Staff
Executive Office
David Rosenheim
Executive Director
Ph: (415) 680-0707
Email: drosenheim@theclimateregistry.org
In his role as Executive Director, David is responsible for providing the strategic direction for The Registry and oversees its program, services and staff. He acts as chief liaison with the state and provincial Board members, as well as between states and provinces and their respective federal governments.
David is a proven senior executive with experience as COO, CEO and Director on four corporate Boards. In his previous position, David oversaw U.S. business development for Offsetters, a leading carbon management organization, and he also serves as co-director of the Northern California chapter of Environmental Entrepreneurs. Prior to that, David was an entrepreneur in the high tech sector, founding and/or leading innovative internet start-ups.
David has an MBA from Oxford University, and has extensive experience across the range of key business functions: strategic planning, vision setting, raising capital, business development, board relations, marketing, and digital product development. He is based in San Francisco.
Robyn Camp
Executive Vice President
Ph: (213) 891-6931
Email: robyn@climateregistry.org
Robyn Camp is Executive Vice President for The Climate Registry. In this role she directs The Registry’s reporting, verification and carbon management services. Robyn has worked in the private and nonprofit sectors to help organizations manage emissions, increase efficiency, and develop sustainably. Prior to joining The Climate Registry, Ms. Camp held several positions with the California Climate Action Registry and the Climate Action Reserve. She also worked as a consultant in the Technology & Markets Group of Energy Resources International in Washington, D.C.. 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.
Diane Wittenberg
Director Emeritus
Ph: (213)891-6922
Email: diane@theclimateregistry.org
Diane served as Executive Director of The Registry from its inception in 2007 until September 2010. In honor of her contributions and her continuing efforts on behalf of The Registry, the Board of Directors named Ms. Wittenberg Director Emeritus after she stepped down from the Executive Director role.
Prior to this, 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.
Outreach and communications
Alex Carr
Director of Communications & Outreach
Ph: (778)340-8837
Email: alex@theclimateregistry.org
Alex Carr is The Climate Registry’s Director of Communications & Outreach. In this role, she supports Canada’s provinces and industry in their efforts to manage and reduce their carbon footprints, acts as a resource on North American carbon policy, and also manages the communications and outreach efforts for The Registry’s North American operations.
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
Director, North American Energy Efficiency Program
Ph: (213)891-6933
Email: nancy@theclimateregistry.org
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.
Jen Kaminski
Outreach Manager, North American Energy Efficiency Program
Ph: (213)891-1444 x128
Email: jkaminski@theclimateregistry.org
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.
Amy Holm
Outreach Manager, North American Energy Efficiency Program
Ph: (213) 891-6922
Email: aholm@theclimateregistry.org
Amy is the Outreach Manager for The Registry’s North American Energy Efficiency Program. She works with the Cool Planet Program and provides large utility customers installing energy efficiency projects with publicity and marketing services that communicate the customers’ environmental leadership. Prior to joining the Registry, Amy worked for numerous organizations in both the non-profit and private sector specializing in program management, client liaison, and public education, including the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation, Code Blue Foundation, Orange County Department of Education, and the Global Tomorrow Coalition.
Amy received an M.A. in Environmental Policy in International Relations from Claremont Graduate University and a B.A.in International Affairs from Lewis and Clark College.
Programs and 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.
Peggy Foran
Senior Policy Manager
Ph: (213)542-0291
Email: peggy@theclimateregistry.org
Peggy Foran manages the development and design of The Registry’s GHG accounting and reporting policies. In this role, she leads research initiatives and facilitates consensus across industry, government and environmental non-profit stakeholders on best practices in facility-level GHG accounting and reporting. Peggy has participated as a GHG quantification and reporting expert in the development of mandatory and voluntary GHG reporting requirements for the Western Climate Initiative, the World Resources Institute and the State of California, among others.
Prior to joining The Registry, Ms. Foran held positions with D&R International, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Program and 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.
Ryan Radford
Manager, State Agency Services
Ph: 213-213-1258
Email: rradford@theclimateregistry.org
Ryan Radford is Manager, State Agency Services for The Climate Registry. Based in Sacramento, he works with State of California agencies to create and report their GHG inventories to help the State meet its climate change reduction goals.
Mr. Radford has a strong background in international, environmental, and sustainability policies, including the management of worldwide corporate environmental management systems. His work has spanned the public and private sector where he has helped a wide range of clients to develop their GHG inventories and cost-effective GHG, energy, and water reduction strategies.
Prior to joining The Climate Registry, Mr. Radford held positions at Technicolor Home Entertainment Services and Allergan Corporation. He also previously worked for the Department of Commerce and as a consultant for the Department of Defense in Washington DC, conducting environmental compliance reports and audits.
Originally from Ventura County, California, Mr. Radford earned his Master’s degree in International Trade & Development Policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and a Bachelor’s degree in International Business & Spanish from Pepperdine University.
Mr. Radford is based in Sacramento, California
Craig Wong
Technical Director
Email: cwong@theclimateregistry.org
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 Zorovich
Director of Verification Services
Ph: (201)238-2572
Email: jackie@theclimateregistry.org
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.
Laura Zahn
Program Manager
Ph: (213) 213-1252
Email: lzahn@theclimateregistry.org
Laura manages the services that help members to measure, report, verify and reduce their carbon footprint. Her responsibilities include overseeing the Help Desk, directing member trainings, managing online resources, facilitating member usergroups, and developing and producing member events.
Before joining The Climate Registry, Laura worked on energy and climate change issues for UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, the Climate Action Reserve, and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. When she’s not working in the environmental realm, Laura designs and makes fine furniture.
Laura has a Master’s in Urban Planning with a concentration in Environmental Analysis and Policy from UCLA and a Bachelor’s in Human Biology, Health and Society from the College of William and Mary.
Diana Madson
Program Associate
Ph: (213) 542-0287
Email: dmadson@theclimateregistry.org
Diana Madson is the Program Associate with the Member Services team. In supporting Members throughout the construction of their GHG emissions inventories, Diana aids Members in their application of The Climate Registry protocols, their reporting to The Climate Registry’s Information System (CRIS) and their process of verification.
Prior to her work at The Registry, Diana interned at the California Coastal Commission and New Zealand’s Sustainable Business Network. Diana earned a B.S. in Environmental Science, Policy and Management as well as a B.A. in Rhetoric from the University of California, Berkeley.
Operations
Marta Escobar
Accounting Manager
Ph: (213)785-1232
Email: marta@theclimateregistry.org
Marta Escobar serves as the Accounting Manager for The Climate Registry. In addition to assisting all staff with various operations and administrative tasks, Marta oversee all Accounting and Contract Management, Prepare bank reconciliations, Account Receivables, Account Payables, ADP Payroll, General Ledger maintenance, including journal entries and timekeeping records Prepare monthly financial reports, and prepare annual audits by external independent auditors and Workers Compensation auditors. Maintain W-2s, 1099s. Marta Also worked for the Climate Action Reserve for over 2 year and 10 months as a Controller. Marta worked as an Associate Director for over 10 years at Barrio Action Youth and Family Center providing execution and direction to the Center’s day-to-day operations. She managed employee relations and practices, employee health and company benefits. She maintained the General Ledger and the production of the Financial Statements as well as Ad Hoc financial reporting. She supervised the Programs Team and the coordination of over 150 volunteers for 14 annual events in the community. I performed all accounting functions. Also, produced and monitor contract and grant compliance, budget development, cost allocations, and cash management. Reviewed and administered all City of Los Angeles Community Development awarded Grants, and the compliance of State grants and supervised 25 employees and 150 volunteers. She has a Bachelor in Business Administration, an Accounting degree and is now working towards getting her Master in Education.
