Jan Maes

Career: Consultant (Global South community economic development and livelihood promotion); degrees in agricultural economics and business administration; Board SeedMoney (nonprofit helping create community food gardens in US and globally);  Member Nevada County Climate Action Now, Sierra Business Council’s Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Partnership, and Nevada County Energy Action Plan Working Group; former member of working group tasked to make environmental and social justice recommendations to reform the California Energy Efficiency Coordinating Committee.

Expertise: Community needs assessment, program design and evaluation, grant research and writing, community builder, creative systems thinker, knowledge of energy and climate policies, programs and rebates. Electric Coach certificate by Rewiring America.

‘Best-Case Scenario Future’ for SERi: A sustainable community-based organization that educates and assists all residents and businesses to bring down our collective greenhouse gas emissions, as well as putting a halt to our fast-rising energy bills.