Ned Helme

President

nhelme@ccap.org

skallan@ccap.org

Pilar Martinez

Finance and Administrative Director

pmartinez@ccap.org

Jake Schmidt

Manager of International Program

jschmidt@ccap.org

Stacey Davis

Manager of Domestic Program

sdavis@ccap.org

Steve Winkelman

Manager of Transportation Program

swinkelman@ccap.org

Marty Spitzer

Director of Domestic Program

mspitzer@ccap.org

Iliriana Mushkolaj

Senior Policy Analyst/Program Manager

imushkolaj@ccap.org

Suzanne Reed

Senior Policy Analyst

sreed@ccap.org

Matt Ogonowski

Senior Policy Analyst

mogonowski@ccap.org

Mark Houdashelt

Policy Analyst

mhoudashelt@ccap.org

Mac Wubben

Policy Analyst

mwubben@ccap.org

Diana Movius

Policy Associate

dmovius@ccap.org

Erin Silsbe

esilsbe@ccap.org

Jessica Gillman

Communications Coordinator

jgillman@ccap.org

Troy Reinhalter

Research Associate

treinhalter@ccap.org

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Stacey Davis, Domestic Program Manager, has over 10 years of experience working on regional and global air pollution issues with an emphasis on stationary sources.  Stacey manages the Center’s national Climate and Air Quality Dialogue and State Roundtable forums.  She also manages the Center’s current work in support of the California Climate Change Advisory Committee and previously represented the Center on the buildings and industry workgroup of the New York Greenhouse Gas Task Force.  In these capacities she supports and oversees power sector modeling and other analytical work.  She previously led the Center's work on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants, including provision of guidance to states, regional organizations and federal policymakers on the design of mercury policy.  Stacey has authored or co-authored a number of publications on domestic air quality and climate policy and makes presentations on these topics at both internal and external meetings.  She is skilled in economic and policy analysis, has a strong background in the science underlying environmental issues, and is a recognized expert on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants.  Stacey holds an M.E.M. in resource economics and policy from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. 

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Jessica Gillman, Communications Coordinator, helps to coordinate all communications functions at CCAP, including media and Hill outreach, event planning, newsletter development and writing, and other significant outreach materials for CCAP’s audiences. She has more than three years experience working in journalism and public relations, with the majority of that time spent within the political communications field. She recently came to the Center from The U.S. House of Representatives, where she served as the deputy press secretary on the House Natural Resources Committee. While working for the committee, Jessica’s work emphasized increasing visibility for environmental, energy and climate policy through media outreach and event planning. Prior to her work on The Hill, Jessica was the communications intern and then press assistant in the Office of Communications at the National Governors Association, where she focused on media relations and event planning for the 55 governors and their staffs. She holds a B.A. in journalism with an emphasis in public relations and a B.A. in political science, both from the University of Rhode Island.

Ned Helme, President, a founder of the Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP), is a leading expert on climate and air policy. He advises Congress, state governments, the European Commission and developing countries on climate and air policy issues. A noted speaker and facilitator, he is also the author of more than 50 key studies on climate change, air quality, electricity regulation and transportation policy. With more than twenty-five years experience in climate and air policy, Ned has a broad and deep understanding of cap-and-trade programs and other market and non-market approaches to addressing climate policy. Ned played an instrumental role in the development and passage of the U.S. Clean Air Act Amendments in 1990, which established the first national emissions trading program in the U.S. He was also a driving force behind the Decin Project, a pilot program to implement projects that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and promote sustainable development, and led stakeholder discussions that produced the design of the Clean Development Mechanism. He also led an expert team that developed the original design of the European Union’s Emissions Trading System. Prior to starting CCAP, Ned previously directed the Natural Resources Division of the National Governors Association and was a legislative director to a U.S. Congressman. Ned holds an M.P.P. from the University of California at Berkeley and a B.A. from Haverford College in political science and psychology.

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Mark Houdashelt, Policy Analyst, works with the International and Transportation teams, focusing on issues related to transportation-sector emissions of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutants. His work at the Center has concentrated on analysis of vehicle technologies and international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, including those in California. Mark participates in the Center’s International Dialogue on Reducing Motor Vehicle Fuel Use and GHG Emissions and Assisting Developing Countries through Analysis and Dialogue projects. He has also contributed to a New Jersey working group set up to critically evaluate the mitigation options the Port of New York and New Jersey could adopt to reduce emissions from its freight operations. Prior to joining CCAP, Mark earned an M.S. in Environmental Sciences and Policy at the Johns Hopkins University.

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Steven Kallan, Executive Vice President, has a distinguished background in operations, financial management, organization development and human resources.  With over twenty-five years of experience in business and non-profits, his focus is on building the capacity of high-performing organizations.    At the Center, Steve focuses on operations, financial management and administration and works with the President on business development and organization strategy.  Steve served in the Peace Corps in Botswana and began his career in Washington D.C. at Gallaudet University.  In addition to the non-profit sector, Steve’s industry experience includes real estate, higher education, publishing and banking.  He has served on the boards of non-profit organizations and businesses and holds a Masters degree in finance and labor relations.

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Pilar Martinez, Finance and Administrative Director, has over 13 years of experience in finance and management, 11 of those years in the non-profit sector. Until 2001, she worked in accounting and grants management for six years at the Holocaust Museum and since 2001 has served as Controller at the National Park Foundation. Pilar holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Strayer University, an Associate’s Degree in Accounting from North Virginia Community College, with Certificates in Bookkeeping and Accounting, and is a CPA candidate.

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Iliriana Mushkolaj joins CCAP as an International Senior Policy Analyst and Program Manager, working primarily on CCAP's Developing Country Project and its research and analyses on sector-based approaches. She comes to CCAP from ICF International where she focused on advising governments, multilateral institutions, and the private sector on the challenges associated with strategies to manage and implement environmental policies. Her other previous work on environmental issues covered a wide variety of capacities, such as cost-effective solutions to natural resources management and measures to prevent and minimize pollution.  Previously, Iliriana served as a consultant at the World Bank where she supported Global Environmental Facilities’ Lake Ohrid Conservation Project and Albania’s National Environmental Action Plan, as well as the Global Clean Air Initiatives Program.

Matt Ogonowski, Senior Policy Analyst, has over six years experience in climate policy and energy analysis. His focus areas include climate and environmental policy in developing countries, emissions trading, and GHG mitigation policies and renewable energy development in the electric power, industrial and waste sectors. At the Center Mr. Ogonowski manages CCAP’s Assisting Developing Country Climate Negotiators through Analysis and Dialogue project to analyze and evaluate GHG mitigation options in Brazil, China, India, and Mexico, and has provided support to CCAP’s Future Actions Dialogue. He has also provided analytical and management support to state GHG programs and stakeholder processes in California, Maine and Connecticut, and he conducted a study of regulation of industrial boiler emissions. Prior to joining the Center, he gained extensive experience at ICF Consulting using quantitative analysis and computer modeling to evaluate the environmental and economic impacts of emission mitigation programs. Mr. Ogonowski has also worked at the Environmental Resources Trust and the US EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory. He has an M.S. in International Environmental Policy from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy.

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Suzanne Reed, Senior Policy Analyst, has over 35 years experience in environmental public policy. She first served as a Professional Staff Member on the US Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee (now Energy and Natural Resources) then chaired by Senator Henry M. (Scoop) Jackson. She relocated to California where she became Senior Energy Advisor in the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and was then appointed by the Governor to The California Energy Commission. There she oversaw energy conservation and alternative energy programs and presided over development of the Commission’s first-in-the-nation residential energy conservation standards. In the private sector Suzanne consulted to local governments and regional and state agencies on air quality, water quality, waste management and recycling, transportation planning, and alternative transportation programs. For the last six years, she was Chief of Staff to an Assembly Member in the California State Legislature. Suzanne is a graduate of Smith College where she majored in biology and environmental sciences. She holds a Masters Degree from Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.

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Troy Reinhalter, Administrative/Research Assistant, recently joined the Center and will be assisting domestic climate projects, including providing research and logistical support for the Climate Policy Initiative/Braintrust dialogue effort.  He has a B.A. International Relations from Wesleyan University in Connecticut.  While at Wesleyan, he interned at the UN High Commissioner for Refugees office and for his congressional Representative, Chris Van Hollen (D-MD08).  He spent the year after graduation on a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship in southern France.  He is concurrently taking graduate courses at University of Maryland in the Urban Planning School.  Areas of interest and expertise include urban growth issues, the role of government and NGO intervention in private markets, alternative energy, and environmental impact planning.  He will also be coordinating administrative functions at the Center’s D.C. office.

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Jake Schmidt, International Program Manager, has over eight years of experience in international climate policy. At the Center he leads a number of activities at the international, national, and state levels on greenhouse gas and air quality emissions. He also leads the Center’s Dialogue on Future International Actions to Address Global Climate Change, a forum that brings together senior climate change negotiators from over 30 developed and developing countries to discuss options for the future international climate change regime. He oversees a project working with key research institutions and government officials in Brazil, China, India, and Mexico to analyze greenhouse gas mitigation options in these countries and assess the implications for domestic and international climate change approaches. He has led the Center’s project with the European Commission to assess the effectiveness of European air quality, analyze the impacts of US policies, and recommend next steps in European air quality policy. Jake holds a B.A. in economics from Muhlenberg College and a M.P.P. in environmental policy, with a certificate in ecological economics from the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.

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Erin J. Silsbe, Policy Associate, is a professional urban planner and has focused her research and work experience examining the connection between land use/transportation patterns, air quality and climate change. At the Center, Erin is involved in both international and domestic climate change projects. In 2005, she was seconded from the Center to the International Policy Division of Environment Canada where she played a key role on the Carbon Markets Team for the International Climate Negotiations on CDM/JI. Recent projects at the Center include: Transportation Emissions Guidebook: Land Use, Transit & Travel Demand Management, a Guidebook for State and Local Officials, and Building the Capacity of Chile's Transportation Sector for Sustainable Development through the CDM. She holds a Master's in Environmental Design (Planning) and an Honors Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science).

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Marty Spitzer is a senior advisor with 23 years experience in sustainability and environmental law, regulation and policy.  He recently joined CCAP after six years on Capitol Hill as Professional Staff for the Science Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, chaired by the recently-retired Congressman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY).  Marty was the lead or key staff on environmental science and policy issues, including climate change, nanotechnology, chemical and risk policy, sustainable development, and regulatory innovation.  Marty previously served the White House as Executive Director of the President’s Council on Sustainable Development, a blue-ribbon panel of business, environmental and other leaders to develop and promote sustainable development.  Marty has also served in various senior staff capacities at the U.S Environmental Protection Agency where he advanced innovative environmental policies to improve environmental accounting in the private sector, recognize leading companies through EPA’s Performance Track program, and incorporate pollution prevention into many agency programs. Marty’s career is characterized by solving problems collaboratively, linking the worlds of law, science, and policy, and developing programs that tap business drivers for environmental protection and sustainable development.  Marty earned his J.D and Ph.D. in Policy & Management from the University of Buffalo and his B.A. in Economics and History from Binghamton University.

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Steve Winkelman, Manager of Adaptation and Transportation, has 14 years of technical and policy experience in the transportation, energy and environmental fields. With training in physics, policy analysis and planning, he brings a unique interdisciplinary approach to his work. His topical expertise includes vehicle technologies, alternative fuels, travel demand management, land use planning, freight, economic incentives and emissions trading. Mr. Winkelman provides technical and policy assistance to government officials and key stakeholders at the local, state, national and international levels. He facilitates policy dialogues and participates in expert working groups in the US, Europe and developing countries. He is frequently invited to speak at national and international conferences and workshops, and has published several papers in the field. Prior to joining the Center, Steve managed ICF Kaiser’s Climate Wise work for the US EPA.  At Argonne National Laboratory he designed, constructed and tested a laboratory-scale magnetically levitated vehicle (maglev). Steve holds a BS in Physics from the University of Michigan, and an MA in Transportation and Environmental Policy from the University of Minnesota.

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Mac Wubben, Policy Analyst, has over five years of experience in air quality management issues centered on transportation and electricity sector analysis and modeling. He has analyzed the economic impacts and implications of local, state, federal, and international environmental policies. At the Center, Mr. Wubben has produced GHG forecasts and inventories, quantified the emissions and economic impacts from proposed measures, and developed tools and guidance for estimating the effects of proposed policies. Recently he has been working on the EPA SmartWay project analyzing how to best reduce freight emissions. Other recent projects include a guidebook to facilitate technology based freight emissions reductions, an analysis of emissions reduction potential in the oil heating sector and an examination of the impacts of alternative emissions reduction methodologies in the DC metropolitan region. He holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Economics from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Policy from the University of Chicago.

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