Staff

Staff

Executive Office

Diane Wittenberg
Executive Director
Ph: (213)891-6922
Email: diane@theclimateregistry.org

As Executive Director of The Registry, Diane ensures that the organization’s procedures and protocols result in valid and defensible data to support the goal of addressing climate change concerns.

Prior to becoming Executive Director, Diane spent six years as President of the California Climate Action Registry. Previously, she spent 15 years with Edison International, where she played a key role in launching new businesses, including Edison EV (President), Edison Utility Alliances (President) and Edison Technology Solutions (Vice President, Business Development and Marketing). She also served as Vice President for Corporate Communications for Edison International and was internationally recognized for her efforts to launch an electric vehicle industry. She has also served as Vice President of a public relations firm.

Diane has been honored by the Coalition for Clean Air, which presented her with the Clean Air Citizen Award. She also is a past or present board member of EV Global Motors Company, a Lee Iacocca enterprise; TransMagnetics, a brushless motor manufacturer; Women’s Leadership Board, Kennedy School of Government; Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management; L.A. Women’s Foundation; and Partners in Care Foundation.

Policy

Chris Condit
Director of Registry Information Services
Ph: (213)542-0284
Email: chris@theclimateregistry.org

Chris is responsible for developing strategy for the Climate Registry Information System (CRIS) application, managing the implementation of new functionality and supporting site operations.

Chris spent many years at Oracle as a Consulting and Business Development Director where she managed regulatory programs for the Financial Services Industry, led initiatives for News Websites for CNN Interactive and Xinhua News Agency in China and managed many consulting projects in GIS/Spatial Analysis and other specialized technologies. As a Project Manager at Telvent Miner & Miner, she implemented GIS applications for large Electric, Gas and Water/Wastewater Utilities. As a Landscape Architect she has been involved in land planning, community design and taught Landscape Ecology at the Graduate School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado.

Chris has an undergraduate degree in Biology and a Masters in Landscape Architecture from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard.

Craig Wong is the Technical Manager for The Climate Registry. Craig plays a lead role in the oversight of the Climate Registry Information System (CRIS). He also develops new GHG Reporting Tools, guides key technical architecture decisions, and ensures that The Registry’s Information Technology (IT) systems provide innovative carbon management solutions and an intuitive experience to stakeholders. Craig has a very strong IT background and demonstrated commitment to working in the non-profit sector. Previously, he worked at the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy where he served as the Director of Technology. Prior to that, Craig served as Technical Lead/System Architect at Site Systems and Technical Lead/Application Architect/Lead Developer at Integic Corporation. Craig graduated from University of California, Berkeley, with a BA in Economics.

Jackie oversees The Climate Registry’s Verification and Accreditation Programs. She is an environmental engineer who comes to The Climate Registry from First Environment, an environmental consulting firm. In her previous position, Jackie managed numerous GHG inventory verifications and was a Lead Verifier for the California Climate Action Registry. Jackie is based in New Jersey.

Peggy Foran manages the development of industry-specific reporting protocols and the evolution of The Registry’s General Reporting Protocol. Peggy also participates in the development of regional GHG reporting programs and GHG reporting standards.

Prior to coming to The Registry, Peggy reported on carbon policy development in California, promoted national energy efficiency campaigns for residential markets and worked for U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR Homes program as well as the Consumer Energy Council of America in Washington, DC.

Peggy received her Bachelors degree in Cinema-Television from the University of Southern California and a Masters in Energy and Environmental Analysis from Boston University.

Regional Affairs and Business Development

Denise Sheehan

Vice President of Government and Regional Affairs
Ph: (518)608-6421
Email: denise@theclimateregistry.org

Denise Sheehan is the Vice President for Government and Regional Affairs for The Climate Registry. In her role as Vice President, Denise oversees the Registry’s regional operations, works with states and provinces and companies to assist them in inventorying and reducing their emissions. She also works as a liaison to the federal government, including U.S. EPA and members of Congress.

Denise has over 20 years of experience in government having served in various capacities. Her experience includes nine years with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, including two years as Commissioner. As Commissioner of DEC, Denise represented New York State in the negotiations to create the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). She also spearheaded efforts to preserve one million acres of open space and implemented new programs to improve the state’s air and water quality and revitalize brownfields. Denise also has several years experience in public budgeting and finance and local planning and economic development.

Denise holds a Master of Public Administration degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Political Science from the State University of New York. She is also the recipient of the Distinguished Alumna Award in Public Administration and Policy from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany.

Alex Carr is The Climate Registry’s Canadian Regional Director. In this role, she supports Canada’s provinces and industry in their efforts to report and reduce their carbon footprints.

Alex has over fifteen years of communication, stakeholder engagement and program development experience, primarily with large, publicly listed organizations in Toronto and Sydney, Australia. Most recently she held senior positions in the sustainability area of Insurance Australia Group (IAG), which at the time was rated one of the top 100 sustainable companies in the world. She has a history of developing strong private-public partnerships, influencing sustainability policies and practices, and helping organizations and individuals manage through significant change.

Alex earned her Master of Media and Communications degree at Sussex University in England and also holds a B.A. in English from the University of British Columbia.

She is based in Vancouver, BC.

Nancy Whalen serves as Director of the North American Energy Efficiency Program, (aka The Cool Planet Project), which is co-administered by The Climate Registry and utility companies throughout North America. The program encourages large corporate and governmental utility company customers to reduce their GHG emissions through the installation of large energy efficiency projects and to measure their emissions profile and reductions through The Registry. The program provides GHG management training to utility company staff and customers and provides marketing services to participating customers who wish to communicate their environmental leadership to the public.

Prior to this role, Nancy was Director of Marketing for the California Climate Action Registry and The Climate Registry. She has over 20 years of experience in marketing, communications and business development with a focus on environmental issues.

As Outreach Manager for The Registry’s North American Energy Efficiency Program, Jennifer works with utility companies to implement an energy efficiency and climate change mitigation program, the Cool Planet Project.  Through speaking engagements and sales calls, education and outreach, marketing and public relations efforts, Jennifer supports large utility customers installing energy efficiency projects and helps them to draw the link between their energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions by compiling and understanding their GHG profile.

Jennifer joins The Climate Registry with a background in public policy and communications.  Most recently Jennifer worked in client services and communications for a consulting firm, providing alternative investors with public policy due diligence across all regulated sectors throughout the United States.  Previously Jennifer was Deputy Campaign Manager for Rocky Delgadillo’s CA Attorney General race, where she was responsible for coordinating political and labor outreach, organizing grassroots efforts, and overseeing schedule, endorsement process, and candidate advance.  Prior to her campaign work, Jennifer worked for a subsidiary of Clear Channel Worldwide managing market research projects within the radio industry.  Jennifer has also spent time in the Washington press corp covering national politics for Talk Radio News Service.  Jennifer earned her BA in Political Science with an emphasis in Media Relations from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Programs

Robyn Camp
Vice President
Ph: (213)891-6931
Email: robyn@climateregistry.org

Robyn Camp is Vice President of Programs for The Climate Registry, based in Los Angeles, California, USA. In this role she directs The Registry’s reporting & verification activities and member services including training and events.

Ms. Camp has a strong background in international energy & environmental policies and markets, including identifying and implementing climate change mitigation strategies. Her work experience has spanned the private and non-profit sectors, and has focused on analyzing and identifying market opportunities for advanced efficient technologies, the impacts of air quality and climate regulations, and strategies to promote sustainable technology choice. Prior to joining The Climate Registry, Ms. Camp held several positions with the California Climate Action Registry, and was part of the leadership that transitioned that organization to the Climate Action Reserve, a leading voluntary offsets registry. She also previously worked as a consultant in the Technology & Markets Group of Energy Resources International in Washington, D.C., conducting domestic and international energy technology market analyses. Earlier, she helped create the World Energy Efficiency Association, and supported international energy and environmental policy dialogues sponsored by The Atlantic Council of the United States.

Originally from the Chicago area, Ms. Camp earned her Master’s degree in Economics and International Energy & Environmental Policy from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Brigham Young University.

As a Program Associate with the Member Services team, Anja assists Members and regulated reporters in Massachusetts and Nevada apply Climate Registry protocols to develop their inventories, report into The Climate Registry’s Information System (CRIS) and verify their emissions inventories.

Anja received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California at Davis.