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Jason Liechty
Jason Liechty
Paul Pusateri
Paul Pusateri
Emily Stiever
Emily Stiever
Rafael Perez
Rafael Perez
John Buffington
John Buffington
John Gingrich
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Justin Allender
Justin Allender
Environmental Projects Coordinator
Senior Mortgage Loan Officer
Chief of Staff
Director of Business Development
VP Business Development
SVP, Strategic Partnerships
Portfolio Manager
Broward County Environmental
Planning and Community Resilience
Division
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Admirals Bank
Community Power Network
Ygrene Energy Fund
SolAmerica Energy
EnergySage
First GREEN Bank
www.admiralsbank.com
www.communitypowernetwork.org
www.ygreneworks.com
www.solamericaenergy.com
www.energysage.com
www.firstgreenbank.com
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115 S Andrews Ave, Room 329H,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
15 Park Row West, Providence, RI
02903
3166 Mt. Pleasant Street NW,
Washington DC 20010
3390 Mary Street, Suite 124, Miami,
FL 33133
1819 Peachtree Rd., Atlanta, GA
30309
120 Water Street, Boston,
MA 02109
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18251 US Hwy 441 Mount
Dora, FL 32757
Jason Liechty is Environmental
Projects Coordinator with the
Broward County Environmental
Planning and Community Resilience
Division, where he manages
environmental policy and legislative
issues and contributes to many
climate and energy initiatives. He
serves on the Southeast Florida
Regional Climate Change Compact
Staff Steering Committee and as the
Compact’s policy and legislative
coordinator. Jason has also worked
as a planner, legislative aide,
Paul has been with Admirals Bank
for over 5 years providing
homeowners with expert guidance
and outstanding customer service.
In his time with Admirals Bank,
Paul has been instrumental to the
growth and success of the Home
Improvement Lending
Department. His sales experience
has been used to set goals as well
as train and motivate new
employees. Paul specializes in
financing residential solar and
renewable energy systems which
Emily Stiever is Chief of Staff for
Community Power Network, a national
nonprofit dedicated to helping
communities develop communitybased renewable energy project. Emily
oversees CPN’s administrative,
financial, and operational activities and
provides technical assistance to CPN
member organizations. In her role she
assists communities in developing and
implementing community-based
renewable energy projects and
programs. She also oversees and
provides cross-cutting guidance to
Rafael Perez, Director of Business
Development for Ygrene Energy
Fund
Rafael is responsible for the growth
and expansion in the State of Florida
as well as the Business Development
with stakeholders. He holds a
Bachelor’s degree from the
University of Arizona and a MBA
from Nova Southeastern University,
in addition to various licenses- the
most pertinent being his General
Contractor and Real Estate
certifications. His experience in the
John has more than 15 years of
experience working with companies
to improve the bottom line while
boosting environmental
performance. As the founder and
director of Karbon Strateji, John
provided business development
support for companies offering solar
PV and energy-efficient products.
Prior to Karbon Strateji, he was a
managing consultant at Blu Skye
Sustainability Consultants, where he
designed and implemented
corporate sustainability programs
John Gingrich joined
EnergySage in 2012, is a
member of the executive
management team and leads
the company’s efforts to
engage with a range of
organizations to develop
creative solutions for bringing
solar energy systems to
consumers via the
EnergySage Solar
Marketplace. John comes to
EnergySage after several
years of successful
Justin Allender is a native
Floridian who hails from
Pensacola. He is a proud
alumnus of Florida State
University where he
received his M.B.A. He has
over five years' experience
in Banking helping clients
with both consumer and
commercial needs. He is
currently First GREEN Bank's
Portfolio Manager. He
assists both existing and
new commercial clients
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Jason Liechty
nonprofit director, and office
manager of a craft distillery. He
earned a BA in international studies
from American University, a
Fulbright Fellowship to Germany,
and a master’s in urban planning
from the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.
Paul Pusateri
allow homeowners to produce
clean energy. Paul holds a
Bachelor’s Degree in Business
Administration and Marketing
from the University of Rhode
Island and is currently Vice
President of the non-profit
organization Skate for Joy. Paul is
also an avid golfer.
Emily Stiever
CPN’s state programs, helping state
directors streamline and scale up their
impact via solar co-ops and policy
advocacy. Before joining CPN, Emily
worked as a renewable energy
consultant specializing in solar electric
and solar water heating initiatives and
incentive programs. She holds a B.A. in
Political Ecology from Grinnell College.
Rafael Perez
building industry has foundational
roots in understanding and
executing the process entirely from
conception, financing, construction
and leasing. Prior to his entrance
into construction/development, he
held positions within state politics
including aide to then State
Representative Marco Rubio and
Deputy Chief of staff to the Speaker
of the Florida House of
Representatives Johnnie Byrd.
Outside of work he enjoys spending
time with his family, his wife
Elizabeth and their daughters
Katherine and Madeleine, working
out (when he has the time) and
running political campaigns/staying
involved in community initiatives.
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John Buffington
for Fortune 500 companies,
including Walmart. Blu Skye’s
collaboration with Walmart is
considered one of the premier
corporate efforts to challenge
business as usual based on
environmental sustainability. John
received his MBA from the KenanFlagler Business School at the
University of North Carolina. He has
a Masters in Environmental
Management and Policy, also from
The University of North Carolina. He
received his Bachelor of Science in
Biology, cum laude, from the
University of Georgia.
John Gingrich
entrepreneurial initiatives,
acquiring and growing small
and mid-size companies
through hands-on executive
operating roles. Prior to
these endeavors, John’s
professional experiences
include investment banking,
strategy consulting and new
venture development. John is
passionate about clean
technology and the
environmental, financial, and
long-term economic benefits
that come from their mass
market adoption. He holds an
MBA from Babson College
and a Bachelor’s degree in
Economics from Carleton
College.
Justin Allender
with their borrowing needs.
He is also a member of the
Global Alliance for Banking
on Values' Leadership
Academy and can help you
understand how
sustainability can improve
your bottom line.
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