorks of Western Vermont – Melanie Paskevich, Ann Lawless
- New England Grassroots Environmental Fund – Bart Westdijk
- Northern Forest Center – Rob Riley, Maura Adams, Joe Short
- Preservation Trust of Vermont – Ben Doyle
- Public Assets Institute – Stephanie Yu
- Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) – Richard Cowart, David Farnsworth, Nancy Seidman
- Renewable Energy Vermont (REV) – Peter Sterling, Jonathan Dowds, Kit Price
- ReSOURCE – Thomas Longstreth, Pam Laser
- Rights and Democracy (RAD) – Alison Nihart, Tom Proctor, Katy Allen
- Serve Learn Earn – Kate Gluckman
- Shelburne Farms – Megan Camp
- Sustainable Heating Education Outreach – Jeff Rubin
- Sustainable Woodstock – Jenevra Wetmore
- The Nature Conservancy – Lauren Oates, Drew Watson
- Third Act – Beth Sachs
- Vermont Adult Learning – David Justice
- Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) – Roxanne Vought
- Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL) – Peter Johnke
- Vermont Climate and Health Alliance – Dan Quinlan
- Vermont Community Thermal Networks – Debbie New
- Vermont Conservation Voters – Lauren Hierl, Justin Marsh, Evelyn Seidner
- Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) – Laura Cavin Bailey, Jessica Savage, Jenna Koloski, Margaret McCoy
- Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network (VECAN) – Johanna Miller, Dan Fingas
- Vermont Energy Education Program (VEEP) – Sophia Donforth, Mariah Keagy
- Vermont Futures Project – Kevin Chu
- Vermont Green Building Network – Jenna Antonino DiMare
- Vermont Housing and Conservation Board (VHCB) – Gus Seelig, Craig Peltier
- Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) – Maura Collins, Mia Watson
- VEIC – Rebecca Foster, Jennifer Wallace-Brodeur, Justine Sears, Alison Donovan, Adam Sherman, Damon Lane
- VT Independent Power Producers Association – Mathew Rubin
- Vermont Interfaith Power and Light – Ron McGarvey, Richard Hibbert, Sam Swanson
- Vermont Land Trust (VLT) – Abby White
- Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) – Ted Brady, Abby Friedman
- Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) – Lauren Hierl, Johanna Miller, Jamey Fidel, Kati Gallagher, Dan Fingas, Evelyn Seidner, Alex Connizzo
- Vermont Passive House – Chris Clarke Miksic, Paul Sipple, Enrique Bueno
- Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG) – Paul Burns, Ben Edgerly Walsh, Tom Hughes, Jordan Heiden
- Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) – Ellen Kahler, Janice St Onge, Christine McGowan, Jake Claro, Geoff Robertson
- Vermont Works for Women – Rhoni Basden, Alison Lamagna
- Vital Communities – Anna Guenther
Businesses
- 3E Thermal – Randy Drury, Fritz Fay
- AllEarth Renewables – David Blittersdorf, David Mullett
- Bob the Green Guy – Bob Farnham
- Bourne’s Energy – Peter Bourne, Levi Bourne, Jim Kurrle
- Black Bear Biodiesel – Jim Malloy
- Building Energy – Russ Flanigan
- Butternut Mountain Farm – David Marvin, Ira Marvin, Emma Marvin, Ed Fox
- Catalyst Financial – Bob Barton, Marianne Barton
- Catamount Solar – Kevin McCollister, Jarred Cobb
- C.T. Donovan Associates, Inc. – Christine Donovan
- Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC – Will Dodge
- EastRise Credit Union – Rob Miller, Laurie Fielder
- Eco-Equipment Supply – Steven Wisbaum
- Encore Renewable Energy – Chad Farrell, Phillip Foy, Kate Desrochers
- Energy Balance, Inc. – Andy Shapiro
- Energy Co-op of Vermont – Shelley Navari
- Energy Futures Group (EFG) – Richard Faesy, Chris Neme, Dan Mellinger, David Hill
- Fit Werx – Ian Buchanan
- Forward Thinking – Jeff Forward
- Grassroots Solar – Bill Laberge
- Green Lantern Solar – Luke Shullenberger, Bill Miller, David Carpenter
- Maclay Architects – Bill Maclay
- MMR – Justin Johnson
- Montpelier Construction – Malcolm Gray
- National Life Group – Charlie Maitland
- New Leaf Design – Tom Perry
- Northam Forest Carbon – Tim Stout
- Norwich Solar Technologies – Jim Merriam, Martha Staskus, Geoff Martin
- Pellergy – Andy Boutin
- Pomerleau Real Estate – Ernie Pomerleau
- Quantified Ventures – Mike Crowley
- Reiss Building and Renovation – Chuck Reiss
- Saunders | Raubvogel | Hand – Geoff Hand
- Seventh Generation – Ashley Orgain
- Stone Environmental, Inc. – Barbara Patterson, Nick Floersch, John Hanzas, Carleigh Cricchi
- SunCommon – James Moore
- Sunrun – Chris Rauscher
- Sunwood Biomass – David Frank
- Tied Branch Clean Energy Consulting – Ryan Lamberg
- Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA) – Sam Buckley
- Vermont Energy Contracting & Supply Corp. – Mark Stephenson, Nick Papaseraphim
- Vermont Wood Pellet Co. – Chris Brooks
Utilities
- Burlington Electric Department (BED) – Darren Springer, Mike Kanarick, Jennifer Green, Tom Lyle, Chris Burns, James Gibbons, Amber Widmayer, Ita Meno
- Efficiency Vermont (EVT) – Peter Walke, Kelly Lucci, Jake Marin, Hillary Andrews, Steve Spatz, Laura Capps, Will Schwarz
- Green Mountain Power (GMP) – Mari McClure, Liz Miller, Kristin Carlson, Josh Castonguay, Candace Morgan, Kristin Kelly, Maria Fischer, Doug Smith, Chris Cole, Tianna Smith, Madeline Murray-Clausen
- Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) – Tom Dunn, Betsy Bloomer, Hantz Presume, Mark Sciarotta, Shana Louiselle, Kyle Landis-Marinello
- Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) – Rebecca Towne, Andrea Cohen, Jake Brown, Cyril Brunner
- VGS – Neale Lunderville, Dylan Giambatista, Jill Pfenning, Tom Murray, Richard Donnelly, Greg Morse, Tim Perrin, Morgan Hood, Andrea McNeil, Jonathan Drouin
- Vermont Public Power Supply Authority (VPPSA) – Ken Nolan, Sarah Braese
- Washington Electric Co-op (WEC) – Louis Porter, Bill Powell, Steven Knowlton
Higher Education
- Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business – April Salas, Melody Brown Burkins
- Middlebury College – Diane Munroe, Dan Suarez, Jon Isham, Mez Baker-Medard, Claire Tebbs
- Norwich University – Tara Kulkarni, Michael Cross
- University of Vermont (UVM) – Jon Erickson, Richard Watts
- UVM Gund Institute – Taylor Ricketts
- UVM Transportation Research Center (TRC) – Gregory Rowangould, Dana Rowangould
- UVM Vermont Clean Cities and Communities Coalition – Peggy O’Neill-Vivanco
- Vermont Law and Graduate School – Rod Smolla, Jennifer Rushlow, Dave Celone
Public Sector Partners
Local
- Legislators: Vermont’s State Representatives and Senators
- Town Energy Committees: Town Energy Committees from across Vermont
- Cities: Burlington (Gillian Nanton), South Burlington (Paul Conner, Director of Sustainability)
Regional
- Addison County Regional Planning Commission (ACRPC) – Adam Lougee, Maddison Shropshire
- Bennington County Regional Commission (BCRC) – Callie Fishburn, Mark Anders
- Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission (CVRPC) – Sam Lash
- Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) – Ann Janda, Melanie Needle, Charlie Baker, Marshall Distel
- Lamoille County Planning Commission (LCPC) – Victoria Hellwig
- Mount Ascutney Regional Commission (MARC) – Martha Harrison
- Northeastern Vermont Development Association (NVDA) – David Snedeker, Allie Webster, Alison Low
- Northwest Regional Planning Commission (NRPC) – Catherine Dimitruck, Marlena Valenta
- Rutland Regional Planning Commission (RRPC) – Maggie O’Brien, Jeremy Gildrien
- Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission (TRORC) – Harry Falconer
- Windham Regional Commission (WRC) – Chris Campany, Margo Ghia, Colin Bratton
- Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation – Adam Grinold
- Green Mountain Transit Regional Transit Authority – Chris Damiani, Jamie Smith
- Tri-Valley Transit – Mike Riderer
State
- Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets – Anson Tebbetts, Diane Bothfeld, Alex DePillis
- Agency of Commerce and Community Development – Lindsay Kurrle, Laura Trieschmann
- Agency of Natural Resources – Julie Moore, Jane Lazorchak, Collin Smythe, Billy Coster, Brian Woods, Marian Wolz, Liz Amler
- Agency of Transportation – Joe Flynn, Michele Boomhower, Andrea Wright, Patrick Murphy, Ross McDonald, Dan Currier
- Department of Buildings and General Services – Jennifer Fitch, Brian Sewell
- Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation – Danielle Fitzko
- Department of Health – Jared Ulmer
- Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) – Low Income Weatherization – Geoff Wilcox, Robert Leuchs
- Department of Labor (DOL) – Jay Ramsay, Mathew Barewicz, Rowan Hawthorne
- Public Service Department – June Tierney, TJ Poor, Melissa Bailey, Lou Cecere, Anne Margolis, Andrew Perchlik, Phillip Picotte, Ed Delhagen, Kelly Launder, Claire McIlvennie, Keith Levenson, Adam Jacobs, Matthew Bakerpoole, Barry Murphy, Benjamin Bolaski
- Vermont Public Utility Commission – Ed McNamara, Riley Allen, Margaret Cheney, Tom Knauer
- Vermont Center for Geographic Information (VCGI) – John Adams, Tim Terway
- Vermont State Treasurer – Mike Pieciak, Gavin Boyles, Ashlynn Doyon
Federal
- Office of Senator Peter Welch – Rebecca Ellis
- Office of Senator Bernie Sanders – Haley Pero, Ethan Hinch
- Office of U.S. Representative Becca Balint – Thomas Renner, Carolyn Wesley
- USDA Rural Development, VT/NH Office – Sarah Waring, Jon-Michael Muise, Ken Yearman
EAN Core Funders
- Maverick Lloyd Foundation
- Sunflower Fund
- Vermont Community Foundation
- Bonwood Social Investments
- Lintilhac Foundation
To learn more about getting involved, contact EAN.