LeeAnn is the Senior Program Marketing Manager for RMI’s Climate-Aligned Industries program, which are focused on reducing carbon emissions in hard-to-abate industries including mining, shipping, trucking, aviation, and methane.
LeeAnn has spent over ten years in marketing and communications, working at the intersection of people and technology. Before joining RMI, LeeAnn was the Director of Marketing for HOMER Energy, a microgrid modeling software company in Boulder, Colorado. She also worked at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) where she helped create awareness and support for the lab. Before joining the renewable energy industry, LeeAnn worked in education, helping to increase access to STEM education around the world.
MA, Professional Writing, Carnegie Mellon University
BA, English, Pennsylvania State University
Boulder, CO
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