Meet the CleanTech Alliance Team
Mel Clark, President and CEO
Mel Clark is a leader with 25 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 technician at Disneyland.
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).
Rachelle Ames, Vice President of Economic Development
Rachelle Ames leads the CleanTech Alliance’s innovation cluster economic development strategy and innovation cluster team. She also leads the Alliance’s entrepreneur support programs and connections to entrepreneur resources. Member, sponsor development and engagement, and partnership outreach also falls within her team.
Rachelle joined the CleanTech Alliance in 2018, after five years at Washington State University working within the Office of Research and focused on industry-academia engagement and technology transfer.
She has a Professional Science Masters (PSM) in Molecular Biosciences from Washington State University and is passionate about helping scientists, engineers, technical founders, and industry communicate their technologies and innovations to others to increase collaboration opportunities through shared understanding.
Outside of work, Rachelle enjoys playing tennis with her partner – Collin, laughing at their two cats, reading sci-fi, attending rock concerts, and cheering for her favorite sports teams (Go Cougs, Seahawks, and Mariners!)
Email | 206.389.6390 | Linkedin
Lindsay McCormick, Policy and Programs Manager
Lindsay joined the CleanTech Alliance full-time in February 2020 after 7 months of working for them part-time writing a white paper on the Clean Energy Fund. She was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from Western Washington University in three years with a degree in Biology with an Ecology, Evolutionary, and Organismal emphasis.
Lindsay organizes the Government Affairs Committee and is involved in researching, writing, and editing white papers, letters, reports, and other written communications. She has a passion for public policy and is in charge of coordinating the CleanTech Alliance’s legislative outreach and policy advocacy.
Outside of work, Lindsay enjoys watching football and hockey, playing golf, board games, and jigsaw puzzles.
Email | 206.389.7280 | LinkedIn
Blake Myer, Membership & Engagement Coordinator
Blake is the Membership and Engagement Coordinator at the CleanTech Alliance. Blake attended Eastern Washington University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and Communication Studies.
While attending school, Blake worked in the Office for Diversity and Inclusion at Eastern, supporting the Vice President. Blake also had the opportunity to mix her love of sports with work by working in the Athletics Department where she made long-lasting relationships with EWU alumni.
In her free time, Blake enjoys watching sports, spending time with her family and friends, listening to podcasts and taking long walks along the Seattle waterfront.
Blake serves on the Eastern Washington University Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Email | 206.389.7284 | LinkedIn
Jessica Nguyen, Events & Communications Coordinator
Jessica Nguyen is the Events & Communications Coordinator at the CleanTech Alliance. Jessica graduated from the University of Washington where she earned a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology.
While attending school, Jessica worked in the Department of Surgery, supporting the Executive Assistant and Vice Chair of Finance and Administration.
In her free time, Jessica loves to sit back and read, spend time with family and friends, travel, or staying active through tennis, bowling, and snowboarding.
Email | (206) 389-7313 | LinkedIn
Teresa Gonzalez, Research & Program Coordinator
Teresa Gonzalez attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where she received a BA in Physical Geography and enjoyed competing in triathlons and free diving in her spare time. She spent two and a half years as a Research Consultant for the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington.
As a Seattle transplant, she enjoys hiking and become quite the coffee snob!