Who we are
The Nevada Clean Energy Fund (NCEF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides financial and technical resources to Nevadans to accelerate clean energy growth in the state, reduce energy costs, create jobs, and meaningfully address climate change. NCEF works with communities, local businesses, schools, governments, Tribes, utilities, contractors, lenders, and others to increase access to clean energy opportunities such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, and energy storage. NCEF was created in 2017 by state legislation.
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Our Team
Kirsten Stasio
CEO
Ela Heussen
COO / CFO
Greg Zegas
Managing Director of Investments
Asheesh Bhalla
General Counsel
Clayton Reed
Managing Director of Business Development
Will Pregman
Stephanie Crano
Senior Operations Associate
Tina Hartell
Operations and Grants Project Coordinator
Jotishma Deo
Accounting and Finance Manager
Ishan Banerjee
Senior Manager, Investments
Rhonda Tolbert
Business Development and Loan Officer
Debbie Ettinger
Senior Accounting & Finance Manager
Jericho Matulin
Financial Analyst
Board of Directors
Rob Benner
Secretary Treasurer of Building & Construction Trades Council of Northern Nevada
Nathan Bouvet
Strategic Project Manager, Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Sharath Chandra
Real Estate Administrator of the Department of Business and Industry
James Humm
Director of the Governor's Office of Energy
Chris King
Washoe County Board of Commissioners Nominee
Les Lazareck
Managing Member of Home Energy Connection
Jonathan Karr
Elko County Commissioner
Sandy O'Laughlin
Commissioner of the Nevada Financial Institutions Division
Guy Snow
President of SolarNV
Advisory Council
Mark Hayes
Senior Advisor, MAP Energy
Christine Hess
CFO, Nevada Housing Division
Rose McKinney-James
Managing Principal, Energy Works LLC
Daphne Emm Hooper
Director of Indigenous Relations, University of Nevada Reno
Paul Scharfenberger
CEO, Collective Clean Energy Fund
Jane Woodward
Founder and Managing Partner, WovenEarth Ventures
Nic Steele
Executive Director, Access Community Capital