J.R. oversees the development and execution of strategies to advance equitable clean energy and climate action in the power sector. As Senior Director, Power, he partners with EF staff, consultants, and funding partners to develop shared strategies for clean power areas inclusive of EF’s Fossil Fuels and Clean Grid program strategies. Prior to EF, J.R. … Continued
At a time that is crucial to equitable climate and clean energy progress, we are fortunate to have Stuart Clarke serving as Chair of the U.S. Energy Foundation (EF) Board of Directors. Stuart grew up in the nation’s biggest, busiest city, and unexpectedly walked into the world of environmentalism, climate, and clean energy via a … Continued
Jessica supports the work of EF’s Federal Program. Serving as “air traffic controller” for the program, Jessica arranges meetings with grantees, consultants, internal colleagues, and funders; tracks and manages the program budget; reviews grant proposals; drafts reports; and communicates with grantees and funders on a variety of issues, all while keeping up to date on … Continued
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Rochelle Currier manages the development of EF’s Salesforce system. As the principal Salesforce resource, Rochelle manages administrator duties and case support, as well as discovery, design, and implementation for enhancements. They also work closely with functional leaders, organizational units, and subject-matter experts to identify, develop, and deploy new business processes such as partnerships, grants, contracts, … Continued
Sarah Elbakri supports the EF Northeast team to plan and manage projects and budgets, make and administer grants, engage with funding partners, and work with advocates and other partners to execute strategies and projects. She also assists with the administration of grants and contracts, provides administrative support to the team, and helps to develop and … Continued
Thomas McClure leads on designing and managing strategies that enable us to meet our climate and clean energy goals. He works closely with Strategic Partnerships to inform and support funding partners with advice and provides guidance to EF’s regional teams with best practices in the field. Previously, Thomas spent many years at Everytown for Gun … Continued
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JP supports the Knowledge Systems and Information Technology team at EF and assists on complex Salesforce projects that require development and programming skills. In the fall, JP will start his junior year at Stanford University, majoring in computer science. He has worked on several technical projects, including a Python model that predicted the peak of … Continued
Henry supports the Programs and Equity team with research, writing, data management, communications, and various aspects of grantmaking. He assists in the development of staff meetings presentations related to advancing equity in EF programmatic grantmaking work. In the fall, Henry will start his junior year at UC Santa Barbara, majoring in biopsychology. Henry led on … Continued