Tania Hoode Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon

Provide admin and office support for 2 Centers of Excellence at Portland State University.

Portland, Oregon

I provide administrative support for the Institute’s internal operations, making sure that details behind the scenes are completed in a timely manner. I also offer a friendly smile at the front desk and keep the office running smoothly and efficiently. Specifically I provide assistance to the Fiscal Director by processing accounts payable/receivables, staff reimbursements, and travel authorizations. I also assist our Program Manager with administering the Travel Awards program, member of the Travel Award Review Team, Telecommunication coordination, and the Sustainability Intern program.I also help to implement the Green Team strategies in our building at PSU. And I have been trained to lead the PSU Sustainability Tours that highlight green and sustainable strategies implemented on campus.

Sustainable Solutions is a Home Performance, Solar and Small Wind Trade Ally contractor with Energy Trust of Oregon, and we specialize in making homes and businesses more energy efficient, comfortable and safe. I am the Project Coordinator and educate new clients on energy efficiency and renewable energy services, as well as information on incentives and tax credits available. I also advise clients of specific recommendations we may have for their home, and next steps to getting their project started.The Home Performance and energy efficiency work we conduct for homes comprises the majority of our projects, and I am learning tons about how home's operate as a whole system plus where & how to make them more efficient. I also advise new clients on specific measures that we will recommend for their home and provide phone quotes before we visit their home.

I provide administrative support to the Northwest Solar Coop and Cascade Solar Consulting by processing contracts for the Purchase and Sale of Green Tags from residential and commercial solar electric systems in the Pacific Northwest.

As the Statewide Tour Coordinator at Solar Oregon for the Oregon Green and Solar Tours, I serve as the contact and support liaison for the Local Leads coordinating tours in their communities. In this role, I connect local tours to others across the state in an effort to streamline media coverage, and improve the efficiency and quality of all the tours. This position also connects Oregon’s tours to the National Solar Tour effort coordinated by the American Solar Energy Society. In 2007, I lead a collaborative effort to develop the Oregon Green and Solar Tours article featured in the Green + Solar Building Oregon magazine, plus I drafted the Statewide Media Plan, the 2007 Oregon Green and Solar Tours Report, and provided support in developing the statewide sponsorship program.

For two years I worked with Solar Oregon as the Education and Outreach Coordinator, serving as the public contact for solar energy information. I coordinated all volunteer, event and outreach efforts, and developed partnerships with educators and organizations interested in our programs. I managed all administrative tasks including invoicing the Million Solar Roofs grant program, tracking points and interfacing with Earthshare of Oregon, designing and distributing the Solar Oregon newsletter plus other marketing pieces and letters as needed, and working closely with the Board and Executive Director to provide support with all development and marketing efforts.

In 2007, I worked part time with Merryman Barnes Architects as their interim Office Manager serving as the receptionist, and organizing the office for efficiency. Merryman Barnes Architects is the largest all women owned architectural firm in the Pacific Northwest, designing energy efficient homes with green building and solar strategies. The firm benefited from my strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to learn office systems quickly, and my determined motivation to working with technical consultants to find solutions to various network and equipment issues.

As the Program Assistant at Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition I provided administrative assistance to all aspects of the Policy program, including coordination of events in Washington, DC and the Pacific Northwest. I provided full office organization and administrative support to the Portland office including Congressional hill drop research projects, scheduling and tracking meetings with Members of Congress, scheduling travel arrangements for staff.

As the Office and Wholesale Manager for Rainshadow Solar Electric, a renewable energy design and installation firm, I served as the main contact for renewable energy information, and wrote educational brochures about renewable energy applications and energy efficiency. I handled all administrative functions for the business, and streamlined office procedures and systems to maximize office organization and efficiency. In addition, I managed all aspects of the wholesale business including processing orders, maintaining product inventory, and extensive emphasis on improving customer and vendor relations.

Csba, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor

Ba, Environmental Studies

Natural Sciences & Liberal Arts