SAME Energy & Sustainability COI IGE Webinar: Public-Private Partnership (P3) Opportunities for Fed Energy and Sustainability Projects

Andrea Sojda is a professional consultant with 17 years of experience in managing intricate projects and programs across the Private, Public, and Federal sectors. She specializes in sustainable development, energy transition, environmental justice, community partnerships, natural resource management, operations, and effective stakeholder engagement. Andrea utilizes her unique background in compatible land development, commercial construction, and complex stakeholder management to provide the best solutions for her clients' most challenging problems. Much of her career has been dedicated to working with communities globally. From her service as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in Sub-Saharan Africa to her work in developing public-to-public partnerships across America, a consistent theme in her work is building sustainable communities. Currently, Andrea holds the position of Principal, Energy and Sustainability – Federal Market at Salas O’Brien, operating from Northern Colorado.

Patrick Giardina is a seasoned professional with more than 25 years of experience in finance, acquisition, and development of intricate and high-value projects. He has a track record of delivering innovative and sustainable solutions for both public and private clients, with a focus on renewable and resilient power generation. Patrick has spearheaded or managed numerous Public Private Partnership (P3) programs, encompassing feasibility studies, real property transactions, environmental regulations, partnership agreements, and financing mechanisms, thereby creating value for both the government and the private sector. Currently, Patrick holds the position of Senior Vice President of Energy and Infrastructure at Salas O’Brien, operating from Baltimore, MD.

Rick Humphries is a mechanical engineer, specializing in the design and implementation of thermal systems. His work is centered around technical and economic viability of sustainable development ventures. Over the last ten years, Rick has honed his skills in establishing and managing projects that cater to distinct energy requirements. His proficiency extends to leading clients and project teams through the project development process, adeptly balancing the commercial, technical, and operational facets of a project. Currently, Rick holds the position of Senior Vice President and Director of Development at Salas O’Brien, operating from Ann Arbor, MI.

As the Vice President, National Resilience Lead for Michael Baker International, Elizabeth supports Michael Baker’s integrated sustainability and resilience services across all sectors, markets, disciplines, geographies and project life cycles – both as part of the company’s infrastructure, environmental, community and Federal projects, as well as stand-alone or complementary services. She brings nearly 30 years of industry experience across a broad range of sectors and services, to inform the development of the implementation frameworks and tools that translate sustainability and resilience strategy into individual ownership and action throughout an organization. She has been recognized with the 2017 Environmental Business Journal's Industry Leadership Award for her work developing the Resiliency and Sustainability Framework, and the 2019 City & State New York Responsible 100 Infrastructure Award.