Emily Orvis (Greenlee) Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, CA

Berkeley, CA

Powerhive is a venture-backed microgrid developer that is the first private permitted utility in Kenyan history. As the Operations Manager, I developed KPIs and automated reporting tools to continuously improve our customer acquisition, construction, and operational processes and procedures. I also created a "playbook" of best practices and trained our.

Berkeley, CA

As a Business Analyst, I supported the CEO and CIO on strategic initiatives, including fundraising and business development. I managed due diligence processes for our Series A financing from Caterpillar, Total, First Solar, and other investors. I also developed strategies and raised ~$5 million in grant funding to enter new markets and verticals..

Provided advice on renewable energy finance and strategy to clients including a regional solar developer, a global biomass gasification company, and a California clean energy non-profit.

Palo Alto, California

Village Power connects non-profits and community organizations with pay-as-you-go financing options to enable them to go solar. I initiated and cultivated partnerships with these community organizations and wrote a proposal that was shortlisted by the New York Green Bank for funding.

New Haven, CT

CBEY performs applied research to advance business solutions to global environmental problems. As a Project Manager, I implemented a US DOE grant that was part of the SunShot initiative to identify lessons learned from the Solarize Connecticut solar marketing program. I managed a team of five student researchers as they interviewed 100 program participants.

New Haven, Connecticut

I investigated the potential for a small-scale wind farm in Northeastern Connecticut, including authoring a Migratory Bird Environmental Impact Assessment.

Sanford, Maine

EDF’s Climate Corps deploys top graduate students from around the country to tackle businesses’ energy efficiency challenges. I Identified and recommended technology, process and maintenance changes that could reduce the Tom’s of Maine toothpaste factory’s electricity use by 23% and total energy use by 13%. I created sophisticated energy and financial.

New York, New York

Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. As the first Litigation Assistant in the New York office, I developed organized workflows and set a new precedent for the involvement of Litigation Assistants in case research across the organization. I assisted with all aspects of casework including factual research, discovery, editing.

Washington, DC

I researched and analyzed the environmental records of candidates for Congress, Senate and the Presidency--and the competitiveness of races--to aid Sierra Club in endorsement decisions.

Washington, DC

At Peace Corps' Washington DC headquarters, I researched and wrote about Peace Corps’ response to environmental change in Africa. I also helped to implement and assess a new website for international collaboration.

Master Of Environmental Management (Mem), Energy And The Environment

Activities and Societies: Energy Student Interest GroupRelevant Coursework: Economics of the Environment; Energy Systems Analysis.

B.A., History, Sustainable Development, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: College Democrats, P.S. 165 Volunteer Tutoring, Columbia Daily Spectator