“EcoShift provided a comprehensive Climate Action Plan that exceeded our expectations. Their expertise and thorough analysis resulted in a highly effective plan that will help us meet our strategic goals.”

Santa Cruz Community Credit Union

“EcoShift brings experience and background that is not currently common in the field of sustainable business practices and we are delighted with what they did and continue to do for us.”

Ian Browde, CEO, Greening Point, Inc.

“Your ideas present a clear, direct methodology we can—and will—use to show our end user how to maximize their dollars and make the right choice for our environment at the same time. ”

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
 

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Team

Our work requires a thorough understanding of interdisciplinary environmental science, including the underlying physical processes, the policy context, and economic mechanisms that are critical for efficient business. Our three principals attained their doctorates in Environmental Studies, and as highly trained environmental economists, climate scientists, and policy analysts, we provide the technical expertise and the range of knowledge necessary to create strategies tailored to your enterprise. Our team of professionals includes highly skilled specialists in different aspects of corporate sustainability.

Alexander Gershenson, Ph.D. (Principal, Founding Member) received his B.S. in Natural Resource Management from Rutgers University and has a doctoral degree in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz. His expertise is in the fields of biological carbon sequestration in agricultural and forest systems, as well as U.S. and international environmental law and climate change policy implementation. He currently holds an Adjunct Professor position at San Jose State University and was a Research Fellow at the Mineta Transportation Institute.

Dustin Mulvaney, Ph.D. (Principal, Founding Member) received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering and M.S. in Environmental Policy Studies from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and has a doctoral degree in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He previously worked as the engineering group leader for a venture capital start-up that designed and produced environmental remediation technology, as well as for a Fortune 500 specialty chemical manufacturer as a process engineer. His research and consulting experience includes policy analysis in alternative energy and agrifood systems, life cycle assessment (LCA), and projects that utilize Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

James Barsimantov, Ph.D. (Principal, Founding Member) received a B.A. from UC Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a focus on environmental economics, natural resource management, and geographic information systems (GIS). His expertise in greenhouse gas emissions inventories, climate action planning, and offsets development expanded during his work for the UC Santa Cruz Chancellor’s Council on Climate Change. James has worked to plan and implement carbon emissions reductions strategies through alternative energy development, transportation, and greening projects, and is working with a national committee to review new draft Scope 3 GHG Protocols recently completed by the World Resources Institute. He has also worked on social policy research at the Urban Institute in Washington D.C., consulted for remote sensing projects in Mexico and China, and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Panama.

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Mary Solecki, M.B.A (Business Development and Sustainability Analyst) received her M.B.A. from the Presidio Graduate School and B.S. degrees in Business and International Studies from Indiana University. Mary is a certified GRI Reporter, and has ten years of sales and marketing experience. She has expertise in renewable energy solutions, local Climate Action Plans, environmental legislation, and alternative fuels. Her work portfolio includes organizations like Natural Resources Defense Council, the City of Berkeley, Unimodal, solar start-up One Block off the Grid, International Development Exchange, and various non-profits organizations in Nicaragua.

Sandra Kwak, M.B.A (Business Development and Sustainability Analyst) received her M.B.A. in Sustainable Business from the Presidio Graduate School and her B.A. in Political Science and Visual Arts from Emory University. She is an independent consultant in marketing, strategy and sustainability, and is founder of Powerzoa, an energy efficiency start-up. She has over ten years experience in advertising, design and branding. She has worked with companies ranging in size from PG&E and Mitsubishi to sole-proprietor software companies.

Ben Weil, Ph.D. (Energy Efficiency Specialist) received an M.A. from Syracuse University and a doctoral degree in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz where his research focused on renewable energy technology, policy, and economics. He is a building scientist and energy analyst with training from the Building Performance Institute and is a member of the Northeast Home Energy Rating System Alliance. He is currently an Advanced Diagnostic Auditor with the Center for Ecological Technology where he works on utility energy conservation programs and private consulting. As an independent energy analyst, he has conducted research for the World Future Council, Earth Action, and several other environmental non-profit organizations.

Tiffany Wise-West, P.E., B.S. (Environmental Engineer) possesses nearly 15 years of practical work experience in the management of utility infrastructure projects, specializing in environmental planning, design, permitting and construction administration. Her primary areas of expertise are water treatment, storage and distribution, energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, and general site improvements. She earned a B.S. in civil/environmental engineering from Purdue University and holds a professional civil engineering license in the state of California.

Stuart Davis, B.S. (Renewable Energy Specialist) is a California certified electrician with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has been working in energy efficiency and solar photovoltaic system design for the last six years. Stuart is a NABCEP certified specialist, holds a C-10 contractor’s license, and has broad expertise in commercial energy solutions.

Stacey Kennealy, B.S. (Sustainability and Green Purchasing Specialist) received her dual bachelors degrees in Natural Resource Management and Human Ecology from Rutgers University, and is currently the director of sustainability at GreenFaith, an interfaith environmental organization located in New Jersey. Stacey is a specialist in green purchasing, waste management, sustainable building operations, and environmental education, and has worked with multiple educational organizations on institutional sustainability issues.

Tara Zagofsky, M.S. (Facilitation and Training Specialist) has over ten years of experience working with small, medium and large organizations around the world. Tara has artfully led effective group work through mutual learning and has a reputation of engaging all types of participants, across different cultures and languages. She is bilingual in Spanish and English and holds a Master of Science in Community Development from the University of California at Davis.

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