Cribbins Appointed to Energy Trust of Oregon Board of Directors, April 8

Energy Trust of Oregon has recently selected Coos County Commission Board Chair Melissa Cribbins for its board of directors for a three year term.  Energy Trust of Oregon is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping utility customers benefit from saving energy and generating renewable energy. Its services, cash incentives and solutions have helped participating customers of Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, NW Natural and Cascade Natural Gas save more than $1.3 billion on their energy bills. Its work helps keep energy costs as low as possible and builds a sustainable energy future.  Drawn from communities across the state, Energy Trust board directors represent a broad spectrum of expertise from the private sector and public institutions.  Board members, all volunteers, provide strategic and policy direction for the nonprofit, which designs and delivers programs that help residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers save energy and generate renewable power.  The 15-member board approves the organization’s annual budget and major expenditures.  Board members bring independent viewpoints to their oversight of Energy Trust, which operates under an agreement with the Oregon Public Utility Commission.  Other members serving on the Energy Trust board include Debbie Kitchin, co-owner of InterWorks, LLC, Portland, Ken Canon, Canon and Hutton Law firm, Myrtle Creek, Alan Meyer, Weyerhaeuser, Salem, Dan Enloe, Intel, Hillsboro, Rick Applegate, Applegate Consulting, Portland, Roger Hamilton, Western Grid Group, Eugene, Anne Haworth-Root, EdenVale Winery and Eden Valley Orchards, Medford, Mark Kendall, Kendall Energy Consulting, Salem, Kenneth Mitchell-Phillips, Sr., Easy Legal Northwest, Inc., Portland, John Reynolds, University of Oregon, Eugene, Dave Slavensky, Structus Building Technologies, Bend, and Susan Brodahl, Heffernan Insurance Brokers, Portland, Oregon.  “I’m very honored to be selected for the Energy Trust board,” said Cribbins of her appointment.  “It is important for rural Oregon, and particularly the southern coast, to have a voice at the table when we discuss renewable energy and conservation.”  All board meetings are open to the public.  Board meeting dates, agendas, and materials are available at www.energytrust.org.