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Lindsay publicizes and transforms PR and media messaging for the Pearl team and plays an integral role in developing and implementing the partner and communications strategies for each vertical.

Previously, Lindsay was the Director of Marketing and Communications for the Building Performance Association, previously known as the Home Performance Coalition (HPC), an energy efficiency nonprofit focused on advocacy and education in the weatherization and home performance industry. Prior to her work at HPC, Lindsay was an independent consultant and built a wide variety of clientele ranging everywhere, and in between, builders, banks and bars.

Ms. Bachman graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University, with a Master’s degree in Public Relations and Corporate Communications. In addition to her love of travel, food, and friends, Lindsay is passionate about helping other mothers find “their village.” She is a co-founder and admin of the largest moms group in Pittsburgh and the surrounding area.

“Growing up the daughter of an ENERGY STAR builder-father and a realtor-mother, I’ve seen first hand the missional design, build, and sale of an energy efficient home. I’ve witnessed contracts gained and lost because of that commitment. I believe Pearl is changing the way America buys and sells homes by way of making those high performing features visible and valued. I’m excited to be part of a team committed to bending the ear of American homeowners and transforming the market toward healthy and sustainable living.”

Claudia is the Customer Support Administrator, where she works closely with the Sales, Success, and Certification teams. With a diverse background in hospitality and event planning, Claudia has always been passionate about the environment and also brings her love of organized planning to the team.

When she is not working, you will often find Claudia swimming, biking, or running around Longmont, Colorado to balance her love of baking and enjoying her many creations in the kitchen, which sometimes her dog, George, also benefits from.

"As a new home owner, I am glad to know more about how to make my home healthier for me and also more efficient. With Pearl Certification, homeowners have the tools to make their home high-performing, and I'm excited to be a part of their improved environmental and health journey!"

Amy has over 15 years working in residential energy. Amy’s passion is helping good quality companies make money doing the right thing. Her expertise spans multiple aspects of the residential energy efficiency industry, with a strong emphasis on how to enhance the contractor experience. She’s provided training to 100’s of contractors, including many in the Pearl Network. Ms. Beley has presented at multiple conferences and events across the country and consulted with programs designing contractor account services. She has a BA in Environmental Studies and Economics from University of California at Santa Cruz and an MS in Environmental Sciences and Policy from Johns Hopkins University. She serves on the board of the Building Performance Association.

"Working with great companies like those in the Pearl Network is personally and professionally rewarding. I get to see great companies rise above the noise, help homeowners find these companies to get the work done right, and make that work visible. We impact climate change, and fix more homes!”

As People Services & Legal Manager, Samantha manages all of Pearl's staff- and hiring- related processes, as well as legal matters for the company. Before joining Pearl, Samantha served as Business Manager for an architectural lighting design firm, where she learned to appreciate the complexities of the residential construction/renovation process.

Samantha is based in New York City, and with the exception of six years living in Costa Rica, she has always been happy to call the Big Apple home. She is a bit of an environmental nerd, and happily shares this trait with her science-loving son, David.

Samantha has a BS in Economics from St. John’s University and is currently pursuing a JD at CUNY School of Law in the evening program. In her free time, she likes to read, cook and spend time outdoors.

John joined Pearl in July of 2018 bringing with him numerous certifications in building science and over 25 years of hands-on construction experience. His work in the residential, commercial, and heavy industrial fields gives him a broad understanding of what it takes to be successful as a contractor. John is also a certified master trainer, healthy home evaluator, and sits on the board of Healthy Home Environment Association. He shares his knowledge base with the elite Pearl Advantage Contractor Network to ensure their success.

“I’ve always had a great passion for helping to develop the full potential of people and businesses. Being a part of the Pearl Certification team gives me the opportunity to help our customers, the contractors, achieve their goals and potential through delivering the highest quality home performance services of comfort, health, and efficiency to their customers.”

Rachel brings her experience blending strategic implementation with tactical execution to deliver innovative technology products. Prior to joining Pearl Certification, Rachel worked in software delivery and product management for housing finance where her team of analysts and developers worked to deliver new solutions to support the secondary mortgage market. Rachel has an MBA from the University of Maryland and a B.S. from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

“I am passionate about finding technology solutions for challenging business problems. Pearl is bringing new, innovative solutions for promoting energy efficiency in homes and providing additional value to homeowners. It is exciting to work every day to deliver solutions that improve the lives of homeowners.”

Derek leads the sales team at Pearl that identifies and adds high quality professionals into the elite Pearl Network.

Previously, Derek was the Director of Sales for Sun Valley Solar Solutions, one of Arizona’s most established and respected solar companies. Prior to his work at SVSS, Derek led regional, national, and international sales and business development efforts across the renewable energy, cable, and telecommunications industries.

Mr. Estes holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Business Administration from California Coast University. Beyond a love of family, friends, travel, coffee, and Latin American culture, Derek is passionate about supporting animal welfare initiatives throughout the world.

Nathan has over eight years of experience in the energy efficiency industry in both Canada and the U.S., ranging from leading an insulation installation crew as a BPI Building Analyst and Envelope Professional to managing energy and water conservation campaigns in low-income, multi-family housing communities. After taking a few years away from the industry to work as a political campaign organizer and complete a B.A. in Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, he is excited to continue mission-driven, impactful work with Pearl.

In his free time, Nathan is a voracious reader, and enjoys gardening and exploring the North Carolina mountains with his beloved springer spaniel, Mikey

Having spent the last two decades leading efforts in the Real Estate services industry, Joseph is fluent in all aspects of franchising, sales, operations and management.

Joe empowers homeowners to realize and recoup the value of their high-performing investments at the time of sale or refinancing. He helps Real Estate Agents identify green homes and provides the proper tools to better market their listings at a premium.

Prior to joining Pearl Certification, Joe worked for Realogy, one of the largest Real Estate franchises in the U.S., which owns the rights to some of the country’s most iconic Real Estate brands like Century 21, Coldwell Banker, ERA, Sotheby’s and Better Homes and Garden Real Estate. Over his 10 years at Realogy, he guided every step of the franchise business lifecycle. This included recruiting franchisees, and onboarding, consulting with the owners to improve their operational efficiencies, and ultimately ensuring ongoing renewals.

“For the last thirteen years, I’ve worked in sales related to brokers, branding, and franchising. I have a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that brokers and agents face. With that, I think I can make a difference in people’s lives and businesses by helping agents get the proper value for their sellers and by helping buyers find the right homes. I’m excited to bring to brokers a new way to get optimal value for listings based on the homes’ energy efficient and high-performing features.”

Cindy Gonzales is an innovative marketing expert with the rare ability to both creatively design communication strategies and successfully execute them. She employs both creative and analytical approaches to any marketing endeavor, often driving multimillion-dollar revenue growth in the process.

Most importantly, she understands well that success is never the destination of a single marketing path, rather a goal best attained by multiple routes ideally suited to the unique needs of a project. Simply put, Gonzales effectively finds the pathways to success that often evade other marketing leaders.

Gonzales has been a successful marketing leader in fields as varied as the real estate and hospitality sectors, as well as the airline industry. She even achieved early success in her marketing career during the most devastating business environment of recent memory -- the U.S. housing market collapse a decade ago.

April brings her diverse background in real estate, marketing, and entertainment to the job of Executive Assistant to CEO Cynthia Adams. A true people person and collaborator, April helps to keep the wheels on the Pearl bus (a clean emissions bus of course) at all times.

Born and raised in New York, April began her career braving the wilds of the Los Angeles entertainment industry as an assistant to the top talent agents in the business. The show Entourage pretty much sums up the experience. After meeting her husband Josh and having their daughter Lola, the family moved to Atlanta, where April took her skills to the real estate industry. But the mountains were calling and the family now calls Boulder, Colorado home. In her spare time April likes to hike, yell at sporting events, explore the Boulder food scene and then hike again to work off said food.

"Pearl's core values exactly echo mine - to be stewards of the earth. How people live is as important as where people live. Helping homeowners make their homes not only more valuable, but healthier and more sustainable is, to me, THE value proposition in real estate."

Abby is passionate about motivating people to make more sustainable decisions. She was first introduced to the world of home performance while participating in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2013 Solar Decathlon competition.

After college, Abby went on to research environmental decision-making, and then to manage programs and customer engagement for an energy tech company. Most recently, she consulted and ran online education for a behavioral science company. When she's not working, Abby enjoys hiking, snowboarding, baking, ultimate frisbee, and disc golf. She has lived in the Bay Area in California for 7 years, but has her roots in New England.

"Pearl brings visibility to the value of having a sustainable, comfortable, healthy home. I'm excited to help Pearl's contractors set themselves apart from their competition and maximize Pearl's value."

Jax learned the impact that homes can have on our health and the environment during her many years as a real estate investor and in the HVAC industry. In addition, she developed a passion for assisting contractors, and their employees, in reaching their financial goals and creating positive work environments.

“Being a part of the Pearl Certification team allows me to help contractors, and their employees, achieve their financial goals in addition to assisting homeowners in creating healthier environments for their families while also adding value to their most important investment!”

Tahisha has several years experience in administration and operations. She will be working closely with Pearl's Sales and Success teams to help streamline processes to ensure clients have a smooth experience. Previously, Tahisha worked in real estate where she worked first-hand with contractors and homeowners to help bring a home into its greatest potential. Tahisha has a passion for people, evidenced by her degree in Psychology from Liberty University. In addition, she is also an avid baker, reader and connector.

"Having had some experience navigating the world of home improvement, I now wish I had known of Pearl's existence! Pearl provides the much needed reassurance when diving into home improvement. Not only does it set standards to ensure the quality of work provided, but Pearl Certification offers homeowners the opportunity to educate themselves on ways to add value and longevity to their homes. Pearl is a winner no matter which way you look at it!"

Donovan brings a diverse background of leadership, team development, and strategic vision as Product Manager for Pearl's Green Door® application. Prior to joining Pearl Certification, Donovan led software teams to innovate enterprise-scale cybersecurity solutions with first-of-it's-kind threat detection capabilities. His work in manufacturing commercial and industrial air filtration products spans over seven years and provides a broad understanding of the energy efficiency industry and quality assurance best practices. Based in Louisville, KY Donovan brings volumes of enthusiasm and analytic skills to execute software products that are useful and exciting.

"I am thrilled to be part of an organization helping homes become healthier, energy efficient, and resilient. Pearl Certification's Green Door® application is a treasure trove of resources providing homeowners with an easy to follow, high-performing home upgrade plan and connects them with qualified Pearl Contractor Partners. As a Product Manager I love building tools that move the needle toward a safer and more sustainable future."

Casey is Pearl’s Vice President of Quality Systems Department, which designs, monitors, and improves the third-party certification process. Casey is also the (acting) manager of Pearl’s Builder Network and of Pearl’s Rater Network.

Prior to joining Pearl, Casey worked at ICF as a Senior Technical Manager, primarily supporting U.S. EPA’s voluntary programs, such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (HPwES), ENERGY STAR Certified Homes (ESCH), ENERGY STAR Verified HVAC Installation (ESVI), and Indoor airPLUS (IAP).

Casey began his career in construction as a small business owner and building scientist (BPI Building Analyst. BPI Envelope Professional, and HERS Rater). He served for 4 years on BPI’s Standards and Technical Committees and was also a Board Member of Efficiency First.

Casey has an MBA from the University of Maryland University College and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

When he’s not on the sidelines watching his sons’ soccer games or walking his dogs, you can find Casey working on indoor and outdoor home improvement projects.

“Improving homes impacts all of us – on a global scale all the way down to the family level. Twenty percent of all energy in the U.S. is used in our homes, and much of that is wasted energy. More often than we might think, homes make people sick, adding significantly to our nation’s health care costs. Every home is different, and every resident is different. But we don’t have to “settle” on poor and average performing homes. We can do better.”

Tyler got his start in sustainability and construction at an early age, watching his grandfather build homes and helping his grandmother on the farm. This early spark turned into a fire during his teenage years, and he went on to get a degree from CU Boulder in Environmental Studies. Tyler’s passions drove him to Energy Acuity, where he learned about the intricate dynamics of the utility-scale renewable energy project development. This experience combined with Tyler’s interest in sustainable homes makes working at Pearl an absolute dream-come-true. In addition to being devoted to energy efficient buildings and sustainable agriculture, Tyler is passionate about bicycling, speaking and reading Hindi, and his furry friends. When he’s not helping our contractor partners differentiate themselves from competition, he’s riding his bike or hiking with his dog on one of the many scenic trails around Boulder, CO.

“As Contractor Sales Executive, I help HVAC and Residential solar contractors set themselves apart from the competition. I’m glad to be at Pearl, as it allows me to help companies that focus on quality work and efficiency close more business. When my partners succeed, I succeed."

Bethany brings her experience working with HVAC, insulation, and other residential contracting businesses across the country to grow the Pearl Contractor Network and manage national expansion into new markets. Bethany was most recently Director of Client Solutions at contractor digital marketing firm Energy Circle in Portland, Maine, where she developed a strong client base of residential contractors and grew the company from a small start-up to a nationally recognized player in the industry. Over the past five years, she has worked with over 400 U.S. contractors in various business development capacities and has gained a deep understanding of contractor perspective in the residential efficiency industry and tactics for sustainable growth. Prior to her work in the contractor sector, Bethany worked for several small businesses in sales and marketing. She holds a B.A. in Communications from Harding University.

“Pearl’s certification products give high-quality contractors a new way to stand out from the competition, while simultaneously providing a game-changing, market-based driver to raise our efficiency standards in the residential market.” Profaizer said. “I’m thrilled to join Pearl and excited to grow a partner network of quality contractors across the U.S.”

Khaled is the User Experience Designer for Pearl Certification, where he is in charge of leading the entire user experience process from discovery to research to design and developer hand off.

Khaled brings over 10 years of design experience transitioning from early-stage web design to the new world of user experience, accessibility and customer experience. Prior to joining Pearl, Khaled led multiple initiatives in launching new products, re-evaluating existing applications and improving the user experience for a number of Fortune 500 companies in entertainment, finance, as well as startups and small businesses alike.

When he isn’t busy with wireframes, prototypes and research assignments you can find Khaled in his raised bed garden or at a nearby forest with his closest family and friends immersed in the abundance of life.

“Every moment we are blessed with is a gift to create and transform our lives into joy and abundance. In the past decade I’ve grown from designing beautiful products to creating delightful and intuitive experiences for users, helping stakeholders achieve better business results.”

A lifelong writer with a passion for people and the planet, Lindsay has been finding and telling stories in one form or another for as long as she can remember. With a background spanning anthropology, journalism, and digital marketing, she brings a rare blend of traits to work for Pearl—including analytical thinking and technical skills combined with creativity and enthusiasm. Her approach to her work is equal parts art and science, making her well-suited for the field of content marketing, where storytelling and data converge. When she’s not working, Lindsay can be found devouring the written word, rocking out to (live) music, practicing yoga, hanging with family and friends, and reveling in the natural splendor of her home state of Colorado.

Lindsay has nearly a decade of experience in planning, creating, and managing content and marketing strategies for mission-driven organizations—as she is proud to continue this work with Pearl.

“I’m thrilled to be able to do what I love while contributing to a mission I believe in. Pearl Certification has the potential to transform the traditional American dream into a more prosperous and sustainable way of life for this and future generations. I’m honored to join this team of smart, agile, and authentically driven individuals working to realize the Pearl vision every day.”

Kate had her first taste of home performance when her undergraduate team at Middlebury College participated in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon competition in 2011. She went on to work in solar finance with Mosaic in the Bay Area, then pursued her master’s degree in education with a focus on health and wellness. For the last handful of years, Kate has been teaching children and leading professional development training for teachers. She worked with her school district to secure grant funding for solar panels on the school roofs -- both to supply electricity and serve as a real-life tool for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education. She is thrilled to be part of the Customer Success team at Pearl, where she gets to help contractors maximize the value of Pearl certifications. When off work, Kate enjoys exploring outdoors along the North Oregon Coast with her pup, Crouton.

“Pearl Certification is going to forever change the way we talk about our homes. Gone are the days when a home is just about location and design aesthetic. Empowered with data from Pearl, current and prospective homeowners will start to desire — and demand — high-performing homes. The market will come to expect that a house should keep us comfortable, maximize energy efficiency, and promote both human and environmental health. I’m excited to be part of this real estate revolution!”

Laara enjoys connecting with top performing contractors and helping them realize the value Pearl Certification brings to their business by underscoring the quality work they're already doing for their customers. Pearl Certified Contractors don't just swap a box, they invest their expertise in the home and make it better and build value and equity for the homeowner.

"I am passionate about creating homes that are as healthy, comfortable and efficient for the people who live in them as they are for the environment around them."

John White has more than 15 years of expertise in the residential energy efficiency and new construction industry. He began his career working as a construction field manager for Pulte Homes, where he managed the timely and quality construction of new homes. John subsequently spent nine years working for ICF managing demand side management programs for utilities in the Mid-Atlantic region. During his tenure with ICF, he managed a variety of programs, such as Home Performance with ENERGY STAR, Quick Home Energy Check-up, and Limited Income Energy Efficiency programs.

John is passionate about energy conservation, especially in the residential space. He frequently encourages friends and family to make the energy efficient choice when making improvements to their own homes. Sometimes they listen.

“After so many years helping customers make the energy efficient choice, I’m thrilled to be part of an organization that helps us all realize the value of those improvements. Too often, energy efficiency loses out to a new kitchen or upgraded bathroom. With Pearl Certification, home owners can recoup the value of the energy efficient improvements when they sell their home. The certification Pearl provides guarantees its there.”

Titi brings over 20 years experience in operational risk management to her role as Executive Assistant to COO Robin LeBaron and CTO AC Capehart. Prior to Pearl, she worked at top financial institutions in various departments including Human Resources, Corporate Planning, Technology and Risk Management. Titi has a BBA in Computer Information Systems from Baruch College.

Based in New York, Titi spends her free time as Executive Assistant to her two children, cooking, listening to podcasts and high-tech sci-fi audio books, and promoting civic engagement within her community.