Marcus oversees planning, project management, and strategic implementation for communities participating in Xcel Energy's Partners in Energy program. Responsibilities include managing stakeholder input, coordinating between communities and utilities, supporting implementation strategies, and analyzing / leveraging energy data to move the needle towards a community's energy and climate goals.

In the past seven years, he worked in the private sector in residential solar design and planning. Prior to that he served in local governments across 3 different states as a land use development planner and environmental planner. 

He has a Master's degree in Community and Regional Planning / Environmental Planning from the University of Nebraska and also has a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies with a minor in Sociology.