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Go SOLAR Fest AgendaSaturday, January 26, 20138:30 - 9:00 Registration - LobbyWelcome and Opening Remarks - Floridian Ballroom C & DBroward County Commissioner Chip LaMarcaSolar 101 for Residents, Small Businesses and Interested Stakeholders Moderator: Jeffery Halsey, Director, Pollution Prevention, Remediation and Air Quality Division9:00U.S. Department of Energy’s Vision to Advance Solar Nationally – Minh Le, Director, Solar Energy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy 10:30Go SOLAR Broward Rooftop Solar Challenge - Armando Linares, Deputy Director, Environmental Protection and Growth Management DepartmentBenefits of Solar and How Solar Works – Clinton A. Sockman, Vice President of Renewable Energy, Advanced Green TechnologiesFinancing Options for Solar Projects - Wolfgang Beaugrand, MAGE Solar Inc. & Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy BoardInsurance Coverage for Your Solar Project - Robert Foote and Susie Krix, Furman InsuranceBreak - Exhibit Hall Open - Floridian Ballroom A & B Latest on Solar Technologies and Products Interactive Video Recording Kiosk – Tell Us Your Solar Vision! Schools Solar Art Contest Winners Solar and Electric CarsSolar 201 for Residents, Small Businesses and Interested Stakeholders - Floridian Ballroom C & D Moderator: Maribel Feliciano, Go SOLAR Permitting Committee Leader11:00Noon Know Your Solar Rights - Jason M. Rodgers-da Cruz, Esq., Siegfried, Rivera, Lerner, De La Torre & Sobel, P.A.Net Metering, Interconnection and Solar Rebates – John McComb, Florida Power & LightGo SOLAR Online Permitting System Designs - Gino A. Valderrama, PE, Vice President / CLA Operations Manager, TY Lin InternationalAsk the Experts - Questions & AnswersClosing Remarks – Broward County Commissioner Dale V.C. HolnessVisit the lobby toview the Go SOLARPoster Contest “SolarEnergy at Your School”winning entries fromMs. Pinnell’s 8th gradeclass at Deerfield BeachMiddle School.Tell us your solar visionfor South Florida whenyou visit the videorecording kiosk inthe lobby.Showcase of solar andelectric vehicles in theConvention Center’sground level next to theoutdoor fountain!5

Platinum SponsorsPort Everglades1850 Eller Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316954-468-3501Miami Herald Media CompanySilver Sponsors200 N.W. 150 Ave., #1105, Pembroke Pines, FL 33028954-538-7233Mr - Solar/Wiremasters Electric12201 S.W. 128th Court, Suite 101Miami, FL 33186305-378-1880Siemens Industry, Inc3021 N. Commerce Parkway, Miramar, FL 33025954-646-4547Florida Power and Light7201 Cypress Road, Plantation, FL 33317Waste ManagementBronze Sponsors2700 N.W. 48 St., Pompano Beach, FL 33073Partnerships .the key to success Coconut CreekDania BeachDavieDeerfield BeachFort LauderdaleHallandale BeachHillsboro BeachLauderdale-By-The-SeaMiramarNorth LauderdaleOakland ParkPompano BeachSunriseTamaracUnincorporated Broward CountyFlorida Power & LightSchool Board of Broward CountyBroward League of CitiesBroward County Board of Rules and AppealsState Office of EnergyFlorida Solar Energy CenterAdvanced Green Technologies/Advanced Renewable Energies2100 N.W. 21st Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311954-522-6868Solar WorldSolarWorld Americas, 4650 Adohr LaneCamarillo, CA 93012Solar Source10840 Endeavour Way, Largo, FL 33777800-329-1301Go SOLAR Fest ExhibitorsBooth Company1 S-5!2 Broward County Transit3 South Plantation High School - Solar Knights4 City of Miramar - Public Works Department5 Alternate Energy Technologies, LLC AET Solar6 Great Fort Lauderdale Alliance7 JWR Construction/GHL Architects8 ATI Energia LLC Division of AmbientTechnologies, Inc.9 Enviro Team North America10 AllSolar Service Company, Inc.11 Waste Management12 Miami Herald Media Company13 Zina Sunshine, Inc.14 City of Coconut Creek15 US Green Building Council South Florida Chapter16 Cartaya and Associates Architects, P.A.617 T.Y. Lin International18 Broward County Parks and Recreation,Extension Education19 TD Bank20 Sunshine Solar Services, Inc.21 A National Solar, LLC22 Schroeder Solar Energy23 Broward College24 Solar Drive25 Fast ROI LED Lighting26 Coronado Custom Homes, Inc.27 Enersave Tech, LLC28 Broward County Aviation29 BeacCorp Property Management30 SolarWorld Americas31 Wiremasters Electric32 Corporate Insurance33 The Energy Store34 Maroone Nissan of Fort Lauderdale35 South Florida Energy Savers36 South Florida Energy Savers37 PCM Solar38 Solar Design Group39 Mage Solar40 SunHouse41 Solar One Financial42 Broward County ePermit Demonstration43 Lipton Toyota44 Broward County Facilities Maintenance45 Robinson Caddy Law Group P.A.46 Broward County Solid Waste and Recycling47 Broward County Office of Economic and SmallBusiness Development48 City of Fort Lauderdale49 RE/MAX Preferred50 Florida Power & Light

Mayor Kristin JacobsBroward CountyCommission, District 2Kristin Jacobs serves as both theBroward County Commissionerfor District 2 and the CountyMayor. She is known as aconsensus builder and provenproblem solver. Jacobs liveswith her husband, Stuart, in theOld Pompano neighborhood ofPompano Beach. She is the proud mother of three childrenand has two grandchildren with one on the way.Jacobs was first elected in 1998 to represent District 2.Thus began her 14-year record of bringing people togetherto solve problems. She has earned an established andrespected reputation as a visionary who has consistentlybrought vital issues to the forefront of public attention. Alongtime advocate of “green” environmental practices, herwork has earned her recognition as an advocate and expertin sustainable growth, clean water, nationally acclaimedand award-winning water conservation programs, climatechange, and smart public transit. She is also a championof human rights and striving for the American Dream.Highlights of her efforts in Broward County include theLiving Wage Ordinance (2002), “Year of the Environment”(2005), Climate Change Task Force (2007), Human RightsOrdinance (2008), South Florida Regional Climate ChangeSummit (2008), and “Year of the Neighbor” (2013).Her efforts in the County have propelled her onto thenational stage. She has been called upon to testify beforethe U.S. House of Representatives on national water qualityissues. In 2010, she appeared with U.S. RepresentativeJames Oberstar before Congress to support the America’sCommitment to Clean Water Act. In 2011, she wasselected to serve as Chair of the White House NationalOcean Council’s Governance Coordinating Committee,which advises President Obama on local governmentperspectives on ocean policy. Recently, she was named byPresident Obama to lead the national council on oceansand coastal region policy.CongresswomanDebbie Wasserman SchultzFor more than 18 years,Debbie Wasserman Schultzhas dedicated her public life toworking on behalf of the peopleof South Florida. On January4, 2005, she was sworn in as amember of the United StatesHouse of Representatives.Wasserman Schultz representsFlorida’s 20th Congressional district, which encompassesparts of Florida as far north as Fort Lauderdale, and as farsouth as Miami Beach. Before joining the U.S. Congress,she was first a representative and later a senator inthe Florida State Legislature. The Congresswoman sitson the House Committee on the Budget, the primaryresponsibility of which is to draft the annual budget forthe United States. The committee sets the aggregatelevels of spending and revenue that is expected to occurin a given fiscal year.Wasserman Schultz also serves as a member of theDemocratic House Leadership. She serves as a vicechair of the House Democratic Steering and PolicyCommittee where her primary responsibility is workingto communicate Democratic priorities to Members ofCongress and to the press. She also serves as a chiefdeputy whip where she works to help advance legislationimportant to the Democratic caucus. In 2011 she becamethe Democratic Vice Chair of the Congressional Caucusfor Women’s Issues, a bipartisan Members’ organizationdedicated to promoting women’s economic, health, legal,and educational interests. The Caucus serves as both alegislative resource on women’s issues and an advocate onbehalf of those issues.The first Jewish congresswoman ever elected from Florida,Wasserman Schultz, introduced a resolution, which passedthe House of Representatives and called on the Presidentto declare an annual Jewish American Heritage Month. ThePresident subsequently did so, with the inaugural month inMay 2006. Since then, Presidents have proclaimed JewishAmerican Heritage Month annually. Debbie WassermanSchultz was born in 1966 on Long Island, NY. She attendedthe University of Florida and graduated with a bachelor’sdegree in political science in 1988 and with a master’s degreein 1990. She has been married to Steve Schultz for 20 yearsand together they have three children. The congresswoman isproud to call South Florida home where she resides with herfamily in Weston.Jeffery Halsey, Director,Pollution Prevention,Remediation and Air QuailtyDivisionJeffery Halsey obtained hisbachelors of science degree inbiology from the University ofCentral Florida, Orlando and hismasters in public administrationat Florida Atlantic Universityin Boca Raton. Halsey’s 27 yearcareer in the environmental field, both public and privatesectors, has included laboratory management at ReedyCreek Improvement District in Orlando, Florida; NationalEnvironmental Policy Act work throughout northeastFlorida and Falls Church, Virginia; and he currently worksas a division director at Broward County’s EnvironmentalProtection and Growth Management Department Pollution Prevention, Remediation and Air Quality Division.Halsey is an Institute of Hazardous Materials ManagementCertified Hazardous Materials Manager, a NationalAssociation of Environmental Professionals CertifiedEnvironmental Professional, and is currently President ofthe Florida Local Environmental Resource Agencies.Bertha Henry, Broward County AdministratorBertha Henry was named Countyadministrator in October 2008 afterserving as interim administratorfor a year. As County administrator,she serves as chief executive officerof Broward County and directs thefunctions of County Governmentunder the auspices of the Boardof County Commissioners. Asadministrator, Henry oversees aCounty with 1.7 million residents,and operations for nearly 60 agencies with more than 5,200employees, including the airport, seaport and Greater FortLauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau. Broward County’sbudget for fiscal year 2012 is more than 3.3 billion. A nativeof Miami, Florida, Henry has a distinguished career in publicservice with more than 30 years of experience in publicadministration, including service in Montgomery County(Dayton), Ohio, and the City of Miami. She first came toBroward County in 1996 and served as assistant to the Countyadministrator until 1998, when she accepted a position asassistant city manager of Finance and Administration forthe City of Miami, assisting with the city’s financial recovery.Henry returned to Broward County in July 2000, serving asBroward County’s deputy county administrator. Henry has amaster of science degree in public administration (FinanceConcentration) and a bachelor of science in governmentfrom Florida State University.Armando Linares P. E.,Deputy Director, BrowardCounty EnvironmentalProtection and GrowthManagement DepartmentArmando Linares is the deputydirector for the Broward CountyEnvironmentalProtectionand Growth ManagementDepartment comprised of thePlanning & EnvironmentalRegulation, Emergency Management, Housing Finance& Community Development, Natural Resources Planning& Management, Pollution Prevention, Remediation& Air Quality and Permitting Licensing & ConsumerProtection Divisions including, Animal Care. Linaresbelieves this combined pool of resources enablesBroward County to address existing environmentalissues and opportunities through innovation andefficiency with a focus on renewable energy. Linareshas over 35 years of experience in the public and privatesector. He served as director of public works/capitalprojects Manager for the City of Tamarac. Assistant to thedirector of development administration, building officialand contract administrator for utility bonds project over 137 million, comprised of a 23 mgd reverse osmosiswater treatment plant, post lime stabilization facility, 10mgd reuse water storage facility and transmission mainsfor the City of Hollywood. Design engineer for waterdistribution, collection, and management systems.He also served as an adjunct professor for BrowardCommunity College for Building Code courses. Linaresis a registered professional engineer, received his civilengineering degree from the University of Miami, andholds professional licenses for special inspector, generalcontractor, building code administrator and plansexaminer in the State of Florida.Bryan M. Myers,U.S. EPA Region 4,Energy and Climate ChangeCoordinatorBryan Myers has worked forEPA for over 17 years gaininga broad base of regulatoryexperience across severalmedia. He has worked as bothan engineer and attorney, andhis experience ranges fromwriting NPDES permits tonegotiating multimillion dollar Superfund settlements.Additionally, Bryan was the EPA regional congressionalliaison working with over 100 U.S. congressmen andsenators to address their wide ranging concerns andinquiries. Recently, Myers was named Energy andClimate Change Coordinator for Region 4 and is lookingforward to reaching out and broadening renewableenergy development and the climate dialogue in thesoutheast. Myers has a law degree from the Universityof Oregon and a bachelors in chemical engineering fromGeorgia Tech.7

Robert Powell,Regional Vice President,Broward County TD BankBob Powell is the RegionalVice President for TD Bankin Broward County and isresponsible for providing directleadership to the commercialbanking and small businessbanking lines of business withcommercial support to the 18retail stores in the Broward County market. Powell’s careerspans more than 30 years, most recently as President ofCitizens Community Bank/Citizens Bank-IL, N.A., where hewas responsible for the strategic leadership of the bank inthe Illinois market for Citizens Banking Corporation whichincluded lines of business for commercial and consumerlending, retail delivery, investments and residentiallending. Following the sale to Metropolitan Bank Group,Powell continued his role as a community bank presidentwith ultimate responsibility for the profitability of thebank. His prior experience includes seventeen years incommercial lending at Deutsche Financial Services f/k/aITT Commercial Finance with his final assignment asregional vice president of the Technology Distributionlending office in Chicago. Powell is an active communityparticipant having been on the board of the local YMCA inBerwyn, Illinois serving as treasurer. He also served on theboard of the Berwyn Development Corporation servingas the chairman of the Loan Committee, which providedcommunity based micro loans to applicants new to themunicipality, giving the municipality the ability to seedlocal business development. Powell earned a bachelor’sdegree in finance from Troy University in Alabama.He is also a professional football official with the UnitedFootball League.Allysa Wetcher,Vice President,Branch Manager,PNC’s Net Positive BranchAllysa Wetcher is the vicepresident branch manager atPNC’s Net Positive Branch inFort Lauderdale. She is a proudnative Floridian and earned herbachelor’s in communicationsat FAU. Shortly after graduationAllysa moved to WashingtonD.C. and started her career at PNC Bank. There she opened aLEED Certified Branch as the assistant branch manager in theWest End neighborhood. During this time, she also assistedwith PNC’s acquisition of National City Bank in South Floridaand found an opportunity to move back to her hometown.Today, she manages PNC’s LEED Certified Platinum Branch onDavid Boulevard and Andrews Avenue. The branch openedon Monday, January 14 and is expected to produce moreenergy than it consumes through its 211 solar panels. Notonly does Allysa work in Fort Lauderdale but she is also aresident of the community. Her commitment continues withher participation in Leadership Fort Lauderdale, volunteerwork at Stephen Foster Elementary and membership in theFort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce.Nancy J. Gassman, Ph.D., Natural ResourcesAdministrator, Energy and Sustainability Program,Broward County Natural Resources Planning andManagement DivisionDr. Nancy J. Gassman has been in public service withBroward County for 17 years working on a variety of waterresources issues, in environmental monitoring and more8recently in sustainability. SinceJanuary 2009, her main focus inthe Natural Resources Planningand Management Division hasbeen supporting the developmentand implementation of Broward’sClimate Change Action Plan andmanaging Broward’s Energyand Sustainability Program. Shecoordinated the developmentof select technical tools for theSoutheast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact as part ofthe creation of the Regional Climate Action Plan. Recently, shewas involved with Broward Go SOLAR, serving as the chair ofthe Finance Committee reviewing best practices and possiblemechanisms for funding solar photovoltaic systems.John McComb P.E. LeadCustomer Service PowerQuality Engineer for FPLJohn McComb P.E. is the leadcustomer service power qualityengineer for FPL. The FPLpower quality engineers assistcustomers by analyzing electricalproblems within their facilities,and recommending solutions.He is a registered professionalengineer, and a licensed electrical contractor. McComb hasan electrical engineering degree from Ohio University and amasters of business degree from the University of Dayton.He is also responsible for Netmetering at FPL, a programthat allows renewable energy sources to interconnectwith the utility. McComb has 36 years experience withelectric utilities in engineering, marketing, rates andcustomer service.Joe Acquaviva, ResidentialEnergy ManagementSupervisor FPLJoe Acquaviva has been employedat FPL for the past 32 years. He hasheld various energy managementpositions during his tenure. Hecurrently supervises the Solarand BuildSmart programs. Heholds a bachelor’s of businessadministration degree fromFlorida Atlantic University, and an associates of arts degreefrom Broward College. He is a certified energy manageraccredited by Association of Energy Engineers, and is a boardmember of the South Florida Manufacturers Association.George Cavros, Energy andEnvironmental Law Attorney,Southern Alliance for CleanEnergyGeorge Cavros is a FortLauderdale-based attorney witha practice focused on energyand environmental law. Hisclients include clean energynon-profit organizations andrenewable energy developers.He has worked with the U.S. EPA, and has testified andprovided written comment to a number of state agencieson issues ranging from energy efficiency implementation torenewable energy policy design. Cavros earned his JD withhonors from the Nova Southeastern Sheppard Broad LawCenter. He also enjoys his work as an adjunct professor ofenergy law and environmental law and p

This online system is available 24/7 and a permit can be obtained within minutes. "It is now easier to purchase, permit and utilize solar energy. Broward is the only government or organization in Florida to receive money from this grant," said Mayor Kristin Jacobs. "Broward cities are . partnering with the County to benefit from this program.