Semper Varia

Heather has been working for over 15 years in policy analysis, project management, and business strategy. In the distributed generation industry, her experience includes analyzing and engaging in policy and regulatory activities at the federal, state, and local levels across solar, distributed generation, and advanced energy industries; and providi... ng operational and strategic guidance on market opportunities and risks. Heather spent several years with the US Department of Defense in Afghanistan as a founding member of the energy program for an economic stabilization task force specifically market-based rural electrification projects and energy resource development transactions - as well as serving as Special Assistant responsible for interagency coordination and government relations. Her experience includes developing and implementing solutions for variety of small businesses including: market research and business development; website and social media content management; new business processes to improve client engagement, internal communications, and project planning Heather is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and holds a BA from Amherst College and an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Loosely translated, Semper Varia means "Always Changing." It comes from an infamous quote in the Aeneid: Semper varia mutander femina; a snide comment that hero Aeneas delivers about Dido, Queen of Carthage, on whose shore he had just wrecked his ship. The concept of 'always changing' stuck with me - the single constant in all people, policy, nature, or business. The growing ecosystem of technologies, business models, and policies in distributed energy creates an ever-changing market, where success requires the right information, tools, and people ready to change with it.Read More