NEW ENGLAND WOMEN IN ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Thursday, April 29, 2021 | Virtual 2 #NEWIEEGala Click here to watch a special message from National Grid. #NEWIEEGala 3 Click here to watch a special message from MassCEC. 4 #NEWIEEGala #NEWIEEGala 5 About the NEWIEE Awards Welcome to the 10th NEWIEE Awards Gala to honor and celebrate the achievements of women leaders in the energy and environment industry. Tonight, we recognize women in four categories: The NEWIEE Leadership Award: The Leadership Award honors women who have promoted opportunities for women in the energy and environmental fields and have continued to nurture and encourage women in these areas throughout their careers. The NEWIEE Achievement Award: The Achievement Award honors women who have achieved professional excellence within their area of specialty and have actively paved the way to success for other women in similar or related professional areas. These women demonstrate excellence in a variety of professional settings, including leadership on the national, regional, or local level. The NEWIEE Rising Star Award, in honor of Allison Smith: In 2016, NEWIEE created the “Rising Star Award,” in honor of Allison Smith to be given to a woman with less than ten years’ professional experience who has demonstrated a commitment to and positive impact on her field, both professionally and in her personal endeavors. The NEWIEE Board Recognition Award: The Board Recognition Award is given only on special occasions to a true trailblazer and leader in the energy and environmental fields. She’s made a lasting impact on the industry and is someone the NEWIEE Board takes great pride in recognizing. Allison Smith, who was well known to many in the energy community, lost her life in a car accident in February 2015. She approached her work on regional electric matters with confidence, respect and grace. She cared deeply about the climate implications of our energy choices, and this passion influenced her decisions about her education, her personal pursuits and her work. She is remembered for her intelligence, inquisitive nature and incomparable ability to create good cheer. We want to say THANK YOU to the many volunteers who help with programming and events, membership, marketing and social media, and our NEWIEE On Campus college events. We couldn’t do all this without you! 6 #NEWIEEGala 2021 NEWIEE Gala 4:00 PM Welcome Weezie Nuara, President of NEWIEE and State Policy Director – New England, Dominion Energy Keynote Address Gina Raimondo, United States Secretary of Commerce 4:20 PM Rising Stars—Where Are They Now? Judy Chang, Founder of NEWIEE and Undersecretary of Energy, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs with Abby Krich, Kate Epsen, and Emily Luksha 4:40 PM NEWIEE Lounge Discussion 5:20 PM Award Presentations MC: Weezie Nuara 2021 Rising Star Award Winner Award Presenter: Weezie Nuara Eugenia T. Gibbons, Boston Director of Climate Policy, Health Care Without Harm 2021 Leadership Award Winner Award Presenter: Joey Lee Miranda, Vice President of NEWIEE and Energy Partner, Robinson & Cole LLP Mindy S. Lubber, Chief Executive Officer and President, Ceres 2021 Achievement Award Winners Award Presenter: Joey Lee Miranda Sheila Dormody, Rhode Island Director of Climate and Cities Programs, The Nature Conservancy Jean Ann Ramey, Founder and Executive Director, Climable.org; and Co-Founder and SVP, Synapse Energy Economics Special NEWIEE Board Recognition Award Presenter: Mary Usovicz, Principal, MU Connections Marcy Reed, Former President, MA and EVP Energy Policy & Social Impact, National Grid 6:00 PM Speed Networking #NEWIEEGala 7 Thank you to our Benefactor Level Sponsors 8 #NEWIEEGala Thank you to our Platinum Level Sponsors #NEWIEEGala 9 Thank you to our Platinum Level Sponsors Thank you to our Gold Level Sponsors 10 #NEWIEEGala Thank you to our Gold Level Sponsors Thank you to our Silver Level Sponsors #NEWIEEGala 11 Keynote Speaker Gina M. Raimondo United States Secretary of Commerce 12 #NEWIEEGala Gina M. Raimondo “From coastal communities to rural towns and urban centers, climate change poses an existential threat—not just to our environment, but to our economic well-being. At the Department of Commerce we have a significant role in shaping a more sustainable economy and I am honored to be leading this effort. I am proud to speak at the New England Women in Energy and the Environment event, because it represents two things I am passionate about: empowering women leaders and addressing the climate crisis while creating jobs.” Gina M. Raimondo serves as the 40th U.S. Secretary of Commerce and was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris on March 3, 2021. As Secretary of Commerce, she is focused on a simple but vital mission—to spur good-paying jobs, empower entrepreneurs to innovate and grow, and help American workers and businesses compete. Secretary Raimondo was formerly the 75th Governor of Rhode Island and its first woman governor. She grew up in Smithfield in a tight-knit Italian-American family. Her family history and her childhood experiences shaped her core beliefs in hard work, opportunity for all, and the importance of financial security. Secretary Raimondo graduated with honors from Harvard and won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University. She later graduated from Yale Law School. She clerked for US District Judge Kimba Wood and served as founding employee and senior vice president at Village Ventures, and founded Point Judith Capital. In November 2010, Secretary Raimondo was elected to serve as General Treasurer of Rhode Island. Secretary Raimondo was sworn into office as Governor in January 2015 and won a second term in 2018. She also served as chair of the Democratic Governors’ Association in 2019. As Governor, Secretary Raimondo kick-started the state’s economy and made record investments in infrastructure, education and job training. She focused tirelessly on creating economic opportunity and good-paying jobs for all Rhode Islanders. Early in her administration, she launched an innovative workforce development program that develops business-led partnerships to address unique workforce challenges. Secretary Raimondo is married to Andy Moffit and they have two children, Ceci and Tommy, and a rescue dog, Sparky. #NEWIEEGala 13 14 #NEWIEEGala #NEWIEEGala 15 Rising Stars—Where Are They Now? Join NEWIEE’s Founder and Undersecretary of Energy, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Judy Chang, in an inspiring conversation with three former Rising Star Awardees. The group will discuss women’s leadership and how to support the development of other women leaders in our field. Abby Krich, Boreas Renewables (2016 Rising Star) Abigail Krich founded Boreas Renewables, LLC in 2008, a consulting practice serving renewable energy developers, owners, operators, and advocates, including Renewable Energy Northeast (RENEW). Kate Epsen, ISO New England (2018 Rising Star) At the time of her award, Kate Epsen was the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association. She is now an External Affairs Representative for New Hampshire and Maine at ISO New England, Inc. Emily Luksha, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (2019 Rising Star) Emily Luksha is the Director of the Rates and Revenue Requirements Division for the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. 16 #NEWIEEGala #NEWIEEGala 17 2021 NEWIEE Rising Star Award— In Honor of Allison Smith Eugenia T. Gibbons Massachusetts Director of Climate Policy Health Care Without Harm 18 #NEWIEEGala Eugenia T. Gibbons “I am incredibly humbled to be recognized as a leader and rising star for doing work that I love. Pushing for change is challenging, but it is rewarding, too. Over the years, I have had the pleasure of learning from and working with many amazing women, some of whom are NEWIEE award recipients. It is exciting to be included among them.” Eugenia T. Gibbons is the Massachusetts Director of Climate Policy at Health Care Without Harm, where she works to reduce health care’s environmental footprint while helping the sector become an anchor for sustainability and resilience, and a leader in the movement for environmental health and justice. Eugenia’s expertise includes energy efficiency and climate justice. For more than a decade, she has worked to build partnerships across interests and sectors to advocate for, develop, and implement policies that are sustainable, affordable, equitable, and achieve deep greenhouse gas emission reductions in New England. Eugenia previously served as Policy Director at Green Energy Consumers Alliance, where she strengthened and grew the organization’s advocacy program. During her six-year tenure, Green Energy Consumers Alliance was co-plaintiff in Kain v. MassDEP, was instrumental in efforts to extend the Renewable Energy Standard (RES) in Rhode Island and increase the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) in Massachusetts, helped to reinstate Massachusetts’ consumer rebate program for electric vehicles (MOR-EV). Eugenia formerly served as Program Director with the Environmental League of Massachusetts. She holds a masters of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning from Tufts University and is a proud alumna of the University of Connecticut. When not working, Eugenia enjoys spending time with her family, volunteering in her community, and traveling (when that’s possible again). #NEWIEEGala 19 20 #NEWIEEGala #NEWIEEGala 21 2021 NEWIEE Leadership Award Mindy S. Lubber Chief Executive Officer and President Ceres 22 #NEWIEEGala Mindy S. Lubber “Ceres, along with our powerful networks of investors and companies, are more ambitious and committed than ever before in driving sustainability into our global capital markets in order to tackle the worst impacts of the climate crisis. I am honored to receive recognition from NEWIEE for this work on behalf of Ceres, alongside our women-led leadership team, who are helping to lead the way in driving change and finding innovative clean energy solutions for the greatest challenge of our time. It gives me hope for our future to know we are all in this together and more determined to reverse our current trajectory.” Mindy S.