Meet the team
Catherine Smirnow
Founder
Catherine developed a passion for clean energy and technology in 2011. She worked at the United Nations developing relationships with governments on public-private partnerships and subsequently took a job as a Consultant at Acre Resources, a global recruitment firm focused on energy and sustainability. Catherine founded recruitment business McLean Ross in 2011, with a core focus on placing sales and marketing professionals within the energy and utility industry. In 2017, McLean Ross merged with global engineering recruitment business JDR Energy, creating JD Ross Energy. With a growing need for diversity in clean energy, Catherine launched Dylan Green in 2019, placing diverse commercial professionals within the clean energy market.
Lisa DeMarco
Digital Marketing Manager
Lisa has been dedicated to driving the proliferation of clean energy across the globe for the past decade. She most recently served as Marketing Manager for SimpliPhi Power, a leading international energy storage company. Prior to SimpliPhi Power, Lisa led successful marketing and business development pilot projects in Sub-Saharan Africa as a consultant for ZOLA Electric, an off grid solar energy company backed by Tesla. Lisa also helped Kiva.org, a global microlending institution based in Silicon Valley, scale up its marketing programs in Asia to increase funding for renewable energy loans for lower income communities.
Liesel Kopp
Videographer
Liesel is a video producer and creator based in Los Angeles, and in addition to podcast producing for Dylan Green and health IT company Point-of-Care-Partners, she has created videos for a wide variety of clients and industries including Brightmark Energy, Aspen Renewables, CleanPrene, PourMyBeer, Amalyze, Women for Sobriety, NIH-funded Sexual harassment Training Of Principal Investigators (STOP), comedian Ray Romano, and her own award-winning short films.