Services & Clients

In the projects lists below, services are bolded and clients are underlined.

 

Water

Past projects include:

·      Advancing stakeholder engagement for a unique forest-watershed restoration model in Colorado (through The Nature Conservancy)

·      Analyzing policy opportunities to promote water conservation (through consultancy The Brendle Group, with funding from the Colorado Water Conservation Board)

·      Curriculum development (for leadership development organization Water Education Colorado).

Katie’s whitepaper on The Next Water-Energy Nexus was published by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) in 2016. “Californians Rallied to Make Water Conservation a New Lifestyle in 2015, but will the Savings Persist?... What Best Practices Can the Water and Energy Industries Learn from Each Other?”

 

Climate Change & Local Government Sustainability

Projects include:

·      Provided research and advisory services to assist U.S. cities’ in transitioning to low carbon energy (Rocky Mountain Institute)

·       Developed a sophisticated state-level dashboard to quantify greenhouse gas savings from various policy scenarios

·      Researched challenges, opportunities, gaps, and best practices in local government climate action planning (Climate Action Campaign)

 

Energy

Clients:

·      Facilitation support for California’s Emerging Technologies Coordinating Council

·      Facilitator at the California Energy Efficiency Coordinating Council

Previous roles include (note these roles were full-time employment outside of Birch Road Consulting’s portfolio – but foundational for developing expertise):

·      Program manager for large commercial and benchmarking energy efficiency programs at PG&E

·      Product & account manager for E Source’s Technical Advisory Service

·      Program manager for hard-to-reach commercial energy efficiency and financing programs at MCE (a Community Choice Aggregator)

 

Corporate Sustainability

Past project (as an Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corp Fellow):

·       Facilitated strategic goal setting process and developed metrics dashboard to drive sustainability at Happy Family Brands, U.S.’s leading organic baby food company