Good Neighbor Environmental Board

The US Grant Hotel

326 Broadway

San Diego, California  92101

619/232-3121

AGENDA

Thursday, June 16

8:00 a.m.		Registration

8:30-9:00		Welcome and Introductions

Mark Joyce

Associate Director and Acting Designated Federal Officer

Office of Federal Advisory Committee Management and Outreach

Cynthia Jones-Jackson

Acting Director

Office of Federal Advisory Committee Management and Outreach

Diane Austin

Acting Chair

Good Neighbor Environmental Board

9:00-10:30	Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy Development in the 

US-Mexico Border Region

Donna Tisdale

Secretary

Protect our Communities Foundation

Pablo Gutierrez

Geothermal Program Technical Lead

California Energy Commission

Bill Powers

Powers Engineering

10:30-10:45	Break

10:45-12:15	Economic Benefits of Renewable Energy Development in the
US-Mexico Border Region

Lisa Bicker

President and CEO

Clean TECH San Diego

Kathy MacDougall

Director of Human Resources

Independent Energy Solutions, Inc.

Nicole Capretz

Director

Green Energy/Green Jobs Campaign

Environmental Health Coalition

12:15-12:45		Public Comments

		

12:45-2:00		Lunch

2:00-3:00	Policy Issues Associated with the Development of Renewable
Energy in the US-Mexico Border Region

Andrew McAllister

Director of Policy and Strategy

California Center for Sustainable Energy

Andy Horne

Deputy County Executive Officer

Natural Resources Development

3:00-3:15		Break

3:15-4:00		Update on Cross-Border Electricity Task Force and Other
Issues

Georgina Scarlata

Border Affairs Officer

U.S. Department of State

Christopher Lawrence

Electricity Industry Specialist

U.S. Department of Energy

Rick Van Schoik, Director

North American Center for Transborder Studies

Arizona State University

4:00-6:00		Discussion of 14th Report

6:00			Adjourn

Meeting Day 2

Friday, June 17

8:30-9:30		Discussion of Next Meetings and Other Business

Las Cruces, NM – September

Washington, DC - December

9:30-11:00 		Discussion of 14th Report

11:00-11:15		Break

11:15-1:30		Discussion of 14th Report

1:30-2:00		Public Comments

2:00			Adjourn

	

