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Lane Sharman -- Executive Director (Interim), Co-Founder
Lane co-founded the San Diego Energy District in October 2011 with Bill Powers. SDED's mission is to offer community-based energy choice that is fair, equitable, transparent and safe for the future. Lane's experience includes software engineering and data analytics; the legal development of California's first independent water credit exchange; the formation of Spanish subsidiary Solarpack in California that developed 130 MW of utility solar projects; project finance and planning of residential and commercial water and power systems; and, engagement with the City of Solana Beach as a Clean and Green Committee leader creating the first Community Choice Aggregation in San Diego, the Solana Energy Alliance. Presently, Lane consults to maximize impact investments in Opportunity Zones; the licensing of water solutions and atmospheric water generation for hydroelectricity and drinking water markets; and, managing the San Diego Energy District as its interim Executive Director. In his spare time, he surfs celebrating sixty years in the waves. LinkedIn Profile |
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David Dufek -- Vice Chair
David Sean Esq., is a San Diego attorney with nearly two decades of practice in civil litigation. As a parent and grand-parent, his interests in environmental preservation spurred him to purchase a rooftop photovoltaic (PV or solar electricity) system five years ago. Since then, he has investigated further the system of utility interconnection and management of which he is now-- as a solar generator-- a part, leading him to offer his support to SDED. LinkedIn Profile |
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Jay Klopfenstein -- Director
An educator by background, profession and passion, Jay retired from the Carlsbad School System as a "Teacher of the Year" in sciences. He currently teaches computer science and environmental studies at the college level, concurrent with consulting and advising in financial planning, especially for retired teachers, and a long list of environmentally-focused public service work in Carlsbad. His passion for education has also led to multiple innovative grants in the sciences and considerable experience developing foundation- and grant-funded demonstrations (see for example "Clean Energy for Carlsbad"). LinkedIn Profile |
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Jose Torre-Bueno -- Director
Dr. Torre-Bueno is a prolific inventor with over 40 issued and pending patents. One of these is Energy Optima©, the pending patent on using advanced mathematics from the biomedical field to optimize the energy improvements to a building, which is the core of proprietary technology. With over 30 years of experience, he has been a driver in groundbreaking product development for the emerging technology, Green Technology, and biotech industries. In biomedicine, he developed an algorithm that diagnoses a subtype of breast cancer and invented a color image analyzer that allows the analysis of multiple colors in slide stains. For the packaging industry, he innovated the efficiency of a pill packaging system that eliminated any future medication recall due to incorrect packaging. He is also a disciplined and successful business strategist with expertise in fundraising for startups, road mapping, milestone setting, due diligence of potential M&As, and management over Intellectual Property. LinkedIn Profile |
Board of Directors
Under its Bylaws, SDED may have between three and seven appointed Directors, each serving for a one-year term subject to renewal. The Board carries fiduciary responsibility for all SDED activities. It meets quarterly or as needed at locations around San Diego County.
Board duties are best summarized as "a lot". Board members determine the Strategy and activities pursued by SDED. They ensure SDED's financial health, through financial planning, determining membership levels and revenues, grants and other fund-raising activities.
Most importantly, the Directors develop and implement SDED's Strategic Plan. They determine SDED's priorities and activities, and guide those to ensure that the Mission is pursued, the Vision realized.
Board members are drawn from the San Diego area, from among interested individuals with an expressed commitment to realizing SDED's mission. At present, the Board consists of seven individuals -- please see their profiles here.
SDED welcomes expressions of interest from prospective Board members at any time, and seats new Directors as vacancies occur. Please contact us at 'coordinator@sandiegoenergydistrict.org'.
Executive Committee -- To oversee and implement SDED activities, the Bylaws created an Executive Committee consisting of SDED Officers. 2017 officers of the SDED Board are:
Under its Bylaws, SDED may have between three and seven appointed Directors, each serving for a one-year term subject to renewal. The Board carries fiduciary responsibility for all SDED activities. It meets quarterly or as needed at locations around San Diego County.
Board duties are best summarized as "a lot". Board members determine the Strategy and activities pursued by SDED. They ensure SDED's financial health, through financial planning, determining membership levels and revenues, grants and other fund-raising activities.
Most importantly, the Directors develop and implement SDED's Strategic Plan. They determine SDED's priorities and activities, and guide those to ensure that the Mission is pursued, the Vision realized.
Board members are drawn from the San Diego area, from among interested individuals with an expressed commitment to realizing SDED's mission. At present, the Board consists of seven individuals -- please see their profiles here.
SDED welcomes expressions of interest from prospective Board members at any time, and seats new Directors as vacancies occur. Please contact us at 'coordinator@sandiegoenergydistrict.org'.
Executive Committee -- To oversee and implement SDED activities, the Bylaws created an Executive Committee consisting of SDED Officers. 2017 officers of the SDED Board are:
- Chair, Intermin Executive Director - Lane Sharman, Encinitas
- Director - David Dufek, San Diego