BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Honolulu BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19470608T023000 TZOFFSETFROM:-1130 TZOFFSETTO:-1000 TZNAME:HST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250918T195025Z UID:642D4814-5A6F-4119-8313-1094603EB2B3 DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250917T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250917T180000 DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nSpeakers:\n\nCaroline Carl is an experienced clean energy and climate advocate with over fifteen years project management experienc e in Hawaii’s dynamic energy ecosystem. As Hawai‘i Energy’s Executiv e Director\, she oversees the planning and execution of a range of energy efficiency programs helping Hawai‘i families and businesses. She is resp onsible for the design of Hawai‘i Energy’s energy optimization initiat ives targeting peak demand reduction and load flexibility. As part of this work\, she spearheads several collaborative planning efforts with key ind ustry stakeholders supporting the adoption of clean energy technologies. S he currently serves as on the Executive Board for the Women in Renewable E nergy (WiRE) and was a Board member of the Hawai‘i Solar Energy Associat ion (HSEA) from 2018 - 2024. Caroline holds a B.A in Environment and Devel opment from McGill University and a M.S. in Geographic Information Science and Technology from the University of Southern California.\n\nEileen L. S tewart is the Business Solutions Manager at Hawai‘i Energy\, where she l eads the advancement and execution of commercial energy efficiency program s. She manages commercial program performance tracking and reporting and o versees a team of Energy Advisors to deliver Hawai‘i Energy’s commerci al offerings. In her five years with the Program\, she has developed init iatives in energy optimization\, small business grants\, and Strategic Ene rgy Management and served as an industrial energy advisor. Prior to Hawai ‘i Energy\, she managed operations and development at the nonprofit Hawa i‘i Appleseed Center – a local advocacy organization focused on econom ic and social equity. She holds a B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineeri ng from Virginia Tech with a minor in Green Engineering.\n\nMelissa Onishi is an Energy Advisor with Hawai‘i Energy\, where she provides consultat ion on energy efficiency and conservation initiatives for sectors includin g restaurants\, grocery\, agriculture\, and food production and distributi on. She works closely with customers to identify opportunities for energy savings\, develop tailored solutions\, and secure financial incentives tha t accelerate the implementation of high-impact efficiency measures. Meliss a holds both a B.S. and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Univers ity of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.\n\n244 Holmes Hall\, University of Hawai’i a t Manoa\, Honolulu\, Hawaii\, United States LOCATION:244 Holmes Hall\, University of Hawai’i at Manoa\, Honolulu\, Ha waii\, United States ORGANIZER:quynh.tran@ieee.org SEQUENCE:15 SUMMARY:Seminar "Empowering Communities Through Energy Efficiency: Driving Hawaiʻi’s Clean Energy Future" URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/497037 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/v tools_ui/media/display/2c6cf07d-b152-466a-b632-6b8ed28913d2" alt="" width= "940" height="788"></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Speakers:&nbsp\;</stro ng></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Caroline Carl </strong>is an experie nced clean energy and climate advocate with over fifteen years project man agement experience in Hawaii&rsquo\;s dynamic energy ecosystem. As Hawai&l squo\;i Energy&rsquo\;s Executive Director\, she oversees the planning and execution of a range of energy efficiency programs helping Hawai&lsquo\;i families and businesses. She is responsible for the design of Hawai&lsquo \;i Energy&rsquo\;s energy optimization initiatives targeting peak demand reduction and load flexibility. As part of this work\, she spearheads seve ral collaborative planning efforts with key industry stakeholders supporti ng the adoption of clean energy technologies. She currently serves as on t he Executive Board for the Women in Renewable Energy (WiRE) and was a Boar d member of the Hawai&lsquo\;i Solar Energy Association (HSEA) from 2018 - 2024. Caroline holds a B.A in Environment and Development from McGill Uni versity and a M.S. in Geographic Information Science and Technology from t he University of Southern California.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Ei leen L. Stewart</strong> is the Business Solutions Manager at Hawai&lsquo\ ;i Energy\, where she leads the advancement and execution of commercial en ergy efficiency programs. She manages commercial program performance track ing and reporting and oversees a team of Energy Advisors to deliver Hawai& lsquo\;i Energy&rsquo\;s commercial offerings. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes\;">&nbsp\;</span>In her five years with the Program\, she has develope d initiatives in energy optimization\, small business grants\, and Strateg ic Energy Management and served as an industrial energy advisor. Prior to Hawai&lsquo\;i Energy\, she managed operations and development at the nonp rofit Hawai&lsquo\;i Appleseed Center &ndash\; a local advocacy organizati on focused on economic and social equity. She holds a B.S. in Industrial a nd Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech with a minor in Green Engineerin g.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Melissa Onishi</strong> is an Energy Advisor with Hawai&lsquo\;i Energy\, where she provides consultation on en ergy efficiency and conservation initiatives for sectors including restaur ants\, grocery\, agriculture\, and food production and distribution. She w orks closely with customers to identify opportunities for energy savings\, develop tailored solutions\, and secure financial incentives that acceler ate the implementation of high-impact efficiency measures. Melissa holds b oth a B.S. and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ha wai&lsquo\;i at Mānoa.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR