Judy Dorsey speaks at the Women in Clean Energy Symposium The MIT Energy Initiative and the US Department of Energy hosted an invitation-only Women in Clean Energy Symposium on September 28, 2012. This symposium – for leaders who have helped advance the careers of women in clean energy, academics, other experts in clean energy, and students who are studying clean energy disciplines – will help lay the foundation for a broader, continuing effort to enable and support the careers of women in clean energy. Entrepreneurship Award Presented by: Karen Conover Vice President DNV KEMA Energy and Sustainability Ms. Karen Conover is the Vice President of DNV KEMA Energy and Sustainability. Her experience is primarily in technical consulting in the wind energy industry, which has captivated her since the fourth grade. She founded Global Energy Concepts (GEC), a wind-focused company, which was later acquired by Det Norse Veritas (DNV), a global risk management firm with a long history in the wind industry that recently acquired KEMA Energy and Sustainability. In 1995, Ms. Conover was nominated by a client for a position on the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Board of Directors. She continues to serve on the AWEA Board today and currently holds the longest tenure of any board member. She is also a board member of Women of Wind Energy. Ms. Conover received her BS in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science from Duke University and her MS in Renewable Energy Systems from the University of Arizona. Award Recipient: Judy Dorsey President and Principal Engineer Brendle Group Ms. Judy Dorsey is the founding President and Principal Engineer at Brendle Group. She’s a valued collaborator offering 20 years of executive leadership in sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship. Her specialties include district-scale and community-scale planning in climate and energy, clean energy, sustainable economic development, organizational development, and net zero energy and water initiatives. She has led the completion of 200+ sustainability projects for over 100 clients across 15 states including over a dozen energy plans for some of the nation’s most progressive communities and major cities. Over the past 15 years, Ms. Dorsey grew Brendle Group’s five practice areas and four sectors into an award-winning consulting group. She co-founded the Colorado Clean Energy Cluster and helped spearhead two of its primary initiatives- the International Cleantech Network, a global network connecting the world’s leading cleantech clusters; and FortZED, an initiative to create one of the world’s largest active net zero energy districts. She utilizes Brendle Group’s LEED Gold headquarters as a replicable business model for cost-effective deep green renovations, sharing her expertise widely in volunteer engineering and sustainability roles. Ms. Dorsey holds an MS in Mechanical Engineering from CSU and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University _______ FOLLOW LIPSapp Classic Radio _______ FB: r-js/1vz7Pcz / TW: r-js/1kHd2Qt / Listen to LIPSapp Classic Radio r-js/1dOIQ18 #classicrock #rollingstones #ledzeppelin #santana #eagles #zztop #thewho #beatles #elvis #jimihendrix #dylan #acdc #michaeljackson #pinkfloyd #madonna #u2
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