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

Janet Hatch

Chief Operations Officer

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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 energy educator team.
  • Responsible for implementation NEF’s diverse educational offerings including Take Action, rEV, Bright Kids, Innovation, Community in Action, Out of the Rock, teacher workshops and student competitions.
  • Oversees the NEF curriculum department in the development and revision of online and printed energy education materials.
  • Key to the development of programs for electric, natural gas and water utility partners, federal and state government, associations, school districts and private industry.

  Previous Experience:

  • NEF Senior Program Director, Curriculum Director, Program Coordinator and Energy Educator
  • School District Curriculum Developer, Gifted and Talented Coordinator and Testing Administrator
  • Educator with 10 years of classroom teaching experience

  Education:

  • Bachelor of Science – Education, University of Utah
  • Post Graduate - Gifted and Talented Certification, Utah State University

Gary Swan

Chief Marketing Officer

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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

Chief Financial Officer

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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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  Cameron Bardoni

  Program Administrator
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  Katie Barnes

  Manager of Client Solutions
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  Jeana Bonner

  Program Administrator
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  Elena Clark

  Program Director
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  Patti Clark

  Program Director
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  Kristina Gigi Dammer

  Program Administrator
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  Chaise Ewert-Meyer

  Program Director
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  Evan Fischer

  Virtual Presentation Administrator
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  Kelly Flowers

  Senior Program Director
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  Tiffany Foland

  Program Director
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  Megan Frazier

  Program Manager
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  Cory Heslop

  Layout & Design Manager
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  Eilene Hezseltine

  Program Administrator
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  Megan Hirschi

  Program Administrator
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  Lauren Johnson

  Program Director
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  Lisa Johnson

  Program Administrator
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  Jennifer Johnston

  Learning Experience Designer
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  Sandee Lofgren

  Office Manager
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  Jane Mastin

  Editor
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  Suzie Matheson

  Program Administrator
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  Bridget Murphy

  Educational Support Coordinator
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  Tammi Phillippe

  Program Manager
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  Alison Pinnock

  Program Director
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  Shannon Poulson

  Data Processing Manager
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  Chris Reilly

  Director of Client Solutions
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  Robin Reinarts

  Regional Vice President
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  Sarah Richards

  Program Manager
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  Gary Riehle

  Data Systems Manager
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  Janet Salley

  Program Manager
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  Marissa Stanger

  Program Director
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  Laurie Sumsion

  Director of Program Operations
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  Pat Swartzendruber

  Educational Support Coordinator
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  Emily White

  Director of Communications
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  Travis White

  Layout Assistant