Lisa has been providing wind energy information and technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, elected officials, rural utilities and other interested groups since 1995. Lisa has been a contractor/consultant with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and is currently a partner on the Wind Powering America initiative with the U.S. Department of Energy. Lisa serves on the National Wind Coordinating Committee's Steering Committee and Economic Development Workgroup. She has authored and edited several publications on wind energy and its application, and is frequently asked to speak at agriculture and energy forums, training courses and conferences. She was recognized by the U.S. DOE Wind Powering America (WPA) program in 2004 with a Regional Wind Advocacy Award for regional leadership, creativity, and commitment to wind energy development and again in 2005 with an Outstanding Partnership Award for participation on the WPA agriculture outreach team, leadership in community wind development, and outreach on the USDA Farm Bill initiative.

From 1991 to 1995, Lisa worked as one of two staff to help launch Minnesotans for an Energy Efficient Economy. Lisa's background includes more than twelve years designing, developing and delivering methods to provide technical assistance for computers in corporate and community education settings, in the San Francisco Bay Area and in the Twin Cities. She came to the energy/environment work in the early 1980s volunteering to help create Econet with the Farrallones Institute, in Berkeley California. Lisa received a B.S. in Business Management from Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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