Faustina is Co-founder and VP of Sustainability at VGI Energy. A firm believer in preparation and seizing opportunity. Roman’s career foundation has included over two decades in the realms of marketing, strategy, sales management and financial services with a number of Fortune 500 companies. As a socially conscious entrepreneur, she become an advocate for clean energy because she believes in the chance to limit our impact on the environment and seize new market opportunities in alternative energy. She is recognized for her depth of knowledge and technical and strategic expertise. She works with policy makers, equipment manufacturers, oil, utility companies, environmental groups, investors, and government agencies in support of clean energy solutions for climate security.Faustina runs VLV's West Coast office in San Diego and she expels myths about solar energy, including the main one: they are too expensive. As a thought leader in VLV Development’s green initiatives and strategies, Roman-del Rio specializes in helping businesses address the ways in which they operate day-to-day, helping them discover ways of decreasing their negative impact on the environment so they’re better positioned for the markets of the future. She is bilingual (Spanish) and has a BA in Commerce from Chicago's DePaul University. She also participated executive-level programs at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management and the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. A certified LEED Green Associate, Faustina is a member of the the Solar Energy Industry Association.

15+ years in Financial Services Industry, Corporate & Marketing ServicesProvided Commercial Lenders, Relationship Mangers and fortune 500 companies strategy, guidance and direction, defined processes & strategies, leveraging internal resources related to bank programs/product resulting in consistent and increased sales.-Developed and implemented new marketing and sales strategies to expand retail clients in the Latino market resulting in an increase of new retail clients by 43%. -Territory Management: Managed sales territory with 248 companies resulting in 45% increase in revenue over prior year. -Lead salesperson, 165% performance results over total goal.-Public Speaking: Responsible for delivering formal presentations to groups of 10-300 in English and/or Spanish-Defined, implemented and analyzed direct mail campaigns resulting in increase sales via mail.