LOW IMPACT HYDROPOWER INSTITUTE - Key Persons


Brenda Pracheil

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governing Board
  • Board Chair, Technical Committee, Executive Management Committee ( Chair ) Oak Ridge National Lab

Dave Steindorf

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Director, Technical Committee
  • Director, Technical Committee

Davis Wright Tremaine

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governing Board
  • Retired

Deb Malin

Job Titles:
  • Bonneville Power Administration, or

Jen Ryan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governing Board
  • Director, Policy Committee / Charles River Watershed Association

Julie Gantenbein

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Director, Technical Committee
  • Director, Technical Committee / Water & Power Law Group, CA

Julie Keil

Job Titles:
  • Scholarship

Julie McNamara

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governing Board
  • Board Vice - Chair, Policy Committee ( Chair )

Kelly Catlett

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Director, Policy Committee
  • Director, Policy Committee

Lisa Zarek

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governing Board
  • Board Treasurer, Finance Committee ( Chair )

Mark Zakutansky

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governing Board
  • Director, Technical Committee ( Chair ) Appalachian Mountain Club

Maryalice Fischer

Job Titles:
  • Certification Program Director

Nalneesh Gaur

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governing Board
  • Director / PricewaterhouseCoopers

Natalie Griffiths

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Director, Technical Committee
  • Director, Technical Committee / Oak Ridge National Lab

Philip Raphals - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Rick Glick

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Governing Board
  • Board Secretary, Policy Committee

Shannon Ames

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
Shannon Ames is LIHI's Executive Director and has served LIHI in this role since 2016. She is responsible for strategic direction, oversight of administrative responsibilities, and the continued success of the Low Impact Hydropower Institute and its Certification Program. Prior to joining LIHI, Shannon worked as the director of stakeholder and government relations for Brookfield Renewable Energy Group, then based in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Shannon also worked for four years as the environmental director for the senate co-chair of the Massachusetts environment and natural resources committee. Shannon has worked on environmental and energy legislation at the state and national level, including development of a conservation plan for Massachusetts' ocean resources, land conservation and protection, renewable portfolio standards, and climate legislation. Shannon has experience in project management, small business ownership, and nonprofit management, including currently serving as board president of the Mystic River Watershed Association. Previously, she served on the board of the Waldorf School of Lexington, Independent Power Producers of NY, New England Power Generators Association, and the Brookfield US Foundation. Shannon has a BA from Colby College and an MBA in public and non-profit management from Boston University.

Shawn Seaman

Job Titles:
  • Power Plant Research Program

Steve Zuretti

Job Titles:
  • Brookfield Renewable Energy Group

Surabhi Karambelkar

Job Titles:
  • Policy Director

T.J. Heibel

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Director, Technical Committee
  • Director, Technical Committee

Ted Wise

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Director, Technical Committee
  • Director, Technical Committee

Todd Wynn

Job Titles:
  • Hull Street Energy

Vicki Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Director, Executive Management Committee
  • Director, Executive Management Committee

Whitman Constantineau

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Manager

Whitney Stovall

Job Titles:
  • Communications Manager