NEF Administration

Elissa Richards

President & CEO

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• Roles:

  • Responsible for guiding NEF’s strategic planning, organizational leadership, operations and fundraising activities
  • Provides financial oversight, as well as organizational development, to meet the diverse needs of NEF programs
  • Oversees development in the Safety, Government, Natural Resource and Corporate sectors
  • Directs the business partnership between Johnson Controls and NEF, managing the Academy of Energy Education and also the Igniting Creative Energy Challenge
  • NEF's Adult Education Specialist, leads development and implementation of NEF’s adult energy efficiency education programs

  Previous Experience:

  • Classroom teacher, district teacher leader, school administrator
  • LEED Green Associate Certification
  • Adjunct Professor, Utah State University

  Education:

  • Masters in Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Utah
  • Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education, University of Utah

Anne Lowe

Vice President of Operations

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• Roles:

  • Oversees all operations of NEF, including the supervision of operation personnel.
  • Responsible for the hiring and training of the national NEF presenter team.
  • Responsible for implementation of all programs in NEF’s diverse educational offerings including Energy Action in Schools, Energy Safe Kids, Think! Energy, Out of the Rock and student competitions.
  • Oversees the NEF curriculum department in the development, revision and production of energy education materials.
  • Key to the development of programs with the US Department of Energy-Rebuild America, US Department of Transportation-PHMSA and state energy offices in Florida, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah and Wisconsin.
  • Oversees the development and implementation of student contests at both the state and national level.

  Previous Experience:

  • Secondary educator with 20 years of classroom teaching experience
  • Adjunct Faculty, Salt Lake Community College and Utah State University
  • Director of Junior High After-School Programs

  Education:

  • Bachelor of Science – Education, Sociology and History, Brigham Young University
  • Post Graduate - Business Education Certificate, University of Utah

Gary Swan

Vice President of Development

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• Roles:

  • Leads NEF development of energy education partnerships in the electric and natural gas utility sectors
  • Helps guide NEF pilot program design and development
  • Oversees NEF’s in-house evaluation, measurement and verification (EM&V) activities for demand-side management programs and serves as NEF’s key liaison to third party EM&V contractors evaluating NEF programs in the field
  • Serves as Secretary to NEF’s Board of Directors
  • Serves on Board of Directors of the National Energy and Utility Affordability Coalition (NEUAC)
  • Former Chairman of Public Outreach Committee, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission

  Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts - Chinese, Brigham Young University
  • Bachelor of Arts - Asian Studies, Brigham Young University
  • MBA - Marketing Emphasis, Brigham Young University

Wayne Bonner

Vice President of Finance & Administration

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• Roles:

  • Reviews and implements NEF’s financial processes to meet organizational goals and objectives
  • Provides analysis of budgets, financial reports and financial trends in order to assist the CEO/President, the Board and other senior executives in performing their responsibilities
  • Oversees the Foundation’s technical vision and leads all aspects of its technological development
  • Establishes and implements HR efforts that effectively communicate and support NEF's mission and strategic vision
  • Serves as treasurer on NEF's Board of Directors

  Education:

  • Bachelor of Science – Accounting, University of Utah
  • MBA – University of Phoenix

NEF Staff (In Alphabetical Order)

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  Alex Barber

  Information Systems Administrator
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  Jeana Bonner

  Program Administrator
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  Danielle Carlston

  Marketing & Development Administrator
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  Emi Christison

  Production Assistant
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  Elena Clark

  Program Manager
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  Patti Clark

  Program Administrator
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  Stephanie Dorman

  Program Manager
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  Chaise Ewert-Meyer

  Program Coordinator
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  Kelly Flowers

  Senior Program Director
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  Tiffany Foland

  Program Administrator
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  Janet Hatch

  Senior Program Director
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  Cory Heslop

  Layout & Design
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  Heidi Jensen

  Program Administrator
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  Lauren Johnson

  Program Administrator
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  Casey Klosterman

  Program Administrator
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  Bridget Murphy

  Educational Service Representative
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  Caleb Oldner

  Bookkeeper
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  Tammi Phillippe

  Program Administrator
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  Shannon Poulson

  Information Systems Manager
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  Robin Reinarts

  Senior Program Director
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  Janet Salley

  Program Manager
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  Mac Scott

  Director of Communications & Business Development
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  Laurie Sumsion

  Director of Program Operations
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  Pat Swartzendruber

  Educational Support Coordinator
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  Dino Szajner

  Program Assistant
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  Ian Wright

  Director of Business Development