Eileen V. Quigley is Founder and Executive Director of the Clean Energy Transition Institute. Eileen spent seven years at Climate Solutions identifying the transition pathways off fossil fuel to a low-carbon future in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. She built and led the New Energy Cities program, which partnered with 22 Northwest cities and counties to reduce carbon emissions.

As Director of Strategic Innovation, she oversaw New Energy Cities, as well as Sustainable Advanced Fuels, which worked to accelerate the development of advanced low-carbon fuels for aviation, marine, and fleets and the Northwest Biocarbon Initiative, which aimed to demonstrate the role that natural systems play in reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide. She is the author of numerous reports and publications on decarbonization strategies.

Eileen served as Executive Director of three nonprofit organizations for 12 years and ran RealNetworks’ Nonprofit Affairs Division for seven years, helping nonprofit organizations use the Internet for social change. She spent six years as a magazine and newspaper journalist in Washington, DC, and New York, NY, covering business and national politics, and three years editing a quarterly journal of public policy, economics, and culture for the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada.

She currently serves on the board of Stockholm Environment Institute-US, as well as the advisory board of the Western Washington University Institute for Energy Studies. Eileen received her Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University in 1983 and her Bachelor of Arts in Literature from Yale University in 1980.

Jessica Adair is a licensed CPA and owner of Adair Business Consulting. She has 20 years of experience in the accounting profession. As a former auditor, she is able to apply her knowledge to help small businesses with budgets ranging from $250,000 to $10 million.

Jessica works mainly with nonprofits to produce quality financial information and procedures to ensure that they are able to focus their time to further their mission.

Jessica has been a CPA since 2005 and received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara and her Master of Business Administration in Executive Accounting from City University of Seattle.  

‍“I love accounting so you don’t have to.” – Jessica Adair

Nicole is an independent consultant focused on assisting organizations in developing resources and impacting communities. Prior to becoming a consultant, she was a staff member at the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation (EHTF), a family foundation focused on supporting non-profit programs throughout the nation in the areas of contemporary visual art, the environment and learning disabilities.

Throughout her 18 years at the foundation, she assumed a variety of responsibilities and roles including Program Officer, Program Director, and Interim Chief Executive Officer. During her tenure, the environment program focused on sustainable forestry, state and federal climate change mitigation efforts, and integrated sustainability at the municipal level.  

Before EHTF, Ms. Chevalier was involved in wetland biology research and environmental education efforts to reduce sources of pollution to watersheds. She has served on several non profit Boards and Advisory Committees in a variety of fields.  Ms. Chevalier received her graduate degree from Yale University and her undergraduate degree from Cornell University.

Ben Hagen joined the Clean Energy Transition Institute in July 2021 as the Development and Digital Communications Coordinator. Ben is passionate about the Institute's mission and decarbonizing the Northwest.  

Ben spent the past seven years working with Seattle-based nonprofit organizations, whose missions focus on expanding the reach of rowing and music programs in the Northwest. During this time, his work supported development priorities, logistics, and operations.

In addition, Ben coached rowing in Seattle and Tacoma and worked with musicians throughout the Puget Sound.

Ben grew up in Southern California and has been in the Northwest since 2010 when he moved to Washington state for college. He received his Bachelor of Science in Economics, with minors in Math, Business, and Music from the University of Puget Sound.

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Jeremy is a Principal at Evolved Energy Research and an expert in energy systems analysis, focusing on least-cost electricity system planning and distributed energy resource evaluation. Jeremy’s consulting insights into long-term grid-scale and distributed resource planning challenges have helped utilities and investors navigate the prospect of a high renewable future while minimizing impacts to customers.

His portfolio of domestic and international work contains many examples where he has leveraged impactful analysis to inform energy policy development. His education includes a doctor of philosophy degree, focused on energy systems optimization, and a master’s degree in environmental management and economics, both from the Johns Hopkins University. He also holds a master’s degree in chemical engineering from Imperial College, London.

Carol Maglitta has been working as a graphic designer for 25 years. Her work experience includes freelance, small studios, educational publishing and advertising agencies and is One Visual Mind’s lead on most of its print work. Carol studied graphic design at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Ruby Moore-Bloom joined the Clean Energy Transition Institute in January 2022 as a Researcher. She is committed to working toward a clean energy future in the Northwest.

For the past three years, Ruby lived in Jordan as a faculty member of King’s Academy. She taught classes on the history of ancient, classical, and modern worlds and served as curriculum lead for the ninth and tenth grade history courses. She also supported students as a dorm parent and advisor.

Prior to teaching high school, Ruby worked with adult English language learners at Literacy Source in Seattle, WA as a program assistant and AmeriCorps volunteer. She developed and taught classes incorporating ESL, U.S. citizenship skills, and digital literacy for low-income adult learners.

Ruby speaks Spanish and Arabic and spends as much time outside as possible. Ruby grew up in California and received her Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Middle East Studies from Brown University in 2017. During college, Ruby led summer backpacking trips for students and rowed on the crew team.

Jessica is working with the Clean Energy Transition Institute to identify and share compelling stories about Washington’s transition to renewable energy, with a focus on rural communities.

Jessica Plumb is an award-winning filmmaker and writer, and the creative director of Plumb Productions, a multi-media storytelling company specializing in short films focused on the environment, people, and place. She is the Producer and Co-Director of Return of the River, a feature documentary about the largest dam removal in history, recognized with over a dozen festival awards, including “Best Storytelling” by the International Wildlife Film Festival.

Plumb’s clients include HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, Olympic National Park, Passion Pictures, Goddard College, the Marine Resources Council, Jefferson Land Trust, Friends of the San Juans and numerous non-profit institutions. Her creative work has appeared in theaters and galleries throughout the United States and internationally; forthcoming projects include a video installation on climate change at the Seoul Museum of Art in South Korea.

Raised on the coast of Maine, Jessica has made her home on the Olympic Peninsula for almost two decades, close to wilderness and waters she loves. Prior to moving to the Pacific Northwest, she worked in Boston and Beijing, and served as interim editor of the Yale China Review. Plumb holds a B.A. from Yale University and an interdisciplinary MFA from Goddard College. She is currently a guest lecturer at the Seattle Film Institute on media and the environment. For more, visit www.plumbproductions.com.

Caleb is the founder and director of Modern Trailhead, a digital media consulting agency that specializes in video production and website design. Caleb also serves on the Board of the nonprofit New Dawn Guatemala, an organization that works to foster ecological sustainability, economic vitality, and educational advancement in rural Guatemalan communities.

As the former Washington Policy Associate for the Seattle-based clean energy economy nonprofit, Climate Solutions, he analyzed legislative and regulatory policy development covering state and federal climate policy, clean energy, carbon markets,utility regulation, and transportation fuels.

As an undergraduate at the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies, Caleb spent a semester abroad in Geneva, Switzerland,where he studied multilateral diplomacy and worked with the Global Institute for Water, Environment, and Health. While there, he researched Swiss renewable energy systems and Social Entrepreneurship. Caleb then spent a semester abroad in Cadiz, Spain, where he studied the Spanish language and tutored the mentally handicapped in English.

Caleb received his Bachelor of Arts in International Development from the University of Washington with a Minor in Spanish in 2014.

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Poppy is consulting with the Clean Energy Transition Institute on strategies to decarbonize the built environment. She is also a member of the Clean Energy Transition Institute's Advisory Council. Poppy is Founder & Director of Innovation at the 2050 Institute.

Poppy has over 15 years of experience in the energy efficiency and decarbonization field, with a focus on market transformation in the building sector. Prior to founding 2050 Institute, she led the Policy and Planning team at Ecotope, Inc., in Seattle for 10 years. Poppy founded 2050 Institute to use a strategic “2050” lens to design frameworks, policies, codes, and programs that interlock across regional, state, local, community, and utility programs and policies. She uses a whole system approach and design thinking to identify the strategies and analysis necessary to align policy mechanisms with actual energy and GHG reductions. Poppy is currently working with the Washington State Department of Commerce on the development of energy use intensity (EUI) targets for the Building Energy Performance Standard.

Poppy has an interdisciplinary background in commercial and residential building stock studies, heat pump technologies, energy use intensity (EUI) target setting, decarbonization potential assessments, energy code development and evaluation, targeted tools for policy and program planning, impact and process evaluations, market research studies, and strategic planning. Many of her projects have included extensive stakeholder facilitation and coordination with the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, the Regional Technical Forum, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, Bonneville Power Administration, manufacturers, distributors, designers, and large, small, and rural utilities. Poppy has a master’s degree in Whole Systems Design and Change Management from Antioch University, and a bachelor’s degree in International Studies from the University of Washington.

Claire Buysse is a research consultant with the Clean Energy Transition Institute, focusing on the equitable development of a clean energy workforce in the Pacific Northwest. She has a master's degree in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington, where she studied urban air quality and climate change and a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the College of Saint Benedict.

Claire is currently a researcher at the International Council on Clean Transportation, where she works to inform vehicle emission standards and electrification policy in North America. Most recently, she assessed the feasibility of zero-emission trucking at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma. When she’s not working, you can find her in the dance studio, on the bus, or chasing some alpine air.

Mariah Caballero is a Graduate Research Fellow at the Clean Energy Transition Institute and Doctoral Student in Vanderbilt University’s Community Research and Action (CRA) program. In addition to her work with CETI, Mariah contributes research to the Drinking Water Justice Lab and serves a Research and Development Intern for Sandia National Laboratories.

Previous to her time at Vanderbilt, Mariah received bachelor’s degrees in biology and geography from Vassar College. After working at the Centers for Disease Control, Mariah was employed as a data analyst for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)’s Office of Research and Development (ORD), in the Drinking Water Management Branch (DWMB).

Today, Mariah provides research and analyses to CETI’s  Community-Defined Decarbonization project (formerly Equitable Rural Building Decarbonization). Having grown up in rural Eastern Washington, Mariah’s research interests include rural and Latinx community development, equitable water and energy systems, and environmental justice.

Leslie is pursuing her Master of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington, interested in the intersection of science and policy for climate change adaptation.

She is also currently a Next Generation Public Policy Fellow with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). Her thesis research is exploring the use of voluntary property buyouts as a policy tool for managed retreat.

Before starting at UW, Leslie was an air quality consultant specializing in emission inventories, permitting, regulatory compliance, and air dispersion modeling. She received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Rice University in 2014.

Outside of the academy, Leslie likes to explore tidepools, hike, do crossword puzzles, and bake.

Cassidy is pursuing his Master of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington, focusing on energy systems and data science with an interest in analyzing changes to be made to utilities and energy systems.

He is also the solar sizing/optimization lead in the student organization GRID, which works with communities to fund, size, and install solar power for post-disaster relief and initial electrification.

Cassidy graduated from the University of Washington in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering where he researched the ergonomics of percussive riveting tools to minimize workplace injuries. Before starting his graduate studies, Cassidy worked for two years in aerospace manufacturing at Electroimpact.

A Pacific Northwest native from San Juan Island, Cassidy’s hobbies include backcountry skiing, kayaking, and backpacking.

Jade is pursuing her doctoral in Oceanography at the University of Washington, having obtained her Master of Oceanography in December 2021. Her research investigates carbon and oxygen fluxes in the near-surface Southern Ocean using data obtained from autonomous instruments.

Before her graduate studies, she completed an undergraduate degree in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at McGill University in 2018.

In her free time, Jade enjoys exploring the Pacific Northwest’s amazing outdoor opportunities, different from her native Québec, as well as baking and practicing Tai Chi.