– USA, HI – Mana Pacific, Nationally acclaimed renewable energy project developer, announced the appointments of Dr. Crissy Gayagas and Geoff Brown to its Board of Directors.
About Dr. Christine Gayagas
Dr. Crissy Gayagas is a well-recognized expert in the Indo-Pacific with a keen understanding of the cultural diversity and challenges faced by the Pacific Island Countries and Territories. Dr. Gayagas hails from Hawaii and currently serves as an advisor and program lead for the Indo-Pacific region as part of the Institute for Security Governance. Her work is focused on institutional capacity building with partners, enabling their ability to manage security forces. Previously, Dr. Gayagas served as a visiting scholar at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) to educate and empower international fellows. She also facilitated seminars and supported workshops including the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy.
Following a distinguished professional military career where she last served as the Deputy Commander for a 21,000-service member Expeditionary Command in Iraq, COL (Ret) Gayagas led private consulting firms and non-profits supporting Native Hawaiian organizations, renewable energy programs, and global development. She served on the Queens Health System board, Oahu Economic Development board where she chaired the Renewable Energy Committee, the Governor’s Aerospace Committee, and the DKI APCSS Foundation board; and she chairs the Chaminade University Board of Governors. She sold her first consulting company and served as a co-founder for another in support of General Motors’ renewable hydrogen fuel cell vehicle pilot program in Hawaii. These experiences make her the ideal choice for the benefit director, the key member of the board responsible for ensuring the public benefit and community contributions of Mana Pacific’s efforts as a Hawaii Sustainable Business.
About Geoff Brown
Geoff Brown is a renewable power and storage expert with 20 years of experience with companies and projects dedicated to building a cleaner world and a personal history of commitment to the Pacific Island community. For over 7 years Geoff served as President and CEO of Powin where he led their growth from a small start up to one of the world’s largest battery integratostart-up over 8GWh of batteries installed across 100 different projects Powin is working to advance the energy frontier and ensure the world’s access to clean, resilient and affordable power.
Before coming to Powin Geoff had over a decade of experience with wind, solar, and energy storage project development, design and financing for companies including: NRG Renew, Beacon Power, Element Power, and Garrad Hassan America. This included developing microgrid projects in Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam with Beacon Power – and several Caribbean island projects at NRG.
Geoff Brown comes to Mana Pacific with early exposure to the challenges and unique energy requirements of the Pacific Islands. He spent a year early in his career volunteering on Unanu, one of the outer islands in the Federated States of Micronesia, helping to build sustainable energy and water projects for the community.
About Mana Pacific, Inc.
Mana Pacific, a Hawaii sustainable business corporation, develops renewable energy projects using top-quality technologies to achieve scalable resiliency in Hawai’i and 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories, with projects in 12 Pacific Island countries as a commanding entry. Mana Pacific’s mission is to accelerate the renewable energy transition to achieve increased energy independence for the Pacific Islands. The company was founded in 2019 as a minority, veteran, and woman-owned enterprise and has grown to be a globally award-winning renewable project developer throughout the South Pacific. To date, Mana Pacific is one of only 6 companies nationwide to win Phases 1 and 2 of the U.S. Department of Energy Community Power Accelerator Prize.
For more information : https://www.manapacific.com/
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