Why do we support renewable energy?





Our Team
Our Staff and Board of Directors bring a diverse set of passions and skills to fulfill our shared vision of renewable energy powering a prosperous Wisconsin.

Heather Allen
Executive Director
608-255-4044, ext. 1
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I am excited to be part of the global transformation to clean energy while building momentum for renewables in my home state.
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Jodi Jean Amble
Communications and Events Director
608-255-4044, ext. 3
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I’m proud to be focusing my marketing efforts on protecting my children’s future by promoting a cleaner, stronger, and smarter Wisconsin.
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I joined RENEW in June 2017 and am incredibly inspired by this talented and tenacious team. I was the Marketing Coordinator at Norcon, Inc., a general contractor in Chicago, for 8 years where I managed all of the firm’s marketing efforts, initiated a recycling program, and supported their build out and relocation to a LEED Gold Certified office building. My husband Aaron and I moved our family from Chicago at the end of 2015 and we’re so happy to be “back home” with our daughter Ada (b. 09.18.14) and son Enzo (b. 06.26.16). In addition, I’m proud to be focusing my marketing efforts on protecting their future by promoting a cleaner, stronger, and smarter Wisconsin. When not at RENEW you can find me exploring the city with my family or singing with some of Madison’s finest musicians.

Jim Boullion
Government Affairs Director
608-255- 4044, ext. 4
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I joined RENEW in December of 2017 because of its leadership role in the exciting changes that are happening in the renewable sectors of the energy industry. Renewable energy is reaching a tipping point where it is becoming a mainstream and critical component of our energy mix.
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Sam Dunaiski
Renewable Energy Program Director
608-255-4044, ext. 5
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I’m thrilled to be using my knowledge and background to help move Wisconsin toward a clean, sustainable energy future.
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Kristin Kanitz
Office Manager
608-255-4044, ext. 6
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I am excited to be a part of Wisconsin’s growing renewable energy efforts.
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I am a long-time sustainability advocate and try to be conscious of the impact we leave on the environment. I joined RENEW Wisconsin in July 2019 and am excited to be a part of Wisconsin’s growing renewable energy efforts. For 15 years, I worked for a NARI Certified Green residential remodeling firm helping to ensure that Green Practices were tracked on projects and in the office. I have over 30 years of advertising, event marketing and business administration experience. I am happy to bring my skills to RENEW, and especially to our annual Ride with RENEW bike ride. Originally from Michigan, my family and I have lived in Madison long enough to call it home. Most days you can find me on my bike, except for the coldest winter days when you will find me downhill skiing with my family.

Jane McCurry
Electric Vehicles Consultant
608-255-4044, ext. 8
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With RENEW I can use my passion for sustainability to be part of the shift to cleaner energy technologies.
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I joined RENEW Wisconsin in July 2018 because I want to work for an organization that creates real change. With RENEW I can use my passion for sustainability to be drive the transition to cleaner energy technologies. I grew up outside Detroit, Michigan and moved to Madison as a student at University of Wisconsin. While in school, I studied Operations and Technology Management and Environmental Studies, was a pole vaulter for the Track and Field team and a leader of the Ethical and Responsible Business Network. I was also the Executive Director of Wisconsin Microfinance, a Madison-based nonprofit that provides small loans to women in Haiti and the Philippines, where I now serve on the board. I fill my free time with work outs and coaching gymnastics.

Michael Vickerman
Policy Director
608-255-4044, ext. 2
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Renewable energy is no longer an alternative, but the real deal, and an agricultural and a manufacturing state like Wisconsin should embrace it with open arms.
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RENEW Board of Directors
Eric Udelhofen • President
Madison, WI
Jim Funk • Vice President
Winneconne, WI
Jessica Morrison • Secretary
Wauwatosa, WI
Jeff Rich • Treasurer
West Salem, WI
Mike Barnett
Madison, WI
Mike Cornell
Hartland, WI
Beth Esser
Monona, WI
Alicia Leinberger
Viroqua, WI
Darcy Lydum
Houston, TX
Jessica Niekrasz
Chicago, IL
Amy Seeboth-Wilson
Platteville, WI
Josh Stolzenberg
Wausau, WI
Sara Windjue
Plover, WI
Niels Wolter
Madison, WI
DIRECTOR EMERITUS • Lifetime • Non-voting
John Frantz
Madison, WI
Don Wichert
Madison, WI