Greg Wikler
Executive Director
As Executive Director, Greg is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Council leading staff, managing Board activities, and connecting with members. In his over 30 years of experience in the energy industry, Greg has addressed a variety of issues related to demand-side resources including energy efficiency, demand response, distributed generation, energy storage and grid modernization programs for the electric and gas industries. Over this time, Greg has directed numerous national, regional and utility-specific market potential and load forecasting studies, technology assessments, integrated demand-side resource program designs, economic assessments, evaluation studies, and extensive stakeholder collaboration and resolution.
Before joining the Council, Greg was a Managing Director at Navigant from 2014 to 2019, where he directed a variety of cutting-edge consulting assignments related to clean energy issues for utility and agency clients in California, Arizona, Hawaii, New York, Canada and Asia. Prior to that, he was Director of Regulatory Affairs at EnerNOC from 2011 to 2014, where he led the company’s energy efficiency and demand response regulatory and policy advocacy efforts in California, Colorado, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. Prior to that, he was Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Global Energy Partners from 1995 to 2011, where he led demand-side resource client engagements in California and other US states addressing topics ranging from resource planning, program design, implementation and evaluation.
Greg received his Bachelors degree in Energy Economics from UC Davis and his Masters degrees in Economics and Urban Planning from the University of Oregon.
Please contact Greg at gwikler@cedmc.org.
Kate George
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Kate George will serve as Regulatory Affairs Manager, focusing on demand response and distributed energy resource issues. Kate will represent the Council in regulatory proceedings and will also be responsible for updating our membership on regulatory developments.
Kate joins The Council after four and half years at PG&E working on energy efficiency and demand response policy and time-of-use rates implementation. Prior to moving back to her home state of California, Kate lived and worked in Washington, DC. She spent 4 years at ICF, with most of that time spent working on-site at the Department of Energy ‘s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Kate worked for various non-profits and advocacy organizations while earning her Masters in Public Policy from American University. Kate is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer who served in Ukraine from 2005-2007. She also holds a Bachelors in English from Washington State University.
Please contact Kate at kgeorge@cedmc.org.
Mary Dockter
Member Services Manager
With over 30 years of professional expertise in a wide range of business industries covering such disciplines as finance/accounting, HR, marketing/advertising, and office operations/logistics, Mary Dockter has now joined CEDMC as our Member Services Manager. Mary is also a licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LMFT), which adds value to her already distinguished experience.
Please contact Mary at mdockter@cedmc.org.
