Tony D. Pastore is TerraVerde’s Senior Advisor to water and wastewater agency customers. Tony has been consulting on energy and sustainability for more than 30 years. He has supported public and private entities with a wide range of energy and sustainability planning and projects including: renewable energy, interconnection, electric vehicles and charging, energy programs, stormwater, energy efficiency, and more.

As a Project Coordinator on our Fleet Electrification team, Christine Dawson provides project support on fleet related consulting engagements, assisting with compliance plan development for fleet owners and operators preparing for transition to zero emission vehicles.

Emily works with the Asset Management team on data analysis, reporting and system maintenance coordination, as well as assisting the development team with their communications.

Colan Baldyga leads project management at TerraVerde Energy. He supports our clients to manage contractors to complete design, procurement, commissioning, and turnover of energy infrastructure projects. Colan has been working in the energy industry since 2018 and is NABCEP certified.

Ali Chehrehsaz, P.Eng., is a founding partner at TerraVerde Energy and serves as the Chief Executive Officer. Over his years at TerraVerde, Ali has spent much of his time leading the development of TerraVerde’s approach to project analysis, engineering, development, and implementation. Prior to joining TerraVerde, Ali managed development and implementation of utility scale solar projects, as well as working as a project engineer in the oil sands upgrading industry.

Daniel Postoian supports the development, RFP administration, technical due diligence and contract negotiation for solar and battery energy storage projects on behalf of public agencies. He brings thirteen years of wide-ranging renewable energy experience to this role, most recently as the Engineering Manager of Baker Electric’s Commercial Renewables group in Escondido, California. During his six years with Baker Electric, he had primary accountability for permitting and construction packages for 146 projects totaling 32MWDC. Prior to his role at Baker Electric, he worked in Honolulu, Hawaii for two years as Project Manager and Engineer at Photonworks Engineering, responsible for engineering and construction management of commercial, military, and municipal PV projects on the island. He has also worked for Integrated Power Corporation, Akeena Solar and Xilinx, and holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering.

As Director of Fleet Consulting, Matt Zerega provides technical leadership on vehicle fleet related consulting engagements, assisting fleet owners and operators to establish and implement intelligent, risk-mitigated approaches to transitioning to zero emission vehicles. Matt has over 20 years of energy industry experience with 13 years focused on zero-emission vehicle fleet transitions. Among his varied experiences, Matt spent 2 years as Clean Transportation lead for San Diego Gas & Electric, 3 years as Technical Lead for Shell’s E-Mobility Group, and 8 years at Sempra including serving as a Manager of Economic Analysis & Policy. Matt is a graduate from Cal State Chico and holds an MBA.

As a Project Manager in our Asset Management group, JP Bourquin monitors and manages the performance of a portion of the portfolio solar PV and battery energy storage systems that we oversee on behalf of our clients.

For the past 6 years Kevin has managed business development for TerraVerde, focusing on water agencies, school districts, public utilities, and municipalities. Located in Southern California, Kevin directs client relationship management, including development of new project opportunities, existing client account management, new project feasibility assessments, client and partner communications, and project implementation planning. Kevin has led the implementation of complex solar PV projects involving export tariff structures such as RES-BCT and has led investment grade evaluations of battery energy storage and microgrid systems. He is a long-standing affiliate member of the Association of California Water Agencies (“ACWA”), providing thought leadership and guidance on a variety of renewable energy technology, and regulatory subjects.

As Director of Projects, Miya Turner oversees the portfolio of energy infrastructure projects that TerraVerde is developing on behalf of our clients..

Dr. Brown founded TerraVerde in 2009 and served as CEO through December 2019.  He has been deeply involved in California legislation regarding clean energy and numerous regulatory proceedings impacting the growth of solar, storage and other distributed energy resources. He also led the effort to have TerraVerde and Community Choice Agency partners, selected by the National Renewable Energy lab to participate in the first round of the Solar Energy Innovation Network, and by the California Energy Commission to participate in in the Local Government Innovation Challenge. Since retiring as CEO, Dr. Brown continues to work on policy, market and capital innovations in support of decarbonizing and increasing the resilience of the energy and building sectors.

Robin manages day-to-day activities of TerraVerde’s Asset Management Services program. He ensures contractual warranties are fulfilled and issues are resolved in a timely manner by implementing consistent monitoring of solar and battery facilities, coordinating corrective and preventive maintenance, and developing performance and financial savings reports. Robin joined TerraVerde in 2014 and has worked in the renewable energy industry for more than ten years, previously at DNV-GL in their wind resource analysis and GHG program validation teams.