Women in Demand Management & Thermostat Interest Group Joint Discussion:
Integrated DSM

Jon Hilowitz is the Program Administrator for Orange and Rockland’s demand response programs, both residential and commercial. Prior to working in demand response, Jon ran O&R’s commercial and industrial energy efficiency program, helping large customers optimize their energy usage. Before joining O&R, Jon headed the low-income energy efficiency program for the Orange County Rural Development Advisory Corporation, assisting low income residents improve the quality of their lives and the comfort of their homes.

Tom Hines is a residential energy efficiency expert with more than 20 years of experience in program design, implementation and evaluation. Since 1997, Tom has worked as a consultant for APS in designing, developing and managing the company's portfolio of residential energy efficiency programs, including: new homes, existing homes HVAC, home performance, consumer products lighting, pools, multi-family, behavioral conservation, and energy efficiency financing programs. Most recently, he has been instrumental in working to transition the APS DSM portfolio to focus on emerging Distributed Energy Resources.

Olivia brings valuable experience in evaluation, tackling programs that require alternative or innovative approaches to answer key research questions. For Opinion Dynamics, she has worked on a variety of projects to better understand customer adoption and behavioral changes in both commercial and residential applications, and the appropriate methodologies available for their assessment. Before joining Opinion Dynamics, Olivia conducted research at various think tanks including the RAND Corporation, the Thailand Development Research Institute, and the Inter-American Development Bank.

Erika is the VP and GM of Energy Markets at EnergyHub, where she manages the company’s demand response aggregation business. With more than 15 years of experience in the energy space, Erika is EnergyHub’s resident expert on wholesale energy markets, customer marketing/engagement, and regulatory affairs. Before joining EnergyHub, she was the SVP of Corporate Development and Strategy at Recyclebank, where she developed corporate and industry partnerships and drove development and maintenance of Recyclebank's core products.