Meet the Staff

RTC Team - Summit 2024

The Renewable Thermal Collaborative is facilitated by staff from the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), David Gardiner and Associates (DGA), and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Staff lead workstreams, communicate and consult with Members and Solutions Providers, develop tools and resources, and advise in policy advocacy matters, among other roles in directing and growing the Collaborative. 

Blaine Collison

RTC Executive Director

Senior Vice President

David Gardiner and Associates

David Gardiner

President & Principal

David Gardiner and Associates

Brad Townsend

Vice President for Policy and Outreach

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

 

Martin A. Spitzer

Senior Director, Climate and

Renewable Energy

World Wildlife Fund

Perry Hodgkins Jones

RTC Membership Director

David Gardiner and Associates

 

Daniel Riley 

Director, International Corporate

Climate Partnership

World Wildlife Fund

Melissa Hulting

Director for Industrial Decarbonization

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Rose Luttenberger Caruso

Director of Advocacy

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

 

Ruth Checknoff

Senior Project and Research Director

David Gardiner and Associates

 
 
 

Carlos Claussell Velez

Manager, Climate, Community Benefits

& Social Impact

World Wildlife Fund

Cihang Yuan 

Senior Program Officer,

Climate and Energy

World Wildlife Fund

Benjamin Hunt

Senior Policy Advocate,

Policy and Government Affairs

World Wildlife Fund

Alyssa Kagel

Consultant

David Gardiner and Associates

Elina Vanuska

Industrial Decarbonization Fellow

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

 

Oren Lieber-Kotz

Senior Associate

David Gardiner and Associates

Tess Machi

Industrial Policy Analyst

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Hunter Hollander

Program Officer, Climate and

Renewable Thermal Energy

World Wildlife Fund