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Steering Council members each nominate one voting representative to the Board of Directors

 

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Joelle Simonpietri  

Owner

Simonpietri Enterprises LLC

Joelle Simonpietri is the owner of Simonpietri Enterprises LLC, a Hawaii-based firm providing innovative technical and business consulting services to leading companies in transportation, fuels, waste management, and defense in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. For over a decade, Simonpietri Enterprises has helped its clients to increase their sustainability with technoeconomic analyses, market intelligence, investment due diligence, strategic partnering, and first-of-a-kind project execution. Joelle is a member of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Aviation Sustainability Center of Excellence at Washington State University and chair of the board of the Hawaii Bioeconomy Trade Association. She previously served in the Department of Defense as an energy innovation director, resulting in milestone events such as the U.S. Navy’s Great Green Fleet demonstrations at the Rim of the Pacific exercises in Hawaii and the Defense Logistics Agency’s ongoing renewable marine diesel procurements. Prior to her move back to Hawaii, she was the energy investment lead of Waste Management Inc’s $250 million Organic Growth Group venture capital fund. She started her career as a U.S. Naval Officer serving in the Asia-Pacific region. Her education includes a bachelor of science in neurobiology from Duke University, and a master’s degree in business administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Joelle has two school-age children who grew up in the Windward O`ahu school district.

Julie Yunker

Director of Sustainability, Government & Community Affairs

Hawai’i Gas

Julie Yunker is the Director of Sustainability, Government & Community Relations at Hawaii Gas focused on the company’s sustainable and clean energy initiatives. She provides strategic direction in leading the company’s Government Affairs and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts across the organization. She implemented Hawaii Gas’s first Sustainability Committee that is focused on several initiatives including a greenhouse gas emissions inventory to establish reporting baselines and to support emissions reduction targets. Julie also leads the company’s participation in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) reporting and the UN Global Compact. She represents Hawaii Gas on local and national organizations and is the previous chair of the Market Leadership Advisory Board for US Green Building Council Hawaii which aims to create a positive impact on the region’s-built environment by accelerating the adoption of green building practices, technologies, policies, and standards. Prior to joining Hawaii Gas, Julie served as the Strategy Officer at the Hawaii State Energy Office (HSEO) , leading a team of individuals committed to advancing Hawaii’s Clean Energy Initiatives through policy development, communications and outreach and international partnerships.

She holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Georgia and an MBA from San Diego State University. She is also a Certified Energy Manager and a LEED Accredited Professional.

Alana James

Director

Hawaiian Airlines

Alanna James is Hawaiian Airlines’ Managing Director of Sustainability Initiatives.  In this role, she leads Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) programs across Hawaiian Airlines, overseeing its goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and other sustainability initiatives.  Since joining Hawaiian in 2011, she has held positions in strategy and transformation, financial planning and analysis, and investor relations, and previously oversaw Hawaiian’s former ‘Ohana by Hawaiian turboprop operation. Prior to Hawaiian, she worked in strategy and business development at TACA Airlines in El Salvador. Alanna holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Dartmouth College, and a master’s degree in business administration from IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain.

 

Mark Dangler

Vice President of Logistics

Island Energy

Mark Dangler is the Vice President of Logistics for Island Energy Services.  Dangler has more than 30 years of industry experience in refining and gas and power working for ARCO/BP. During his career, Dangler gained a broad understanding of manufacturing excellence through progressive roles in engineering, operations, HSE, maintenance, turnarounds & projects, commercial, and general management while working at three refineries, at a cogeneration facility, at ARCO’s Technical Center, and at BP’s corporate headquarters in England. Dangler’s final assignment at BP was serving as President of BP Husky Refining LLC (BPH) and Refinery Manager of BPH’s Toledo Refinery. Dangler has also served on the American Petroleum Institute Refining Committee. After retiring from BP, Dangler worked as an energy industry consultant providing strategic guidance to his clients. Dangler has a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from UCLA, and a Master of Business Administration from UCLA’s Anderson School of Business. Dangler also completed BP’s Operations Academy at MIT.  Dangler was raised in Kailua and is a graduate of Hawaii Baptist Academy.