Sherry Hao Email & Phone Number

South Lake Tahoe, Ca, Us

Truckee, California, United States

Strategic support to nonprofit organizations covering areas of fundraising reinforcement and diversification, membership development, group/meeting facilitation, organizational short- and long-range planning, staff cohesion, publication production and editing, outreach strategies, and program/project design and implementation.

South Lake Tahoe, Ca

Proposal development for complex projects with budgets up to $3 million, including creating a strategic approach; managing multiple partner needs; preparing proposal, project schedules, and budgets; developing graphics, figures, and tables; and drafting concise, complete, and clear proposal sections. Technical analysis including calculations of greenhouse gas emissions, energy usage, energy generation, energy efficiency savings. Performed energy usage/generation research and economic analysis for solar PV, combined heat and power microturbine, and hydroelectric projects under the South Lake Tahoe Renewable Energy Feasibility Study. Project stakeholders included the public utility district, school district, Vail Resorts, community college, Washoe tribe, and energy utility provider. Business development for a variety of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction initiatives. Providing energy-related state policy and funding research recommendations for El Dorado County Water Agency.

South Lake Tahoe, Ca

Curriculum development and instruction for WLD 101: Origins and Directions of Wilderness Education, with a focus on wilderness conservation and preservation. Curriculum development for a green sustainability education course on energy, society & sustainability (GSE 107). Additionally, since 2014, have served as an instructional aide to LTCC Wilderness Education courses: Rock Climbing (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced), Mountaineering (Beginning, Intermediate), and Fundamentals of Outdoor Leadership. In the summer of 2017, taught the Science course for the TRiO: Upward Bound program for South Tahoe high school students.

Sabbatical (unpaid) of climbing, contemplation, and discovery in Yosemite, Canada, Alaska, and New Zealand.

Oakland, Ca

Contributed to multiple energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. Served as the Executive Director/Administrative Manager of the Cool Roof Rating Council, a non-profit educational organization, overseeing seven staff. Provided technical guidance for energy-efficient lighting and wireless controls under the Energy Technology Assistance Program, including performing field audits and modeling potential energy savings. Conducted solar photovoltaic feasibility assessments. Provided LED market assessments for code development. Managed retrofit and new construction incentive programming under Pacific Gas & Electric’s Large Commercial and Institutional market sector.PRESENTATIONSInternational Roofing Expo - San Antonio, TX. 2013Cool Surfaces for Building Envelope Energy Efficiency Conference - Mexico City, Mexico. 2012Greenbuild - Toronto, Canada. 2011U.S. DOE International Workshop on Advances in Cool Roof Research - Berkeley, CA. 2011Ecobuild - Washington, D.C. 2011Net Zero Energy Building Workshop - Okinawa, Japan. 2010APEC Building Energy Codes & Labeling Workshop - Bangkok, Thailand. 2010International Energy Efficiency & Zero Energy Building Envelop Conference - Beijing, China. 2010

Washington, Dc

Designed and implemented the Academic, Leadership, and Resiliency Secondary School Program, serving 100+ students with a staff of five in a multifaceted 15-component school year and summer program. Hired and supervised staff, managed the program budget, reported to funders, collaborated with partner organizations. During 2005, oversaw fundraising initiatives, raising $850,000 from grant government and private foundation proposals, including nine previously untapped sources, with additional funding brought in from donor cultivation (corporate, individual), direct mail appeal, special events and a capital campaign.

Boston, Ma

Managed nonprofit to implement grassroots advocacy and organizing strategies in support of equitable and sustainable community planning. Prepared fundraising proposals and reports, oversaw budget, supervised interns, facilitated steering committee meetings and retreats, cultivated relationships with stakeholders, produced communication materials.

Boston, Ma

Provided research, database, editorial and fundraising support to non-profit organizations.

Cambridge, Ma

Staff design engineer on a multi-disciplinary product development consultant team designing consumer and medical products. Product development involved brainstorming, feasibility studies, concept down-selection and refinement, layout design, and prototype building and testing.