2011 CHEN Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Brian Greenman, President
Greenman Financial Advisors
222 Milwaukee, Suite 307
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 204-6850
Brian@GreenmanFinancial.com

Brian Greenman is Principal of Greenman Financial Advisors, LLC providing financial solutions for community wind energy development projects. Service offerings include early stage project economic feasibility studies, strategic planning, deal structuring, securing co-development partners for entrepreneurial landowners and early stage developers, securing project finance and investors, and financial oversight during development and construction. Brian has previously served as Chief Financial Officer for four entrepreneurial real estate project development companies. Prior positions include Director of Financial Accounting at Hyatt Corporation for the Pritzker family in Chicago and Chief Financial Officer of Exclusive Resorts, LLC for Steve Case in Denver. Brian is a CPA and has membership affiliations with AWEA, Windustry, CHEN, RMFU, CRES, and TREIA.

Amanda A. Thompson, Vice-President
5492 South Jasper Way
Centennial, CO 80015
(415) 244-1093

Amanda Thompson previously served as Wind Specialist/Business Development manager for Colorado/Wyoming Equipment specializing in small wind solutions for customers with needs in the 5kW-50kW range.  In partnership with John Deere, she provided a consultative approach for her customers and offered them a single point of contact from planning to installation.  Amanda is a Colorado native and holds a Bachelors of Science in Business from Colorado State University.

Wayne Caldwell, Treasurer
Monte Vista Cooperative
P.O. Box 111
Monte Vista, CO 81144
(719) 852-7962
(719) 469-3308 (cell)
wcaldwell@mvcoop.com

Wayne Caldwell is the Chief Financial Officer for the Monte Vista Cooperative located in Monte Vista, Colorado.  The organization has over 5000 active members and serves an area that encompasses the entire San Luis Valley.  The products sold include hardware and supplies, farm and light industrial equipment, fertilizer, propane, refined fuels, feed supplies, seed and chemicals.  The organization also has two grain terminals, two tire service shops and three convenience stores. Mr. Caldwell is a Colorado native and grew up in the Rocky Ford area. He attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins and has a Master's Degree in Business Administration and a current CPA license. Wayne has established a leadership role in developing CHEN's SLV AgEnergy project in cooperation with the Potato Growers and SLV Rural Electric Cooperative.

Thomas (Lee) Willoughby, Secretary
Colorado Association of Conservation Districts
760 Pinon Ridge Dr.
Woodland Park, CO 80863
Tleewilloughby@mac.com
719-686-0120
(719) 502-7469 (cell)

Lee Willoughby is a Board member of the Teller-Park Conservation District where he works with CACD in renewable energy and resource concerns. Lee and his wife are actively engaged in community projects within Teller County. He serves as board member and project coordinator with The Harvest Center, a nonprofit in Woodland Park promoting local food production and renewable energy. Lee retired from the faculty of the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2003 where he taught biostatistics, conducted medical education research, and directed the academic computing department for the School of Medicine. His commitments to CHEN, Teller-Park Conservation District and The Harvest Center are purposefully focused on goals related to sustainable lifestyles.

BOARD MEMBERS

Woody Beardsley
Hybrid Energy Group, LLC
1615 California St., Suite 613
Denver, CO 80202
woodyb@hybrideg.com
303-495-2216
(720) 320-9664 (cell)

Woody and his partners formed Hybrid Energy Group in 2005 to facilitate investment in renewable energy systems that benefit the environment and offer attractive returns to investors. They developed a successful business model as a third-party solar integrator. Hybrid gained notoriety for its solar array on the Denver Museum of Science and Technology that was toured by President Obama's during his signing of the Stimulus package in February 2009. Woody has facilitated a variety of conservation easements and other real estate transactions prior to establishing Hybrid Energy group. He earned a degrees from Lewis and Clark College and a masters degree from the University of Montana.

Larry Flowers
American Wind Energy Association
30648 Isenberg Lane
Evergreen, CO 80439
(303) 877-2702

Larry Flowers recently joined AWEA as deputy director for distributed and community wind, including wind for schools. In January, 2011 Larry retired as a team leader at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Wind Technology Center in Golden, CO. His 30 years at NREL included responsibilities for solar thermal, buildings, utility, industrial, international, and wind power applications. He maintains a strong interest in the water-energy nexus and the role renewables can play in reducing water consumption. Prior to NREL, he worked in the aluminum industry in manufacture, applications engineering, and marketing. He has degrees in Engineering and Business Administration.

Kay Lynn Hefley
Baca Green Energy, LLC
PO Box160
Walsh, CO 81090-0160
hhkay_lynn@hotmail.com
(719) 324-5347
(719) 529-4422 (cell)

Kay Lynn and Fred Hefley are widely recognized as renewable energy pioneers promoting farm-based energy production. They recently installed two 50Kw wind turbines serving irrigation pumps. Kay Lynn is a past board member with the Colorado Farm Bureau and currently serves on the Energy Impact Assistance Advisory Committee and the Governor's Climate Action Plan Advisory Panel.

Bill Midcap
RMFU Co-op Development Center
5655 S. Yosemite St., Suite 400
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Bill.midcap@co-ops.org
303-752-5810
(970) 768-0182 (cell)

Bill Midcap is Director, Renewable Energy development for the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union offering public policy leadership in Colorado and nationally. Bill provides a variety of technical and educational services to agricultural producers and rural small businesses. He serves on the Morgan Electric board and is Treasurer on the Colorado Rural Electric Association Board. He is a former member of the Tri-State Generation and Electric Board. For twenty-six years, Bill was an agricultural producer in Morgan County.

Brent Orr
Cornerstone Energy Development
35200 Co. Rd. DD.75
Wray, CO 80758
(970) 332-5000
(970) 371-7770 (cell)
Brent@cornerstoneenergydevelopment.com

Brent Orr operates a farm in Yuma County near Wray and has demonstrated innovative approaches to community wind projects, and effective methods for transmission sighting and landowner compensation. Brent has been engaged in the development of utility-scale wind farms in Colorado Kansas, and Oklahoma. establishedworked with neighboring landowners to develop community wind projects. Based on his experience negotiating rights of way and land leases for major wind developers, Brent has formed Cornerstone Transco, an innovative approach to He is a founding director of First Farm Bank in Greeley and was appointed by Governor Ritter to the Colorado Economic Development Commission.

BOARD ATTORNEY

Chuck Holum
Attorney
4633 Montview
Denver, CO 80207
303-316-9416
chollum@msn.com

Chuck Holum has been in private legal practice since 1980, initially in Washington, D.C., and, since 1987, in Denver. He has practiced energy, environmental, utility and non-profit law. Chuck has been Rocky Mountain Farmers Union's corporate counsel since 1992, working on a wide variety of rural, agricultural and cooperative issues. He has worked for several years with CWL and CHEN, as well as Farmers Union, on renewable energy development projects. He is originally from South Dakota, and attended Yale College and Georgetown Law School.

CWL STAFF

John Covert, Executive Director
7900 E. Union Avenue, Suite 200
Denver, CO 80237
303-283-3524
720-273-9755 (cell)
Covert@workinglandscapes.com

John has served as the executive director of Colorado Working Landscapes since its inception in 2002 and has been the driving force behind the creation of CHEN. He grew up on an Idaho farm where his family produces a variety of seed crops. He has a degree in architecture and graduate work in urban planning. He has been a planner, assistant city manager, lobbyist, consultant-developer, and community activist.

Prior to developing a small consulting firm, John was an assistant city manager in Colorado Springs responsible for intergovernmental relations. He has served on numerous state and local boards including the Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts and the Colorado Water Conservation Board (Arkansas Basin). Most recently, he has worked with agricultural and rural economic development interests promoting community-based energy development and sustainable communities.

Warren Wendling, P.E., Wendling Consulting LLC
1180 Drexal St.
Boulder, CO 80305

Mr. Wendling is a recognized technical and policy expert regarding electric service in Colorado. He provides consulting services to various renewable energy developers and government agencies. He recently served as an expert witness for the Governor's Energy Office for a time-of-use rate for distributed renewable generation projects. Mr. Wendling retired from the Colorado Public Utilities Commission as Chief Engineer responsible for electric, gas and communications disciplines. Previously, he served as senior engineer for Public Service of Colorado dealing with transmission and distribution engineering. Mr. Wendling received his B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering and his MBA from the University of Colorado.

Harlan Borow P.E., Project Development Consultant
6486 S. Heritage Place East
Centennial, CO 80111

Harlan Borow is a seasoned professional with a wide range of experience in real estate, finance, environmental engineering, and energy. He has extensive experience with business plan development, financial modeling and project coordination. In addition to energy development, Harlan maintains a consulting service for real estate acquisition, due diligence, valuation and market analysis. Harlan recently completed a MS degree in Global Energy Management from the University of Colorado. He also has degrees in chemistry, environmental engineering, an MBA/MS in finance, and is a registered Professional Engineer.