President

Jennifer started Cascade Associates in 1998 and has advocated tirelessly on energy and technology issues since 1992. 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 participated in several coordinating activities on energy efficiency, from the Sustainable Energy Coalition to the Energy Efficiency Strategy Group (EESG). She has a long history of working with state organizations, such as NASEO, to advance energy efficiency at the federal and state level.

Before starting her firm, she was a consultant to the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). She began her career in the Office of Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) and at the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.