Our volunteer coaches bring decades of experience in energy.
Asa Hopkins
Lives in: West Newton
Asa is a Vice President at Synapse Energy Economics, where he advises on state energy policy. He previously served as the Director of Energy Policy and Planning for the State of Vermont. Asa holds a PhD in Physics from Caltech
Phil Hanser
Lives in: Newton Centre
For the last 23 years, Phil has served as a Principal at The Brattle Group, where he consults on utility planning, energy markets and environmental risk assessment. He is also a Senior Fellow at Boston University Questrom School of Business’s Institute for Sustainable Energy.
Jonathan Kantar
Lives in: Waban
Jonathan is the founder of Sage Builders, a Newton-based design-build firm that specializes residential construction. Over the last 17 years, Sage Builders has been at the forefront of using emerging technologies to help its clients save money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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