SAN DIEGO, Calif. (June 10, 2009) - Six new members have joined the board of directors at the California Center for Sustainable Energy ( CCSE), a San Diego-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting change for a clean energy future.
The appointments bring the board total to 13 members, reflecting the growth of the center since its founding in 1996, according to Irene Stillings, CCSE executive director. The center helps local residents, businesses and public agencies adopt greener practices and save energy and money through a variety of rebate, technical assistance and educational programs.
Stillings said the six new members represent “a wide breath of knowledge and experience in business, organizational leadership and sustainability that will help guide our center to new avenues for creating a clean energy future.”
The six new members are:
Michael Akavan, PE, founder and CEO of MA Engineers, a mechanical engineering firm specializing in green-building practices. His company has provided energy-saving HVAC and plumbing engineering services for facilities of every kind throughout the southwest and San Diego area.
Susan Christopher, vice president and senior advisor, Union Bank of California’s Wealth Management Group. She has a broad background in bank management and public service as a development director, fundraiser and volunteer.
Wayne Hart, PhD, senior faculty, Center for Creative Leadership, a San Diego-based international provider of executive and leadership education. An organizational psychologist, he has a diverse business background and is an author and speaker on topics ranging from executive coaching to health care issues.
Nick Leibham, JD, of counsel attorney at the international law firm K&L Gates. Currently specializing in high tech and emerging technologies, he has been a private-practice lawyer, criminal prosecutor, political organizer, congressional aide and candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Lisa Shaffer, PhD, executive director, Sustainability Solutions Institute, UC San Diego. She held various positions related to studies of the earth from space in NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the private sector prior to joining UCSD, where she oversees sustainability research and training programs.
Robert Wilder, JD, PhD, founder and CEO of Wildershares, a producer of national and international economic indexes for renewable and clean energy solutions. A former faculty member at UC Santa Barbara and the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, he is the author of Listening to the Sea, a book that links marine biodiversity to nonpolluting energy technologies.
Other CCSE board members are Cecilia Aguillon of Kyocera Solar; Alan Ball of Qualcomm; Fred Baranowski of 1st Pacific Bank; Richard Hertzberg of ENPEX Corporation; John Moot, JD, of Wertz, McDade, Wallace, Moot & Bower; Robert Nobel of Envision Solar and architect Karen Van Winkle.
The appointments bring the board total to 13 members, reflecting the growth of the center since its founding in 1996, according to Irene Stillings, CCSE executive director. The center helps local residents, businesses and public agencies adopt greener practices and save energy and money through a variety of rebate, technical assistance and educational programs.
Stillings said the six new members represent “a wide breath of knowledge and experience in business, organizational leadership and sustainability that will help guide our center to new avenues for creating a clean energy future.”
The six new members are:
Michael Akavan, PE, founder and CEO of MA Engineers, a mechanical engineering firm specializing in green-building practices. His company has provided energy-saving HVAC and plumbing engineering services for facilities of every kind throughout the southwest and San Diego area.
Susan Christopher, vice president and senior advisor, Union Bank of California’s Wealth Management Group. She has a broad background in bank management and public service as a development director, fundraiser and volunteer.
Wayne Hart, PhD, senior faculty, Center for Creative Leadership, a San Diego-based international provider of executive and leadership education. An organizational psychologist, he has a diverse business background and is an author and speaker on topics ranging from executive coaching to health care issues.
Nick Leibham, JD, of counsel attorney at the international law firm K&L Gates. Currently specializing in high tech and emerging technologies, he has been a private-practice lawyer, criminal prosecutor, political organizer, congressional aide and candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Lisa Shaffer, PhD, executive director, Sustainability Solutions Institute, UC San Diego. She held various positions related to studies of the earth from space in NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the private sector prior to joining UCSD, where she oversees sustainability research and training programs.
Robert Wilder, JD, PhD, founder and CEO of Wildershares, a producer of national and international economic indexes for renewable and clean energy solutions. A former faculty member at UC Santa Barbara and the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, he is the author of Listening to the Sea, a book that links marine biodiversity to nonpolluting energy technologies.
Other CCSE board members are Cecilia Aguillon of Kyocera Solar; Alan Ball of Qualcomm; Fred Baranowski of 1st Pacific Bank; Richard Hertzberg of ENPEX Corporation; John Moot, JD, of Wertz, McDade, Wallace, Moot & Bower; Robert Nobel of Envision Solar and architect Karen Van Winkle.
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