Board of Directors of the Arizona, Colorado and Utah Coalitions for New Energy Technologies

Tom Acker

Dr. Acker is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, where he has been a faculty member since 1996.  In 1997 he spent three months on a faculty fellowship to the National Wind Technology Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado.  His professional record includes employment at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in the Climate Modeling Division, and work as a research engineer at the Electric Propulsion Laboratory.

Dr. Acker received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University in 1995 and has been working on renewable energy systems since joining NAU, with an emphasis in wind energy, village-scale energy systems, Native American energy projects, and rural energy development.  He is currently involved with several organizations, including serving as Team leader of the NAU Sustainable Energy Solutions research group and Team leader of the Arizona Wind Working Group.  In addition, he is an appointed member of the Arizona Solar Energy Advisory Council that advises the Governor on issues related to renewable energy and is a reviewer for the ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.

Craig Cox is executive director of the Colorado and Arizona Coalitions for New Energy Technologies and an independent consultant. He worked for former Congressman Dan Schaefer (R-Colorado) in Washington and served as his advisor on renewable energy and energy efficiency issues. Since leaving Congressman Schaefer’s office in 1997, Mr. Cox has played an active role in energy issues at the federal, state and local levels and continues to work with the Washington-based firm of Bob Lawrence & Associates on stakeholder outreach efforts in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Superconductivity and Wind Energy programs. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his M.A. degree from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Tim Heaton is Vice President and partner of coalition member IDALEX Technologies, Inc. IDALEX manufactures an innovative energy efficient Heat and Mass Exchanger Core, which deploys the newly discovered Maisotsenko Cycle. This heat exchanger has various applications including a natural air conditioner with a SEER of 30. Mr. Heaton has extensive business experience. Prior to starting Idalex, Mr. Heaton served as Vice President of EnviroMetals, a company focused on decontaminating and decommissioning Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) and nuclear facilities. He has broad background in public affairs, including work with local governments, special interest groups, large numbers of constituents and all forms of media. He began his career working for the U.S. Congress in Washington D.C. and has strong governmental and regulatory relations experience. He holds a Political Science degree from Colorado State University.

John Nielsen is an economist and Co-Director of the Energy Project of coalition member Land and Water Fund of the Rockies. He has worked extensively on the relationship between energy policy and air quality, and has served as an expert witness in regulatory proceedings around the region involving utility resource planning, electric industry restructuring, renewable energy, energy conservation and green marketing. Mr. Nielsen holds a B.A. in mathematics and economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder and M.A. and M. Phil. degrees in economics from Yale University.

Tom Stoner is CEO of coalition member Econergy International Corporation. He is an economist and financial analyst with a wealth of experience in energy project development. Mr. Stoner is formerly the President and CEO of EUA Highland Corporation, and vice-president of EUA Cogenex, both subsidiaries of Eastern Utilities, a Boston-based utility holding company traded on the NYSE. During his tenure with EUA Highland and EUA Cogenex, Mr. Stoner developed over $50 million in energy service (ESCo-type) projects primarily through three DSM contracts with Public Service Company of Colorado, Duke Power of North Carolina, and TU Electric of Dallas, Texas, and managed over 120 employees. Mr. Stoner has had a range of experience in the development of geothermal energy and landfill gas recovery projects. He has studied Economics at the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy and Harvard University and holds a Master of Science degree from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.

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