UNZC BOARD MEMBERS
Celia Peterson
Trained in both architecture and building science, I have focused my career on the integration of the built environment and energy conserving/consuming systems. A focus on whole building energy simulation allows me to provide investment grade financial analysis to all parties involved proving the business case for sustainability in both new construction and existing buildings. Applying my experience, I continue to push the envelope and diligently seek out opportunities to save the world – one building at a time.
Shawna Cuan is the Managing Director of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy with the Utah Governor’s Office of Energy Development. In this role, she oversees the office’s renewable energy, energy efficiency, emergency management, alternative transportation, and energy education programs.
Prior to joining Utah, she worked in DC as a civilian analyst for the Navy, as a business developer for non-DOD federal agencies, and researcher in global environmental governance. She holds a Bachelor’s in Political Science from University of California Santa Barbara and a Master’s in Public Policy from Georgetown.
Jeremy has earned a Bachelors in Design Engineering Technology from Weber State University (WSU) and a Masters in Construction Management from Purdue University. His research interests are Sustainable Building Design & Construction and have developed an interdisciplinary program offered at WSU. This interdisciplinary program combines coursework from Architecture, Construction Management & Interior Design to prepare the next generation of AEC professionals. The emphasis is on sustainability and energy efficiency. We are currently one of 12 international teams participating in the Solar Decathlon to design and construct Net Zero Residential units. We partner with Habitat for Humanity in the Davis/Weber area to design and build net zero homes for deserving families. We are partnering with Ogden City and the Ogden Community Action Network to design, build, and retrofit existing homes to be Net Zero for low-income families who desperately need reliable utility bills to manage their budgets. Jeremy is a NAHB Certified Green Professional, LEED Green Associate, A Certified Professional Building Designer through the American Institute of Building Designers, an AutoCAD Certified User, and a Revit Certified User.
Kevin is the lead for energy efficiency programs, partnerships, and a variety of policy and regulatory activities for Utah Clean Energy, a Utah-based non-partisan, non-profit organization that works to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy. He currently serves as a public member on Utah’s Uniform Building Code Commission, recently served as a consultant to Salt Lake City on the City’s Project Skyline, and also served as co-chair of the Building Efficiency Committee for the Utah Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plan. He is a regular participant in Demand-side Management Advisory Groups for both Rocky Mountain Power and Questar Gas, and serves on the Energy Management Program Advisory Committee for Salt Lake Community College. Kevin is a co-founder of the Great Basin Collaborative of the International Living Future Institute and has spearheaded efforts to pass landmark legislation including policies to enable innovative financing for commercial energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, legislation to adopt updated energy codes for Utah homes and commercial buildings, and policies to expand electric vehicle incentives and infrastructure. Kevin graduated with a B.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of Utah and an M.Sc. in Environmental Sustainability from the University of Edinburgh, and holds a LEED Green Associate designation from the U.S. Green Building Council. Kevin is from Salt Lake City, Utah and enjoys mountain biking, cooking, exploring Utah’s red rock deserts, and spending time with his son.
Kenner Kingston is an architect and the president of Architectural Nexus, a people-driven firm with a practice reaching throughout the western US. In addition to being the only Living Future Accredited Professional in the Great Basin, Kenner volunteers his time as an ambassador presenter for the International Living Future Institute. Kenner has been instrumental in the development and operation of Nexus’ physical facilities. The Salt Lake office is LEED v3 NC & EB Platinum and is 2030 Challenge Compliant. The Sacramento office, dubbed Arch | Nexus SAC, is LEED v4 Platinum and is the world’s first adaptive reuse Living Building, which includes net positive energy (generates more energy than it consumes on a net annual basis). The project is also pursuing SEED and WELL Building Certification.
An international development consultant who has spent 22 years living and working in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, Tiffany is passionate about community-based social change. She is particularly interested in net zero construction because it makes sense to reduce energy demands, generate clean energy on site, eliminate building pollution, and generate clean indoor air. Tiffany earned a B.S. in humanities from BYU, an M.Sc. in international development from Oxford University, and a Ph.D. in instructional psychology and technology from BYU. She is the president-elect of the United Nations Association of Utah, a principal of Redfish Builders, and the co-founder of Living Zenith.
Governor Gary R. Herbert appointed Dr. Laura Nelson as his energy advisor in May 2016. She also continues to serve as the executive director for the Governor’s Office of Energy Development, a position she has held since 2014. Prior, Dr. Nelson served as the vice president of government and regulatory affairs for Potash Ridge Corp., the vice president of energy and environmental development for Red Leaf Resources, and the energy advisor for Utah Governor Jon M. Huntsman. For two decades, Dr. Nelson has been proactive in defining and supporting balanced and sustainable energy solutions, including providing Congressional testimony, participating in regional collaborations, working with counties and cities, and coordinating across diverse stakeholders to deliver positive policy, regulatory, and commercial results. Dr. Nelson holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Utah and resides with her family in Salt Lake City.
Celia is Park City’s Environmental Sustainability Project Manager and is responsible for making progress on Park City’s climate and energy goals, which happen to be North America’s most ambitious. They are for Park City to be net-zero carbon and running on 100% renewable electricity by 2022 for municipal operations, and 2032 community-wide. Her projects have included managing the municipal and community-wide carbon footprints, creating the nation’s first net-zero energy performance standard for municipal buildings and facilities, and various community engagement events and programs. Prior to moving to Park City, Celia lived abroad for fifteen years where she studied, worked at the Nokia headquarters on various sustainability teams, and founded the Finnish office of The Natural Step and sat on the international board of the organization.
A lover of wood and design, Mitchell offers 25 years in the construction industry and a lifetime of loving the outdoors. He is passionate about beautifying urban areas with functional infill, and fascinated by clean energy, smart design, and reducing poverty through education. Mitchell is a helpless ski bum, and loves to cut clean tracks in the Tetons and Rockies with his four kids.
Education/Training:
Art/design in Manhattan at the School of Visual Arts
Custom Passive Home Home-Builder in Ashland, Oregon
Creator of Utah’s first net zero community
Founder of Redfish Builders
B100 Construction License
Phil has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry, 20 of them with PECI. He excels in leading product development teams, dedicated to pursuing innovative approaches to energy resource management, while fully committing to education and long-term transformation of energy use practices.
Jörg Rügemer graduated with an M.Arch. from SCI-Arc in Los Angeles and received a Diplom-Ingenieur Architekt from the University of Cologne, Germany. He has worked internationally for architectural firms such as Frank O. Gehry in Los Angeles, Bothe Richter Teherani in Hamburg, and Anshen+Allen in San Francisco, before he started his own firm, Atelier Jörg Rügemer, in 2001. Between 2004 and 2008 he also maintained an architectural firm with partners in Shanghai, where he was in charge of designing large master planned developments and densified housing projects. Rügemer has received numerous national and international architectural awards and scholarships, including many placements in international architectural and urban design competitions, and many awards for his completed work. As a professor of architecture, he taught at several universities in Germany and the U.S., including Florida International University in Miami and the School of Architecture at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, where he has been a professor of sustainable architecture since 2006. His focus on resilient and cost-effective high-performance buildings resulted in the design and construction of Utah’s most energy-efficient and cost-effective residential building in 2011, which laid the groundwork for his recent explorations of high-performance housing in the affordable market segment. With his goal to make such buildings available to a larger clientele, Rügemer will prove his case with his latest effort, the Field of Dreams EcoCommunity in Kearns, a 20-unit residential development under construction. All findings from his research and practice are taken directly into his classroom setting, to enable the next generation of young architects to design sustainable, healthy, and resilient built environments.
Nancy Kellogg is a program associate in the Buildings Program at the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP), a public interest organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in the Southwest states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. She specializes in encouraging diverse stakeholders in the building industry towards zero net energy (ZNE), DOE’s Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) construction, and Home Performance with ENERGY STAR in the Southwest through outreach, research, and education.
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Meghan Dutton has seven years of experience in the electricity generation and renewables industries in the fields of management, project development, law, policy, and finance. Meghan currently serves as the general manager of the Power Systems Division at Wheeler Machinery Company. In this role, she leads efforts to assist commercial, industrial, and utility clients with the development of pioneering power generation solutions to diverse and unique energy challenges and requirements.
Prior to joining Wheeler Machinery in 2016, Meghan worked at Utah Clean Energy, a non-profit renewable energy advocacy group in Utah. In this capacity, Meghan led efforts to develop innovative clean energy finance programs, served on Utah Clean Energy’s government relations team, and assisted with regulatory intervention before the Utah Public Service Commission.
Meghan attended Lewis and Clark Law School, focusing her legal education on renewable energy law and policy, and worked as a legal intern in the Power Section of the Bonneville Power Administration. Meghan is a member of the Utah State Bar and the Federal Bar and serves on the board of the Utah Solar Energy Association.
Mike is a Utah native who specializes in marketing and digital media of all kinds, from video production to website design. He is passionate about sustainable living and believes in using his professional career to help make the community a healthier place, a goal he is pursuing with his work as the marketing director at Living Zenith.
James May is an economist and business development executive with more than 15 years in the clean energy/high-tech space. He has experience in business development with alternative energy technologies, electric vehicles, custom software applications, and lighting controls. He holds masters degrees in public policy and environmental management from Duke University.
Meghan Dutton has seven years of experience in the electricity generation and renewables industries in the fields of management, project development, law, policy, and finance. Meghan currently serves as the General Manager of the Power Systems Division at Wheeler Machinery Company. In this role, she leads efforts to assist commercial, industrial, and utility clients with development of pioneering power generation solutions to diverse and unique energy challenges and requirements.
Prior to joining Wheeler Machinery in 2016, Meghan worked at Utah Clean Energy, a non-profit renewable energy advocacy group in Utah. In this capacity, Meghan led efforts to develop innovative clean energy finance programs, served on Utah Clean Energy’s government relations team, and assisted with regulatory intervention before the Utah Public Service Commission.
Meghan attended Lewis and Clark Law School, focusing her legal education on renewable energy law and policy, and worked as a legal intern in the Power Section of the Bonneville Power Administration. Meghan is a member of the Utah State Bar and the Federal Bar and serves on the Board of the Utah Solar Energy Association.
Meghan Dutton has seven years of experience in the electricity generation and renewables industries in the fields of management, project development, law, policy, and finance. Meghan currently serves as the General Manager of the Power Systems Division at Wheeler Machinery Company. In this role, she leads efforts to assist commercial, industrial, and utility clients with development of pioneering power generation solutions to diverse and unique energy challenges and requirements.
Prior to joining Wheeler Machinery in 2016, Meghan worked at Utah Clean Energy, a non-profit renewable energy advocacy group in Utah. In this capacity, Meghan led efforts to develop innovative clean energy finance programs, served on Utah Clean Energy’s government relations team, and assisted with regulatory intervention before the Utah Public Service Commission.
Meghan attended Lewis and Clark Law School, focusing her legal education on renewable energy law and policy, and worked as a legal intern in the Power Section of the Bonneville Power Administration. Meghan is a member of the Utah State Bar and the Federal Bar and serves on the Board of the Utah Solar Energy Association.
Meghan Dutton has seven years of experience in the electricity generation and renewables industries in the fields of management, project development, law, policy, and finance. Meghan currently serves as the General Manager of the Power Systems Division at Wheeler Machinery Company. In this role, she leads efforts to assist commercial, industrial, and utility clients with development of pioneering power generation solutions to diverse and unique energy challenges and requirements.
Prior to joining Wheeler Machinery in 2016, Meghan worked at Utah Clean Energy, a non-profit renewable energy advocacy group in Utah. In this capacity, Meghan led efforts to develop innovative clean energy finance programs, served on Utah Clean Energy’s government relations team, and assisted with regulatory intervention before the Utah Public Service Commission.
Meghan attended Lewis and Clark Law School, focusing her legal education on renewable energy law and policy, and worked as a legal intern in the Power Section of the Bonneville Power Administration. Meghan is a member of the Utah State Bar and the Federal Bar and serves on the Board of the Utah Solar Energy Association.
Meghan Dutton has seven years of experience in the electricity generation and renewables industries in the fields of management, project development, law, policy, and finance. Meghan currently serves as the General Manager of the Power Systems Division at Wheeler Machinery Company. In this role, she leads efforts to assist commercial, industrial, and utility clients with development of pioneering power generation solutions to diverse and unique energy challenges and requirements.
Prior to joining Wheeler Machinery in 2016, Meghan worked at Utah Clean Energy, a non-profit renewable energy advocacy group in Utah. In this capacity, Meghan led efforts to develop innovative clean energy finance programs, served on Utah Clean Energy’s government relations team, and assisted with regulatory intervention before the Utah Public Service Commission.
Meghan attended Lewis and Clark Law School, focusing her legal education on renewable energy law and policy, and worked as a legal intern in the Power Section of the Bonneville Power Administration. Meghan is a member of the Utah State Bar and the Federal Bar and serves on the Board of the Utah Solar Energy Association.
