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Jeff Thaler is the University of Maine’s first Visiting Professor of Energy Policy, Law & Ethics, and also serves as Assistant University Counsel for environmental, energy and sustainability projects and sustainability initiatives. Professor Thaler graduated magna cum laude from Williams College and earned a law degree from Yale Law School. He clerked for Chief Justice Vincent McKusick and Senior Associate Justice Sidney Wernick of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

For many years, Jeff has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for his work in environmental and natural resources law, commercial litigation and appellate law, and by Chambers USA for both his environmental and litigation practices; and, by New England Super Lawyers for his environmental work. He was the 2010 President of the American College of Environmental Lawyers, a prestigious organization for which he also is a founder and charter member. Jeff has been permitting counsel for on- and off-shore wind projects, hydro power and wood-to-biofuel facilities, as well as many other commercial development projects. He continues as the attorney for the only deepwater offshore wind power project in North America. Professor Thaler is the lead author of The Maine Environmental Handbook, the recent Lexis Nexis Treatise “Treatment of Greenhouse Gases Under the National Environmental Policy Act," and a Maine Bar Journal article on Maine’s Anti-SLAPP law and caselaw. He also is a founder and Co-Chair of the Environmental and Energy Technology Association of Maine, the state’s leading organization for that growing sector of Maine’s economy.

Mr. Atwell has more than 40 years experience in the field of environmental engineering, much of which, is related to solid waste management and the remediation of hazardous waste sites. This experience includes project director, project manager, and project engineer assignments on a variety of large, complex, multi-task solid and hazardous waste management projects involving RI/FS and Remedial Design and Cleanup Superfund and RCRA Corrective Action sites.

For the past twenty years Mr. Atwell has been a leader in the environmental business community in Maine. He is past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and is currently the Co-Chair of the Environmental and Energy Technology Council of Maine, an environmental and energy trade association. Following the November 2010 election, Mr. Atwell was asked to assist the Governor’s Transition Team in the interviewing and selection of the new Commissioner for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

John manages ORPC’s project development and licensing efforts and leads the company’s work with project partners in Canada. John draws on over 30 years of experience in startup technology companies, port emergency response operations, coastal resources management, and public policy. John is the past president and CEO of the Maine Center for Enterprise Development as well as the former executive director of E2Tech.

In his current role, Joel Rouillard leads the Fairchild Semiconductor South Portland Manufacturing Facility environmental compliance and operational performance initiatives. In his capacity, he is responsible for synthesizing the political, social, legal and economic aspects of environmental matters and integrating them into the plant operations & maintenance in a way that is sustainable and effective for all stakeholders.

Brooke leads the Topsham office of Stantec, an office primarily focused on applied field biology, wildlife assessments and permitting. A sociologist with a law degree, he is keenly interested in the intersection of technology, regulation and culture. He led the Maine DEP for many years, and served as Governor King’s Chief Legal Counsel...but prefers to do construction work. He is actively engaged in the development and permitting of most of Maine’s wind projects.

Phil leads the sales and marketing efforts at ReVision. After earning a BA in Journalism at Boston College, he worked as a reporter in Washington, DC, then served as vice president & director of corporate philanthropy at a bottled water company he helped startup. The company twice made the Inc.’s 500 list of fastest-growing companies in America and received numerous awards for its commitment to serving disadvantaged children and for its environmental initiatives. He is also president of Smart Energy Now, a nonprofit whose mission is to bring renewable energy systems and curriculum to New England schools, and serves on the board and marketing committee of the Environmental & Energy Technology Council of Maine.

David is responsible for the engineering and construction activities associated with First Wind’s projects in the Eastern U.S. His group of project managers and construction managers provide the resident expertise to advance projects from the early development phases to commercial operation with a focus on managing the work of engineers and contractors to construct utility-scale wind energy projects. He draws on his 30-plus years of experience in project management, environmental controls and management, and permitting for industry and electric utilities. David serves on the board and chairs the membership committee of the Environmental & Energy Technology Council of Maine.

Jim advises public and private clients in the areas of municipal, land use, zoning and planning, environmental and administrative law. His environmental work has included municipal landfill, uncontrolled hazardous substance site and Superfund site closures; voluntary response action program approvals; waste-to-energy facility and water and sewer district representation; and establishment of the governance structure for and representation of the Long Creek Watershed Management District – a novel collaborative effort to restore an urban impaired stream. Before joining Perkins Thompson, Jim was a Senior Staff Attorney for the Maine Municipal Association; he previously was a director in a Portland law firm and an Associate Corporation Counsel for the City of Portland. He is a graduate of the University of Vermont and of the University of Maine School of Law. Jim serves as Chair of E2Tech’s Program Committee.

Steve is the owner and president of Maine Green Building Supply in Portland (MGBS). MGBS researches and distributes environmentally responsible building products and systems for residential and commercial construction. Steve has a background in building and business leadership and understands that customer knowledge is a highly important facet of succeeding. Steve has worked for years in energy efficient design and construction including passive and active solar, structural energy performance and high performance heat pumps. Steve is also a board member for the U.S. Green Building Council’s Maine Chapter and hosts the monthly Building Science Discussion Group where industry leaders, architects, builders and engineers discuss current sustainable building practices.

Andy is responsible for the design, operation and maintenance of the facilities systems at MFAB for Texas Instruments Incorporated (formerly National Semiconductor) in South Portland, Maine. Andy leads with a unique approach to achieving breakthrough successes in resource conservation projects. He and his team are considered a benchmark for their work in system optimization by many other semiconductor manufacturers throughout the world. Their projects have saved the plant in South Portland over $2.5 million/yr while meeting ROI’s of less than two years. Andy was formerly the Chairperson for the International Semiconductor Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI) Facilities Council and has extensive international benchmarking experience. Andy has a Masters of Science degree in Manufacturing System from the University of Southern Maine and a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the University of Maine. He currently serves on the Industrial Advisory Committee for the University Of Maine School Of Engineering Technology and is a member of the SMCC Sustainability Advisory Council. Andy is active with the Gorham Planning Board where he advises on conservation methods that push the capability of current technologies. Andy is a life long Maine resident and currently lives in Gorham with his wife and son.

Becky joined the E2Tech Board of Directors in 2005 and has been the chair of the Marketing Communications Committee since 2007. She was a member of one of the first graduating classes from the University of Southern Maine’s Environmental Science and Policy program in 1998. In 2000, Becky joined Vortechnics, a leading stormwater treatment product provider, with a dual role in product testing and marketing. When the company was acquired by CONTECH Construction Products in 2005, Becky was made Marketing Manager for the entire stormwater product offering. In September of 2011, Becky joined The Baker Company, a leader in air containment technologies, located in Sanford, Maine as Marketing Manager.

Michael is the first Executive Director of the Efficiency Maine Trust, a position he started in 2010. The Trust’s mission is to help Maine consumers meet their energy needs at the lowest cost through the design and implementation of market-based energy efficiency and alternative energy programs.

Before coming to the Trust, Michael was Senior Counsel at ENE (Environment Northeast), a non-profit research and advocacy group that specializes in climate and energy policy. He was ENE’s lead energy advocate in Maine, where he helped to negotiate, draft and pass the legislation for Maine to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, reform of Maine’s building energy codes, and restructure Maine’s administration of energy programs. Prior to working at ENE, Michael was the Assistant to the Chairman of the Federal Election Commission in Washington and worked for 6 years in international development work at the National Democratic Institute (NDI), traveling across South America and Africa. In 1995, Michael lived in South Africa working on the development of that country’s new constitution. Michael was appointed to the Maine Energy Conservation Board and also to the Governor’s Emergency Energy Task Force. Based on the work on this Task Force, Michael testified before the U.S. Senate, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, on “Solutions to Cope with the Rise in Heating Oil Prices.” He also served on the Environmental Technology Advisory Board of the Maine Institute of Technology. Michael holds degrees from Williams College and the University of Maine School of Law. Originally from Brunswick, Michael now resides in Portland and looks forward to his favorite part of each week, coaching his kids’ sports teams.

Elizabeth Swain is President of Barton & Gingold, specializing in environmental permitting and communications. She is a registered professional forester and her consulting practice concentrates primarily on natural resource-related issues. She has been with the company since 1986.

Ms. Swain has extensive experience in managing complex public policy issues to achieve a successful outcome. Her work has focused on permitting clean energy projects- wind, hydro, natural gas-, and providing strategic consultation and community relations on electric transmission and pipeline projects, conservation easements, comprehensive planning, transportation projects, solid waste and Superfund. She also regularly assists clients with government and media relations. A member of the quasi-judicial Maine Land Use Regulation Commission from 1984-1992 and four-term Chair, she brings a thorough understanding of regulatory decision-making to each project.