SEIA BOARD FACEBOOK *Updated March 2016

8MINUTENERGY RENEWABLES, LLC

8minutenergy Renewables, LLC is one of the country's leading developers of ground- mounted solar PV projects, with a portfolio of more than 2,000 megawatts (MW) of solar PV power plant projects.

Martin Hermann Board At-Large

 CEO & Founder  Serial entrepreneur with 24 years of experience in the solar, clean-tech and high- tech industries,  Developed a 100MW solar PV module manufacturing plant as Chief Strategy Officer with Advent Solar.

Arthur Haubenstock Board Alternate

 General Counsel and Vice President, Government & Regulatory

ALLEARTH RENEWABLES, INC.

AllEarth Renewables – an Inc. 500 recognized company -- is the designer and manufacturer of the AllSun Tracker, a complete grid-tied, dual-axis solar electric system that uses GPS technology to follow the sun, producing up to 45% more energy than fixed rooftop systems. Made in the U.S.A, the ground-mounted has a 120 mph wind rating, 10-year warranty, and is designed for residential and commercial-scale installations.

Andrew Savage Elected Director

 Chief Strategy Officer  Served as deputy chief of staff, legislative director and communications director for Vermont Congressman Peter Welch.  Chief Strategy Officer at AllEarth Renewables, manufacturer of the AllSun Tracker.  Part of President Barack Obama’s successful 2008 presidential primary campaign team  Andrew received his bachelor’s degree in political science and environmental studies from Middlebury College graduating summa cum laude.

AZTEC SOLAR INC.

Aztec Solar is a full-service provider, including Solar Thermal, Solar AC and Solar Photovoltaic systems for both residential sites and commercial businesses. Aztec offers in-house solar water heating, solar pool heating and solar electric power.

Ed Murray Elected Director SHC Alliance (Division) Chair

 President/CEO  NABCEP Entry Level Solar Thermal Committee member and certificant.  Long term member and current treasurer of CALSEIA

BLATTNER ENERGY

Blattner Energy is a diversified EPC contractor providing constructions solutions for the power delivery industry and leading expertise in renewable energy construction. With more than a century of experience building large-scale projects across the United States, Blattner provides complete engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for utility-scale solar projects, wind projects, and high voltage transmission and substation projects. Blattner has more than 22,000 megawatts of renewable energy installed across North America.

Stephen Jones Board At-Large

 Director, Solar Generation  More than 20 years of experience in the renewable energy and heavy construction industries.  Integral part of the advancements of the solar and wind market segments  Expertise includes completing a wide range of complex energy projects involving design/build, accelerated schedules, difficult logistical challenges, new technology, emerging markets and collaborative construction methods

Aaron Pyfferoen Board Alternate

 Manager of Procurement - Solar

BORREGO SOLAR

Borrego Solar provides a full suite of solar PV services for the commercial and wholesale distributed generation markets: development, design, EPC and O&M.

Mike Hall Elected Director

 Chief Executive Officer  Mike has led the company’s development of a number of new service offerings including: integrated power purchase agreements, consulting services, and utility scale project development.

CANADIAN SOLAR Founded in 2001 in Canada, Canadian Solar Inc., is one of the world’s largest and foremost companies. As a leading manufacturer of solar modules and PV project developer with more than 6 GW of premium quality modules deployed around the world more than a decade, Canadian Solar is one of the most bankable solar companies in the world. Canadian Solar operates in six continents with customers in over 75 countries.

Thomas Koerner Board At-Large

 General Manager for US operation  Worked for Schuco Solar in Germany as their Division Manager PV  Completed his studies as an engineer in Semiconductor and Microsystems Technologies with a Master in Electrical Engineering (MEE) from the University of Applied Sciences of Business and Engineering.

Kevin Johnson Board Alternate

 Director of Federal Business Development

EDF RENEWABLE ENERGY

EDF is dedicated -in design, development, construction, operations and management - to create the most efficient renewable energy projects possible. EDF focuses on renewable energy and is an industry leader in wind, solar, and biogas project development, and a premier provider of operation and maintenance services throughout North America.

Ryan Pfaff Board At-Large

 Executive Vice President, Business Development & Implementation  Brings 15 years of international renewable energy experience

Virinder Singh Board Alternate State Policy Committee Chair Wholesale DG Chair

 Director, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs since April 2010  Previously owned Hat Trick Energy and Environment  Specialties include energy project development and evaluation, policy analysis and advocacy, and energy market analysis

E.ON NORTH AMERICA

E. ON Climate and Renewables North America (E.ON) is one of the world’s largest owners of renewable power projects and is rapidly expanding its wind, solar and alternative energy portfolio. The company develops, owns, and operates some of the most efficient, highest performing renewable energy projects in the United States. Having achieved its first 2,700 megawatts (MW) of wind projects in the United States in 5 years, E.ON is one of the fastest growing renewable power companies in the industry.

Steve Trenholm Board At-Large Elected Committeemen

 Chairman E.ON North America  Joined the company in October 2007 served as Senior Vice President, Construction and Operations. Named CEO in mid-2009,  More than 31 years of experience in the energy industry with extensive background in project development and mergers & acquisition

Peter Moritzburke Board Alternate

 Vice President, Market Development  Leads strategic initiates with the solar project development group  Worked in traditional and renewable power development, water resources, and energy market and strategy consulting over 16 years.  Managed the power and natural gas research and consulting services for western North America.

FIRST SOLAR, INC.

First Solar designs and manufactures solar modules with an advanced thin film semiconductor process that significantly reduces the raw material and manufacturing costs of solar modules, enabling lower solar electricity prices.

Kathy Weiss Board At-Large Federal Policy Committee Chair

 VP of Government Affairs  Oversees the company’s public policy and state and federal affairs activities  Previously was VP of Government & Public Affairs at Centex  Holds a B.A. from UCLA and an M.P.S. from the Graduate School of Political Management

Maja Wessels Board Alternate

 EVP Global Public Affairs  Previously worked with Honeywell International Inc., United Technologies Corporation, and Chrysler.  Studied at the University of Virginia and Darden Graduate School of Business Administration.

HUDSON CLEAN ENERGY

Hudson Clean Energy Partners is a private equity firm making privately negotiated investments in the dynamic and expected high-growth clean energy industry.

Neil Auerbach

 CEO and Managing Partner of Hudson Clean Energy Partners, which he established in 2007  Formerly, Mr. Auerbach was a Partner at Goldman Sachs & Co., where he co- founded the U.S. alternative energy investment business within the Special Situations Group and led several of Goldman’s most successful investments in renewable energy.

HUNTON & WILLIAMS, LLP

Hunton & Williams represents clients developing and financing solar projects using tax equity and leveraged financing structures. They bring to solar project development a full array of experience in tax, regulatory, project development, commercial arrangements and financing for host site photovoltaic facilities and utility-scale solar projects.

Laura Jones Solar Services and Consumers Division Chair Elected Committeemen

 Partner  Focuses on federal income tax law specializing in energy-related tax credits and other tax incentives

JA SOLAR HOLDINGS CO.

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. is a world- leading manufacturer of high- performance solar power products that convert sunlight into electricity for residential, commercial, and utility- scale power generation.

Robert Petrina Board At-Large

 Managing Director & President

Margarita Yao Board Alternate

 Legal Director and Group General Council for JA Solar Holding,  Overlooks all group legal affairs.

JUST ENERGY

Just Energy Group Inc. is a Canadian- based natural gas and electricity retailer operating in Canadian and American markets across North America and in the United Kingdom.

Jeff Wolfe Elected Director Nominating Committee Chair

 Senior Vice President of Business Strategy  Founder of Heliofire LLC, a commercializing patent-applied-for low-pressure solar Brayton cycle electric generation technology

Gretchen Fuhr Board Alternate

 Manager of Regulatory Affairs

MDV SEIA

Solar has made tremendous strides in the Mid-Atlantic over the last few years and MDV-SEIA has led the policy changes that have created this market. In the last two years alone, MDV-SEIA’s leadership has resulted in increased state mandated requirements as well as increased penalties for non-compliance, creation of a solar thermal market, improvements to net metering, and game changing gains in the deployment of these green energy technologies.

Dana Sleeper Elected Director

 Executive Director

MORSE ASSOCIATES

Fred Morse Grid Integration Task Force Chair USP Division Chair

 President and Founder of Morse Associates

MORTENSON CONSTRUCTION Mortenson Construction is inspired by a compelling purpose: Building structures and facilities for the advancement of modern society. The purpose is filled through their mission: to create an exceptional customer experience.

JIM YOWAN Board At-Large

 Senior Vice President  Responsible for Mortenson’s Pacific Northwest and solar operations

TRENT MOSTAERT Board Alternate

Vice President, General Manager

NAUTILUS SOLAR ENERGY

Founded in 2006, Nautilus Solar is a leading independent solar power producer headquartered in Summit, New Jersey. Nautilus Solar develops, constructs, finances, owns and operates distributed generation solar electric systems. The company sells its generated electricity through long-term power purchase agreements and has projects in NJ, CT, MD, CA, FL and Canada, with approximately 100 MW owned and managed.

Laura Stern Elected Director Treasurer, Executive Committee Federal Policy Vice Chair

 Co-founder and President of Nautilus Solar.  Sourced, structured and executed over $3 billion of power, energy and infrastructure investments.

NRG ENERGY

NRG Energy is a Fortune 250 wholesale power generation company headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. They own and operate one of the industry's most diverse generation portfolios (including nuclear, wind and solar power) that provides nearly 26,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, or enough to support nearly 21 million homes.

Craig Cornelius Board At-Large

 Senior Vice President for Business Development  Responsible for the origination of solar investment opportunities, the formation of new financing sources for distributed generation and utility markets, and the formation of external partnerships in key strategic areas.  Served as a Managing Director at Hudson Clean Energy Partners, where he led investment activities in the firm’s solar investing practice.

Diane Fellman Board Alternate  Director, Regulatory & Governmental Affairs

RECURRENT ENERGY

Recurrent Energy is a leading solar project developer and generating company providing clean electricity to utilities and large energy users. We develop, build, finance and operate solar power systems. We market renewable power to our customers in North America, Europe, and emerging markets at competitive rates via Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) or Feed-in Tariffs (FiT).

Steve Koerner Board At-Large Federal Affairs Committee Chair

 Director of Government Affairs  Former Policy Director, Energy & Sustainability Initiatives, Council on Competitiveness  Former Legislative Assistant to Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana. Michael Wheeler Board Alternate

 Vice President of Policy Initiatives

Arno Harris Chairman Emeritus

 Clean energy leader  Former CEO & Chairman of Recurrent Energy

ROCKWOOD ASSET MANGEMENT

Rockwood maintains the highest standards of excellence and integrity and employs a rigorous due diligence process to identify potential investment recipients. Their range of services includes public/private partnerships, tax credit funded projects, and other capital structures. Scott Zajac Board At-Large

 CEO  Has over 25 years of experience in principal investing  Started his career managing a securitization group at Citicorp and structured and sold over $30 billion of AAA rated mortgage and asset backed securities.

Lacie Shook Board Alternate

 Chief Operations Officer, Energy Assets, State Tax Credit Exchange

SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION (SEIA)

The SEIA is the national trade association of the solar energy industry. As the voice of the industry, SEIA works to make solar a mainstream and significant energy source by expanding markets, removing market barriers, strengthening the industry and educating the public on the benefits of solar energy.

Rhone Resch Board At-Large Executive Committee

 President & CEO  Has over 15 years of experience in the public and private sector in clean energy development and climate change issues.

SEMINOLE FINANCIAL

The Seminole Companies (Seminole) is a group of interrelated financial services entities that began operation in January of 2009, when Seminole Advisory Services (SAS) became the Investment Manager for two existing commingled funds (one debt and one equity) operating within the Real Estate sector.

Chris Diaz Elected Alternate

 Principal  Responsible for the identification, evaluation, and negotiation of renewable energy finance transactions focusing on solar and wind projects between $2 million and $30 million in need of construction / interim financing and permanent debt financing.

SOLSYSTEMS

Sol Systems is a solar energy finance and investment firm. As of January 2016, the company has facilitated financing for over 400MW of solar projects on behalf of Fortune 100 corporations, insurance companies, utilities, banks, family offices, and individuals. Sol Systems provides secure, sustainable investment opportunities to investor clients, and sophisticated project financing solutions to developers. The company’s tailored financial services includes tax structured investments, project acquisitions, and SREC portfolio management.

Yuri Horowitz Elected Director

 Chief Executive Officer  He has led the company since its inception in 2008, focusing on its strategic development and managing the firm’s

relationships with institutional and private capital clients.  Mr. Horwitz has been involved in the energy and environmental policy fields for the last decade and is a recognized subject matter expert on solar finance and SRECs. SOLAR CITY

SolarCity makes it easy for customers to switch to cleaner energy. They take a comprehensive look at our customers' energy usage and identify opportunities for improvements. They perform the entire process, from permitting through installation, and provide ongoing monitoring and repair services. Scott Hennessey Secretary; Board At-Large Executive Committee

 Director, Policy & Electricity Markets, and Regulatory Counsel  Oversees SolarCity's work with federal and state government organizations on a wide range of renewable energy policy issues.

John Stanton Board Alternate

 Executive Vice President, Policy & Markets  Oversees SolarCity's work with federal and state government organizations on a wide range of renewable energy policy issues.

Hasan Nazar

 Deputy Director, Policy & Electricity Markets

SPICE SOLAR INC.

At Spice Solar, our goal is to reduce the total installation costs for rooftop solar. The same team that developed Andalay (the first integrated mounting system), is proud to release their third generation of products at Spice Solar.

Barry Cinnamon Technology Elected Alternate

 President and CEO  Has been involved with solar energy since the 1970s  Senior Fellow of ALF - American Leadership Forum, Silicon Valley

SPIRE SOLAR, INC

Spire Solar is a leader in photovoltaic module manufacturing equipment and a supplier of custom photovoltaic systems. Spire Solar Equipment is an innovator and supplier of solar module manufacturing equipment and production lines to the world's leading photovoltaic module producers.

Steve Hogan Honorary Member

 Executive Vice President and General Manager since 1998  Has been with the company since 1984 in various management positions

sPOWER

Headquartered in Salt Lake City, with offices in San Francisco and New York, sPower is an independent power producer (IPP) with a deeply experienced management team with more than 20 years' success in energy management. We own/operate 130+ projects and have more than a gigawatt in construction/pipeline.

Ryan Creamer Elected Alternate

 President and CEO  Has been involved with solar energy since the 1970s  Senior Fellow of ALF - American Leadership Forum, Silicon Valley

SPRUCE FINANCE

Spruce is a private company that provides homeowners with simple, affordable financing for residential solar systems, water conservation upgrades and energy efficiency home improvements. Nat Kreamer Chairman of the Board; Board At-Large; Executive Committee

 President & CEO  He is also the chairman of the board of directors of the national Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), advisor to the Rocky Mountain Institute, lecturer at the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Northwestern University, and member of the National Advisory Council for Grid Alternatives, which installs free solar systems for low-income families and provides solar job training.

James Tong Board Alternate

 Vice President of Strategy and Government Affairs.  Areas of expertise include: solar “soft costs” (permitting, financing, BoS, customer acquisition); solar marketing; consumer adoption of solar; public policies for residential solar; and general solar industry economics and trends

STANDARD SOLAR INC.

Standard Solar is a leader in the full-service development and installation of solar electric systems for commercial, government and residential customers. Founded in 2004, they provide customers with a complete solution providing engineering, installation, financing, and system maintenance solutions.

Tony Clifford Elected Director, Elected Committeemen DG Division Chair

 CEO since 2007  Has served as CEO or CFO for several high growth technology companies.

Received a “Special Achievement Award for Technology Demonstration” from the U.S. Secretary of Energy.

SUNEDISON

SunEdison is North America’s largest solar energy services provider, and operates across a global marketplace. We deliver turnkey, predictably priced renewable electricity services for commercial, government and utility customers without the capital outlays traditionally associated with solar solutions.

Polly Shaw Board At-Large

 Vice President of NAMR Government Affairs at SunEdison  Ms. Shaw helped advocate for the successful passage of SB 43 in California, a ground-breaking, 600 MW shared renewables program that could drive dynamic market innovations for the procurement of 100% clean energy.

Melanie Santiago-Mosier Board Alternate

 Director of Government Affairs for the Midwest and Southeast United States for SunEdison  Prior to joining SunEdison, she led the government affairs efforts for organizations such as the Maryland Public Service Commission and Washington Gas Energy Services, after serving as counsel and policy analyst for the Maryland General Assembly.

SUNLINK CORPORATION

Guided by an enduring commitment to R&D, SunLink is advancing universal renewable energy adoption by continuing to innovate highly engineered PV balance of system products that make solar easier, safer, more reliable and less expensive to install.

Michael Maulick Board At-Large

 Chief Executive Officer and President  Served as Managing Director of Maulick Capital that he founded in January 2009

Ken Schwarz Board Alternate

 Chief Financial Officer

SUNPOWER CORPORATION

SunPower has been developing world record-breaking solar technology since the 1970s. Our history has been marked by creativity, craftsmanship – and coincidence. Today, they are the global leader in developing high-efficiency solar solutions for homes, businesses, commercial buildings and utilities.

Tom Starrs Vice Chairman Board At-Large Vice Chair, Executive Committee

 Vice President, Market Development and Policy for the Americas  Served on the boards of the American Solar Energy Society, the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies, the Solar Alliance, the Solar Energy Industries Association, the Solar Electric Power Association, and Vote Solar.

Kari Smith Board Alternate

 Director of Regulatory Affairs  Received her M.A. in Public Policy from University of Colorado at Boulder.

SUNRUN

Sunrun pioneered the residential power purchase agreement (PPA) in 2007, enabling homeowners to go solar for as low as $0 upfront and simply pay monthly for solar power. With over 5,000 customers, Sunrun is the nation’s clean alternative to utility electricity. SunRun is a featured solar provider in The Home Depot in select states, and Toll Brothers pre- installs Sunrun solar systems in select new homes.

Evan Dube Board At-Large

 Director of Government Affairs  Evan has served as Assistant Commissioner to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, and Deputy Director of the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust Fund. He holds a B.A. from Boston University, and a J.D. from The Villanova University School of Law.

Bryan Miller Board Alternate

 Vice President, Public Policy & Power Markets at Sunrun  Previously managed nationwide energy policy for renewable energy and sustainability businesses at nation's largest energy company.

SUNWORKS NC LLC

Sunworks NC LLC is a private policy advocacy organization focused on North Carolina solar policy issues.

Matthew Meares Elected Director Solar Services & Consumers Chair

 Previously Director of Project Finance at Amonix Inc. and the Managing Director at Sunworks as well as various other senior level roles in the energy industry

SWINERTON RENEWABLE ENERGY

Swinerton Renewable Energy offers turn-key solar power solutions for utility scale and distributed generation projects. They have over three gigawatts of power generation and solar expertise, including the succesful delivery of roof- mount, ground-mount and elevated shade-structures.

George Hershman Board At-Large

 Vice President/Division Manager

Erik Johnson Board Alternate

 Director of Engineering

TOTAL NEW ENERGIES USA

TOTAL is the fifth largest publicly traded, integrated oil and gas company in the world, with operations in more than 130 countries. Their 95,000 employees put their expertise to work in every part of the industry, including: exploration and production of oil and natural gas, refining and marketing, gas trading and electricity and renewable energy.

Denis Giorno Board At-Large

 President and General Manager  Has worked with the Total group since 1975

TRINA SOLAR

Trina Solar Limited is a manufacturer of high quality mono and multi crystalline modules and has been a solar PV pioneer since it was founded in 1997. Trina Solar’s vertically integrated business model ensures high-quality manufacturing from the production of crystalline ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of modules.

Jeff Dorety Board At-Large

 President, Americas Region

Jing Tian Board Alternate

VIVINT SOLAR

In October 2011, Vivint Solar was launched as part of the Energy division at Vivint Inc. Vivint Solar is dedicated to designing and installing simple, affordable solar solutions. Unlike traditional solar energy systems that require a substantial initial investment, Vivint Solar offers consumers a power purchase agreement (PPA) that enables them to enjoy the benefits of solar with little to no up-front cost.

Thomas Plagemann Board At-Large

 Executive Vice President, Capital Markets  Over 20 years of experience originating and executing financings and investments  Received a Masters degree in International Affairs, with a specialization in finance, from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota.

Erica Dahl Board Alternate  Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs