Our Team

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The Renewable Thermal Collaborative is facilitated by staff from the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), David Gardiner and Associates (DGA), and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Staff lead workstreams, communicate and consult with Members and Solutions Providers, develop tools and resources, and advise in policy advocacy matters, among other roles in directing and growing the Collaborative. 

Staff

David Gardiner

RTC Interim Executive Director

David Gardiner and Associates

Daniel Riley 

Director, International Corporate

Climate Partnership

World Wildlife Fund

Ruth Checknoff

Vice President, Renewable Thermal

David Gardiner and Associates

Melissa Hulting

Director for Industrial Decarbonization

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Perry Hodgkins Jones

RTC Membership Director

David Gardiner and Associates

Cihang Yuan 

Deputy Director, Corporate Climate

and Renewable Energy

World Wildlife Fund

Daniel Galis 

RTC Europe Director

David Gardiner and Associates

 

Francesco Aimone 

Industrial Electrification

Senior Fellow

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Alyssa Kagel

Consultant

David Gardiner and Associates

Elina Vanuska

Industrial Decarbonization Fellow

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

 

Carlos Claussell Velez

Manager, Climate, Community Benefits

& Social Impact

World Wildlife Fund

Oren Lieber-Kotz

Senior Associate

David Gardiner and Associates

Tess Machi

Senior Industrial Policy Analyst

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Rose Luttenberger Caruso

Director of Advocacy

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

 

Benjamin Hunt

Senior Policy Advocate,

Policy and Government Affairs

World Wildlife Fund

Board

Kevin Rabinovitch

RTC Board Chair

Mars

David Gardiner

David Gardiner and Associates

Trina Malik

EcoEquity / Lotus Climate Solutions

Martin A. Spitzer

World Wildlife Fund

Brad Townsend

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions