2025 Speakers & Panelists Edith Bayer Energy Systems Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Energy Janine Benner Director, Oregon Department of Energy David Burchfield CEO, Burch Energy Elijah Cetas Energy Policy Analyst, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) Meredith Connolly Director of Policy and Strategy, Climate Solutions Nikita Daryanani Climate and Energy Policy Manager, Coalition of Communities of Color Charity Fain Executive Director, Community Energy Project Donna Hammond Business Representative, IBEW Local 48 Joshua Hatch Partner, Brightworks Sustainability Jimmy Lindsay Director - Resource Planning & Strategy, Portland General Electric Representative Pam Marsh Oregon State Representative, District 5 - Southern Jackson County Rose Reeser Housing Director, ACCESS Lizzie Rubado Director of Innovation and Development, Energy Trust of Oregon Irion Sanger Attorney, Sanger Greene PC Michelle Scala Regulatory Strategy Manager - Energy Program, Oregon Public Utility Commission Kristen Sheeran, Ph.D. Vice President, Policy and Resource Planning, Portland General Electric Senator Janeen Sollman State Senator, Oregon State Legislature Representative Nathan Sosa State Representative , Oregon State Legislature Silvia Tanner Senior Energy Policy and Legal Analyst, Multnomah County Office of Sustainability Letha Tawney Commission Chair, Oregon Public Utility Commission Charlee Thompson Policy Associate, NW Energy Coalition Ranfis Giannettino Villatoro Oregon Senior Policy Manager, Blue Green Alliance Christina Zamora Executive Director, Klamath and Lake Community Action Services
