KEYNOTE SPEAKERs
Bill Lockyer, California State Treasurer
 Californians on November 7, 2006 elected Bill Lockyer as the 32nd State Treasurer. From 1999-2006, Lockyer served as California Attorney General and left a lasting legacy at the Department of Justice. Prior to his election as Attorney General in 1998, Lockyer served for 25 years in the California Legislature, culminating his Capitol career with a stint as Senate President pro Tempore.
A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Lockyer earned his law degree from McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento while serving in the State Senate. He also received a teaching credential from California State University.
Rachelle Chong
Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
 Commissioner Rachelle Chong was appointed to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) by Governor Schwarzenegger in January 2006. She has been a career communications regulatory attorney, practicing before both the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as well as the CPUC with the law firms of Kadison, Pfaelzer, Woodard, Quinn & Rossi and Graham & James. In May 1994, President Clinton nominated Commissioner Chong to the FCC She is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Hastings College of the Law.
Doug Henton
President, Collaborative Economics
 Doug has more than 30 years of experience in innovation and economic development at the national, regional, state, and local levels. Doug is nationally recognized for his work in bringing industry, government, education, research, and community leaders together around specific collaborative projects to improve regional competitiveness.
Doug is a consultant to the California Economic Strategy Panel, California’s state economic strategy process linked to innovation, industry clusters, and regions. He has worked extensively in California to help develop regional economic and innovation strategies for Silicon Valley, Sonoma, Sacramento, Santa Barbara, San Diego, the Central Valley, and others. He was primary consultant to the Fresno’s Regional Jobs Initiative, which used the clusters of opportunity methodology to identifying promising areas for development. Doug has also consulted with the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley, advising on economic development strategies. He has worked with the Great Valley Center on identifying promising areas for economic development, including renewable energy. In addition, Doug is working with Next Ten to develop the inaugural California Green Innovation Index.
Marc Gottschalk
 Marc Gottschalk, partner in Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s real estate and environmental practice and heads the environmental practice.
Dr. Peter Gevorkian
President, Vector Delta Group
 Peter Gevorkian, President of Vector Delta Design Group, Inc. & Senior Advisor to the Green Institute for Village Empowerment, Inc. He is an internationally recognized scientist and solar power system design engineer.
Mayor Paul S. Leon
City of Ontario (invited)
John Chaing
California State Controller (invited)
 Controller John Chiang was elected in November 2006 to serve as California’s Chief Fiscal Officer.
The Controller is the chair of the Franchise Tax Board and, during even-numbered years, the State Lands Commission. He serves on 76 boards and commissions including CalPERS and CalSTRS, the nation’s first and second largest public pension funds.
Controller Chiang has long championed financial literacy, and he is using his position to empower working families. Through seminars and free tax preparation assistance, Chiang educates low- and middle-income Californians about taking advantage of tax credits and refunds they have earned.
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Mayor Ron Loveridge
City of Riverside
Ron Loveridge has served as Riverside's Mayor since 1994. Prior to his term as mayor, he was elected to the City Council and served from 1979 to 1994. He is currently the 2nd Vice President for the National League of Cities.
Along with his devotion to the citizens of Riverside, Ron is committed to the young people in this community. He has his Masters Degree and Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford University and has taught since 1965 as a professor at University of California, Riverside. Courses included American Politics, Mass Media, Public Opinion, and Local Leadership in California.
Mayor Richard Bloom
City of Santa Monica
Richard Bloom was elected to the Santa Monica City Council in April 1999 and has been re-elected twice (2000, 2004). Currently serving a second one-year term as Mayor pro Tem, Richard has also led the community for three years as Mayor (November 2006 –December 2007 & November 2004 - December 2004.)
Dr. Woodrow Clark II
Woodrow W. Clark II, MA3, Ph.D. is a qualitative economists who is an MBA Lecturer for the Anderson School, University of California, LA and Heckmann Center for International Entrepreneurship at University of California, Riverside.
Dr. Clark has published dozens of articles and a book on the California energy crisis: Agile Energy Systems.
His current book project: Qualitative Economics: toward a science of economics is due for publication in 2008. Clark was Senior Energy Advisor (e.g. Renewable Energy, Emerging Technologies, and Finance) to California Governor Gray Davis.
Cully Judd
President of Sun Earth, Inc.
Cully Judd is President of Sun Earth, at: http://www.sunearthinc.com/, which was established in California in 1978 and manufactures industry standard solar water heating collectors and systems for residential and commercial applications
Andrew Beebe
CEO, EI Solutions
Andrew Beebe, President, has directed the daily operations of EI Solutions since helping to found Energy Innovations. Previously, Andrew was a Partner with Clean Edge, a leading clean tech consulting firm helping companies, investors, and governments understand and profit from clean technologies. He co-founded Bigstep, the small business services company, serves on the Boards of Global Green and The Apollo Alliance and is a member of ACORE CEO Council.
Nader Judah
Regional Manager, Sun Tech, China
As a leading solar energy company worldwide, Suntech is passionately committed to delivering innovative energy solutions to our customers through a lasting partnership in order to build a brighter and sustainable future.
Ed Feo
Managing Partner, Milbank and Tweed
http://www.milbank.com/en/Attorneys/d-f/Feo_Edwin.htm
Mr. Feo represents companies in corporate and financial transactions in the energy and infrastructure industries. In over twenty-five years of practice, he has led numerous transactions in the United States, Latin America and Asia. These transactions have included the development, acquisition and financing of generation assets, transmission lines, gas pipelines, petrochemical plants, offshore oil rigs, telecommunications infrastructure, water and waste facilities and toll roads.
Mr. Feo graduated with a BA and JD from UCLA, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the Board of Editors of the UCLA Law Review and Order of the Coif. Mr. Feo is a member of the Board of Governors of the Aquarium of the Pacific and the Board of Directors of the Pacific Coast Sailing Foundation.
Tom Pasture
Partner, Sanli, Pastore and Hill, CPA
Mr. Thomas E. Pastore is Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Sanli Pastore & Hill, Inc. Mr. Pastore is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA), Business Valuation Discipline, of the American Society of Appraisers, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and received his Masters in Business Administration (MBA). He has valued over 1,000 businesses during his career, and regularly testifies in court as an expert witness. Mr. Pastore frequently speaks on business valuation to professional organizations.
Bonnie Montoya-May
Chair, U.S. Green Building Council-Inland Empire Chapter.
Ms. Montoya-May is an independent consulting professional with more than sixteen years of progressive management experience in the areas of strategic and organizational planning, marketing and communications, economic development, land use planning, land use entitlement, environmental planning, permitting and oversight; and development. She has worked in both public and private sectors and has extensive experience in establishing and managing public/private partnerships. She presently consults in a variety of capacities providing consulting and project management services within real estate development, general business, and institutional sectors.
While serving as Planning Director and Senior Project Manager for SE Corporation and Temescal Canyon Properies-8, LLC, Ms. Montoya-May was responsible for guiding the overall planning, environmental and project management efforts for the 543-acre Mixed Use Dos Lagos Master-Planned Development project located adjacent to the I-15 Interstate in Corona, California.
Matthew Isaac Ph.D.
Executive Director Economic Development & Corporate Training for San Bernardino Community College District
District Director, Economic Development and Corporate Training (EDCT): As the district director, Dr. Isaac provides leadership for the administration, development, marketing, management, and delivery of corporate training, professional development and economic development programs and services offered by the SBCCD through the Professional Development Center. He also supervises the regional Center of Excellence that provides performance consulting and economic development services for the 11 community colleges in Region 9. Before joining the PDC, Dr. Isaac held the position of director of the Institute for Training and Development at Valley College and served as a faculty member, department head, and divisional director at the University of Toledo. He received an M.A. from Christ Church College and M.A., M.A. Ed., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Toledo, Ohio.
Jamil Dada
California Workforce Investment Board Member
Jamil Dada is the Vice President of Investment Services for Provident Bank, Riverside County’s largest community Bank. Appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to serve on the California Workforce Investment Board where he is on the Executive Committee and as Vice President on the National Association of Workforce Boards he manages to frequently travel north to Sacramento and east to Washington, D.C. to advocate for and represent our nation’s workforce system. His two biggest priorities seem to be Education and our Military. He wears different hats at the Riverside Community College District and also serves on several boards and commissions related to March Air Reserve Base.
He has won these awards:
- 2007 Small Business Advocate of the Year – California Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento
- 2006 Riverside Community College District -- Distinguished Public Service Award
- 2005 Riverside County Office of Education -- Outstanding Community Leader
- 2003 Distinguished Citizen Good Scout of the Year Award by Boy Scouts of America, Inland Empire Council
- 2004 Inland Empire Business Press’ “Leaders of Distinction”, Finalist for Pioneer Award – Spearheading business and service methods in the Inland Empire.
- 1997 Moreno Valley, CA – Citizen of the Year
Ric Olalde
Vice Chair Riverside County Workforce Investment Board
Ricardo Olalde is the Vice Chair of the Riverside County Workforce Investment Board
Represents Private Sector/District 5
Project Development Manager for Kleinfelder, Inc.
Restoration Advisory Board Member for March Air Reserve Base
Past President of Perris Valley Chamber of Commerce
Member of Citizens Advisory Committee/City of Perris General Plan Update
Ricardo (Ric) Olalde is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and has twenty-five years in the engineering business. He has been an employee of Kleinfelder for over twenty years. Kleinfelder is a national Employee-Owned consulting firm specializing in Professional Services.
Ric lives in the City of Perris with his wife, Holly and two boys. They have lived in Riverside County for nearly 16 years.
Bob Frost
IBEW Business Manager
Bob Frost is the Business Manager Local 440 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, in Riverside County, about which more can be found at: http://www.ibew440.org
Dr. Ed Kawahara
Chair of the California Economic Strategy Panel
Dr. Edward Kawahara is the principal consultant to the California Economic Strategy Panel that involves biennial strategic planning for the growth and development of the state’s economy. Dr. Kawahara also directs the California Regional Economies Project, a joint effort of the California Workforce Investment Board and the California Economic Strategy Panel. With extensive experience in business, academia and government he has operated his own consulting business specializing in community and economic development with a focus on infrastructure financing and development. Dr. Kawahara holds a Ph.D. in the field of political economy and has been on the University of California faculty at Berkeley, Davis and Irvine as a visiting lecturer and is currently an adjunct professor in the USC School of Policy, Planning and Development. Formerly Assistant Secretary Division of Economic Research & Strategic Planning California Trade & Commerce Agency.
John Lefebvre
VP Marketing for Solar City
John is responsible for SolarCity's sales, regional development, and partner relationships. At Lam Research Corporation, Mattson Technology and General Electric, John grew product divisions into multi-million dollar organizations. John has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Clarkson University, a MS in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University and a MBA from the University of British Columbia and ESADE. John is committed to the advancement of renewable energy technologies and has spent countless hours advising renewable technology startups, consulting for venture capital firms and volunteering with GRID alternatives, a non-profit solar provider to low income families.
Dr. Alan Lloyd
Former CAL EPA Secretary & Chair of the California Air Resources Board
Dr. Alan C. Lloyd is the former Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) and the former Chairman of the California Air Resources Board (ARB). Dr. Lloyd earned both his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Ph.D. in Gas Kinetics at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, U.K.
Trevor M. Allen, Sr.
ECO LifeStyle Homes SoCAL, Inc.
Set up the Western Sector plan for ECO LifeStyle Homes, Inc. started the ECO LifeSytle Homes Group 1, Inc. Licensee organization to implement the first prototype assembly facility on the west coast to also serve as a shipping hub through the San Jacinto transportation corridor.
Ken Kammeyer
Landscape Architect
Ken Kammeyer has been a Landscape Architect for forty years. He is the Past President of the California State Board of Landscape Architects and the Past President of the National Council for Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB). He is Past Member and President of the National Inter-professional Council of Registration Boards for Architects, Engineers and Landscape Architects (ICORB).
Education.
Bachelor of Science - Ornamental Horticulture, California State University, Pomona, CA
Masters Program - Recreation Education, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Kevin Holme
RCC Solar
Kevin Holme will be speaking at the Southern California Home Improvement Show at the Ontario Convention Center on Saturday, May 3rd at 3:30pm and Sunday, May 4th at 2pm. Mr. Holme has been featured on the local PBS show Green Works in his passionate efforts to inform and educate the community about sustainable living. A photovoltaic system for your home is an extremely affordable and forward thinking solution to the constant increase in energy costs, as well as having a real impact on the environmental issues that plague our planet. Mr. Holme is a partner in RCC Solar, a design and installation company in southern California. Questions regarding 30% rebate opportunities can be answered at the Expo by Mr. Holme and his RCC Solar team.
Jim Laehy
Pacific Energy Solutions, Inc.
As a Sales and Marketing professional, with 20 years experience in network and communications electronics technology & project management Jim Laehy has been engaged in directing business development and project management with technology leaders worldwide. He has worked for leading electronics manufacturers such as Conexant Systems, Globspan Virata, Intersil Corporation and with world known OEM’s such as HP, Linksys, D-Link, V-Tech and SMC. Jim Laehy is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering, 1982, of the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Mike Mohr
Mohr Power Solar
Michael F. Mohr studied Electronic Engineering / Photocell Technology in the late 60's. Then was involved in the early research and development of photocells in the mid 70's. Today, Michael peers as a leader and a pillar in the solar industry, recognized by all.
Mohr Power Solar, Inc., has even surpassed the expectation of the utility companies and is referred by The California Energy Commission, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Anaheim Power, Burbank Power, Southern California Edison, Riverside Power, Shell Solar, BP Solar and The League of California Homeowners.
Andrew Read
Manager,
Solar Depot
http://www.solardepot.com/
 Solar Depot is one of the largest, and most experienced wholesale distributors and system integrators of solar electric and solar thermal systems in the U.S. Since 1979, we have been designing quality solar systems for homes, businesses, and government applications.
We offer a variety of complete energy solutions ranging from initial consultation and site visits, to custom design and installation.
Ken Kammeyer
Landscape Architect
Ken Kammeyer has been a Landscape Architect for forty years. He is the Past President of the California State Board of Landscape Architects and the Past President of the National Council for Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB). He is Past Member and President of the National Inter-professional Council of Registration Boards for Architects, Engineers and Landscape Architects (ICORB).
Education.
Bachelor of Science - Ornamental Horticulture, California State University, Pomona, CA
Masters Program - Recreation Education, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Chaz Haba
President of Icel Systems, Inc.
More about Icel Systems at: http://www.icelenergy.com/.
Byron Bliss
Vice President, Phoenix Motorcars
Fred Latuperissa
International Trade Admin., U.S. Department of Commerce
Don Kurt
Mayor, City of Rancho Cucamonga
Ann Staines
Consultant to the California Energy Commission
Jim Sanfilippo
Nila Lighting
John Robison
NGEN Partners
Bob O'Connor
Wilson Sonsini
Wayne Bowser
AIA
Moderator: Cara Black
Market Development Manager
Speaker: Sam A. Beigi
Advanced Solar Integration Technologies, LLC.
Mayor Patrick Morris
City of San Bernardino (invited)
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