Team members provide overall direction and coordination for team activities in addition to specific services in support of adoption of wood energy in Wisconsin. General questions about the team or team activities can be directed to Scott Sanford at sasanford@wisc.edu.
Scott Sanford
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Emeritus Distinguished Outreach Specialist
Agricultural Engineering
460 Henry Hall
Madison, WI 53706
sasanford@wisc.edu
(608) 262-5062
Scott managed the Rural Energy Program which looks for ways to reduce energy use in agriculture and rural businesses, provide educational materials on energy efficiency and promotes energy generation from renewable energy sources.
Jason Fischbach
UW-Extension
Food and Energy Woody Crops Specialist
PO Box 218
Washburn, WI 54891
jason.fischbach@wisc.edu
(715) 373-6104 ext 5
Jason is co-leader of the UW-Extension Bioenergy and Bioeconomy Team and coordinates the Lake Superior Woody Biomass Trails. He supports wood-to-energy projects primarily in Northern Wisconsin.
Timothy Baye
UW-Extension
State Energy Specialist
baye2@wisc.edu
(608) 778-1885
Tim is a professor of Business Development and State Energy specialist with the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Baye’s role with SWET is to provide research and educational programs serving renewable energy executives, professionals and policy leaders.
Tony “TJ” Morice
TNT Ventures LLC
tjmorice@hotmail.com
(715) 218-2900
TJ is a founding board member of BTEC, steering committee member and President of Heating the Midwest, part of DATCP’s Bioenergy Advisory Council, member of North Central Technical College’s Wood Technology Advisory Committee and many other forestry, heating and pellet fuel industry networks throughout the U.S. to advocate for efficient, renewable wood heating. As V.P. at Marth he helped facilitate growth for over 18 years in biomass heating pellets, bedding, wood flour, operations, management and business development. He’s currently working on a variety of business endeavors in biomass and other areas such as natural gas consulting and commercial real estate advisor.
Olivia Shanahan
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Energy Grants Manager, Office of Energy Innovation
P.O. Box 7854
Madison, WI 53705-7854
olivia.shanahan@wisconsin.gov
(608) 267-0317
Olivia is a state and federal grant manager with experience developing inter-governmental and public-private partnerships, providing financial assistance to Wisconsin municipalities, nonprofits, tribes, and businesses for forestry and energy related projects.
Maria Redmond
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Director of the Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy
P.O. Box 7854
maria.redmond@wisconsin.gov
(608) 266-1521
Maria serves as the Director of the Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy at the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. She works with Wisconsin citizens, businesses and municipalities to implement innovative sustainability and energy projects.
Lew McCreery
United States Forest Service Eastern RegionWood Innovations Coordinator – Wood Energy Technical Assistance TeamMorgantown, WVLew.McCreery@usda.gov(304) 285-1538Lew works closely with State Foresters, small communities, and forest-based businesses to encourage efficient and effective use of woody biomass to generate economic opportunities; renewable energy is one of the most interesting opportunities. The Forest Service Wood Energy Technical Assistance Team provides wood energy feasibility studies at no cost to facility owners and managers, The Eastern Region State and Private Forestry unit serves the Northeast and Midwest twenty states.
Brian Brashaw
United States Forest Service
Program Manager
bbrashaw@fs.fed.us
(218) 626-4344
Brian is the director of the Wood Materials and Manufacturing Program within the Forestry/Forest Products Division of the Center for Applied Research and Technology Development. His project team emphasizes product development or improvement, process or technology development and technology transfer leading to economic development.
Dani Jones
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Director, Rural Inititiatives
201 W Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
danielle.jones@wedc.org
Dani’s areas of expertise are Financial Services, Telecommunications, Mining, and Military and Defense Relations; Forest Products is a new addition to her portfolio. Before she came to WEDC, she worked in the insurance industry and has a broad background in account management and sales. Her academic background in Economics where she had a brief foray into Energy Economics.
