Board of Directors

The CleanTech Alliance is led by an elected Board of Directors. Each is an industry leader committed to growing the use of clean technologies across all industries and business types. Our Board of Directors meets quarterly for presentations by relevant industry or policy leaders and to approve recommendations made by other working committees.

Executive Committee

The CleanTech Alliance Executive Committee is a sub-group within the Board of Directors that provides oversight and direction to the organization. Participating members serve a one-year term on the Executive Committee.

Noel Schulz, Chair

Director, WSUTC INEF and Bob Ferguson Endowed Professor

Washington State University

Tamara Kennedy, Vice Chair

Executive Director

Northwest Energy Coalition

Michael Frantz, Treasurer

Vice President, Wealth Managment

The Arbor Group at UBS

Ryan Tomasich, Government Affairs Committee Chair

Government Affairs

Boeing

Maria Lindbergh Gillett - Economic Development Committee Chair

Managing Partner

Pacific Partners

Gabe Boeckman, Events Committee Chair

Market Strategy & Communications Director

McKinstry

Bonnie Frye Hemphill, BUILT Cluster Chair

Director, Policy & Partnerships

UMC, Inc.

Kate Kelly, Focus on Fusion Cluster Chair

Chief of Staff

Avalanche Energy

Eric Moe

Co-founder, dJoule

dJoule, LLC

Andy Johnston, WECAN Chair
Laura Ruderman

CEO, Technology Alliance

Board of Directors

Chris Ajemian

Business Development and Regulatory Affairs

Chris Ajemian Consulting

Rosendo Alvarado

Plant Manager

Sila Nanotechnologies

Stephen Bay

Senior Director, Product Growth & Innovation of ClimeCo

Tom Bugert

Sr. Director, State & Local Affairs

Helion Energy

Ryan Calkins

Advisor, Offshore Wind and Maritime Infrastructure

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Nathan Edmundson

VP, Program Manager

Aaron Feaver

Director - Joint Center for Deployment and Research in Earth Abundant Materials

Washington State University

Ian Goepferd

VP & General Manager

CenTrio Energy

Makoto Hamamoto Eyre
Ben Helsel

Director of Sales

Premera

Shane Johnson

President and CEO

CarbonQuest

Kim Johnston

Director for Legislative and External Affairs

Snohomish County PUD

Masao Koyama

SVP, Head of Seattle

Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)

Vijay Kumar
Cam LeHouillier

Manager of Energy Research and Development

Tacoma Public Utilities

David Logsdon

Director of Electrification and Strategic Technology

Seattle City Light

Rick Luebbe

Chief Executive Officer

Group 14 Technologies

Ben Mayer

Partner - Energy | Environmental | Native American Law

K&L Gates

Sarah Osborn

Global Industry Development Lead, Siemens Digital Industries Software

Siemens

Devon Powell

Project Director - EcoDistricts

McKinstry

Jason Puracal

CEO / Co-Founder

ZILA BioWorks

Steve Schueneman

Manager, Emerging Technology and Sustainability

Puget Sound Energy

Jennifer Spaith

Patent Attorney

Stoel Rives LLP

Emeritus

The CleanTech Alliance Board of Directors Emeritus Members

Susan Betcher

Patent Attorney

Perkins Coie LLP

Current term: Past Chair, 2025

John Kane

President & CEO

Kane Environmental

Current term: Past Chair, 2023-2024

Virginia Emery

Senior Advisor of Stealth Biotech Company & Principal of Artisan Ant

Current term: Past Chair, 2022

Reeves Clippard

Founder

A&R Solar

Current term: Past Chair, 2020-2021

Craig Husa

Current term: Past Chair, 2018-2019

David Allen

Executive Vice President

McKinstry

Current term: Emeritus

Steve Klein

General Manager

Klein Tech Advisors Group

Current term: Emeritus

Bill McSherry

Vice President, Government Operations

Boeing

Kirt Montague

Chief Executive Officer

Plum Energy LLC