AriSEIA's Executive Director, Autumn T. Johnson, is a proud clean energy advocate, and is dedicated to advancing AriSEIA's mission and growing our organization.
Autumn has 19 years of experience in environmental law and policy, including 10 years in energy. She is the CEO of Tierra Strategy, a public interest policy advocacy and consulting firm. Autumn is an Arizona native and started her career with the State of Arizona as a social worker.
Following her time with the State, Autumn was compelled to attend law school and has been passionate about the environmental and energy space ever since. She was the Government Affairs Manager and Energy Policy Analyst for Western Resource Advocates, the Assistant Director of the Energy Policy Institute at Boise State University, and an adjunct professor teaching energy and agricultural law at Concordia University School of Law. Prior to these roles, she was a practicing attorney in Seattle, focusing on small businesses and nonprofits.
Driven by a personal mission to advance the public interest, Autumn's work focuses on advancing clean energy, moving the power sector away from fossil-fueled resources, transportation electrification, and developing regulatory and statutory mechanisms to address climate change.
Autumn has a BA from the University of Arizona, a JD from the University of Oregon, an MBA from Seattle University, and was a PhD Candidate in Public Policy at Boise State University (all but dissertation), where she also received her MPA.
She also serves as AriSEIA's General Counsel.
You can contact Autumn HERE or on her cell phone at 520-240-4757.
Autumn has 19 years of experience in environmental law and policy, including 10 years in energy. She is the CEO of Tierra Strategy, a public interest policy advocacy and consulting firm. Autumn is an Arizona native and started her career with the State of Arizona as a social worker.
Following her time with the State, Autumn was compelled to attend law school and has been passionate about the environmental and energy space ever since. She was the Government Affairs Manager and Energy Policy Analyst for Western Resource Advocates, the Assistant Director of the Energy Policy Institute at Boise State University, and an adjunct professor teaching energy and agricultural law at Concordia University School of Law. Prior to these roles, she was a practicing attorney in Seattle, focusing on small businesses and nonprofits.
Driven by a personal mission to advance the public interest, Autumn's work focuses on advancing clean energy, moving the power sector away from fossil-fueled resources, transportation electrification, and developing regulatory and statutory mechanisms to address climate change.
Autumn has a BA from the University of Arizona, a JD from the University of Oregon, an MBA from Seattle University, and was a PhD Candidate in Public Policy at Boise State University (all but dissertation), where she also received her MPA.
She also serves as AriSEIA's General Counsel.
You can contact Autumn HERE or on her cell phone at 520-240-4757.
AriSEIA's Program Manager, Nick Arnold, is a lifelong Arizonan who has focused his career on building public engagement and political power for climate action and clean energy transition. His work at AriSEIA focuses on legislative advocacy, as well as quantitative analysis and broad policy support.
Nick started in energy policy as an undergraduate at the University of Arizona where he worked with advocacy partners to uplift student voices on the Corporation Commission's Value of Solar docket. Shortly after, he organized student engagement with policymakers about the Clean Power Plan.
Through that student engagement, Nick got involved in political campaigns and worked on three state level campaigns. After 2020, he joined Climate Cabinet to initially run their Public Power Program where he built a national database connecting municipal utilities with their energy ownership and elected leadership to identify opportunities to elect pro-clean energy local leaders who could directly transition their community's energy portfolio.
In 2023, Nick became Climate Cabinet's first state lead representing the organization at the Arizona Legislature for the past three legislative sessions covering climate and clean energy issues while also directing strategic electoral support to build clean energy political power.
Nick has a BS in Systems Engineering and an MPP, both from the University of Arizona. He is based in Tucson, AZ and serves on the executive committees of several nonprofit organizations.
You can contact Nick HERE or by phone at 480-734-3171.
Nick started in energy policy as an undergraduate at the University of Arizona where he worked with advocacy partners to uplift student voices on the Corporation Commission's Value of Solar docket. Shortly after, he organized student engagement with policymakers about the Clean Power Plan.
Through that student engagement, Nick got involved in political campaigns and worked on three state level campaigns. After 2020, he joined Climate Cabinet to initially run their Public Power Program where he built a national database connecting municipal utilities with their energy ownership and elected leadership to identify opportunities to elect pro-clean energy local leaders who could directly transition their community's energy portfolio.
In 2023, Nick became Climate Cabinet's first state lead representing the organization at the Arizona Legislature for the past three legislative sessions covering climate and clean energy issues while also directing strategic electoral support to build clean energy political power.
Nick has a BS in Systems Engineering and an MPP, both from the University of Arizona. He is based in Tucson, AZ and serves on the executive committees of several nonprofit organizations.
You can contact Nick HERE or by phone at 480-734-3171.
AriSEIA's Program Manager, Aaron Wilder, is a mission-driven professional assisting organizations in their efforts to be effective and efficient. His work at AriSEIA focuses on marketing, graphic design, operations management, and communications.
With a management consulting background, Aaron's partnered with international, federal, state, and municipal governments as well as institutions in advocacy, the arts, energy, healthcare, journalism, nutrition, and social responsibility. His expertise spans administration, communication, design, and human capital strategy. Aaron studied politics at Northern Arizona University and strategic planning at Georgetown University with graduate degrees from Thunderbird School of Global Management and the San Francisco Art Institute.
You can contact Aaron HERE or by phone at 202-569-2840.
With a management consulting background, Aaron's partnered with international, federal, state, and municipal governments as well as institutions in advocacy, the arts, energy, healthcare, journalism, nutrition, and social responsibility. His expertise spans administration, communication, design, and human capital strategy. Aaron studied politics at Northern Arizona University and strategic planning at Georgetown University with graduate degrees from Thunderbird School of Global Management and the San Francisco Art Institute.
You can contact Aaron HERE or by phone at 202-569-2840.
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AriSEIA’s Program Manager, Scott Hancock, is a lifelong Arizonan and energy policy professional with experience in clean energy program management, regulatory advocacy, and stakeholder coordination. His work at AriSEIA focuses mostly on local policy support and consumer protection.
Scott's work has centered on advancing inclusive clean energy transitions through policy implementation and community engagement. As Program Manager for SolSmart at the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, he led a national DOE initiative supporting local governments in reducing solar deployment barriers. He has also developed resources for utility-scale renewable energy development and engaged in Arizona utility regulatory advocacy, representing the interests of low-income households in rate cases and policy proceedings. Scott holds dual MBA/MPA degrees in Sustainable Solutions from Presidio Graduate School and a BS in Geography from the University of Arizona. Scott is committed to propelling the energy landscape forward while ensuring this process serves all communities. You can contact Scott HERE or by phone at 520-289-7612. |
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AriSEIA's Fellow, Anuja Oke, is an energy markets and policy professional whose work has focused on
quantitative energy analysis and energy market designs that advance public interest outcomes. Her work at AriSEIA focuses mostly on regulatory matters before the Arizona Corporation Commission and utility program support. Anuja was most recently an Energy Markets Fellow at Western Resource Advocates, where she engaged in California ISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market stakeholder processes. Her work focused on advocating for market designs that enhance market efficiency, reduce costs for consumers, and support regional decarbonization by enabling greater use of lower‑cost and lower‑emissions resources. Prior to her time at Western Resource Advocates, Anuja was an energy and utilities consultant at PA Consulting. She conducted quantitative analysis to forecast utility revenue requirements and retail rates, modeled LCOEs and REC prices, and simulated thermal power plant operations to forecast contribution margins. Anuja holds MS degrees from Colorado School of Mines in Mineral and Energy Economics and Natural Resources and Energy Policy, and a BS in Chemical Engineering from The University of Arizona. You can contact Anuja HERE or by phone at 480-239-7738. |
