Dr. Newmark has been a Director since January 2020. Dr. Newmark was previously Executive Director Emeritus at the U.S. Department of Energy s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the national laboratory advancing renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, a position she held from September 2018 to January 2021 where she led energy analysis and decision support efforts, with prior positions including Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives, Associate Laboratory Director, Energy Analysis and Decision Support, Director, Strategic Energy Analysis Center and Principal Program Manager, Planning and Program Development from 2009 to 2018. Prior to her work at NREL, Dr. Newmark conducted research in energy, environment, climate and national security, and held several leadership positions at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a national laboratory specializing in nuclear weapons, national and homeland security, energy and environmental research, including Deputy Program Director, Energy and Environmental Security, Program Leader and Associate Program Leader, Water and Environment and External Relations Director, Global Security. Dr. Newmark co-invented a suite of award-winning environmental remediation technologies, authored over 100 papers and reports in the open literature and holds five patents. Dr. Newmark previously served on the Board of Directors of a nonprofit organization initiated by the Colorado Governor s Energy Office as a resource and energy efficiency asset for regional and national stakeholders. Dr. Newmark received a Bachelor of Science in Earth and Planetary Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Phi Beta Kappa), a Master of Science in Earth Sciences (Marine Geophysics) from the University of California at Santa Cruz, a Master of Philosophy in Geophysics and a Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Geophysics from Columbia University. Dr. Newmark brings over 30 years of planning and operations experience across the energy and environmental innovation ecosystem to the Board, from foundational research to technology development, validation and entry into commercial markets. Her experience engaging industry partners and public stakeholders in projects provides invaluable expertise and insight to the Board for pursuing our mission and supporting our clients environmental needs.