The Heat is Power Association
Leadership and Executive Committee
HiP partners with organizations to promote the benefits of efficient, sustainable industry practices and net zero goals.
heat is Power Leadership
Executive Director
Jennifer Schafer
Cascade Associates
Jennifer started Cascade Associates in 1998 and has advocated tirelessly on energy and technology issues. She has had success driving energy policy, drafting and garnering support for significant portions of several major energy bills, on tax incentives, initiating and expanding the Fuel Cell Tax Credit, and increasing federal funding for her clients. Jennifer has initiated and led several coalition efforts and is currently the Executive Director of the Federal Performance Contracting Coalition and leads the Energy Efficiency Strategy Group.
Cascade Associates is adept at working with multiple organizations to advance policy and technical priorities and has cultivated deep-rooted working and personal relationships with policymakers and the stakeholder community in Washington, D.C. The team at Cascade has decades of combined policy experience and often leverages its strong network of connections to help advance client interests and enlist support through coalition building and grassroots mobilization efforts.
Government Affairs Director
Colden Franklin
Cascade Associates
Colden is a government affairs professional with experience representing national and international trade associations, public and private companies, and coalitions in Washington. Colden serves as the Manager of Government Affairs at Cascade Associates, a Washington-based consulting and lobbying firm specializing in energy issues. As a federal advocate, Colden advances clients’ legislative and regulatory objectives through direct lobbying, educational advocacy, coalition building, and other forms of strategic engagement with federal officials and staff in Congress and the Executive Branch.
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John Prunkl
(Chairman) Ironclad Partners
John Prunkl is Ironclad Energy’s CEO, co-founder and has 30+ years of global operating experience in natural gas fired CHP, district energy, wind energy, waste heat, waste water, chilling, standalone power plants and byproduct fuel fired generation facilities. As an owner…
Janice Tran
(Vice-Chair) Kanin Energy
Janice is the Vice-Chair of the Heat is Power Association. Janice also provides the leadership and financing strategy as the Chief Executive Officer for Kanin Energy, a clean energy development company. Prior to Kanin, Janice was an early employee and Director at Generate Capital a project …
Mo Klefeker
(Treasurer) Primary Energy
President and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Klefeker has been the President and CEO of Primary Energy since November 2015. His prior work experience of 20 years includes executive management responsibilities with Southwest Generation, Inc., Black Hills Corporation and Indeck Capital, Inc…
Lynn Abramson
(Federal Affairs Director) HiP
Lynn Abramson is President of the Clean Energy Business Network – the small business voice for the clean energy economy. CEBN enhances opportunities for clean energy providers through policy support business development, and market and technology education.
Lynn Abramson
(Federal Affairs Director) HiP
Lynn Abramson is President of the Clean Energy Business Network – the small business voice for the clean energy economy. CEBN enhances opportunities for clean energy providers through policy support…
Ilaria Peretti
Senior Consultant North America
Ilaria Peretti serve as a North American resident for Turboden since 2011, managing the sales and identifying new business leads in USA and Canada for Turboden technology and Turboden products. Earlier, she supported the integration between…