Staff Directory

As the lending manager for CEE's Lending Center, Brenda underwrites loans and customizes CEE's residential financing packages giving Minnesota homeowners the comfort and flexibility needed when making important home investment decisions.

Brenda has been with CEE since 1998.

As a data project specialist, Tsega is responsible for tracking all data needs related to calculating energy savings, creating, developing, and maintaining project management processes and tools as they relate to data and building relationships with key stakeholders at utilities, distributors, and other organizations that share data with the Market Transformation team.

Tsega brings over 10 years of professional experience in project/program management, working in a variety of industries from real estate to IT. She holds a bachelor's degree in business management from Metropolitan State University.

As a regulatory policy advocate, Mariko supports the development and advancement of energy efficiency and decarbonization initiatives throughout the regulatory process. She was introduced to regulatory policy as an intern at CEE and developed a passion for energy efficiency and clean energy while working at non-profits throughout Minnesota and Washington D.C. Mariko earned her bachelor's degree in environmental studies and geography from Macalester College.

Alison is an energy analyst who supports the ETA team through market research, data cleaning, preparation, and analysis, along with other essential project tasks. Her work primarily focuses on research and analysis related to emerging residential HVAC opportunities and established initiatives, with a particular emphasis on air source heat pumps. Prior to joining CEE, Alison worked as a planning intern with Washington County and as a project development intern with EDF Renewables—experiences that sparked her interest in clean energy and energy efficiency initiatives within communities. She holds a B.S. in economics with a minor in urban infrastructure and environment from the University of Minnesota.

As software engineer II, Ariel supports our IT team improving our inhouse system, CEEtrack. 

Prior to CEE, Ariel worked for the Minnesota Senate as a programmer analyst, where he worked with the other bodies of the state government to redesign and maintain the senate website. He also gained experience as a computer programmer at Integrity Viking Funds in Minot, North Dakota and was in charge of developing and maintaining existing applications created help generate financial reports. Ariel has experience as a backend developer, having worked on projects including smartphone apps, websites, and custom software for corporations.

Ariel holds a BS in computer science with a minor in mathematics from Minot State University in North Dakota.