Professional Team
Meet the Team

Kendra A. McQuilton
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERKendra is responsible for all high-level management including setting and communicating the company’s strategic direction, balancing resources, ensuring the company’s values are applied from top to bottom, making decisions related to human resources, legal, and financial matters, and overseeing and delivering the company’s performance.

David M. Newman, PE, CEM, LEED-AP, CEA
VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERINGWith more than 20 years of diverse experience on the Energia Team, David is responsible for providing technical expertise and support to the sales, project development and engineering teams as well as Energia’s customers. His professional experience at Energia has spanned every aspect of Energy Performance Projects, from the very beginning of project development, creation of the final project, engineering design & permitting, construction and measurement and verification.

Rob Sullivent, PE, CEM, CMVP, CBCP, CDSM
VICE PRESIDENT OF TECHNICAL SERVICESRob is responsible for overseeing the management and execution for all Energia energy performance contracts and capital projects from project development through delivery. He has more than 35 years of experience in engineering design, facilities operations, and energy efficiency with an emphasis on public sector (K-12, state, city, county, healthcare and federal) clients.

Alexander Agee II
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT OF PARTNERSHIPSAlexander Agee II is responsible for bringing Energia’s Proven Process for Energy Saving Success across the country by delivering customized solutions to convert energy-inefficient facilities into world class environments.

Joel Lopez
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT OF PARTNERSHIPSJoel Lopez is responsible for bringing Energia’s Proven Process for Energy Saving Success across the country by delivering customized solutions to convert energy-inefficient facilities into world class environments. Leveraging his more than 20 years in the Texas K12 and local government marketplace, Joel will bring his impact strategies to school districts across the U.S., saving them energy and saving them money.

Renee Fassano
Senior Account ExecutiveRenee Fassano is the Senior Account Executive for Energia, responsible for managing the company’s Customer Relationship Management System (CRM), supporting the sales team with materials and outreach efforts, coordinating the company’s presence at events and conferences, and contributing to the development of marketing campaigns.

Matthew Kazubowski, RA, AIA, NCARB, LEED-GA
VICE PRESIDENT OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNMatthew leads the architectural design process for Energia’s Energy Performance projects. With more than 25 years of experience in energy-efficient architectural design, including large scale solar PV, Matthew has an unparalleled portfolio of school related projects.

Harold Friedman
SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERHarold is responsible for overseeing the Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) designs of Energia’s projects and serves as a primary client representative during the entire design phase and construction process. He has more than 30 years of experience with all aspects of the MEP engineering discipline as well as field investigation.

Anthony Ottaviano
STAFF ENGINEERAnthony Ottaviano is a staff engineer for Energia, responsible for supporting MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) engineering design services for both Energy Performance Projects and Capital Projects.

Justin Benoit
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGERJustin is responsible for aiding with technical aspects of projects from conception to completion including mechanical, electrical and plumbing design.

Michael Carlson
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERMichael is responsible for energy benchmarking studies, analysis of RFP responses from ESCOs, and overseeing the development of Comprehensive Energy Audits.

Jessica Denson, PE, CEM, LEED-AP
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT LEADERJessica Denson, P.E., CEM, CEA, LEED-AP O+M is responsible for implementing Energia’s Proven Process for Energy Saving Success with K-12 clients across the country. Leveraging her more than 15 years’ experience as an engineer, Jessica brings superior knowledge of the Energy Performance Contract process to Energia’s clients, making the process turnkey for them, thereby saving them time and money.

Kim Kirsch
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIONKim provides executive-level support to Energia’s management team and oversees the firm’s day-to-day administrative operations.

Kris Sullivent
Sales CoordinatorKris Sullivent is responsible for the Sales Coordination at Energia. She has over 20 years experience in supporting sales and management teams and has previously worked for several companies including Johnson Controls and Clifford Power Systems.

Katie Sullivan
Director of CommunicationsCapitalizing on 17+ years experience serving as an Executive Assistant, coupled with a background in marketing, Katie excels at providing executive-level support to Energia’s CEO and leadership team in addition to coordinating the company’s presence at various events and conferences throughout the year.

Jackie Mushorn
Project AdministratorJackie provides turnkey administrative support for the Engineering Design and Construction Teams. She is responsible for the preparation, processing and submission of all New York State K-12 projects to the NY State Education Department (NYSED), including all required NYSED paperwork and filings throughout the entire project design and construction process.