Meet the CESA Team
CESA was founded in January 2009 by clean energy advocates and strategists with deep experience and relationships in the electric power sector. Since 2009 our passionate team has grown to include experts in utilities, wholesale markets, incentive structures and retail rate design. We strive each day to be responsive, helpful, and create value for our members.
“CESA is the touchstone for all things related to energy storage in California. I am very impressed with CESA’s ability to stay current on so many topics, to shape the discussion and to keep the membership informed. What I appreciate most about CESA is the leadership and the respect it engenders among the best and brightest in energy.”
– Mona Tierney-Lloyd, Enel X
Scott Murtishaw
Executive Director
Scott is a recognized leader in the energy industry, bringing to CESA extensive experience at two other leading energy generation and storage trade associations, and in the President’s office at the California Public Utilities Commission.
Rachel McMahon
Vice President, Policy
Rachel has advocated and shaped legislation and policy related to alternative energy and the impacts of energy on the environment since 1999. She has also researched, managed and edited two published books on renewable energy and the hydrogen economy, and developed green building guidance for affordable housing developers and schools in post-Katrina New Orleans.
Catherine Smith
Administrative Liaison
Amrit Kaur
Membership Manager
Elizabeth Cardwell
Events & Operations Director
Andrea Elliott
Governance & Events Specialist
Audie Whitt
Communications Director
Radu Dragomir
IT Specialist
Leo Orozco
Controller
Consultants
CESA Safety Committee
CESA State Government Affairs
Gareth Elliott
Sacramento Advocates
Graciela Castillo-Krings
Sacramento Advocates
Cara Martinson
Public House Consulting
GDS Associates, Inc.
Don Tretheway
Garrett D. Cole, P.E.
Matthew Smith
Perry Servedio
The California Energy Storage Alliance is an independent 501(c)6 organization operated and staffed by Smith Moore & Associates.