About Us
The climate, health, and economic benefits of clean energy are clear, but not everyone has the resources to make the upgrades. Clean Energy Works accelerates inclusive investments that open the clean energy economy to all.
We envision a world with a 100% resilient clean energy economy that provides opportunities and benefits for everyone.
We promote solutions that are inclusive and just.
Racial and social equity are at the heart of our mission. We aim to assure all communities who have been excluded or disproportionately burdened by the energy sector are able to access clean energy upgrades. Clean Energy Works is committed to empowering marginalized communities and communities of color to lead the transition to a clean energy economy.
We know that change is necessary at the systemic level which is why we champion solutions that can be replicated at scale for transformative impact. We value evidence-based decision making in order to inspire confidence that recommendations will have a high probability of producing targeted outcomes and benefiting everyone.
Our Team

Dr. Holmes Hummel
Founder and Co-Executive Director
Dr. Holmes Hummel
Founder and Co-Executive Director
Clean Energy Works was founded by Dr. Holmes Hummel to accelerate investments in the clean energy economy on inclusive terms that are fiscally sustainable and financially scalable. Since then, Clean Energy Works has won recognition as a winner or finalist in five international searches for high-impact innovation and breakthrough solutions for clean energy deployment. Previously, Dr. Hummel served as the Senior Policy Advisor in the Department of Energy’s Office of Policy & International Affairs from 2009-2013. Among the responsibilities in that role, Dr. Hummel convened the first agency-wide working group on finance with a focus on expanding participation in the clean energy economy. In addition to prior work with energy innovators in the Silicon Valley, Dr. Hummel earned a doctorate degree from Stanford University for interdisciplinary research on energy technology scenarios that achieve 100% clean energy for all. Currently an Adjunct Professor at Stanford, Dr. Hummel collaborates with Dr. Anthony Kinslow II to teach a course called Quest for an Inclusive Clean Energy Economy.

Tamara Jones
Co-Executive Director
Tamara Jones
Co-Executive Director
Tamara is the Managing Director of Clean Energy Works. She brings more than fifteen years of managerial experience in the nonprofit and public sectors. She has served as Director of programs and policy for mayoral administrations in Atlanta and Houston, as Chief of Staff to a Houston City Councilmember, as the Executive Director of the Southeastern African American Farmers Organic Network (SAAFON), as the founder of the Social Justice Impact Project / Inquiring Systems Inc., and as a consultant guide to dozens of organizations over ten years of independent practice.
In the energy sector, Ms. Jones held positions of Director of Program Development & Government Relations at Southface Energy Institute and Director of Programs and Services for the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA). At SEEA, she administered regional energy efficiency building retrofit programs for which she was designated a White House Champion of Change in 2011. Ms. Jones holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Philosophy from Long Island University Brooklyn Campus and a Master’s degree in Political Science from Yale University.

Jenna Barron
Director of Operations
Jenna Barron
Director of Operations
Jenna brings more than ten years of project management experience to Clean Energy Works, where she is the Director of Operations and leads communications and development efforts in support of accelerating investment in the clean energy economy. Previously, Ms. Barron worked to secure funding for research and programs to eliminate labor and human rights abuses in global supply chains at Verité. At Oceana, Ms. Barron helped develop proposals for new initiatives leading to the founding of country offices in the Philippines, Brazil, and Canada. Ms. Barron holds a degree in Diplomacy and World Affairs from Occidental College in Los Angeles.

Stephen Bickel
Chief Insight Officer and Director of Utility Policy & Programs
Stephen Bickel
Chief Insight Officer and Director of Utility Policy & Programs
Stephen is Chief Insight Officer and Director of Utility Policy & Programs for Clean Energy Works. Prior to joining Clean Energy Works, Mr. Bickel was President and co-founder of LibertyHomes a nonprofit that worked in closely with Clean Energy Works to advance adoption of the Pay As You Save® (PAYS®) system of inclusive utility investment so that all families, regardless of income, will live in homes and communities that are resilient, safe, healthy, affordable, and energy independent. While at LibertyHomes Mr. Bickel and co-founder Jill Ferguson, facilitated completion of the first two peer reviewed independent evaluations of PAYS programs, and created numerous resources, including the PAYS® Pals Newsletter, to coalesce, inform, and empower champions of PAYS and inclusive utility investment.
Mr. Bickel brings two decades of experience building residential energy efficiency and product rating and certification programs, with particular attention to crafting solutions informed by behavioral science. Prior to founding LibertyHomes in 2019, Mr. Bickel was co-owner and Executive Vice President at D+R International where he supported EPA, DOE, HUD, regional energy efficiency organizations, and individual utilities’ development, management, and implementation of voluntary and mandatory appliance and building energy efficiency programs. Mr. Bickel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Oberlin College and a Masters degree in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Karen Campblin
Just Transition Senior Coordinator
Karen Campblin
Just Transition Senior Coordinator
Karen serves as the Just Transition Senior Coordinator, specializing in working with communities to create innovative and sustainable solutions to address energy equity, community building, and growth management needs. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Ms. Campblin’s practices stems from her strong belief that creating healthy livable spaces in tandem with strong consideration of the community needs, improves social wealth, access, and overall quality of life.

Matt Flaherty
Senior Associate, Utility Policy & Programs
Matt Flaherty
Senior Associate, Utility Policy & Programs
Matt is a Senior Associate in Utility Policy & Programs at Clean Energy Works. Matt’s prior professional experience spans work as an attorney, a climate change policy and programs manager, an energy justice researcher, and a professional runner and running coach. He also serves as an at-large city council member in Bloomington, Indiana. In his work at the Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute, Mr. Flaherty led policy and program implementation assisting local governments in advancing climate action and community resilience. His research experience includes energy federalism, energy insecurity, and utility disconnection issues. Mr. Flaherty holds a bachelor’s degree in civil & environmental engineering from the University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, as well as a law degree and master’s degrees in public affairs and environmental science from Indiana University – Bloomington.

Dr. Anthony Kinslow II
Commercialization and Equity Consultant
Dr. Anthony Kinslow II
Commercialization and Equity Consultant
Dr. Kinslow II works on engagement efforts for equity and commercialization of inclusive utility investments. Dr. Kinslow is the founder of Gemini Energy Solutions, Executive Director of the Racial Equity in Energy Project, and is an adjunct lecturer at Stanford University where he co-teaches the course Racial Equity in Energy. Dr. Kinlsow background as an implementer gives him a unique perspective in the policy space. In addition to being an HBCU alum (NC A&T), Dr. Kinslow earned a doctorate degree from Stanford University by incorporating Bayesian statistics in building science analysis to improve the cost-effectiveness of energy efficiency programs.

Lexie Lyng
Transportation Fellow
Lexie Lyng
Transportation Fellow
Lexie joins the Clean Energy Works team as a Transportation Fellow. Trained as a mechanical engineer with a focus in sustainability, she worked as an engineer for a transport HVAC company before returning to graduate school. Ms. Lyng is in her second year of a M.S. in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy from the University of Minnesota where she is also pursuing a graduate minor in Urban and Regional Planning. Prior to joining Clean Energy Works, she was selected as a 2022 Climate Corps Fellow for the Environmental Defense Fund where she worked with the City of Charlotte, NC to design an implementation plan to transition their Medium and Heavy-duty fleet to electric vehicles.

Margarita Parra
Director of Transportation and International Programs
Margarita Parra
Director of Transportation and International Programs
Margarita leads Clean Energy Works’ transportation portfolio in the Global South and in the United States. Trained as a chemical engineer from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia with a masters in Environmental Engineering from New Zealand and a diploma in Sustainable Development from India, Margarita has worked for more than two decades in Latin America, China, India, and the United States to reduce local air pollution and global carbon emissions from transportation. Prior to joining Clean Energy Works, she managed the low carbon transport portfolio of the Hewlett Foundation’s Global Climate Initiative. Ms. Parra has served on the Board of Directors of the Silicon Valley Bike Coalition, the Sustainable and Low Carbon Transportation Partnership and Hispanics in Philanthropy. In 2020, Margarita was highlighted as one of 50 global changemakers in the Remarkable Women in Transport publication from Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI).
Our Board

Paula Glover
Chair
Paula Glover
Chair
Paula R. Glover started as President of the Alliance to Save Energy in January 2021. Ms. Glover previously served as President and CEO of the American Association of Blacks in Energy, a non-profit professional association whose focus is to ensure that African Americans and other minorities have input into the discussions and development of energy policy, regulations, and environmental issues. In this role, she was responsible for managing the national office, and providing strategic direction and leadership for the organization. Prior to this role, Ms. Glover served as AABE’s Vice President of Operations and as the organization’s Director of Communications.
Ms. Glover’s other experiences include 15 years in the energy industry for both electric and natural gas distribution companies. During that time, she built a stellar reputation working with state legislators and regulators in her roles as Manager of Government and Regulatory Affairs. Ms. Glover commands a clear understanding of the consumer and community sides of the business as well having held industry positions in Community Outreach and Economic Development. Ms. Glover is a seasoned nonprofit professional. Prior to her time at AABE, Ms. Glover was the Community Awareness Director for the Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut where she was responsible for the organizations’ marketing, communications, community and government relations and public relations functions. In March 2014 Ms. Glover was appointed to the National Petroleum Council by U.S. Secretary of Energy, Dr. Ernest Moniz. Ms. Glover received her B.S. in Marketing Management from the University of Delaware. She is the recipient of the Bring It Home to Hartford Award; the Clarke Watson Chairman’s Cup; the Award of Distinction by the Videographer Awards and the Platinum Achievement Award from the Cooperative Developmental Energy Program at Fort Valley State University.

Ken Alston
Vice Chair
Ken Alston
Vice Chair
Ken Alston is a climate tech investor for the Climate Pledge Fund at Amazon. Prior to this role, he led financing and innovation programs at New Energy Nexus and CalCEF Ventures. Mr. Alston previously worked at the U.S. Department of Energy as Special Advisor to the Secretary. At DOE, he was co-founder of the Department’s Clean Energy Investment Center, chaired its Energy Finance Working Group, and was an advisor on Power Africa. Mr. Alston holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, an MS in Environment and Resources from Stanford School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences and a BA in Economics from the University of Virginia.

Trenton Allen
Treasurer
Trenton Allen
Treasurer
Trenton Allen, Managing Director and CEO of Sustainable Capital Advisors, is an experienced energy and banking professional with nearly 20 years and $18 billion in transaction experience. Mr. Allen has financed a wide range of infrastructure projects including, water, wastewater, energy efficiency, fossil and renewable energy for utility, business and governmental clients. Mr. Allen is a frequent speaker at major energy conferences and is widely regarded as a thought leader in the financing of clean energy projects. Mr. Allen is passionate about energy security and creating solutions that provide energy access to underserved communities around the world.

Ken Colburn
Secretary
Ken Colburn
Secretary
Ken Colburn retired in 2020 as principal and director of U.S. programs at the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP), a group of veteran regulators assisting state public service commissions and state and federal regulatory agencies. Mr. Colburn focused his efforts on energy optimization, beneficial electrification, and streamlining energy and environmental regulation. He remains active in climate and energy issues through his firm, Symbiotic Strategies LLC.
Mr. Colburn previously served as Executive Director of NESCAUM, led the Air Resources Division of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, and oversaw energy and environmental policy for the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire. Mr. Colburn represented United States at several Conferences of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Mr. Colburn also serves on several non-profit boards. He holds a BS from MIT and MBA and MEd degrees from the University of New Hampshire.

Dr. Destenie Nock
Board Member
Dr. Destenie Nock
Board Member
Dr. Destenie Nock is a leader in energy justice, environmental justice, sustainable energy transitions, and the energy-poverty-climate change nexus. She is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Public Policy and Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. In her current work she is developing frameworks for understanding the sustainability and equity trade-offs for different power plant investments across the US. In addition, she has pioneered new measures of energy poverty to help utility companies identify vulnerable populations and energy deficits (i.e., energy limiting behavior and forgone thermal comfort). Outside of the University Dr. Nock is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Peoples Energy Analytics, a data driven company which uses energy analytics to identify energy poverty in vulnerable households. She is also the Chief Sustainability Officer of DevvStream a carbon streaming company. Dr. Nock received her PhD in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and two BS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics from North Carolina A&T State University.

Dr. Holmes Hummel
Board Member
Dr. Holmes Hummel
Board Member
Clean Energy Works was founded by Dr. Holmes Hummel to accelerate investments in the clean energy economy on inclusive terms that are fiscally sustainable and financially scalable. Since then, Clean Energy Works has won recognition as a winner or finalist in five international searches for high-impact innovation and breakthrough solutions for clean energy deployment. Previously, Dr. Hummel served as the Senior Policy Advisor in the Department of Energy’s Office of Policy & International Affairs from 2009-2013. Among the responsibilities in that role, Dr. Hummel convened the first agency-wide working group on finance with a focus on expanding participation in the clean energy economy. In addition to prior work with energy innovators in the Silicon Valley, Dr. Hummel earned a doctorate degree from Stanford University for interdisciplinary research on energy technology scenarios that achieve 100% clean energy for all. Currently an Adjunct Professor at Stanford, Dr. Hummel collaborates with Dr. Anthony Kinslow II to teach a course called Quest for an Inclusive Clean Energy Economy.