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Learn about our speakers from the 2007 Energy Summit Dr. Rosco Bartlett - Discussion Leader
Congressman Roscoe Bartlett considers him-self a constitutional conservative and citizen-legislator, not a politi-cian. He was first elected to public office representing Maryland's Sixth District in the 103rd Congress and was re-elected to serve his eighth term in the 110th Congress. Congressman Bartlett is the cofounder and cochairman of the Congres-sional Peak Oil Caucus and the Defense Energy Working Group in addition to being a member of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency as well as the Oil and National Security Caucuses. In the 110th Congress, Bartlett serves as Ranking Member of the Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Com-mittee. One of three scientists in the Congress, Dr. Bartlett is also a senior member of the Science and Technology Committee and its Energy Subcommittee. Due to his ten years of experience as a small business owner, he also serves on the Small Business Committee.
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Judy Ziewacz - Office of Energy Indepenance
Topic: Bio-Mass -Wisconsin’s Diamond in the Rough Judy Ziewacz currently serves as Director of the Wisconsin Office of Energy Independence (OEI) which was created by Governor Doyle on April 5, 2007. Ziewacz has 32 years of experience in the public and private sectors. Prior to OEI, she served as Deputy Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) for four years. She served as Chief of Staff to a Wisconsin Congressman in Washington, DC; and, as Executive Director of national cooperative development entities. Ziewacz has managed the legislative agenda at the state and national levels for cooperative trade associations representing all sizes and sectors of the U.S. economy including Fortune 500 agriculture cooperatives and minority-owned catering businesses; farm credit banks and consumer credit unions; New York City and rural, senior housing; urban food stores and rural energy services. |
Charlie Schrock - VP of Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
Topic: The State of Electricity in Wisconsin Charlie Schrock is President of Wisconsin Public Service with over 28 years of experience in the utility industry. It is his goal to provide electricity and natural gas to Public Service customers with exceptional reliability at competitive prices. Since joining Wisconsin Public Service, Charlie has held a variety of positions including President and COO – Generation for Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, Senior Vice President for WPS Resources Corporation, President of WPS Power Development, Inc., Senior Vice President – Generation for Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, and Plant Manager at Wisconsin Public Service’s former Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Michigan. He has also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University. Charlie serves on the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin River Power Company, the Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company, Association of Electric Illuminating Companies, and the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. He is also active in the NEW North – Education Attainment Committee, NEW North – K-12 Education Task Force, and the University of Michigan-College of Engineering Advisory Committee
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Stephen Heins - VP of Orion Energy Systems
Topic: Efficiency - We Can Make a Difference Stephen A. Heins is Vice President of Corporate Communication for Orion Energy Systems, a leader in innovating energy and lighting systems based in Plymouth, Wis. Since joining the company in June, 2001, Heins has served as the corporate communications officer for Orion focusing on advocacy and education to promote energy efficiency at the local, state and national levels. In addition to serving as a primary spokesperson for Orion, Heins manages all public relations initiatives for the company. He is a frequent speaker and has published dozens of articles and op-ed pieces on energy management, the utility industry and environmental issues for leading newspapers, energy and trade magazines including the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the San Diego Union Tribune, Engineering Times, Energy and Power Management, EnergyPulse and Electricity Today. Heins is passionate about the major role he feels energy efficiency can play in solving electrical power generation problems while helping companies reduce their carbon footprint. To that end, he is an associate member of the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, a committee member and international committee member of the Alliance to Save Energy, a participating and white paper contributing associate to the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, a member of the Chicago Climate Exchange, a member of the Natural Resource Defense Council, an E4 board member, a member of the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce Association, a member of the Association of Energy Service Professionals, a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, and a board member of the Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group. Heins studied American poetry at Columbia University in New York City and he also attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, where he studied business and economic coursework. He currently resides in Sheboygan, Wis.
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Tom Kubala - Kubala Washatko Architects
Topic: Aldo Leopold Legacy Center Zero Energy Buildings When Tom Kubala founded Kubala Washatko Architects, Inc. in 1980 with Allen Washatko, he brought with him extensive experience gained through professional association with highly regarded firms in Wisconsin and Minnesota. As a principal of The Kubala Washatko Architects, Mr. Kubala oversees projects from first schematics through final drawings. He is involved in every aspect of the practice and has directed many of Kubala Washatko’s award-winning projects and research endeavors. He has served as principal-in-charge for a wide range of building and planning projects, and is skilled in both architectural design and in the execution of construction documents. His completed projects exhibit a sensitivity and understanding of function, scale, construction methodology and materials. In 2006, Kubala Washatko Architects won both the AIA Wisconsin Firm award as well as the Wisconsin Builder Magazine “Architecture Firm of the Year.” Mr. Kubala received his bachelors and Master’s degree in Architecture from the University of Illinois. In addition teaching and publishing in the architecture field, he enjoys the art of plein air painting, having won awards Cedarburg Plein Air Painting Competition for the past six years.
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Erik Hoyer, Ph. D - Silver Lake College
Topic: Role of Education in the Future of Energy Erik Hoyer is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Silver Lake College, where he teaches biology (vertebrate, invertebrate, botany), ecology and limnology, as well as environmental science courses for both majors and non-majors. It is the environmental science courses that have peaked his interest in alternative energies and renewed his commitment to understanding and teaching the important energy issues that we are facing in the 21st century. Born and raised on the East Coast, he first came to Wisconsin for his undergraduate degree at Lawrence University in Appleton, continuing on to get his M.S. at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Great Lakes Studies (now the Great Lakes Water Institute). After teaching for several years at Tidewater Community College in Norfolk, Virginia, he continued his education at Southern Illinois University, where he received his Ph.D. comparing forested wetland restoration techniques. Prior to teaching at Silver Lake College, he was also an adjunct faculty member St. Norbert College and a faculty member and research technician at Lawrence University. Erik has lived in Green Bay for the past six years with his wife, a pediatrician. He is active in his neighborhood, where he is the president of his neighborhood association and edits the neighborhood newsletter. In his off time, he enjoys reading and hiking.
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Michael A. Lanser, Ed.D. - Lakeshore Technical College
Topic: Role of Education in the Future of Energy Mike Lanser is the President of Lakeshore Technical College. Prior to becoming President, he served the college as their Vice President of Educational Support. A native of Port Washington, WI, Lanser received his Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of North Dakota. Lanser then started his career in 1979 as a public school teacher in Okeechobee, FL. He returned to school earning a Master’s degree in Education Administration from Truman State University in Kirksville, MO. After attending graduate school he worked as the Business Manager for the Lincoln County School district in Troy, MO. Lanser completed his education at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL, earning a Doctorate of Education in Higher Education. In addition to serving on the Manitowoc/Two Rivers Area Chamber Board, Lanser is on the board of the Manitowoc/Two Rivers United Way, the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the Manitowoc Economic Development Corporation, the Sheboygan Literacy Council, the Bay Area Workforce Development Board, and is a member of the Lakeshore Sunrise Kiwanis. Mike and his wife, Lori, have been married since 1980 and have two children, Andy (17) and James (13). In addition to watching his sons play football and basketball, he enjoys hunting, fishing, and playing handball.
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