Who We Are
Management Team
Profiles
Dr. Anthony Smith,
Chief Executive Officer, brings over 30 years' experience in energy
efficiency, solar energy, and community economic development. He served as
founding first chairman of the Philadelphia Energy Association; founding
Executive Director of the Community Energy Development Corporation in
Philadelphia; business consultant in creating the Vermont Energy Investment
Corporation (which later developed the first energy efficiency utility in
the country); Commodity Trading Advisor in energy futures; National Program
Leader for USDA in Community-Based Entrepreneurial Development; and
founding Executive Director of the Staunton Creative Community Fund, Inc.
He co-directs the Steward-Leadership MBA program for Eastern Mennonite
University, and he also serves as a board member of the Stafford-Staunton
IDA (Virginia Local Government Finance Corporation). He earned his Masters
in Architecture from the Univ. of PA, and a PhD from the Wharton School of
Management, University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Noel Munson,
Chief Operating and Technology Officer, brings extensive and varied
infrastructure technology deployment experience, including Product Planner
for NTELOS. Mr. Munson has served on the Boards of Directors for the
Virginia Piedmont Technology Council, and the Virginia Technology Alliance,
and as an industry advisor to the Joint Commission on Technology and
Science (Privacy in the Electronic Age, and Critical Infrastructure sub-
committees), the Rural Broadband Commission, Virginia ISP Alliance, and the
Wireless Carriers Association. His holds a BA from UVA.
Mr. Bill
Dunnington, Government Relations and Business Development Officer, brings
considerable private industry experience in operations design and
management. He recently consulted with the VA Department of Mines, Minerals
and Energy to facilitate a regional climate change initiative in the
Charlottesville, VA region that won the $500,000 SEEA contest to design the
best community energy plan in the 11 southeastern states. He catalyzed and
co-led an economic development planning initiative which engaged 18 towns,
160 community leaders to shift the economy of Chittenden County, Vermont
toward more engineering design, clean technology and professional services
businesses. His MS in IT development is from UVA.
Ms. Lorna
Saunders, Customer and Community Care Officer, previously served
for over 15 years with the DuPont Community Credit Union. Her most recent role with the Credit
Union's Senior Management Team included serving as Vice President, Branch
Retail Services, with oversight of nine branches, the call center, and the
sales and service initiatives. Lorna
serves as a volunteer business consultant with a number of community
organizations and business associations, including the Staunton Creative
Community Fund. Lorna received her
BS in Business Administration and Organizational Development from Eastern
Mennonite University. She expects to
complete her MBA from EMU in December 2010.
Mr. Macon Rich,
Chief Financial Officer, serves as consulting operations and financial
associate. He brings considerable experience in family-owned business
development, credit analysis for Dominion Bank, financial management as a
former Financial Director for a home healthcare agency, and production and
logistics experience in the Staunton, VA with Gannett Company and Target.
He received his MBA from Duke University.
Mr. Cian Robinson,
Business Development Consultant, operates his own consulting business,
Robinson Ventures, to provide management consulting services to municipal
and for-profit businesses in the areas of economic development, with a
particular focus in serving rural communities in Southside and Southwest
Virginia from his offices in Martinsville, VA.
Key Teaming
Partners
Southern Energy
Management (SEM)
SEM
(http://www.southern-energy.com/) is a North Carolina-based energy
efficiency and solar power company serving the Southeast and licensed in
North Carolina and Virginia. SEM's two-part mission is to have a measurable
impact on global greenhouse gas emissions, and build a sustainable
triple-bottom-line company. SEM's team includes 50 full-time team members,
including building scientists, engineers, solar technicians, plumbers,
electricians and energy efficiency raters.
Experience
& Qualifications:
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North Carolina unlimited commercial electrical and plumbing licenses
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Licensed PEs for solar engineering and energy consulting projects
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NABCEP certification for lead engineers and solar installers
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Building audits and solar installations for recent clients include: Town of
Hillsborough, Greensboro fire stations, Appalachian State University
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Serving the Southeast from Offices in:
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Headquarters in Morrisville, NC
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Regional offices in Charlotte, NC, and Greenville, SC
Awards
2009
City of Raleigh Environmental Market Transformation Award
2009
EPA National Energy Star Partner of the Year (3rd year in a row)
2008
Triple Bottom Line finalist by Sustainable North Carolina
2006
NC Sustainable Energy Business of the Year
2005
& 2006 National Energy Star Outstanding Achievement Award
Hunton &
Williams LLP
Represents
developers, investors, lenders, contractors and other industry participants
in connection with solar projects throughout the United States from the
east coast to the Pacific islands. Advises clients on the development,
construction and operation of solar projects, including financing, off-take
arrangements, tax and equity structuring, regulatory issues and renewable
attributes transactions. Brings full complement of tax, regulatory, project
development, commercial arrangements and financing experience to host site
photovoltaic facilities and wholesale photovoltaic and thermal solar
projects.
Active
in all facets of solar project development, and have a nationally renowned
practice in structuring solar transactions to optimize Section48 investment
tax credits and state incentive programs for solar energy projects.
Brown, Edwards
& Company, L.L.P. - CPA Firm
Secure
Futures, LLC selected Brown, Edwards and Company after issuing an RFP to
several statewide CPA firms, to serve as Secure Futures' CPA firm to assist
in reviewing business plans and the financial prospectus for Community
Solar LLC Private Placement Memorandums. The firm is a regional accounting
and business consulting firm formed in 1967 through the merger of the
accounting firms of Fred P. Edwards Company and C. A. Brown & Company,
whose histories date back to the 1920's. Today, the firm has 24 partners,
18 directors, and over 170 associates, with offices located in
Christiansburg, Harrisonburg, Roanoke, Lynchburg, and Bristol, Virginia and
Bluefield and Charleston, West Virginia. Each of their service areas offers
complete accounting, assurance, tax, and management advisory services to
clients. They also provide information technology consulting, business
valuation services, and an array of consulting and business support
services. The geographic positioning of their firm enables them to easily
bring any member of their staff to respond to the needs of Secure Futures,
LLC quickly and efficiently.
Reznick Group,
Renewable Energy Practice
Secure
Futures has engaged the Reznick Group in developing Secure Futures' unique
solar financing structure. Reznick Group is a national leader in
accounting, tax and business advisory services. Ranked among the top 20
public accounting firms in the United States, Reznick Group maintains 10
offices with its headquarters located in Bethesda, Md. The Reznick Group
Renewable Energy Practice serves the renewable energy industry, in helping
to leverage various tax and other incentives. Their renewable energy
accounting and tax services are focused on Wind, Solar, Geothermal,
Biomass, and Energy Efficiency.
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