Suzanne Watson

Current

• Energy Policy Director at American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)

Past

• Director at State of Maine, Maine DEP's Office of Innovation
• Climate & Energy Policy Leader at NESCAUM
• Senior Policy Advisor at Northeast Midwest Institute

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Education

• Franklin Pierce Law Center
• Franklin Pierce Law Center
• Bowdoin College

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Suzanne Watson’s Summary

Extensive energy technology policy experience at federal (Congress), regional, and state levels. Worked with regional greenhouse gas cap and trade initiative over the last five years largely with the northeast region and more specifically of late with the state of Maine. Currently working with various state level programs including environmental and energy-related outreach to industry, communities, institutions, not-for-profits, and government.

Suzanne Watson’s Specialties:

Managing programs and staff, creating innovative programs, securing funding, negotiating contracts and cooperative agreements, communicating with all levels of government including federal agencies, state entities (business, non-governmental, and government), organizing conferences, speaking engagements, advocacy, and writing.

Suzanne Watson’s Experience

• Energy Policy Director

  American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

• Director

  State of Maine, Maine DEP's Office of Innovation

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Environmental Services industry)

  February 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 3 months)

• Climate & Energy Policy Leader

  NESCAUM

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Environmental Services industry)

  August 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 2 months)

• Senior Policy Advisor

  Northeast Midwest Institute

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Think Tanks industry)

  2000 — 2004 (4 years)

  Unique non-partisan policy think tank located for over thirty years on Capital Hill with direct access to Congress through the Northeast-Midwest House and Senate Coalition.

Suzanne Watson’s Education

• Franklin Pierce Law Center

  LL.M , Intellectual Property , 1993 — 1994

  Activities and Societies:

  Awarded fellowship to work on advanced legal degree while organizing a highly successful international summit on the transfer of environmentally sensitive technology to developing countries.

• Franklin Pierce Law Center

  Juris Doctor , Environmental Law , 1990 — 1993

  Activities and Societies:

  Environmental Law Society

• Bowdoin College

  BA , Political Theory , 1982 — 1989

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•    Pierce Law

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