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biographies
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John L. Zimmerman, President
John founded VERA in 1978 to provide wind power and program management services to electric utility companies.
John has experience performing technical due diligence and risk assessment across a variety of technologies, financial and corporate structuring and capitalization, project and venture capital financing, and many financial and economic analytical techniques related to investment analysis.
In addition to wind technologies, John provides experience in evaluating and managing investments in hydroelectric, solar, natural gas, wood, landfill gas, and other power generation and energy efficiency technologies.
John is also an active member of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Since the mid-1990’s, John has made many presentations and contributed several papers to the annual AWEA WINDPOWER Conferences and also to the Northeast Sustainable Energy RENEW Conferences. At WINDPOWER ’97, AWEA presented Mr. Zimmerman with a Special Recognition Award for the “critical role he played in bringing wind energy development to the Northeast.”
John holds an Environmental Administration degree from Johnson State College and a Master in Business Administration degree from the University of Vermont.
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Martha Staskus, Vice President
Martha has been with VERA since 1991. She coordinates database management, GIS mapping, performance monitoring, and outreach activities associated with the company’s wind energy consulting services.
She assisted with the management of many development aspects of Green Mountain Power Company’s Searsburg Wind Power Facility and was directly responsible for the coordination of the public outreach and education functions around this installation. She continues to provide wind resource and performance monitoring technical support at Searsburg.
Martha wrote and edited Wind Power News – a periodic newsletter chronicling the development of the Searsburg project, and Vermont Wind Power News – a newsletter focusing on wind power development plans in Vermont. She is also responsible for managing VERA’s Northeast wind power development work, as well as GIS-based analytical and site screening work for Noble Environmental Power
Martha did graduate work in the Landscape Architecture Masters Program at the University of Pennsylvania and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of Vermont. She is currently serving on the Board of Directors of Renewable Energy Vermont.
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Jeff Snyder, Technical Analyst
Jeff graduated from The State University of New York at Oswego in the Spring of 2009 with a B.S. in Meteorology and a B.A. in Mathematics. Now a Wind Resource Analyst with VERA, he is involved with quality control of incoming meteorological data, computer modeling, and turbine micro-siting. Originally from Western New York, Jeff is excited to bring his knowledge and enthusiasm into strengthening the wind industry throughout New England.
Kellen Ingalls, Project Coordinator
Kellen is an experienced project manager, paralegal, and researcher with a focus on environmental and natural resource regulatory matters. He performs a broad range of tasks at VERA, including project coordination, database management, report editing, and research. Prior to joining VERA, he was part of a multistate law firm specializing in corporate litigation and strategy, property redevelopment, and environmental law.
Kellen earned his M.A. in English at the University of Vermont, where he pursued a concentration in environmental culture and philosophy. Before moving to Vermont, he lived and worked in Western New York, England, and Oregon.
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