MY-RESI - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Admin
- EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
- Founder and President of the New Jersey Solar Grid Supply Association
- Solar Developer
James Spano is a veteran solar developer having been instrumental in developing and/or financing over 300 MW and serving as a Managing Partner of Spano Partners Holdings, LLC. Jim's strong financial background, as well as expertise in real estate and land development, has given him a perspective that is unique among solar energy developers. Jim's vision for residential energy resilience and the emerging demand for Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) led him develop a premier partnership with sonnen, the world's leading supplier of residential battery systems. Jim is the founder of my-RESI which is organized to develop virtual power plants by aggregating storage across 100's or 1000's of residences to meet emerging demand among ISOs and utilities for DERs. A key differentiator for My-RESI's is its focus on the LMI (low to moderate income) consumer as a prime beneficiary of the resiliency provided by the battery solution.
Jim is the founder and President of the New Jersey Solar Grid Supply Association (NJSGSA), an organization of investors, developers, engineers, energy professionals and public supporters dedicated to improving New Jersey's energy program. The Association represents the majority of grid-connected, utility-scale solar generation facilities in New Jersey. Jim is also a Director of the Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Association (MSEIA). In addition, Jim is an active member of the Intersolar North America Industry Committee. Jim is also on the Industry Board of Intersolar USA, a Board Member of IBESA, the Board of the NJ PACE Coalition and has spoken at numerous Conferences and Summits across the USA.
James Spano is a veteran solar developer having been instrumental in developing and/or financing over 300 MW and serving as a Managing Partner of Spano Partners Holdings, LLC. Jim is the founder of my-RESI which is organized to develop virtual power plants by aggregating storage across 100's or 1000's of residences to meet emerging demand among ISOs and utilities for DERs.
Lori Clinton joined the my-RESIsm team in March 2019. With over 20 years of executive support experience in high-volume, high-pressure environments with a focus on operations and technology, Lori is particularly well-suited to the fast pace environment at my-RESI sm.
Lori's professional experience has been primarily focused in the education industry over the past 10 years, in both public and private New Jersey schools. Most recently, at the prestigious Lawrenceville School, she served as the Assistant to the Chief Technology Officer providing different forms of support to the CTO, Director of Support Services, and the Associate Director of IT Security and Operations. In addition, Lori managed the entire Information Technology Services department with responsibilities for budget management, budget forecasting, office management, employee technology engagement and training, development and oversight of departmental workflows, identifying areas of opportunity to improve existing technology processes, functionality, and workflow across the Lawrenceville campus.
Lori's past volunteer experience includes PTA President and Treasurer of the PTA President's Council.
Lori Clinton joined the my-RESI LLC team in March 2019. With over 20 years of executive support experience in high-volume, high-pressure environments with a focus on operations and technology, Lori is particularly well-suited to the fast pace environment at my-RESI LLC.
Job Titles:
- Admin
- Senior Advisor
- Senior Executive
- Founding Director of the Center for Energy
- SENIOR ADVISOR, MARKET STRATEGY
Scott Weiner is a Senior Advisor in the area of energy market strategy to my-RESI LLC . Scott's experience spans the fields of energy and the environment with a focus on the intersection of entrepreneurship and public policy. Prior to assuming his current role at my-RESI, Scott has had a distinguished career as an executive, public official and educator.
Scott has served as a senior executive in several private and public corporations within the energy sector. These include serving as Senior Vice President for Market Structure and Regulatory Affairs at Sithe Energies, Inc. where, among other activities, he led the company's business participation in the opening of the three eastern wholesale electric markets. Scott also served as President of Ballard Generation Systems and a member of the senior management team of its publicly traded parent, Ballard Power Systems, where he was responsible for leading the development of applications of Ballard's PEM fuel cell technology in utility and portable power applications. He was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Petra Solar, Inc., which developed a highly distributed 40 MW distributed solar generation facility that is comprised of a single PV panels mounted to utility poles. Scott's experience also includes an appointment as Vice President for Corporate Development at General Public Utilities where he led the companies venture activities. Scott also served as CEO of the Actors Fund Housing Development Corporation that developed affordable housing for performing and visual artists.
Scott's most recent public sector assignment was as Deputy, Markets & Innovation, at the New York Department of Public Service where he was responsible for leading the staff work in support of New York's Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) initiative, laying the foundation for a 21st century grid by redefining the role of New York's energy utilities and the regulatory framework administered by the New York Public Service Commission.
Scott has held several other senior positions in the public sector, including appointments as President of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy and Chief Counsel to New Jersey Gov. Jim Florio. Scott also served as the Vice-Chair of the NJ Executive Commission on Ethical Standards. He served as a Special Assistant Attorney General and Special Counsel to New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine and thereafter as CEO of New Jersey's school construction program, in which capacity he led the restructuring and refinancing of the New Jersey School Construction Corporation to the NJ Schools Development Authority. Scott's experience at the federal level includes serving as a member of the Clinton-Gore EPA Transition Committee, and the US Commercialization Ventures Advisory Committee.
Scott is the founding Director of the Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy at Rutgers University and has served as a Senior Policy Fellow and Faculty Fellow at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers.
Scott has previously served on the board of many industry associations and non-governmental organizations including as Chair of the U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Energy - in which capacity he led the U.S. clean energy delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's 4th and 6th Conference of Parties - the Solar Energy Industries Association, the Electric Power Supply Association, the National Hydrogen Association and the Center for Sustainable Development in the Americas.
Tom Gleckner comes to my-RESI LLC with a degree in management from the University of Scranton. His work history includes 18 years in the tire industry managing 500,000 sq. ft. facility.
Our Chief Financial Officer, Tony brings to my-RESI SM over 30 years of financial expertise developed with premier Fortune-sized companies such as General Electric and Merck as well as in small, entrepreneurial environments. Tony holds a MBA in Finance from the Wharton Graduate Division of the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Lafayette College, in addition to being a Certified Management Accountant.