Greetings! It’s that time of year again for the Leaders in Energy Four Gen Awards!  This year we are honoring people who have stepped up and taken charge to empower themselves to make change at the individual and global levels. It all helps to make a difference! We are recognizing four women and men, from across multiple generations, who have empowered themselves and others to create a better and greener world. Their diverse initiatives include broad-based vision, and empowering action at the local, state, and international level. Our awardees hail from industry, government, academic, and non-governmental sectors. Their work is in the fields of energy storage technology, environmental justice, energy education, and ecological and steady-state economics.  Here are this year's honorees*:

Millennial Generation Lindsey R. Shaw: Commercial Energy Program Manager, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection. She is a keen innovator of cutting-edge programs and related education on commercial energy efficiency, renewable energy, and related topics. She works with the business community and public to empower them to enact energy-saving measures and is a key organizer of the Montgomery County Energy Summit.

Gen X Generation Stephen Coughlin: President and Chief Executive Officer, Fluence, a joint venture between AES and Siemens. He leads the Fluence team to accelerate energy storage, often called the Holy Grail of Energy, to enable the transformation of the way we power our world to ensure a more sustainable future. Today, the company has deployed or been awarded nearly 700 MW of grid connected storage projects in sixteen countries around the world.

Baby Boomer Generation Queen Zakia Shabazz: Coordinator of the Virginia Environmental Justice (EJ) Collaborative, a network of environmental organizations. She is a powerful voice for clean energy jobs for unemployed and underemployed, protecting coastal communities, climate justice, and reducing pollutants in heavily burdened communities in the state of Virginia. She also founded the Virginia Chapter of United Parents Against Lead.

World War II Generation Dr. Herman Daly: Emeritus Professor at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy and former Senior Economist in the Environment Department at the World Bank. He is an eco-visionary of ecological economics and a steady-state economy which places the economy squarely inside the global ecosystem, instead of the other way around. He is co-founder of the International Society for Ecological Economics and the journal, Ecological Economics . Dr. Daly is also the recipient of numerous international awards and the author of many books and articles.

Mark your calendars, get your tickets, and join us on November 30 th to meet these extraordinary honorees!  Enjoy food and drink in a festive atmosphere – and spend the evening with other like-minded people who are passionate about these issues and are working for change at individual and collective levels. Buy two tickets and get the 2nd ticket half price.  Early bird pricing through Thursday, November 22, 2018. Student and job seeker discounts also available. Register at leadersinenergy.org  under the “Events” Tab or in the button further below. The  5th annual Four Generations Awards  will be celebrated on Friday, November 30th, from 6:00 - 9:00 pm, at the Crystal Gateway Condo Complex, 1300 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.  * Honorees were nominated by Leaders in Energy (LE) members and selected by our LE Four Generations Nominating Committee.

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