Board of Directors

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Ben Taube, Chair
Senior Strategic Advisor, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance

"LEAP's ability to drive energy efficiency deployment real time with the Charlottesville area has value to not only for the comprehensive energy outlook of the community but serves as an economic engine for new and sustained jobs.  LEAP is the catalyst to spark the market transformation for energy efficiency in the residential and commercial sectors and a model for Virginia."

Ann Mallek, Vice Chair
County of Albemarle Board of Supervisors Chair

"The LEAP board has provided an education for me into operations of our energy companies, large and small. LEAP facilitates concrete, local steps to reducing our nation's energy consumption, achievable by every home and business owner over time. The cooperative effort of the City, County, and University truly achieves much more than we could accomplish alone."

Bill Greenleaf, Treasurer
Executive Director, Richmond Regional Energy Alliance

"As inhabitants and stewards of the earth, we have a responsibility to use the earth's resources in the most effective and efficient way to  to allow future generations to prosper and thrive.  I believe energy efficiency is a critical first step in moving our economy to a cradle to cradle ecosystem."

Paxton Marshall, Secretary
Professor UVa School of Engineering and Applied Science

"LEAP provides a rich source of learning opportunities for my students, preparing them to address what will probably be the most critical challenge to their generation: sustaining our civilization in an era of environmental degradation and diminished resources.  LEAP's pioneering effort induces the kind of community mobilization needed to meet these challenges."

Charlie Armstrong,
Vice President for Land Development, Southern Development Homes

“Reducing energy usage, saving money, creating jobs, and promoting a more sustainable environment are universally admirable goals. The difficulty is that achieving one of these goals often compromises another. Energy efficiency improvement is one of the few ways to achieve all of those goals at once. LEAP’s unique program connecting property owners with contractors AND ways to pay for the work benefits the individual, the locality, the region, and beyond.”

Satyendra Huja,
City of Charlottesville Mayor

David Slutzky,
Research Associate Professor at the University of Virginia, Founder of Skeo Solutions and Fermata LLC

"The Charlottesville/Albemarle area is well positioned to provide leadership to the nation with respect to energy retrofits. Our real estate market has demanded greater energy efficiency in newly constructed homes, and our contractor community has responded with their own commitment to this goal. I look forward to seeing what we can accomplish with LEAP leading the way."

Brandon Stites,
Director of Energy Conservation with Dominion Virginia Power

"Dominion is excited to be an active participant and community partner with the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP).  As the person responsible for Dominion’s Energy Conservation Programs, I applaud the work that LEAP is doing in the local community to support sustainability, environmental stewardship and economic growth."

Stephen Walz,
Director for Energy Planning, Northern Virginia Regional Commission

"LEAP is implementing a business model that will allow energy efficiency improvements to be made to our existing buildings at a sufficient scale to make a meaningful impact on the amount of energy our communities use.  I look forward to helping LEAP expand its business model from the Central Virginia area to the Northern Virginia Region, helping the Region’s cities and counties meet their community energy goals."