ASES Board of DirectorsExecutive Committee
Margot McDonald, Chair Jeff Lyng - Vice Chair John Reynolds, FAIA, Past Chair Bill Poulin - Treasurer Paulette Middleton, Secretary Directors
Antonia "Toni" Bouchard Richard Caputo David Comis Gregory Edwards Trudy Forsyth
I serve on the National Organizing Committee for ASES 2007 and 2008, the Small Wind Certification Council, co-chair of the North American Board of Certified Energy Practioners, small wind team, and the Women of Wind Energy steering committee. I received an NREL Staff Award in 2003 for Outstanding Community/Professional Service. And I received an IREC Special Recognition Award in October 2005 for my leadership and efforts to promote the use of renewable energy. Allison K. Gray
Jason Keyes Nathan Mitten Victor Olgyay Natalie Osborn Jeffrey Peterson Mark Thornbloom |
Margot McDonald teaches building energy courses (heating, cooling, lighting, acoustics, water and waste), historic preservation, and design. Her professional consulting work includes preparing a chapter for the sustainability master plan for Cal State University-Monterey Bay and team member on a proposal for a biological solid waste and wastewater resource recovery facility for Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo. Most recently she has been recognized for the Sustainable Environmental Design Education (SEDE - 
Jeff Lyng serves as the Renewable Energy Program Manager at the Colorado Governor’s Energy Office (GEO). At GEO he is responsible for developing incentive programs and designing state policies that promote the implementation of renewable energy in Colorado. Prior to the joining the GEO, Jeff worked as a technical consultant at Xcel Energy in the company’s demand side management and solar programs. He earned his Master’s degree in Energy Engineering from the University of Colorado where his graduate thesis focused on the implementation of solar energy in the production home market. While at CU Boulder, Jeff was the project manager for the winning 2005 University of Colorado Solar Decathlon Team. Following the Solar Decathlon competition, Jeff testified before the US House of Representatives Committee on Energy and was a guest at the 2006 State of the Union address. Jeff serves on the board of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and is a past board member of the Colorado Renewable Energy Society. He is the recipient of the John and Barbara Yellot Award given by ASES and the Mark McCray award given by the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association.
John S. Reynolds F.A.I.A. joined ASES in 1975, and served on the board from 1984-1990, and as Vice Chair 1985-1987. John received the American Solar Energy Society’s Passive Pioneer Award in 1997, and was elected a Fellow in 2000. He served as Chair of three ASES national conferences in Portland, Oregon: 1981, 1987, and 2004. A Professor of Architecture Emeritus, at the University of Oregon, John was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2003. He was also named Distinguished Professor by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture in 1998. He is currently a board member and Vice President of the non-profit Energy Trust of Oregon. He is co-author of "Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings," 6th through 10th editions, published by John Wiley & Sons. His grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, 1995-96 resulted in "Courtyards: Aesthetic, Social, and Thermal Delight" © 2002, John Wiley and Sons.
Middleton represents the Sustainability Division on the ASES Board of Directors and also is Past Chair of the Division. She is Chair of the Membership Committee and a member of the ASES Ethics and Member Concerns Committee and the International Committees; is secretary for the Divisions Committee; works on policy, marketing, and outreach for ASES; and, with her husband Dave Renné, has been developing professionally edited DVDs of key events at recent ASES conferences. In 2010, she became an ASES representative on the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) Board of Directors. On the work front, as director of the Global Emissions Inventory Activity Center 
Rich is the founding chair of the San Diego chapter of ASES (SD Renewable Energy Society) and the 2007 President of the Volcan Mt. Preserve Foundation. After the ’03 Cedar Fire in San Diego, he rebuilt his home and was awarded the SANDEE award as the most efficient residence built in 2005 in SD County. Rich is a Chapter Representative on the ASES Board. He obtained a masters from Carnegie-Mellon University in mechanical engineering after graduating from Manhattan College also in ME. He worked as an energy engineer on the original Manned Mars program at Westinghouse, the Apollo program at GE, and then on a range of energy projects at JPL for 25 years. The most interesting were: designing the power supply for the Voyager spacecraft to work “indefinitely”, leading the team that evaluated the gargantuan orbital Solar Space Power System for NASA, organizing a national hydrogen energy study, and starting the national program to develop the dish-Stirling solar power system. While on leaves from JPL, he helped SERI start-up in 1978 and joined the team that developed the Carter Solar Energy Plan. From 1978 to 1981, he led an international team at the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA near Vienna, Austria) to examine energy futures for Europe after the fossil era was over. On a third leave he supported the central receiver solar program at SANDIA Livermore in 1983. 
A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, David spent 30 years in the military service. During this period he served on surface ships, aircraft carriers and submarines, finishing his at-sea time in command of USS MAINE, a Trident submarine. His shore tours included 2 years at the Pentagon and 6 years with the Office of Naval Research, completing his naval career in command of the Office of Naval Research - Global. His academic education includes: BS (Systems Engineering) US Naval Academy; MS (Management) National-Louis University; US Naval Nuclear Power School. David also spent 2 years teaching power plant watchstanding and engineering at the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Training Unit, Ballston Spa, NY. David’s interest in renewable energy started well before college, initially focusing on energy inefficient residential building design in Southern California. While serving in the Navy he continued his study of renewable energy, focusing on solar energy. David joined the American Solar Energy Society in 2003, attending annual meetings in 2003 and 2005 through the present. David currently works at Sentech, Inc., a clean energy consulting firm in Bethesda Maryland. As a Program Director, he focuses on the application of renewable energy and energy efficiency to the US government, with emphasis on US military bases.
Greg is a 20+-year veteran of The Nature Conservancy. His current role is as an internal fundraising consultant, and works with key state and country programs on fundraising planning and management, interim leadership, crisis intervention, as well as state integration with the current Campaign for a Sustainable Planet. Previous activities within The Nature Conservancy included leading organization-wide efforts to introduce systematic fundraising measures and efforts to revitalize giving at the mid-tier level. Before these assignments, he was the Assistant State Director for the Virginia chapter for eight years. There he completed two capital campaigns, launched the Piedmont conservation program, and co-led efforts to acquire a 9,000 acre preserve at Warm Springs Mountain in the western part of the state. He started his career with the Conservancy in its Gift Planning Department, where he actively raised planned and outright gifts, and built systems for management and tracking of gift planning endowments.
Allison is a research engineer at the National Renewable Energy Lab working in high concentrating solar power and photovoltaics, data acquisition, solar resource assessment and numerical modeling. She received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering specializing in Fluids and the Thermo sciences.
Jason Keyes co-founded the two-man law firm of Keyes & Fox, LLP in July, 2008 to focus on distributed generation law. The new firm's primary client is the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, which the firm represents in state utility commission rulemakings related to net metering and interconnection procedures. Prior to this move, Jason worked on solar project development at the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and before that, he represented a major utility and worked on wind project development at the law firm of Stoel Rives. Prior to law school, Jason managed government contracts and business development for eight years at JX Crystals Inc., a pioneer in the field of high-concentration PV and thermophotovoltaics. And in the early 90's, Jason ran the electric vehicle program and helped develop the integrated resource plan and the demand forecast at Puget Power during his three years at that electric utility.
Nathan Mitten is young in his career and excited for his first opportunity to serve on the ASES board. He has served as chair of the Clean Energy and Water Division since the summer of 2007 and was president of ASES at the University of Florida student chapter in 2006-2007. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Messiah College in PA and is currently working on his Ph.D. and a dissertation in solar distillation at the University of Florida. In addition to a passion for affordable, clean energy and water, he is actively involved in the design and fabrication of solar / human powered light-weight vehicles as well as the development of renewable energy educational curriculum for Florida 4-H.
Victor Olgyay is a Principal and Architect on RMI’s Built Environment Team and has a wide range of experiences in architectural design, planning, laboratory design and integration, environmental and acoustical systems, with specialization in lighting and daylighting design. Victor has worked independently and with several private and state firms doing architectural design, programming, post-occupancy evaluations and design guidelines. Victor has published numerous research papers as well as being a primary writer and researcher with W.M.C.Lam of Sunlighting as Formgiver for Architecture (VNR 1986), and co-author of Architectural Lighting (McGraw Hill, 2002) with David Egan. He is frequently called on to speak at conferences, and was recently a featured speaker at the Third International Humane Habitat Conference in Bombay, India. Victor was an Associate Professor and Director of Research at the UH School of Architecture from 1993 to 2000 and has overseen numerous energy, environmental and lighting research projects under contract to various state and federal agencies. He was appointed Chairman of the AIA Honolulu Energy and Environment Committee 1995–2000, and in 1998 he was named a Dana Fellow of the Joslyn Castle Institute for Sustainable Communities. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the American Solar Energy Association, and is working with the USGBC on their international Task Force and Life Cycle Assessment group. His recent research has focused on ecological restoration and on ecosystem services as criteria for green building assessment. This work was published by Elsevier (Solar Energy 77 (2004) 389 – 398) and has been widely presented. Victor’s current research expands this research into building tool application, especially for demonstrating the reduction of carbon, water, and ecological footprints. 
Nathalie is an Account Executive with McKinstry where she focuses on providing clients with whole building energy solutions. She believes developing innovating and sustainable energy solutions will contribute significantly to stimulating our economy and addressing climate change concerns. As a LEED Accredited Professional, she sees the value in complementing energy conservation measures, renewable energy and green building solutions to optimize the total cost of ownership and maximize operational efficiency. Nathalie brings a balanced perspective to the ASES Board which includes administering public incentive programs, shaping regulatory and policy requirements as well as developing, financing and implementing projects. During her tenure with the California Center for Sustainable Energy, Nathalie worked with a statewide working group to co-author and implement the $2.8B, California Solar Initiative (CSI) Program with California Public Utilities Commission Energy Division. Her expertise has supported numerous schools, colleges, universities, commercial, industrial, federal and non-profit customers implement energy conservation, renewable energy and distributed generation projects, including solar photovoltaic, fuel cell and cogeneration projects. Taking a collaborative and educational approach to the industry, Nathalie has given many presentations on energy efficiency and renewables at both national and regional conferences in addition to volunteering at local schools. In her free time, Nathalie enjoys hiking, skiing, and swimming.
Jeff Peterson is the Program Manager for Energy Resources at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. At NYSERDA he is responsible for the design and implementation of creative private and public sector partnerships that link research and development activities to the commercial deployment of clean and renewable energy technologies. In addition, Jeff is active in national and international activities involving the promotion of renewable energy. Recent examples include serving as a member of the National Academy of Engineering Committee on U.S.- Chinese Cooperation on Electricity from Renewable Resources and as a member of the National Research Council Panel on Electricity from Renewables. The report from that panel is part of The National Academies comprehensive assessment of America’s Energy Future. Jeff has also recently joined the board of the US Off-Shore Wind Collaborative. He received a BS/MS from the University of Massachusetts and a MS in Industrial Administration from Union College.
Mark Thornbloom has spent his entire career in solar energy. After a couple years with the U.S. Department of Energy, he worked for thirteen years at the Florida Solar Energy Center in solar thermal applied research and development where he did research in solar desiccant dehumidification, conducted solar thermal collector testing and certification, and assisted international universities in developing solar thermal testing labs and certification programs. For over a decade he has been principal of Kelelo Engineering, a consulting firm providing sustainable solutions through micro-entreprise. There, he has provided technical assistance in central Africa, Caribbean, and the U.S. in micro-hydromechanical, small hydroelectric, PV lighting, vaccine refrigeration, micro-enterprise, solar air conditioning, industrial feasibility studies, and solar thermal workshops. He worked as a Solar Project Manager for Schuco, where he conducted siting and sizing of solar thermal and PV systems for residential and commercial applications. He now is solar team manager for Viessmann overseeing the implementation of the company’s US solar activities. Mark has been NABCEP certified, a registered Professional Engineer in Florida, holds a BSME, a BA-Physics, and MSME from Colorado State University where his thesis was on the impact of flow rates on heat exchange effectiveness in solar thermal systems. He has served the ASME Solar Energy Division Executive Committee, SRCC Board, and SEIA as chair and member of committees and conferences in each. He was a charter member of the ISES International Consultant’s Network. He has served ASES in numerous capacities such as writing and reviewing papers, chairing sessions and forums, helping with FindSolar.com and the Solar Thermal Division. But his proudest achievement was becoming a Life Member several years back.
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