• 2012 Officers
• Board Members at Large
• Regional Representatives

2012 Officers, Board & Regional Representatives
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OFFICERS

• President - Larry Christensen
  Chief Financial Officer for Rocky Mountain Communities

• Vice President - Liz Wester
  Consultant

• Secretary - Nina Ward
  Corporate Attorney, Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP

• Treasurer - Dave Hallett
  Anton Collins Mitchell LLP

• CRES Past President - Thom Johnson
  Senior Mechanical Engineer and Project Manager at EMC Engineers, Inc.

BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE

• Jason Coccia
  Booz Allen Hamilton

• Becky English
  Consultant

• Alexis Halbert
  Paonia Chamber of Coimmerce, President

• Michael Haughey
  Silvertip Integrated Engineering Consultants

• Victoria Healey
  National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Policy Analyst and Project Leader

• Eric Hemmer
  Service-Now, Senior Consultant

• Wendy Larsen-Bowen
  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• Jeffrey Miller
  Denver Public Schools

• Jesse Truax
  Sports Authority, Group manager - Customer Relationship

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

• Alex Blackmer (North Region)
  The Atmosphere Conservancy, Executive Director

• Cliff Kotnik (Southeast Region)
  FedEx Service, Technical Director
  

Larry Christensen, President
Larry is currently the Chief Financial Officer for Rocky Mountain Communities, a non-profit organization that provides affordable housing and program services to help low income families succeed in life.

Larry’s 25 years of financial management experience has covered all aspects of accounting, finance, information technology, human resources and risk management. His professional experience has involved both public and private companies, as well as non-profit organizations and an international CPA firm.

His interest in renewable energy and energy efficiency began many years ago when he built super-insulated houses. His current super-insulated home was his business prototype that has new solar electric panels.

Larry currently serves on the board of a national reciprocal insurance captive. He also has served as the President of a local non-profit involved in environmental education for teenagers and as Treasurer for a land trust dedicated to preserving Colorado open spaces.

He is a CPA, received an MBA degree from Arizona State University and a BS degree in accounting from Brigham Young University.

 Liz Wester, Vice President
Since launching her consulting business more than 17 years ago, Elizabeth has teamed with corporate management in a variety of industries as a business consultant, marketing strategist and project manager. She uses her extensive experience and leadership abilities to bring team building and communications skills to field, regional and corporate level initiatives. She specializes in new product development and product revitalization and has worked with both private and non-profit organizations.

Prior to launching her consulting business Elizabeth was National Director of Marketing for United Artists Cable Television. She was solely responsible for relations between the executive management, the corporate marketing department and five company divisions totaling 86 cable systems and 2.6 million customers. Prior to United Artists she served similarly for 11 years in all levels of marketing management for Jones Intercable. She is a certified focus group moderator and is a charter fellow of the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute, Women in Cable Television, and the Women’sVision Foundation.

Most recently Elizabeth has become passionate about matters concerning conservation, sustainability and renewable energy as necessary initiatives to renew balance between the needs of humanity and those of our planet. She recognizes the need for responsible stewardship of our world and strategic planning regarding environmental policies in government, corporate and public arenas. She is currently dedicated to the encouragement of sweeping transformations in the way we live and work to create a sustainable future for ourselves and as a gift of love for generations to come.

Elizabeth relishes living in the splendor of the Rocky Mountain Region with her husband, two young sons and an adult daughter in Ft Collins.

Dave Hallett, Treasurer
Dave began his public accounting career in 2000 and has worked with companies in various industries including: software development, telecommunications, satellite communications, retail, multi-brand interactive commerce, gaming and the renewable energy sector.

Dave joined ACM in July of 2009 after relocating from Virginia. Prior to joining ACM, Dave spent seven years with Ernst & Young and two years with Arthur Andersen working with public and private clients ranging from start-up to established multi-national companies. He has experience in debt offerings, equity offerings, and internal control engagements conducted in accordance with section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. Dave works closely with clients to understand their goals and objectives and help them create solutions and identify opportunities.

Dave and his wife Sarah, have two sons. They moved to Denver to be closer to family and enjoy the lifestyle opportunities Denver has to offer. They enjoy fishing, tennis, and snowboarding in the winter. Professional Affiliations include American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants, in addition to CRES. He received a BS in Accounting from Binghamton University

Jason Coccia
An Associate on Booz Allen Hamilton’s Business Analytics team, Mr. Coccia brings capital asset management, strategic planning, economic valuation of natural resource and renewable energy projects, and green building policy expertise to his clients. He has 14 years of professional experience and is currently the project manager supporting the development of the National Park Service (NPS) long-range transportation plan. A LEED AP, Mr. Coccia recently assisted the NPS with the development and drafting of its Sustainable Buildings Implementation Plan, the driving NPS policy to implement federal green building standards. Prior to Booz Allen, Mr. Coccia was a real estate associate for The Conservation Fund, a U.S. based, non-profit organization that provides bridge financing for innovative land conservation projects. His work there included developing and delivering terrestrial carbon sequestration projects in partnership with large utility companies volunteering to offset their greenhouse gas emissions. He also managed a surplus property program, the proceeds from which fed into the organization’s revolving fund for future conservation acquisitions. Early in his career, Mr. Coccia was a financial accountant and auditor of publicly owned companies. He has a MBA with a focus on Sustainable Enterprise from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a Mater’s of Environmental Management in Resource Ecology from Duke University. In 2010 he completed the U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Executive Energy Leadership Program.

Eric Hemmer 
Eric Hemmer is a Senior Solution Consultant at Service-Now. Prior to that he worked at AT&T and helped start up USinternetworking, which became the marquee player in the pioneering application service provider (ASP) market. Eric has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and worked at Accenture as a consultant for Southern Company, Commonwealth Edison, MidAmerican Energy, and Constellation Power. As an analyst, Eric helped define energy market deregulation within the state of Maryland and he did a stint with Virginia Power as a college co-op in 1993.Eric has long desired to contribute to the field of renewable energy as he has in his personal life. As a proud member of CRES and the American Solar Energy Society, Eric attended workshops sponsored by the Colorado Energy Science Center at NREL and installed solar PV panels on his garage in 2006. Eric also made his Denver home energy efficient by implementing on-demand hot water, energy efficient skylights, extra insulation, energy star appliances, and xeriscaping. Eric’s Denver home was on the 2011 Tour of Solar Homes.

Eric is a certified Toastmaster and sits on the Pastoral Council at Saint Dominic’s church in Northwest Denver. He volunteers at Brown Elementary by reading to third graders and he enjoys triathlons, wakeboarding, skiing, hiking, traveling, and his family.