Institute for Energy Studies Speaker Series Presents: Deploying Energy Efficiency Programs

The Role of Community Based Organizations

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Event Details

When:

-

Location:

Online: Zoom

Price:

Free

Brought to you by:

Institute for Energy Studies, The Foundation for WWU & Alumni

Description

Check out this video to watch the Deploying Energy Efficiency Programs.

Discover how a small community non-profit rooted in education and resource conservation has worked to bring energy saving benefits to rural WA communities. Learn about the organization's beginnings, current programs, and how investments in weatherization programs have impacted the communities it serves.

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Featuring:

Erendira Cruz is a light-skinned female with a warm smile, brown eyes, and short grey hair. She wears a pink shirt and small pearl earrings.

Erendira Cruz, Speaker

Erendira Cruz is the Executive Director of the Sustainable Living Center (SLC) in Walla Walla. Erendira has been a part of the Walla Walla Valley since 2008. Ms. Cruz worked in building materials retail for 30 years before shifting into the nonprofit world in 2013, when she joined the SLC team.

Erendira earned her bachelor’s degree in business management from Montana State University, Bozeman. Erendira has served on the City of Walla Walla’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory and Sustainability Committees and currently serves on Community Council’s Board of Directors. She has also served on the Pacific Power Equity Advisory Committee since 2021.

Erendira has four children and four grandchildren. She loves cycling and cycling advocacy; exploring and reading.

Accommodations and Other Details

Contact The Foundation for WWU & Alumni for this event if you have questions or need disability accommodations by calling (360) 650-3353 or emailing Alumni@wwu.edu

Advance notice for disability accommodations and special needs is greatly appreciated. Please indicate your special needs on the registration form.

There will be auto-captions available for the Zoom webinar.

The views expressed by our speakers do not necessarily reflect those of Western Washington University.