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Nyasha joined greeNEWit in 2016 as a Home Performance Energy Auditor. He is passionate about the environment and enjoys designing solutions that help make clients more energy efficient. He is certified as a Building Analyst and Envelope Professional by the Building Performance Institute.
Nyasha earned his bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and Policy from the University of Maryland. He has experience as an Energy Access intern for World Resources Institute, an environmental think tank in Washington DC, where he was responsible for researching methods for people in East Africa to easily access clean energy. He was the Environmental Science and Policy representative for the Dean’s Student Advisory Council for his college, where he planned and led professional development events for students to better understand various environmental careers they can pursue.
At greeNEWit, Nyasha is looking forward to promoting energy efficient buildings, help clients save money and protecting the environment one building at a time.
Mark Siebenaler is a Home Performance Energy Auditor for greeNEWit. By working for greeNEWit, Mark hopes to gain a deeper understanding of green technologies and how to make them more appealing to the general public. In the past, he has been able to work or study in seven different countries in the last decade. His focus was on community development and environmental conservation through the implementation of a variety of different green technologies. Living out of a suitcase has grown a bit tiresome for him, so he has decided to lay roots in Columbia, MD despite being born and raised in St. Louis, MO. He hopes the kind citizens will welcome him with open minds and open hearts because he is loving the beautiful state of Maryland.
Throughout his professional development, Mark has developed a personal belief that anybody can be sold on the benefits of living a green lifestyle. The benefits need only be framed in a fashion that is appealing to each individual. With greeNEWit, he is confident that he will contribute positively to the development of the green revolution.
Ricky Burcat joined greeNEWit in 2016 as a Home Performance Energy Auditor. He enjoys meeting customers and addressing their concerns about high energy bills, building comfort, and health and safety issues. He is certified as a Building Analyst by the Building Performance Institute.
Ricky earned his bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland in 2012. He worked as an engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center before parting ways to pursue personal interests in environmental conservation. He spent two years serving as an AmeriCorps Volunteer with the Maryland Conservation Corps building trails, preserving native wildlife, and leading park improvement projects with Maryland high school students. Being an Energy Auditor at greeNEWit marries Ricky’s technical background with his personal pursuit of environmental conservation in a way he finds incredibly rewarding.
A recent addition to the greeNEWit team, Carolyn Grant is a commercial operations manager in training, specializing in lighting retrofits for commercial and multifamily properties. In this role she conducts site visits to assess energy saving potential, creates proposals identifying cost-effective efficiencies for the clients, and oversees the utility rebate application process. As an environmental science major, Carolyn is energized at being part of a company that fosters environmental consciousness through energy efficiency.
Carolyn earned her Bachelor of Science degree from University of MD, Baltimore County, and is certified in Geographic Information Systems. She earned her Associate of Applied Science Degree and technical certification at Anne Arundel Community College. Her passion lies at the intersection of Human-Environment systems, finding ways for people to best coexist with their environment and with each other. In her spare time, Carolyn is a hobbyist beekeeper and gardener.
Kaitlin began as a Home Performance Energy Auditor at greeNEWit in 2015. She is committed to helping homeowners find ways to save money, improve their comfort, and take action against any health and safety concerns. She enjoys the challenge of diagnosing each unique house and solving each customer's concerns. Kaitlin is certified as a Building Analyst by the Building Performance Institute's nationally recognized standards.
She started this role after graduating from George Washington University (MS in environmental and energy management) and UW-Madison (BS in biological systems engineering). She has experience working as an energy analyst for Longwood Gardens, a large conservatory in Pennsylvania, where she was responsible for gathering the information across their large and diverse campus.
Jay Ningen is a BPI Building Analyst in both the multi- and single family divisions at greeNEWit. A poised and competent team builder, he’s a natural leader who thrives in fast-paced environments, adept in data gathering, modelling, and forecasting. Jay’s excellent interpersonal skills facilitate work with diverse groups to meet overarching goals and objectives.
His broad-based talent draws on past experiences in the public strategy, financial, and social media industries. As the son of an active duty serviceman, Ningen is also an ardent supporter of the Wounded Warrior Project and other veteran empowerment charities.
A 2014 graduate of Salisbury University, Jay holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism/Public Relations and Spanish. He is also an Adjunct/Assistant Coach for the men’s ice hockey team at SU.
Matt Evans, of Staten Island, New York, first came in contact with greeNEWit while working as a sign spinner for AArrow Advertising. The three co-founders of greeNEWit, also own the Baltimore franchise of the international advertising chain and the entrepreneurial connection was evident. Evans soon started working as a crew member for greeNEWit, performing retrofits through the Multi-Family Quick Home Energy Check-ups Program. He has been working with greeNEWit for three years now and has helped the company deliver energy savings to more than 40,000 residential customers.
An effective communicator, Evans would one day like to complete his degree from the Lincoln Technical Institute and start his own LLC business.
When he’s not working, he likes attending car shows, sporting events and trying new restaurants.
Jordan Johnson, a BPI Building Analyst, has been working with greeNEWit since 2012. He started out as a crew member assisting with the direct installation of energy saving products in the residences of multi-family properties as part of the Multi-Family Quick Home Energy Check-up Program in Maryland. He excelled in that role and was quickly promoted to assistant crew lead. He now serves as an energy retrofit analyst where his duties include making sure the installation process with customers goes smoothly, coordinating operational logistics, and delivering guidance to his crew. Jordan also provides Quick Home Energy Check-ups to customers in single family housing as well.
Born and raised in Columbia, Maryland, Johnson would one day like to start his own sporting goods business. His biggest strengths are being an innovative leader, great listener and coordinating team building activities. Johnson briefly attended Eastern Nazarene College where he played basketball. He recently welcomed a son named Cree on Christmas Eve of 2013.
Seth Fawcett is a Home Performance Energy Auditor for greeNEWit. In this job, he performs comprehensive energy audits and directly installs energy conservation measures in single family homes in Maryland. Completing an average of 5 in-home appointments per week, Fawcett has found it personally rewarding to help customers save money and show them how to make behavior changes that will positively impact the environment. He is a certified a BPI building analyst. Like his last name Fawcett implies—he has become extremely knowledge on the products he works with daily such as faucet aerators, showerheads, efficient lighting, smart strips, water heater tank wrap and more.
Prior to joining greeNEWit in February of 2013, Fawcett worked as a surveyor for an engineering company. He graduated from Arizona State University in 2012 with a degree in English.
Mark Denz has been a single family energy retrofit analyst for greeNEWit since January of 2013. He is certified as a building analyst by the Building Performance Institute (BPI). He helps single family homeowners and renters in Maryland save money on utility bills by performing comprehensive energy audits and making recommendations for improving health, safety, efficiency, and indoor comfort. Denz has been trained, tested and certified to BPI’s nationally recognized standards and uses the house-as-a-system approach to improving the performance of existing homes – an approach proven to reduce homeowner annual utility bills by as much as 20 percent or more.
Hired by greeNEWit in the spring of 2012, Denz came on board as energy retrofit technician for the Multi-Family Quick Home Energy Check-up program. In that role, he quickly excelled in the areas of customer service and teamwork and was promoted to energy retrofit analyst and team lead where he led a team of four people and helped increase the overall knowledge of home energy dynamics, building codes and operational standards.
Denz is currently pursuing an engineering degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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Julie Roby is the Director of Residential Energy Solutions at greeNEWit. In this role, she allocates resources for the most productive use in order to create maximum value and return for the company. She manages the implementation of greeNEWit’s residential energy solutions that include the Single Family and Multifamily Quick Home Energy Check-up Programs and Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Energy Audits. In addition, she oversees the customer service aspect of the business.
Recently, she was the keynote speaker at the 2013 Women in Green Forum at the United States Green Building Council speaking on how sustainability drives entrepreneurship. In addition, she was recently interviewed about home energy audits on the Montgomery Municipal Cable TV's Municipal Notebook Show.
Prior to joining greeNEWit in 2012, Roby worked for AmeriCorps as a national service team member. Many of her projects, including donations management in the aftermath of the Joplin, Missouri tornado, involved direct disaster relief. However, she also assisted with the company sustainability efforts in Colorado that focused on connecting homeowners with affordable energy audits.
A graduate from University of Maryland, she holds a bachelor of science degree in international business and minor in agricultural resource economics and policy. Her expertise areas include international development, resource management, small business development and residential energy efficiency practices.
David Pearman is the Residential Operations Manager at greeNEWit. He recently relocated back to his hometown of Columbia, Maryland after living in Wilmington, North Carolina. Pearman, a certified BPI Building Analyst, was a pioneer in the Quick Home Energy Check-up Program; starting his employment with greeNEWit in 2011 as one of the first crew members who traveled to various multi-family properties across Maryland and installed energy conserving measures in each individual unit. In 2012, he was promoted to field operations and now serves as a leader for our single-family and multi-family energy retrofit teams.
He says the best part about working at greeNEWit is the feeling of family amongst the staff, and the most rewarding part of the job is being able to help local residents save energy, money, and lower their environmental impact on the world.
A true entrepreneur, Pearman is also co-founder of HRB Movement, a conscious-wear company striving to promote positive concepts and inspire social change throughout the world. He has a passion for roots reggae music and enjoys traveling internationally to experience other cultures.
Pearman earned a bachelor of science degree in geography from the University of Maryland in 2011, and also is a current audio engineer student at Omega Studios in Rockville, MD.
As director of multi-family energy solutions at greeNEWit, Michael Santiago, a BPI Building Analyst, is responsible for providing high-level strategic direction and implementing innovative solutions for the multi-family housing industry. He has experience in energy efficiency initiatives, project management, contract negotiation, multi-family property evaluation, operational troubleshooting and asset acquisition, tracking and maintenance. At greeNEWit, Santiago has implemented and documented energy audits and retrofits for over 30,000 multi-family units, 85,000 components and more than $2.3M in revenue. He oversees implementation, client relations and contract negotiation for those projects.
A visionary in the energy efficiency industry—Santiago is committed to identifying, optimizing and executing green initiatives with a focus on imparting the convenience of energy efficiency. He hopes to eventually support all business lines within greeNEWit and maximize their operational output. He aspires to expand greeNEWit’s operational capacity and use his background in management to apply to a career in IT and development.
Santiago is currently pursuing a bachelor of science degree in computer science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Nicola Tran is the director of commercial energy solutions for greeNEWit. She develops and implements protocols for operating procedures, trains new employees and manages internal teams for all residential programs. Hired in January of 2009 as the first employee of the company, Tran started out performing energy audits for residential homes in Maryland. To date she has conducted more than one thousand energy audits.
She earned a master of arts degree in sociology from Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena in Germany. Fluent in German, English and Spanish, Tran was the coordinator for an environmental education project in Ecuador from 2003 to 2005. During this time, she examined social and environmental conditions in four suburban communities in Ecuador through interviews and observation. She then created a sustainable development plan and recruited and directed teams of students from six elementary schools to help reach the project goals of: reducing consumption, eliminating waste and achieving sustainability. In addition, she taught environmental education to more than 200 children and compiled a 40-page report in Spanish on the study and its results.
In August of 2010, she gave birth to the first greeNEWit baby - Milo and has sinced welcomed a second son Felix. Beyond her desire to make the world a healthier and safer place, Tran enjoys interior design, photography and outdoor sports.