Stuart Clarke is the Director of the Watershed Protection Program at the William Penn Foundation. Prior to assuming that role, he was the Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. Previously, he served as Executive Director of the Town Creek Foundation, where he helped facilitate the funding of … Continued
Bryan Garcia is the President and CEO of the Connecticut Green Bank, the nation’s first state-level green bank. Before joining the Green Bank, he was Program Director for the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. He has co-edited two publications: Carbon Finance: Environmental Market Solutions to Climate Change and Carbon Finance II: Investing in … Continued
Heather McTeer Toney is the Vice President, Community Engagement for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). She previously served EDF as an Environmental Justice Liaison. Prior to joining EDF, she led the Moms Clean Air Force field team for two years, working on local government policy initiatives and the Moms & Mayors Program. In 2014, she … Continued
Last year, before the world went into a global pandemic response to COVID-19, Energy Foundation (EF) revised our organization’s mission, vision, and values for the first time in 30 years. We recognized and responded to the need to build stronger relationships with allies, work to better align and grow climate philanthropy, and foster an organizational … Continued
Nicolette Santos supports the work of U.S. Energy Foundation’s Federal program. Serving as “air traffic control” for the program, Nicolette 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 … Continued
In her role as Accounts Payable Accountant, Ardie is responsible for understanding all of the accounting functions of U.S. Energy Foundation, with an emphasis on disbursements. She provides financial and administrative support by ensuring payments are processed and recorded to established policies and procedures across multiple systems in an efficient, timely, and accurate manner. Prior … Continued
In her role as Manager, Funder Relations, Zoe Rudman supports a variety of operations, communications, and other projects and assignments related to the cultivation, solicitation, and engagement of existing and prospective funders. In addition to working with the Strategic Partnerships team, Zoe collaborates with EF program colleagues and teams on funder-related projects and contributes to … Continued
Joseph Washington manages all invoicing for the U.S. Energy Foundation Programs team, including receiving invoices, reviewing for accuracy and completeness, submitting and following up to ensure payments are completed. He serves as the central facilitator between the Programs team and Finance team. He also assists EF program associates with processing grants and contracts. Previously, Joseph … Continued
Omer Farooque leads U.S. Energy Foundation’s communications strategy development and planning for both internal and external audiences in service to EF’s mission, and the field broadly. He crafts narratives and develops compelling stories to further the organization’s goals and strategies. He integrates brand and reputation management efforts with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) values into … Continued
