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Leadership

Creating Clean Energy for a Changing World

Leadership Mission

Our Values

  • Always be a good citizen, neighbor and partner in all aspects of our business.
  • Maximize shareholder value by integrating the power and mobility markets by optimizing location, intelligent renewable power generation, hydrogen energy production, and providing cross-commodity flexibility.
  • Benefit the communities where we do business by creating new opportunities that provide sustainable environmental and economic benefits.
  • Promote and enhance the welfare of our employees, our community, our partners, and the environment.

Leadership Team

Steve Meheen | Chief Executive & Chairman
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Steve Meheen

Chief Executive & Chairman
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Steve Meheen, Chief Executive and Chairman

  • Founder of Element Resources
  • Diversified Domestic and International Experiences
  • Thirty-four years experience in the Energy Sector
  • BS Petroleum Engineering – UCLA
  • Successful Entrepreneur 
  • Post Graduate Study in Business Security- Harvard
Ian Dunderdale | Chief Operating Officer
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Ian Dunderdale

Chief Operating Officer
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Ian Dunderdale, Chief Operating Officer

  • Strategy implementation, valuation and transaction execution.
  • Led investments in project development of energy assets and early-stage climate technology.
  • International executive leader in talent management, portfolio development.
  • Co-founder of two private equity backed companies.
  • Company Director, Board / Institutional Investor.
  • Statutory reporting & regulatory submission.
  • BSc Hons Geology - University of Sheffield, CGeol, CPG
  • Post Graduate Study in Business Management - UT Austin.
 
Avery Barnebey | Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
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Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
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Avery Barnebey, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

  • Thirty years' experience in renewable power, geothermal, pipelines, and oil & gas at Fortune 100 companies
  • BBA- Baylor University BBA
  • Treasury functions: capital raising, financial analysis, auditing, and accounting
  • MBA - Texas A&M
  • Corporate development: strategy, M&A, joint ventures, divestitures, and competitor analysis
 
Sonia Verhagen | Chief Commercial Officer
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Sonia Verhagen

Chief Commercial Officer
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Sonia Verhagen, Chief Commercial Officer

  • 17+ years oil and gas, LNG, infrastructure and finance
  • MBA University of Baltimore and Navy War College Joint Strategy Certification
  • U.S. Navy Reserve Officer, 8 years
  • AIEN low carbon working group and Society of Decision Professionals
Josh Whittaker | Lead Developer
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Lead Developer
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Josh Whittaker, Lead Developer

  • Project Manager for numerous high profile organizations
  • 20 plus years of experience in the maritime industry
  • Including engineering management, global logistics and business development
  • Extensive experience in AutoCad and Solar PV design
Adele Perrier | Engineering Analyst
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Adele Perrier

Engineering Analyst
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Adele Perrier

  • Experienced mechanical design engineer
  • Designed and delivered equipment for harsh environments
  • Skilled cross functional team leader
  • Distinguished communicator
  • MBA Candidate – Rice University
Alexandro Mendoza Zappi | Environmental & QMS
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Environmental & QMS
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Alexandro Mendoza Zappi, Environmental & QMS

  • BSc, Biology - University of Veracruz
  • Development and operation of Geographic Informational Systems
  • Development and implementation of Quality Management Systems
  • Plan and execute projects in Biostratigraphy
  • Plan and execute Biological Studies
  • Plan and execute Geoscience Studies
  • Extensive experience in GIS / Mapping
Justin Ackerman CWO-5 USN (ret) | General Manager - Hawaii 
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Justin Ackerman CWO-5 USN (ret)

General Manager - Hawaii
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Justin Ackerman, General Manager - Hawaii

  • Hawaii County Commissioner District 9, Game Management Advisory Commission
  • Three decades as United States Naval Special Warfare Combat Crewman
  • Expertise in Planning & Execution
  • Demonstrated Special Operations Leadership over 4 Continents
  • Maritime Special Operations / Safety specialist

Board Members

Dr. Sanjay Jha | Board Member

Dr. Sanjay Jha

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Dr. Sanjay Jha, Advisor to CEO

  • Veteran tech leader, patent holder, silicon and software expert, and “C” level executive
  • Board Member, Board of Directors, Semiconductor Industry Association
  • COO, Qualcomm, and President, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies
  • Elected member of National Academy of Engineering
  • CEO, Motorola Mobility
  • Ph. D., Electrical Engineering – Univ of Strathclyde
  • CEO, Global Foundries
  • BS, Electrical Engineering – Univ of Liverpool
  • Vice Chairman, Global Semiconductor Alliance
Stephen Benjamin | Board Member

Stephen Benjamin

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Stephen “Benji” Benjamin, Board Member

  • Successful yachtsman and entrepreneur.
  • Currently, leading acquisition and restructuring North Sails Miami. 
  • Founder of several sail making, yachting, and related companies with a focus on deployment of advanced technologies.
  • Silver medal 1984 LA Olympics, four-time world champion in three sailing classes, U.S. Rolex Yachtsman of the Year.
  • Venture capital and private equity investor in alternative energy, logistics infrastructure, communications, real estate, and financial services.
  • MBA - Yale University; served for twenty years as the Chairman of the Yale Sailing Associates.
William G. Dorey | Board Member
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William G. Dorey

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William G. Dorey, Board Member

  • A 42 year construction career with Granite Construction Incorporated.
  • Former CEO of Granite Construction Incorporated.
  • Served as a board member for two publicly traded companies (Granite Construction and Astec Industries).
  • Founding Chairman of the Construction Industry Ethics and Compliance Initiative (CIECI).
  • Trustee, Mineta Transportation Institute.
  • Director, California Chamber of Commerce and the California Business Roundtable.
  • Married 53 years with four children and two dogs.

Advisory Board

VADM Yancy B. Lindsey, USN (RET) | Advisor <br>
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VADM Yancy B. Lindsey, USN (RET)

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VADM Yancy B. Lindsey, USN (Retired)

  • Thirty-seven year veteran of the U.S. Navy with extensive experience and senior leadership positions in Naval Aviation and Navy Installations/Facilities.
  • Former Commander, Navy Installations Command
  • Board Member, Board of Directors, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
  • M.S., Global Leadership, University of San Diego
Stephen M. Trauber | Advisor

Stephen M. Trauber

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Stephen M. Trauber

  • Former Vice Chairman & Global Head of Natural Resources & Clean Energy Transition at Citi
  •   Thirty-four-year investment banker with over $700 Billion in public and private financings and M&A transactions
  •   Active corporate board member for several public and private corporations and not-for-profit organizations
  •   MBA and Austin Scholar from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and BA in Economics and Managerial Studies from Rice University
Kate Gordon | Advisor 
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Kate Gordon

Advisor
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Kate Gordon

  • CEO of California Forward, a statewide organization dedicated to a more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive economy across California
  • Former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Twenty years of experience at national think tanks and in the non-profit sector connecting state and regional economic development strategies to climate and clean energy goals 
  • Former Senior Policy Advisor on Climate to the Governor of California
  • Juris Doctor and Masters in City Planning from the University of California at Berkeley
RADM James ‘Jim’ Rodman (Retired) | Advisor

RADM James ‘Jim’ Rodman (Retired)

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RADM James ‘Jim’ Rodman (Retired), Advisor

  • Former Chief Engineer of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)
  • Vice Commander of Navy Net Centric Warfare Group
  • Founder, and Chairman of XSITE
  • Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
  • Juris Doctor from the Villanova University School of Law
  • Executive Master's in Technology Management / University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and School of Engineering & Applied Science

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