Co-presented with the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
This program will include a live discussion on Saturday, March 20 at 1pm, featuring intros from Bill Stetson (Board of Directors, DCEFF) and Senator Ed Markey.
Live discussion featuring Roger Sorkin (Director), Brett Isaac (Founder and Co-CEO, Navajo Power), and Suzanne Singer (Founder and Executive Director, Native Renewables), moderated by Nick Martin (The New Republic)
Roger Sorkin is Executive Director of the American Resilience Project and an award-winning producer, writer, editor, and director of mission-driven films designed to strengthen civilizational security. Prior to founding ARP, Roger consulted with and created documentary and dramatic films for a wide range of nonprofit, academic and government institutions, including the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign, American Cancer Society, USAID, NATO, Flex Your Rights Foundation, and more. He teaches energy and environmental communication at the Fordham University Gabelli School of Business, and he has lectured at NASA, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and at the U.S. Naval Academy. His previous films have won numerous awards and are used to educate citizens, students and leaders around the world.
Brett Isaac is a member of the Navajo Nation and has worked with local chapters in the Nation to execute on numerous community development initiatives. Brett collaborated with the Navajo Community of Shonto in the development of Community Owned enterprises leading to the creation of a solar company on the Nation called Shonto Energy. Brett’s company grid has deployed over 200 off-grid solar systems to serve households without grid electricity. Brett is a Founder and Co-CEO at Navajo Power.
Suzanne Singer, PhD, is a member of the Navajo (Dine) tribe and grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her mechanical engineering and energy analysis background provides the technical foundation to develop tribal energy independence. Prior to founding Native Renewables, Singer was a staff engineer and post-doc at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and an intern with Sandia National Laboratories’ Tribal Energy Program. Singer is the winner of the 2019 U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Entrepreneurship Award. She earned a PhD and MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona.
Nick Martin is a staff writer at The New Republic. A member of the Sappony Tribe and a born-and-raised North Carolinian, Martin combines his unique personal experiences with a penchant for research and source-building to cover Indigenous issues and Southern politics and culture. His work has previously appeared in the Washington Post, CNN Opinion, and Splinter.
Co-presented with the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
This program will include a live discussion on Saturday, March 20 at 1pm, featuring intros from Bill Stetson (Board of Directors, DCEFF) and Senator Ed Markey.
Live discussion featuring Roger Sorkin (Director), Brett Isaac (Founder and Co-CEO, Navajo Power), and Suzanne Singer (Founder and Executive Director, Native Renewables), moderated by Nick Martin (The New Republic)
Roger Sorkin is Executive Director of the American Resilience Project and an award-winning producer, writer, editor, and director of mission-driven films designed to strengthen civilizational security. Prior to founding ARP, Roger consulted with and created documentary and dramatic films for a wide range of nonprofit, academic and government institutions, including the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign, American Cancer Society, USAID, NATO, Flex Your Rights Foundation, and more. He teaches energy and environmental communication at the Fordham University Gabelli School of Business, and he has lectured at NASA, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and at the U.S. Naval Academy. His previous films have won numerous awards and are used to educate citizens, students and leaders around the world.
Brett Isaac is a member of the Navajo Nation and has worked with local chapters in the Nation to execute on numerous community development initiatives. Brett collaborated with the Navajo Community of Shonto in the development of Community Owned enterprises leading to the creation of a solar company on the Nation called Shonto Energy. Brett’s company grid has deployed over 200 off-grid solar systems to serve households without grid electricity. Brett is a Founder and Co-CEO at Navajo Power.
Suzanne Singer, PhD, is a member of the Navajo (Dine) tribe and grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her mechanical engineering and energy analysis background provides the technical foundation to develop tribal energy independence. Prior to founding Native Renewables, Singer was a staff engineer and post-doc at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and an intern with Sandia National Laboratories’ Tribal Energy Program. Singer is the winner of the 2019 U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Entrepreneurship Award. She earned a PhD and MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona.
Nick Martin is a staff writer at The New Republic. A member of the Sappony Tribe and a born-and-raised North Carolinian, Martin combines his unique personal experiences with a penchant for research and source-building to cover Indigenous issues and Southern politics and culture. His work has previously appeared in the Washington Post, CNN Opinion, and Splinter.
