Kristin cushman : cHIEF eXECUTIVE oFFICER |
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Kristin Cushman is the CEO for Blue Strike Environmental - with a project emphasis on EcoShift Consulting, Blue Strike's climate division.
Kristin’s focus is to build climate mitigation strategies that combine community priorities with local greenhouse gas reduction strategies. She has worked for over a decade on supporting waste and energy state mandates, building public private partnerships to leverage resources and innovate programs. On the forefront, she designs program activities, creates best practices and reports on UN Sustainable Development goals and Council for Responsible Sport certification. She also has an impeccable record for calculating, tracking, and reporting a wide range of sustainability metrics in electricity consumption, fuel consumption, waste diversion, and greenhouse gas emissions. Most recently, she coordinated the stakeholder engagement around climate portfolio strategies for East Bay Community Power, the city of Santa Barbara’s Strategic Energy Plan and the roadmap toward carbon neutrality by 2030 for the University of California Monterey Bay and Cal Poly. Kristin chairs the Monterey Bay Regional Climate Action Compact. Contact Kristin |
Rico tesio : CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER |
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As Co-Founder and COO of Blue Strike Environmental, Rico Tesio divides his talents on sustainable events and management consulting.
By unifying the sponsor and civic sustainability message with the event, Rico offers brands new touch points and interface opportunities with their consumer.Through quantifiable data and stakeholder engagement, Rico and Blue Strike are helping events create additional revenue through environmental and social programming. His community first model spurs market development in areas where resources don’t typically exist and creates efficient operational procedures that support a triple bottom line. Rico has over 20 years of experience working in event operations and has led sustainability programs at multiple PGA TOUR events and marathons. This experience provides an intimate knowledge of high level organizational commitment and budget restrictions placed on sustainability programs. Most recently, Rico has served as a Sustainability Consultant for the Sacramento Running Association and assisted them in being recognized by the Green Sports Alliance as a 2018 Innovator of the Year. A native of Oklahoma, Rico holds a degree from Oklahoma State University. Contact Rico |
Chris sentieri : SENIOR Manager OF CLIMATE DIVISION |
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Chris Sentieri is an experienced professional who specializes in: Public Policy, Economic Development, Project Management, Renewable Energy Planning, Climate and Energy Action Planning, Greenhouse Gas Reporting, and Sustainability. Chris holds a Master of Public Policy Degree from the Panetta Institute/CSU Monterey Bay, where he studied with Leon Panetta. His Masters thesis focused on renewable energy development in Monterey County and the feasibility of Community Choice Aggregation in the Monterey Bay region.
Chris was the former Director of Competitive Clusters for the Monterey County Business Council, where he developed and led many effective economic development and sustainability initiatives. He was a founding member of the Monterey Bay Electric Vehicle Alliance, where he chaired the Funding and Development Committee and led several successful state and local grant initiatives that secured funding for a Regional EV Readiness Plan and a network of more than 40 EV Charging Stations throughout the region. Chris has also worked for the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, where he coordinated Greenhouse Gas Inventories and Climate and Energy Planning services for the 21 municipalities in the Monterey Bay region. Contact Chris |
BENJAMIN FORDHAM : SENIOR CLIMATE AND ENERGY ANALYST |
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Benjamin Fordham has experience in resource, business, and environmental sustainability consulting across diverse sectors including transportation, waste, and renewable energy. His professional expertise includes environmental reporting, Life Cycle Assessment, market and policy analysis, financial analysis, business and strategy development, and marketing. He has worked extensively in projects involving climate and energy solutions for government, non-profit, and corporate clients.
Most recently, Fordham advised the City of Springfield, Oregon on market and risk factors, including political and legal risks, for a $7.6 million biogas pipeline project. He has also worked on projects involving solar-plus-storage, transportation innovation, carbon accounting, and environmental commodities, and has completed certified GRI Standards training. He believes that values drive passion and innovation, which in turn lead to long-term business solutions and triple-bottom-line value creation. Contact Benjamin |
alex baxter : SR Sustainability Program Manager |
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Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, Alex Baxter is a graduate of the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University holding his degree in Sustainability (Economics of Sustainability) and a minor in business. Alex oversees sustainability programs for multiple PGA TOUR events, marathons/road-races and festivals among other special events nationwide. His work is centered on advancing sustainability to create a positive environmental and social impact in each market Blue Strike engages with.
Most recently, Alex managed the GEO (Golf Environmental Organization) certification for the 2019 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and Council for Responsible Sport (CRS) certification for the 2019 Wharf to Wharf Race. He currently serves on the CRS Organizational Certification Advisory Committee and spoke at the 2019 Green Sports Alliance Summit. He also served on the Phoenix Local Organizing Committee for 2017 NCAA Final Four CRS evergreen certification as well as helping facilitate the Arizona Diamondbacks inaugural composting program during the 2017 season. Contact Alex |
MATT FEDORKO : Sustainability Program Manager |
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Born and raised in Dallas, TX Matt Fedorko graduated from The University of North Texas with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Business. Spending his extra hours volunteering at local community cleanups Matt is hoping to bridge mental health and sustainability to fuel behavior change on proper waste disposal. He believes that every time we discard something, we are presented with an opportunity to do the right thing. When we choose to do the wrong thing that mentality sticks with us, and the effects of improper disposal have generational impacts beyond the present day. To make large scale change we need to change our micro-decisions.
With experience at a full-scale Materials Recovery Facility “MRF”, Matt brings a depth of inside the industry knowledge to the team. He has seen the discrepancies within our society regarding sustainability, and in most situations, it’s not whether we care or not, it’s simply done we have the option to recycle or not. Matt is driven to see that sustainability is an option not only in all communities but in all events/businesses regardless of their size. Contact Matt |
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AL ROARK : REGIONAL ENERGY ManagerAlan Roark is a senior energy project manager helping energy clients with planning, risk management, renewable project solutions. Mr. Roark has managed wind, solar and hybrid interconnection due diligence projects, has reviewed many generation/transmission filings and has strong regulatory experience. Mr. Roark focuses upon pilot and project management, new technology business cases, operations and planning for implementing those technologies. Alan has over 20 years of experience in managing international projects. Mr. Roark has provided risk management program advisory experience and developed business and implementation cases for a variety of energy projects. Mr. Roark has worked at ABB, KEMA/DNV GL, PECO/Exelon, Washington Water Power, KCS Energy Risk Management, Wharton Econometrics/WEFA and the New York State Energy Office. Contact Al |
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Zach Youngerman: Vulnerability and adaptation leadZach Youngerman joins our team as EcoShift's Vulnerability and Adaptation Lead. He recently worked as the Planning and Resilience Lead for Water and Environment at WSP USA. In this role, Zach was responsible for helping public and private clients maximize environmental opportunities and adapt to the most acute risks of climate change.
Zach has extensive private and public experience in city planning, including recovery planning in post-Katrina New Orleans, municipal stormwater program development in the Toronto area, and site analysis and public outreach for New York City’s $1.5B green infrastructure program. He contributes regularly to conferences, has developed and conducted training workshops, and has written about improving cities in publications like the Boston Globe and City Lab. Contact Zach |
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RICH SWANSON: Senior Economic analystRich is a leading Ecoshift's economic and financial analyses for energy and climate-related projects and policy. Economic experience includes policy evaluation, cost-benefit assessments (CBA), project optimization, and tariff-setting recommendations. His financial experience includes project finance, financial modeling, and return on investment analysis. He maintains expertise in financial and economic modeling and risk assessments for utilities, developers, and infrastructure banks. He’s performed sector analyses, demand forecasting, and policy evaluations. Rich has a strong technical, statistical and analytical background with a Ph.D. in Civil Systems Engineering, an M.A. in International Affairs, and a B.A. in Economics.
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DAVE oksen: sustainability program CoordinatorDavid Oksen, a Monterey County native, has been part of the Blue Strike team since 2017. He serves as our Sustainability Coordinator and leads environmental projects throughout the state. When David is not working he enjoys fishing and spending time with his friends and family.
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