About
Mayor Bliss launched the Energy Advisory Committee in March of 2018. The purpose of this advisory committee is to engage thought leaders from a diverse set of businesses, non-profits, academia and governmental institutions to ensure that the City of Grand Rapids stays on the cutting edge of energy performance and renewable energy.
The committee will focus on creating a comprehensive energy management plan that includes a renewable energy strategy, energy efficiency strategy for municipally owned facilities and a broader climate/greenhouse gas emissions plan.
The committee will also support the City’s participation in the Zero Cities Project. Participants are selected by the Mayor and the committee meets approximately every other month.
Members
Elected Officials
Rosalynn Bliss
City of Grand Rapids
Mayor
Ruth Kelly
City of Grand Rapids
Commissioner
Nathaniel Moody
City of Grand Rapids
Commissioner
City Staff
Mike Dazy
City of Grand Rapids
Energy Intern
AJ Hills
City of Grand Rapids
Business Developer - Administrative Services
Chuck Schroeder
City of Grand Rapids
Assistant Environmental Services Manager - Public Services Department
Laura Olson
City of Grand Rapids
Acting Assistant to the Mayor
Kristin Pfauth
City of Grand Rapids
Project Manager - Engineering
Gary Reimer
City of Grand Rapids
Director of Facilities and Fleet Management
Alison Waske Sutter
City of Grand Rapids
Sustainability & Performance Management Officer
Community Partners
Roger Burgess
Retired Engineer
Philip A. Guster
DTE Energy
Program Manager
Paul Haan
Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan
Executive Director
Jon Ippel
Amplify GR
Executive Director
Margrethe Kearney
Environmental Law and Policy Center
Senior Attorney
Jim Lax
Meteorologist and Founder
Climate for Tomorrow
Mary Ellen Mika
Steelcase
Global Compliance & Sustainability
Tavian Moore
NAACP Greater Grand Rapids Branch
Youth Council President
Julio H. Morales
Consumers Energy
Executive Director, Customer Service
Steve Mulder
Christian Reformed Church
Climate Witness Project
Terri Novak
Michigan Agency for Energy
Manager
Anne Sailers
Holland Board of Public Works
Community Energy Services Manager
Kris Spaulding
Brewery Vivant
Co-Owner
Natalie Stewart
Switch
Director of Govt. and Public Affairs