BOARD | STAFF

The Foundation's Origins:

January 2004, the Mammoth Lakes Town Council appointed a Renewable Energy Task Force and charged its members with exploring the use of renewable energy in snowmelt systems. With their Task Force work finished, but still enthusiastic about the potential for energy efficiency and use of renewable energy beyond the snowmelt application, the members formed the High Sierra Energy Foundation, an independent, public benefit, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, on February 1, 2005.

The Board:

David Harvey, President, local developer

Sam Walker, businessman and entrepreneur

Charles Eddy, energy consultant

Paul Dostie, Mammoth Lakes Police Department, Sergeant

Lisa Isaacs, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, Environmental Programs Director

Dan Lyster, Mono County Economic Development Director

John Vereuck, local business developer & philanthropist

The Working Group:

The Foundation’s working group includes local business leaders, environmental scientists, developers, energy production specialists, and representatives of local public agencies. The working group meets monthly in a discussion forum to share the progress of its sub-committees: Energy Efficiency, Technical, Geothermal, and Outreach and Education.

The Staff:

Executive Director Rick Phelps has spent most of his career promoting and implementing energy efficiency and water conservation projects throughout the United States. Rick has a B. A. in Economics from the University of Texas and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.

Leslie O’Berry, Special Projects

Pamela Stayden, Efficiency Programs

Vicky Phelps, Geothermal Programs