Staff

This page provides contact information for staff of NREL's Strategic Energy Analysis and Applications Center, organized by the types of projects and initiatives each group leads, as well as primary capabilities.

State, Local, and Tribal Integrated Applications Group

(state energy, rural development, integrated systems development, energy-water, tribal energy)

Energy Management and Federal Markets Group

(corporate energy management best practices; renewable energy applications screening and project implementation; energy services company [ESCO] work; utility energy-savings contracts [UESCs]; sustainable new construction)

International and Environmental Studies Group

(integrated resource assessment, environmental analysis, international renewable energy programs)

Energy Market, Technology, and Policy Analysis Group

(electric regulation and policy; transportation market, fuels, and policies; technoeconomic assessment; green power and renewable energy certificate [REC] markets)

Energy Forecasting and Modeling Group

(energy economics, risk and uncertainty modeling, geospatial analytics, energy infrastructure)

Program Planning and Analysis Group

(strategic planning, R&D program benefits assessment, portfolio and risk assessment)

Strategic Energy Analysis and Applications Center

Center Director: Doug Arent
Administrative Assistant: Pam Lee-Bull

State, Local, and Tribal Integrated Applications Group

• State Energy
• Rural Development
• Integrated Systems Development
• Energy-Water
• Tribal Energy

Summary bios of entire group

Group Manager: Roger Taylor
Administrative Assistant: Kelli Anderson

Lynn Billman
Misty Conrad
Alexander Dane
Scott Haase
David Hurlbut
David Peterson

Energy Management and Federal Markets Group

• Corporate Energy Management Best Practices
• Renewable Energy Applications Screening and Project Implementation
• ESCO and UESC Work
• Sustainable New Construction

Summary bios of entire group

Group Manager: Nancy Carlisle
Administrative Assistant: Judy Powers

Kate Anderson
John Barnett
Deb Beattie
Kari Burman
Doug Dahle
Jesse Dean
Sara Farrar-Nagy
Sheila Hayter
Alicen Kandt
Dustin Knutson
Ian Metzger
Kathleen Nawaz
Chandra Shah
Karen Thomas
Otto VanGeet
Philip Voss
Andy Walker

International and Environmental Studies Group

• Integrated Resource Assessment
• Environmental Analysis
• International Renewable Energy Programs

Summary bios of entire group

Group Manager: Dan Bilello
Administrative Assistant: Kelli Anderson

Jason Coughlin
Shannon Cowlin
David Kline
Anelia Milbrandt
David Renne
Monisha Shah
William Wallace

Energy Market, Technology, and Policy Analysis Group

• Electric Regulation and Policy
• Transportation Market, Fuels, and Policies
• Technoeconomic Assessment
• Green Power and Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Markets

Summary bios of entire group

Group Manager: Maggie Mann
Administrative Assistant: Kalia Kehoe

Jorn Aabakken
Lori Bird
Elizabeth Brown
Karlynn Cory
Barry Friedman
Katherine Griffin
Garvin Heath
Claire Kreycik
Jim Leyshon
Robert Margolis
Gail Mosey
Selya Price
Paul Schwabe
Martin Vorum
Alison Wise

Energy Forecasting and Modeling Group

• Energy Economics
• Risk and Uncertainty Modeling
• Geospatial Analytics
• Energy Infrastructure

Summary bios of entire group

Group Manager: Walter Short
Administrative Assistant: Kalia Kehoe

Nate Blair
Brian Bush
Paul Denholm
Easan Drury
Aron Dobos
Peter Lilienthal
James Milford
Hyungseon Oh
Sean Ong
Patrick Sullivan
Laura Vimmerstedt

Program Planning and Analysis Group

• Strategic Planning
• R&D Program Benefits Assessment
• Portfolio and Risk Assessment

Summary bios of entire group 

Group Manager: Doug Arent
Administrative Assistant: Pam Lee-Bull

Bill Babiuch
Thomas Jenkin
Brian Levite
Debra Sandor