2026 CleanTech Advocacy Day

Dave McCormack, CEO, Clean Energy Supplier Alliance

Dave McCormack has 45 years of technical, management, and executive experience in developing businesses and providing services to government and commercial clients. He established McCormack Consulting in April 2018 and provides strategic direction, risk assessment and other consulting services. Previously, as President of Dade Moeller & Associates. During his 13 years with Dade Moeller, he also served as Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Business Development. Before joining Dade Moeller, Dave worked for nine years with CH2M HILL, seven years with Foster Wheeler Environmental, 13 years with Battelle at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and two years with Stone and Webster Engineering. His responsibilities broadly encompassed the fields of health physics, safety analysis, and environmental, occupational and operational safety. Dave holds a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering from Oregon State University.

Julianne Mattecheck, Fabrication Salesperson, UMC, Inc.

Julianne has over 10 years of experience in mechanical construction and manufacturing. Starting at UMC in 2015, she has held various roles here and in Boise working on projects, running the fabrication shop, and managing a procurement team. In 2024 she accepted a new role selling mechanical fabrication directly to customers across the contiguous US. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Texas Christian University. In her free time she enjoys cooking, boating, and spending time with her children.

Ryan Calkins, Commissioner, Port of Seattle

Ryan Calkins was elected to the Port of Seattle Commission in 2017 and re-elected in 2021. Ryan is an Advisor on energy policy at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. For more than a decade, Ryan ran an import and distribution company in Seattle that was recognized for its industry-leading sustainability initiatives. In 2007, he formed Seattle Microfinance Organization, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to capital for entrepreneurs with limited economic resources. Ryan began his career in Central and South America, working for disaster relief and human rights nonprofits.

He received his Master of Arts from Yale University in International Relations and his Bachelor of Arts from Willamette University in Religious Studies. Born and raised in Edmonds by a public school teacher and a small business owner, Ryan now lives in Seattle with his wife and three children.

Commissioner Calkins focuses on sustainable economic development at the Port of Seattle, working to ensure that the region’s prosperity is shared among all communities. In 2021, Ryan was recognized for his role in launching Maritime High School with the Laschever Marlinspike Award from the Northwest Maritime Center.

Ryan balances current needs with a long-term vision for the Port of Seattle, to ensure that one of our region’s most valuable public assets will continue to thrive for generations to come.

Steven Schueneman, Manager, Emerging Technologies and Sustainability, Puget Sound Energy

Steve Schueneman works on emerging technology evaluation at Puget Sound Energy, with a focus on clean hydrogen, geothermal energy, small modular nuclear, carbon capture and utilization, and fusion energy.  He has been at PSE for 20 years, holding a variety of roles in engineering, asset integrity management, corrosion control, emergency response, and gas operations.  In recent years he has been involved in clean energy strategy and hydrogen development and continues to be actively involved with the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association.  He is a California native and holds a degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.  He currently lives in Seattle with his wife, two teenage daughters, a noisy doodle, and a very quiet bearded dragon lizard.   

Meghan Gavin, General Counsel and Director, Carbon Containment Lab

Meghan E. Gavin is a climate attorney. Before joining the Carbon Containment Lab as general counsel, Meghan was a partner at Cascadia Law Group, PLLC, a boutique environmental law firm in Washington State. Meghan’s notable work experience includes defending Tribal Treaty rights and counseling clients deploying innovative technologies designed to build resiliency to the climate crisis or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, including through marine carbon dioxide removal, geological carbon sequestration, and renewable energy development. Meghan also provided her clients international climate policy support and was a two-time delegate to the United Nations Climate Change Conference. 

Meghan previously worked as a law clerk in federal district court and interned with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Natural Resources Defense Council. She holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law with a concentration in environmental law; an advanced certificate in conservation biology from Fordham University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences; and a Bachelor of Science in environmental geoscience from Boston College, where her research in the coastal processes lab earned departmental honors. She also holds a certificate in financing nationally determined contributions from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and the United Nations Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance.

Mike Robinson, Co-Founder, PacClean

Mike Robinson is a serial entrepreneur and business mentor focused on climate tech — specifically carbon management. Having been with two tech startups from $0 through IPO, Mike now serves as an entrepreneur-in-residence at University of Washington and advises or leads multiple startups in parallel. Mike is also co-founder and Director of the Pacific Coast Legacy Emissions Action Network (PacCLEAN.org) which is a citizen-led advocacy network focused on scaling greenhouse gas removal (GGR) capacity on the Pacific Coast.

Mel Clark, President & CEO, CleanTech Alliance

Mel Clark is a leader with 20 years of nonprofit experience, as well as for-profit business experience in real estate and human resources.  She has a demonstrated track record of strong fiscal stewardship and program development.  She joined the CleanTech Alliance in April 2020.

She has two adult children, one in college studying computer science, the other a theatre lighting and pyro technician at Disney World.

She was born in Massachusetts, raised in Kansas, spent summers on the beach in Connecticut, and attended colleges in New York and Washington.  She is a life-long learner, and loves to read, travel, cook, bake, and garden, and enjoys hiking, yoga, swimming, diving, and tolerates running (long enough to finish a marathon in 2017).

Cassie Losey, Director of Governmental Affairs, Port of Benton

Cassie Losey is the Director of Government Affairs at the Port of Benton, where she leads the Port’s federal and state policy strategy with a focus on clean energy deployment, supply chain modernization, and economic development. Her portfolio spans appropriations, regulatory and permitting issues, federal incentive structures, and state-level legislative engagement.

She has helped secure more than $13 million in federal funding for intermodal rail modernization and supported policy efforts related to advanced nuclear deployment and industrial innovation

Before joining the Port, Cassie worked in Washington, D.C., for 5 years in senior political and advocacy roles supporting national organizations, political action committees, and multi-state policy initiatives. She participates in statewide clean energy and infrastructure coalitions, holds a B.A. in Political Science with a Homeland Security minor from Eastern Kentucky University, and is currently pursuing her Master’s of Public Administration. She lives in Pasco, Washington, with her husband Jeff and dog Tater Tot.

Nora Hawkins, Interim Energy Policy Director, Washington State Department of Commerce

Nora joined the Washington State Department of Commerce in June 2022 as Energy Policy Specialist. She previously worked at the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission and spent 3 years at the California Public Utilities Commisssion.

Nora has a B.A. from Whitman College and received her Master of Environmental Management degree from Yale.