Photo: Matt Dishman Community Center
Reaching and Serving Everyone
Energy Trust is dedicated to helping 2 million utility customers in Oregon and Southwest Washington save energy and benefit from renewable power, today and in the future. It is our responsibility to ensure that all customers can directly benefit from our services, including people with low and moderate incomes, communities of color and rural communities.
We strive to create a culturally diverse, equitable and inclusive organization with employees, contractors, trade allies and community partnerships who contribute a range of perspectives, experiences, skills and ideas to how we work, our programs and our services. We are committed to being an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcomed, supported, respected and valued. This will be a learning process. We expect to make mistakes along the way, and we pledge to learn from them.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Operations Plan
We understand that investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy lower energy costs, cut carbon emissions and strengthen local communities—resulting in economic benefits for all. However, there is more we can do to reach communities of color, low- and moderate-income customers and rural communities. We developed a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Operations Plan to better understand where gaps exist so that we can improve and enhance offerings for underserved customers.
What Does Success Look Like?
When diversity is an integrated part of who we are and how we conduct our business, Energy Trust will be more innovative and better positioned to meet our goals. If we are successful, we will:
- Reach and serve all eligible customers, including communities of color, people with low and moderate incomes and rural communities
- Gain understanding and perspectives about our customers
- Work with more and different contractors to reach more customers
- Recruit, hire and support a more diverse workforce
- Develop staff skills and leadership in cultural competency
- Improve employee retention in a competitive economy
- Reduce energy costs, boost comfort and increase air quality for more Oregonians
Staff Leadership
Energy Trust’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are spearheaded by staff from all departments:
- Mayra Aparicio – Human Resources Generalist
- Ashley Bartels – Marketing Project Manager
- Elaine Dado – Executive Assistant
- Michael Colgrove, Executive Director
- Ryan Crews – Residential Program Manager
- Matt Getchell – Renewable Energy Project Manager
- Tyrone Henry – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead
- Alex Novie – Sr. Measure Development Manager
- Cameron Starr – Sr. Customer Experience Operations Manager
- Karl Whinnery – Sr. Infrastructure Manager
- Tamara Falls – Community Relations Manager with (PGE)
- Jenn Latu – Community Relations Manager with (PGE)
- Fredy Salazar – Energy Advisor, Multifamily with (TRC)
- Donald J. Shaw – Energy Advisor, Multifamily with (TRC)
Resources
Calling All Perspectives
To join the conversation, contact Tyrone Henry, diversity, equity and inclusion lead, at info@energytrust.org.