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 to serve as Nevada's green bank. NCEF is a nationally-recognized member of the U.S. Green Bank 50 (GB 50).
Learn more about Nevada's energy landscape here.
Our Team
Kirsten Stasio
CEO
Ela Heussen
COO / CFO
Greg Zegas
Managing Director of Investments
Clayton Reed
Managing Director of Business Development
Asheesh Bhalla
General Counsel
Ishan Banerjee
Senior Manager, Investments
Will Pregman
Senior Program Manager
Debbie Ettinger
Senior Accounting & Finance Manager
Rhonda Tolbert
Business Development and Loan Officer
Tina Hartell
Operations and Grants Project Coordinator
Jericho Matulin
Financial Analyst
Jotishma Deo
Accounting and Finance Manager
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
Jonathan Karr
Elko County Commissioner
Chris King
Independent Investor, Board Member, & Decarbonization Advisor
Les Lazareck
Managing Member of Home Energy Connection
Sandy O'Laughlin
Commissioner of the Nevada Financial Institutions Division
Guy Snow
Electrical & Solar Contractor and Trainer; President, SolarNV
Advisory Council
Danielle Casey
President & CEO, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance
Eaton Dunkelberger
President & CEO, Community Foundation of Northern Nevada
Vance Farrow
Healthcare Industry Specialist, Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Phyllis Gurgevich
President & CEO, Nevada Bankers Association
Mark Hayes
Private markets investor
Christine Hess
CFO, Nevada Housing Division
Daphne Emm Hooper
Director of Indigenous Relations, University of Nevada Reno
Virginia Knudsen
Lisa Levine
Rose McKinney-James
CEO, McKinney-James & Associates
Paul Scharfenberger
CEO, Collective Clean Energy Fund
Tony Stayner
Managing Director, Excelsior Impact Fund
Nic Steele
Executive Director, Access Community Capital
Jane Woodward
Founder and Managing Partner, WovenEarth Ventures