Board of Directors

Congratulations to the New Board of Directors!

Geothermal Rising is pleased to announce the appointment of seven new members to its Board of Directors. All seven appointees have been selected based on their wealth of experience, industry knowledge, and commitment to advancing Geothermal Rising’s mission.

The newly elected board members who will assume office in early 2022 are:

• Jay Egg, Egg Geo, LLC  (At Large Seat)
• Rita Esuru Okoroafor, Stanford University (At Large Seat)
• Jaclyn Urbank, POWER Engineers, Inc. (Consultant Seat)
• Jeanine Vany, Eavor Technologies Inc. (Energy Advocate Seat)
• Elisabeth de Jong, California Energy Commission (Government Seat)
• Kennie Tsui, New Zealand Geothermal Association (International Seat)
• Nick Goodman, Cyrq Energy, Inc. (Owner/Operator Seat)

These incoming board members will join the following continuing board members:

• Kelly Blake, United States Navy (President of the Board)
• Jericho Reyes, Calpine Corporation - The Geysers (Developer Seat)
• Mark Gran, CalEnergy (Utility Seat)
• Nicole Lautze, University of Hawaii at Manoa (Academic Seat}
• Laure Mora, Climeon (At Large Seat)
• Will Pettitt, Geothermal Rising, (Executive Director)
• Paul Thomsen, Ormat (Policy Committee Representative)
• Moones Alamooti, University of North Dakota (Student Committee Representative)

Finally, we would like to thank the following outgoing board members for their many contributions:

• Jon Trujillo
• Douglas Hollett
• Josh Nordquist
• Ann Robertson Tait