Impact RoundTable: Incorporating Environmental + Social Justice into your Renewable Energy Procurement Strategies

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Edison Energy is pleased to have you join us for our inaugural Environmental and Social Justice (ESJ) forum! This roundtable discussion will feature conversations focused on the value of elevating ESJ initiatives, as well as the opportunities for large corporate clients to include ESJ initiatives into their renewable energy procurement strategies.

As ESJ becomes increasingly critical to the clean energy transition, we encourage you to join us in this movement towards a just and equitable energy future for all communities.

	Wednesday, February 9, 2022 2:00 – 3:00PM ET
	Virtual Webinar

Panelists:

Dana Clare Redden, Founder, Solar Stewards	Celebrating well over a decade in the solar industry, Dana Clare Redden is a passionate solar energy professional dedicated to the development of distributed generation solar globally.  She is the founder of Solar Stewards, a social enterprise connecting corporate social responsibility initiatives with marginalized communities.  Dana holds a Bachelors of Science degree from Drexel University as well as an Executive MBA from IE Business School and Brown University. She is among GRIST Magazine’s 2021 50 Fixers, a two-time judge at the DOE/NREL Solar District Cup, a co-founder of BOSS: Black Owners of Solar Services, an inaugural American Council of Renewable Energy (ACORE) Accelerate member, and serves on the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) board of directors.
Gilbert Campbell, Founder & CEO, VOLT Energy Utility	Gilbert Campbell is Founder and CEO of Volt Energy Utility, a national renewable energy firm that finances and develops utility-scale solar and energy storage projects for large corporate clients, municipalities, and other institutions. Gilbert serves on the Board of Directors at The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA), The American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE), is an Advisory Board Member at 3Degrees, and is a Founding Member of Renewables Forward. Gilbert also co-founded Volt Energy, a national distributed generation solar development company. Volt Energy successfully developed solar projects for numerous public and private sector clients including, Accenture, Exelon/Pepco, The Cheesecake Factory, Subaru, District of Columbia Government, Howard University and Wake Forest University.
Cheryl Comer, Senior Strategic Account Manager, Duke Energy	Cheryl Comer is a Senior Strategic Account Manager within the Sales and Relationship Management organization at Duke Energy. She is responsible for developing and sustaining long-term strategic customer relationships for mutual growth, profitability, trust, loyalty and risk management. Her assigned strategic accounts are FedEx, Kroger, Microsoft and T-Mobile. Cheryl is a licensed attorney in North Carolina and Louisiana and practiced law at a mid-size, litigation boutique in downtown New Orleans before joining Duke Energy in 2018. Cheryl is one of the primary drivers of the DiCE (Diversity in Clean Energy) Program at Duke Energy and continues to find creative ways to collaborate with stakeholders across the nation to bring mutual value and growth to Duke Energy.

Moderator:

Grace Morrissey, Clean Energy Supply Manager, Edison Energy and member of Edison’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Taskforce

Grace leads several client initiatives, the most complex of which being the New York Higher Education Large Scale Renewable Energy Consortium effort. In this role, she manages twenty-two higher education institutions jointly pursuing offsite renewables procurement by advising them on strategic planning, goal setting, market education, competitive solicitation, analysis, and project selection. Grace also fosters relationships with Edison’s vast network of renewable energy developers, ensuring Edison maintains current information and relevant data pertaining to developers, their projects, contracting structures, market trends, and policy’s effects on the industry. Prior to joining Edison, Grace worked for the United Kingdom’s Houses of Parliament, focusing on climate change research and policy, as well as Parliamentary casework. She holds a BA in Analytic Philosophy from Marywood University and a MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science.