Born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, Adan graduated from Stanford University and the University of Texas School of Law. His environmental work experience includes: three years with the Texas office of the Environmental Defense Fund, working on energy issues; was a member for 13 years and Chairman for 5 years of the City of Austin's Resource Management Commission and has worked for 13 years with the Texas General Land Office in energy issues, with emphasis on renewable energy and the electric power market.

AIA, LEED AP BD+C
2010 AIA Austin Committee on the Environment Co-Chair

A graduate of the University of Nebraska, Bonny is an architect and associate with Graeber, Simmons & Cowan (GS&C) in Austin.  She focuses primarily on the K-12 education market and specializes in construction administration.  She oversaw the construction of GS&C’s 870,000 square feet AMD Lonestar campus, which earned LEED Gold certification.  Bonny is also a member of the USGBC -  Balcones Chapter Green Schools Committee and authored the Green School award, presented yearly to a sustainable and energy efficient school.

Brandon Janes is a partner with the law firm of Jackson Walker L.L.P. in Austin, Texas and practices in the area of corporate and securities law. He received a B.B.A. from Baylor University and his J.D. from the University of Texas Law School. He is also a certified public accountant. He has authored a number of articles and papers on business law matters and is co-author of Doing Business in Texas, a Guide for Foreign Investors.

For many years, Mr. Janes has been...

RRC, CCS
President
Austech Roof Consultants, Inc.

Brian Gardiner RRC, CCS is a Registered Roof Consultant (RRC) by RCI, Inc. (Institute of Roofing, Waterproofing and Building Envelope Consultants) and a Certified Construction Specifier (CCS) by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). Brian has practiced as a roof consultant as Principal of Austech Roof Consultants, Inc. for over 25 years. He is a past Region Director for RCI, Inc. (1995-8). He is...

Bryan Bomer is a Green Building and Sustainability Consultant with Austin Energy Green Building, a pioneering and nationally recognized green building program.  Bryan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Science with an academic focus on Environmental Impacts, and his expertise includes residential construction, renovation, systems efficiency, materials and design.

Program Manager
Clean Air Partners Program
A Program of the CLEAN AIR Force of Central Texas

Candace Baker is the Program Manager of the Clean Air Partners Program (CAPP), a program of the CLEAN AIR Force of Central Texas (CAF), a 501(c)(3) organization representing environmental, government, corporate, academia, and public interests in air quality impacts in the Central Texas counties of Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson. The Clean Air Partners Program...

Cathy graduated summa cum laude from Southwest Texas State University with a degree in geography and urban planning. She worked for the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission on transportation and air quality analyses and issues, including travel demand models, transportation conformity and SIP development.

Since 2000, she has been the Environmental Program Manager at the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization...

Craig Eppling is the communications and public relations manager for General Motors' South Central Region. He is responsible for media relations and PR strategy to improve opinion and consideration of General Motors, its policies and its products in an eight-state geographical area that includes Texas.

A native of New Orleans, Craig has been associated with the automotive industry his entire life. As a teenager, he worked in service and sales at various dealerships in the area. Upon...

AIA, Architect

Craig Overmiller has been in the renewable energy field for over 15 years. An architect by profession, Craig saw a need for home and business owners to be less dependent on energy companies - to be more energy independent. He determined that solar was the most viable option to achieve that goal. His personal interest and conviction led him to become a leader in Central Texas by helping to grow the solar industry infrastructure, advising in the evolution of the rebate program and contributing to both public and academic education of solar’s power.

Executive Director
The Energy Coalition

Craig Perkins is Executive Director of The Energy Coalition, a non-profit organization that works with cities, utilities, regulators and other key stakeholders to facilitate and implement energy efficiency and greenhouse gas reduction strategies through its Green Cities Initiative and other partnership programs. Prior to joining The Energy Coalition, he was the Director of Environmental & Public Works Management for the City of...

Daryl Slusher has been involved in Austin government and politics for almost three decades, as a: community organizer; journalist; elected official and now public utility executive. Throughout he has emphasized that a strong economy, social equity and environmental protection are connected and all work together. For example, in the early 1980s Slusher was an advocate for economic and social justice in East Austin while also working on early energy conservation and renewable energy...

David Greene is a geologist and environmental engineer with the Austin Water Utility in the Environmental and Regulatory Services division. David has worked with the Utility since 2005 and was hired to his current position in response to the City's adoption of the Austin Climate Protection Plan in 2007. He is the Utility's principal technical advisor for climate change response strategies and works closely with divisions across the Utility as well as with other city departments in that...

Mr. Hitchcock is an urban and regional planner with more than 30 years of experience addressing a wide range of urban development, energy and environmental issues. He joined HARC in 1989 as a Senior Research Associate after five years leading transportation policy and applications research. At HARC, Mr. Hitchcock is involved in sustainability studies and projects addressing transportation, environmental and energy issues. Over the past four years he has been directing the Joint Center...

Dr. Michael Webber is the Associate Director of the Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy in the Jackson School of Geosciences, Co-Director of the Clean Energy Incubator at the Austin Technology Incubator, Fellow of the Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, where he trains a new generation of energy leaders through research and...

Dr. Lang is Assoc. Professor for Sustainable Design at the UT Austin School of Architecture, where he is also directing the Center for Sustainable Development. He is co-author of the Façade Construction Manual (2004) and has published numerous articles on low-energy-architecture and sustainable design. He is a licensed architect and co-director of Lang Hugger Rampp GmbH Architects, Munich. His focus in research is on the energy performance of buildings and the relationship between the environment and architectural design.

Dr. Zong-Liang Yang is a Professor in the Jackson School of Geosciences at UT-Austin. He joined the faculty in 2001 as an Assistant Pro¬fessor, was promoted to Associate Professor in 2005, and to Professor in 2008. He obtained his BS in Meteorology from Nanjing Institute of Meteorology (China), Masters in Meteorology from University of Melbourne (Australia), and Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from Macquarie University (Australia). He had held research positions at the University of...

Dylan Siegler is Associate Principal at the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, focusing on providing sustainable design and LEED consulting services to commercial, residential, civic, and heath care projects. Current projects include Austin's Block 21, the Austin Federal Courthouse, Austin's new Central Library, a new Veterans Administration hospital for New Orleans, and the Energy, Water and Sustainability program of the Austin Independent School District. Recently completed...

Ester Matthews went to work for the City of Austin 20 years ago when her volunteer service as campaign manager was successful and her candidate was elected to the City Council. After 8 years at City Hall as an Executive Assistant to Councilmember Max Nofziger, 5 years in Finance, and 6 years in Austin Energy Governmental Relations, Ms Matthews became the Director of Austin Climate Protection Plan.

In this capacity, Ms Matthews directs a staff of seven for the purpose of...

Frank has over 25 years of experience in the development and management of renewable energy and new technology businesses. He is part of the EV Solutions team that is focused on supporting the electrification of the transportation industry. Prior to joining AV, Frank was part of the management team for new technology companies Kiyon, Inc, a wireless mesh networking company, and Quantum Devices, Inc., a tunable optical laser company. Frank’s area of responsibility included business planning, market development, financial analysis and external relationships. Additionally, Frank brings a strong energy industry background from his tenure at...

Franz Hofmann has worked all his life in the automotive service sector (over 40 years).  He started out as an apprentice technician and parts rebuilder, then to shop foreman, garage manager, service writer, fleet manager, technical manager for an alternative fuels R&D company in charge of new vehicle development and integration.  It was in the early 1970's that Franz was introduced to alternative fuels when a fleet manager requested maintenance for his natural gas fleet.

P.E., MBA
Director of Demand Side Management

Fred is a registered Professional Engineer with 27 years of experience in the energy engineering field. He received his engineering degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix, Arizona.

As Director of Austin Energy's Demand Side Management Division, Fred directs the energy efficiency customer services and utility demand-side management for all...

Gregory J. Weaver, President Catellus Development Group, Austin, Texas

Gregory J. Weaver is President of Catellus Development Group. Based in Austin, Texas, Mr. Weaver also heads up the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport redevelopment project, a 711-acre, sustainable mixed-use development in the heart of Austin (www.muelleraustin.com).

Mr. Weaver joined Catellus in 2000. He has assumed many roles at Catellus including spearheading redevelopment at Mueller and overseeing the development of Stapleton Business Center, a 300-acre, 3.5 million square foot industrial business park in Denver, Colorado (a portion of the...

Guy Mannino is the Founder and CEO of VERDEK, a company focused on "sustainable transportation". VERDEK promotes electric vehicles and charging infrastructure to support the growth of the electric vehicles. Mannino has distribution agreements with Coulomb Technologies for its charging stations, with the Tazzari Group of Italy to promote the Tazzari-Zero, an electric city car and with Pioneer Bus Company to promote their electric buses. Verdek also promotes its own Solar Carports.

Heidi is active in the Austin green building community and currently serves as the Co-Chair for AIA Austin's Committee on the Environment.

Jenny Danieau works on the Air Quality Policy and Program Development Team in the Transportation Department of the North Central Texas Council of Governments. Her past work includes coordination of the 2005 and 2007 Conformity determinations, respectively, for the Dallas-Fort Worth Mobility Transportation Plans and associated Transportation Improvement Programs. She now serves as the lead for projects that improve air quality, such as the Electric Vehicles North Texas program. Jenny is...

Jessica King is the Sustainability Administrator for the City of Austin Solid Waste Services Department.  She is responsible for implementing the City of Austin’s Zero Waste Strategic Plan.  Jessica received her bachelor degree from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas and her Masters from Lyndon B. Johnson School at the University of Texas at Austin. She’s been a public servant for over 10 years, but spent slightly over 6 years working for the City of Austin in the City Manager’s Office, Watershed Protection & Development Review Department, and now the Solid Waste Services Department.

President / ROMA Austin Collaborative Design Studio

Jim Adams is president of ROMA Austin Collaborative Design Studio, having served as a Principal with ROMA Design Group in San Francisco for more than twenty years. As an architect and planner, his work has involved a broad spectrum of project types from large-scale master plans to site-specific development projects. Much of his focus over the past ten years has focused on transportation and land use planning and in the design of...

AICP

Jim Walker was appointed the Director of Sustainability for the University of Texas at Austin in April, 2009. The appointment furthers the institution's commitment to a greener campus and to integrating sustainable practices into daily operations, as well as to find solutions to challenges facing the campus and the broader urban area in which it exists. He works closely with the President's Sustainability Steering Committee and meets frequently with on- and off-campus...

John Langmore is an Austin-based consultant working on transportation and land use matters.

After graduating from UT’s School of Law and Graduate School of Business, John began his career working as a corporate attorney in Washington D.C. After leaving Washington, John spent eleven years with Caterpillar and spent half of that time in overseas assignments.

John returned to Austin in 2003 to work as the Policy Director for the Texas House Transportation...

Vice President, Distributed Energy Services
Austin Energy

Karl R. Rábago is vice president for distributed energy services with Austin Energy, the municipal electric utility for the City of Austin. He has nearly 20 years experience in electricity policy and regulation, emerging energy markets development, clean energy technology development, and the implementation of sustainability principles.

His past positions include: Deputy Assistant Secretary at the US...

Ken See has had a long and distinguished 27-year career in the automotive industry with 20 of those in fleet sale and management. Because of his excellent work ethic and superior customer service attitude Ken moved up the ladder quickly and into management by the end of 1981. Ken has always been an entrepreneur and in 1984, he opened his own leasing company. In 1986, he joined Vandergriff Honda in Arlington, TX. In the three and a half years there, the people knew him as “Mr. Hondaâ€. Two of...

Khair Zaman is a graduate of University of Texas School of Architecture. He is the founder of Z Works Design / Build, creating Sustainable Living Spaces. Z Works Design / Build has been designing and constructing sustainable buildings for the past twelve years. Alternative building methods combined with green building ideas are its specialty.

Kirk has a Masters in Geological Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin, and his research focused on karst hydrogeochemistry.   Before joining the District, he worked in various technical and management capacities in hydrogeology and environmental management for a relatively large technical services consulting firm for almost 25 years, and then was an independent business management consultant for 7 years. He enjoys travel, Longhorn sports, fine wine and food, and family activities, often in combination.  He is a registered professional geoscientist in Texas.

Manager, Distributed Generation
Austin Energy

Mr. Alford has over 37 years experience in the electric utility industry . As Manager of Distributed Generation in the Strategic Planning & Business Development Department at Austin Energy since 2001, he is responsible for testing and developing distributed energy resources (DER) as they fit with the Austin Energy portfolio of assets and services.

Mr. Alford is currently overseeing the testing and development of...

Lisa Braithwaite holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Kinesiology from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and a Master's degree with an emphasis in outdoor space planning from Texas State University in San Marcos.

Ms. Braithwaite is currently working with the Climate Protection Program, in charge of Product Development and Marketing. She also worked on Austin Energy’s Plug-in Partners National Campaign, where she served as the Partners Services...

Marc Geller is an advocate and writer in the area of public and corporate policy related to electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, and related source energy. His is on the Board of Directors of the Electric Auto Association and co-founded the association's San Francisco chapter. He is a co-founder and Board Member of Plug In America. He is the Bay Area sales representative for Acroenergy, an installer of residential solar photovoltaic systems. He has driven electric cars since 2001, first a Ford Th!nk City, and since 2004, a Toyota RAV4 EV. He blogs at plugsandcars.blogspot.com

Senior Strategy Engineer
Austin Energy

Mr. Kapner was instrumental in developing and running Austin’s GreenChoice Program, the nation’s leading renewable energy marketing program. He originated the “dual storage media†system for integrating off-peak wind energy and solar thermal to produce utility-scale dispatchable energy. Kapner also helped to launch Plug-In Partners, the Austin Energy-lead campaign to persuade the automobile industry to build plug-in hybrid...

Mary K. Priddy graduated from Texas A&M with a BS in Chemistry. After teaching high school chemistry for over 15 years, she joined former City Manager Toby Hammett Futrell's staff in 2003 where she focused primarily on citizen’s issues.  Mary has been with the Austin Climate Protection Program since February 2007 where she heads their Education and Outreach efforts.

Matt Hollon is an environmental planner with the City of Austin's Watershed Protection Department. He has a BA from Austin College and an MS in Community & Regional Planning from the University of Texas. He has worked in watershed planning in both the private and public sectors since 1990. His projects have ranged from development of water quality regulations to national stormwater structural control design and maintenance, to large-scaled watershed management and restoration projects. He...

Michael Gatto is co-founder and Executive Director of the Austin Community Design and Development Center (ACDDC), a 501(c)3 non-profit whose mission is to improve the quality of life for all by providing sustainable design, planning, and development services to low and moderate income individuals, families, and neighborhoods.  Prior to founding ACDDC, Michael was intern architect and project manager at Foundation Communities, a regional affordable housing provider, where he completed...

Pat Cadam is owner and founder of Pat's Garage and owner and co-founder of Green Gears, a San Francisco based organization dedicated to facilitating the commercialization of plug-in transportation technology. Pat's passion for designing and maintaining a more sustainable form of transportation has been fueling his work for the past 25 years. Born in Iowa and raised in the heart of Southern California Car Culture, Pat graduated in 1970 from California State Polytechnic University where he received...

Paul Scott, a lifelong environmental advocate, co-founded Plug In America (PIA) in 2005 to galvanize support and advocate for the manufacture of Electric Vehicles and plug-in hybrids that reduce America's dependence on petroleum and improve the global environment. As one of the leading nonprofit organization's most visible leaders, he is regularly interviewed by global media and consults with auto industry officials, consumers and local, state and federal policymakers to advance clean-car...

Co-Founder and Co-Director
Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, Austin, Texas

Associate Professor, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Planning
Fellow: Center for Housing and Urban Development, Sustainable Urbanism,
Health Systems Design
Texas A&M University--College Station, Texas

Pliny Fisk is considered one of the originators of the Sustainable Architecture and Planning movement in the United States, with contributions spanning...

Green Building & Sustainability Manager
Austin Energy

Richard Morgan manages Austin Energy Green Building. Green Building includes Single Family, Multifamily, and Commercial Green Building Programs and the adoption and implementation of the City of Austin Energy Code.

Prior to joining Austin Energy, Richard spent seven years managing not for profit, affordable housing initiatives in Austin, and more than 20 years in the private sector building industry...

Rick Sikes is the Fleet Superintendent for the City of Santa Monica.  He has over 25 years of fleet management experience on a wide variety of equipment and alternative fuel vehicles and is committed to helping the City meet its goal of a clean fuel fleet.  The City of Santa Monica municipal fleet is now 85% alternative fuel including electric, propane, CNG, hydrogen and biodiesel.

P.E.
Director of Transportation, City of Austin Transportation Department

Robert Spillar currently serves as the City of Austin Transportation Director. The Austin Transportation Department was formed October 1, 2008, drawing staff from the Public Works Department, Watershed Protection Department, and Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department. As the lead transportation professional for the City of Austin, Spillar is responsible for the City's traffic engineering, signal...

Robin Rather specializes in market research and strategy for a range of business, non-profit and local governmental clients and is a recognized advocate for sustainability and related policy issues. Her award winning firm Collective Strength is based in Austin.

Rather has conducted national and regional research on alternative transportation trends and messaging for clients that include Transportation for America (T4), Rails for Trails and as well as a number of counties, cities...

General Manager, Austin Energy

Roger Duncan is the General Manager of Austin Energy, the Municipal Utility for Austin, Texas. Austin Energy is the 9th largest public power utility in the country with 388,000 customers and serving a population of 880,000. The utility provides low-cost, reliable power and is nationally recognized for some of the most advanced and comprehensive energy efficiency and Green Building programs in the nation.

Roger Duncan has more than two...

Ron Anderson has over 23 years of experience in water resources planning and management in Texas. He is currently a Senior Engineer in River Services with the Lower Colorado River Authority. Previously he has worked for the Brazos River Authority and HDR Engineering. Mr. Anderson earned a BS in Civil Engineering and a MBA both from the University of Texas at Austin. Ron holds a professional license in Texas in both civil and software engineering and is recognized as a Diplomate of Water...

President, Adrianus Resources, Inc.

Ron Smith was born and raised on the East Coast and moved to Los Angeles 23 years ago. He has been involved with the Alternative Fuel Market for the last 14 years. During the last 5 years as President of his own alternative fuels consulting company, Adrianus Resources, Inc., he has written over 400 grants and garnered over $65 million on behalf of various customers throughout the United States. He truly believes in the use of alternative fuels as he owns two alternative fuel vehicles, including a dedicated natural gas Camry and a Honda Accord Hybrid. Ron truly walks his talk, as he has driven...

ZeroTruck Corporation was created to be a dynamic leader in the application of commercial electric trucks. The company's founder Tedd Abramson, along with his management team are passionate about providing solutions for energy independence and cleaner air.  Utilizing the latest technology and exclusive partnerships with industry leaders, the ZeroTruck is the first modern low cab forward commercial electric truck in the US.  The ZeroTruck is available today and distributed and serviced through an established national dealer network.

First elected in 2002, Representative Eddie Rodriguez currently serves on the Public Safety and the Technology, Economic Development and Workforce committees. Eddie was born in McAllen, Texas, leaving home to be the first in his family to attend college. He received his B.A. in Government from the University of Texas in 1995 and received his law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 2008.

Eddie’s legislative focus is on regional transportation, affordable housing...

Mayor Lee Leffingwell is a native of Austin, and grew up in the Bouldin neighborhood in South Austin. His father was an Austin firefighter and later a Travis County Deputy Sheriff; his mother worked as an admissions clerk at the University of Texas.

Lee attended Austin public schools and graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in mechanical engineering.

After college, Lee became an officer and pilot in the United States Navy, and served on active...

Director
State Energy Conservation Office
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Dub Taylor is the Director of the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO), which is operated by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Under his direction, SECO helps the state make the most of domestic energy, reduce state and local government energy costs and promote cost-effective clean energy technologies. SECO’s mission is to maximize energy efficiency while protecting...

Zaida Basora, AIA, LEED AP is Assistant Director of Dallas Equipment and Building Services Department. She is a registered architect and sustainability advocate whose leadership took the city’s commitment to sustainability one step further with the adoption of the green building code. Her work in Dallas was recently recognized with the Building Officials Association of Texas (BOAT) 2008 award of excellence for extra large jurisdictions and a 2009 CLIDE Award in the public policy and...