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Executive Committee
The Executive Committee of the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire (CPCNH) is elected by the Board of Directors to provide leadership and oversight between full board meetings. Representing member municipalities and counties, the committee helps guide strategic direction, ensure organizational accountability, and advance the mission of local energy choice.
Kim Quirk, Board Chair
Energy Committee, Town of Enfield
Kim has her Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. After 25 years in high tech industry and entrepreneurial efforts in the Boston area, she started her own solar installation company in 2009 to help address the climate crises.
In 2019, Kim's company Energy Emporium merged with ReVision Energy, and she now serves as a Commercial Storage Designer and Analyst for ReVision.
To get some hands on experience before starting Energy Emporium she renovated a 1850’s home to a zero net energy building which gets all of its heat, hot water, and electricity from the sun. The house has a seasonal thermal storage tank, solar hot water, 10kW of solar PV and battery backup. There are no fossil fuels or combustion in the house. The project won a “Lean & Green” Award from NH Business Magazine in 2012 and Kim has presented the project at the NESEA conference in Boston as well as a number of renewable energy conferences.
Kim is a former chair of the Enfield Energy Committee and the current chair for the Enfield Community Power Plan.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberley-quirk-a4b130/
Doria Brown, Vice Chair
Energy Manager, City of Nashua
Doria Brown is the Energy Manager for the city of Nashua, New Hampshire, where she manages renewable energy initiatives and oversees energy procurement to support the city's sustainable transition. With a Bachelor of Science from Franklin Pierce University and eight years of experience in the industry, Doria brings both expertise and a commitment to community empowerment. As one of the original organizers of the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire, she has played a key role in promoting innovative energy solutions.
Andrea Hodson, Board Secretary
Select Board Member, Town of Harrisville
Andrea Hodson is a seasoned professional with practiced ability to work with others to develop and implement strategies for small and start-up agencies. Her commitment to organizing for community power with others led to the Town of Harrisville’s 2021 vote for local control, potentially lower rates, and greater access to renewable energy sources as enabled by NH RSA 53-E in 2019.
She is inspired by her board colleagues with whom she shares the work to develop the board’s capacity to guide and govern the CPCNH endeavor. She joined the board at CPCNH’s inception, serving as treasurer on the first executive committee in 2021. That led to helping to establish the governance committee in 2023. As secretary she brings to bear her communications and organizational development experience to fulfill the responsibilities of the role.
Andrea works as a training and human resources administration specialist; earned a master’s in teaching with technology from Marlboro Graduate School; and is deeply connected to the Harrisville community as a third-term member of the Select Board.
Kathleen Kelley, Board Treasurer
Town of Randolph • Androscoggin Valley Energy Collaborative
Kathleen Kelley brings over four decades of financial leadership and public service to her role as Board Treasurer of CPCNH. With a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a minor in Computer Science from The Ohio State University, she began her career as an auditor at DuPont and held positions with the University of Massachusetts and Brown University, where she led efficiency audits and compliance reviews.
Kathleen has served as Treasurer or Finance Chair on numerous nonprofit boards across northern New Hampshire, leveraging her CPA credentials and CFRE certification to strengthen organizational governance, fundraising, and financial reporting. She has also taught accounting, implemented capital campaigns, and guided nonprofits through strategic technology and finance transformations.
Kathleen is a founding member of the Androscoggin Valley Energy Collaborative and chairs the Randolph Community Power Plan Committee. A tireless advocate for clean energy and local leadership, she regularly hosts community events for CPCNH partners and engages with policymakers at every level. She and her husband live in Randolph, where they actively support local and regional efforts to build a resilient, sustainable energy future.
Clifton Below, Immediate Past Chair
Former Assistant Mayor and Councilor, City of Lebanon
Clifton Below, Assistant Mayor and City Councilor, is the prime author of the Community Power Law (NH RSA 53-E, 2019) and co-authored and sponsored of the nation’s first Electric Utility Restructuring Act (NH RSA 374-F, 1996).
Clifton joined Lebanon’s City Council in 2015 and chairs the Lebanon Energy Advisory Committee, served as a state Representative (1992-1998), state Senator (1998-2004) and Public Utilities Commissioner (2005-2012), and worked to advance New Hampshire’s interests at the regional and national levels by serving as:
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President of the New England Conference of Public Utility Commissioners (NEPUC);
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Vice Chair of the Energy Resources and Environment Committee of the National Association of State Utility Regulatory Commissioners (NARUC);
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Board officer of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Inc. (RGGI);
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Member of the Public Advisory Council and Energy Efficiency & Smart Grid Advisory Group of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI); and
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Member of the Smart Grid & Demand Response Collaborative of NARUC and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Clif is leading the development of the Lebanon Community Power program and a Transactive Energy partnership between the City, Dartmouth College and Liberty Utilities, and also represents the City in various Public Utility Commission proceedings (pertaining to Grid Modernization, Net Energy Metering, Liberty Utilities’ residential battery pilot and Time-of-Use rate design, and the Statewide Data Platform proceeding).
Most recently, Clif was invited by Public Utilities Commission staff to lead a series of stakeholder workshops and took the lead in developing draft administrative rules for Community Power Aggregators.
He subsequently led the successful negotiation to re-write House Bill 315 (2021), which adopted language that protects municipal local control authorities, clarifies data access procedures and expanded Community Power authorities to include Purchase of Receivables — a significant credit enhancement that will benefit all Community Power customers and programs.