CEO Report Item 14
CEO Report Item 14
TO: East Bay Community Energy Board of Directors
FROM: Nick Chaset, Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: CEO Report (Informational Item)
DATE: February 15, 2023
________________________________________________________________________ Recommendation
Accept Chief Executive Officer (CEO) report on update items below. 2023 Subcommittee and Executive Committee Meeting Schedule Schedules for the Financial, Administrative and Procurement Subcommittee, the Marketing, Regulatory and Legislative Subcommittee and the Executive Committee will be created after all new Members have been appointed to the Board.
New Staff
Emma Rivers, Data Analyst
Emma joined EBCE on 1/18/23 as the Data Analyst on the Technology and Analytics team.
Emma will collaborate cross-functionally to be a link between our analytics team and the rest of the organization by supporting our analytics and technology stack and the development of internal analyses.
Prior to joining EBCE, Emma worked as a Data Manager at The Nature Conservancy, where she was responsible for a variety of analytical and data-driven projects within the Infrastructure Investments Group. Emma also has several years of previous experience working as a Data Analyst at economic consulting firms.
Emma has a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from Boston University.
Heidy Zohar Ramirez, Local Programs Reporting Analyst
Heidy joined EBCE’s Programs team in January 2023. Reporting to the Vice President of Local Development, Electrification and Innovation, Heidy will manage a portfolio of Community Grants for EBCE’s Programmatic initiatives, utilizing metrics to track program success and ensuring local economic impacts of services. Working closely with the Data & Analytics team, CEO Report Item 14
Heidy will also support data collection efforts, conduct research, and provide recommendations; critically analyzing and evaluating proposals, programs, budgets, and policies, for development and fulfillment of internal reporting and external reports to CA’s regulatory agencies.
Prior to joining EBCE, Heidy worked in philanthropy (grants management) and institutional asset management. Heidy brings a decade of experience in data analytics, business strategy and development, and relationship management.
Heidy has a BS in Business Administration & Innovation from American Jewish University.
Heidy lives in Oakland, she is passionate about renewable energy and loves being outdoors, enjoying nature, camping and hiking with her dog, Zuli.
In her free time Heidy consults for organizations investing in leaders of color, quantifying outcomes and effects of restorative healing programs. Heidy enjoys painting, learning piano, making Kombucha, reading (nonfiction self improvement books and science fiction novels), running, and teaching mindfulness practices online (yoga/meditation) in Spanish. Heidy is a founding member of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, volunteers with ACCE Oakland (People's Tenants Union), and coaches youth locally with Run for a Better Oakland (RBO).