Chris Rose is the founder and Executive Director of REAP. He has worked as a fundraiser for various non-profit public interest groups around the United States, receiving his law degree from the University of Oregon with a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law along the way. For 12 years, his private practice in Alaska included representation of Native Alaskans from Northwest Arctic villages and the mediation of a variety of disputes around the state. He has been very active in local community affairs and has served on various statewide boards, including the Renewable Energy Grant Fund Advisory Committee. 

From 2004 to 2008 he wrote a monthly opinion column for the Anchorage Daily News. He enjoys traveling, gardening and exploring Alaska.

As REAP’s Deputy Director, Greg provides comprehensive administrative support to all facets of the organization. He works in a variety of financial support roles within REAP, such as grant tracking, bookkeeping, payroll, audit support, and program budget preparation. Greg also supports REAP’s general fundraising by coordinating with volunteers, memberships, event and outreach support, and donor tracking. Greg also works closely with the REAP Board of Directors.

Prior to joining REAP in 2019, Greg explored his outdoor recreation passions while advancing a career in nonprofit management and education. As the Program Director for the World Class Kiteboard Academy, Greg provided college preparatory education to some of the world’s most talented youth kiteboarders while offering unique cultural experiences, character building opportunities, and high-level coaching. Greg also led a small nonprofit in the Columbia River Gorge promoting windsurfing, river access, and an engaged water sports community. Greg moved to Anchorage in 2016 with his Kodiak raised partner and is excited to power Alaska’s clean energy future.

Colleen has been with REAP since 2016, implementing the AK EnergySmart and Wind for Schools curriculum in K-12 classrooms and leading teacher trainings around energy education. Colleen grew up on a small farm outside Wasilla where her parents, also science teachers, instilled a lifelong love of science. This passion motivated Colleen to continue her work with REAP in helping educators across the state of Alaska inspire students about energy with lessons and activities in the classroom. 

Colleen lives near Wasilla now, with her partner, her partner’s daughter, their three dogs, and her two horses. In her spare time, she lets her Australian Shepherds run her through agility courses, her horses carry her through backcountry trails, and often joins her friends and family on other outdoor adventures.

As Director of REAP’s Alaska Network of Energy Education and Employment (ANEEE) since 2017, Chris McConnell works to maximize energy literacy and training opportunities at the K-12, vocational, and University levels so that Alaskans can more easily identify and embark on career pathways in the energy sector. Chris seeks to regularly convene and unite various federal, state, private and non-profit organizations in order to create alignments, leverage shared goals and identify potential efficiencies.

Chris grew up an Air Force brat and called some 20-odd places around the country home before settling in Southern California. Family ties brought him to Alaska for summer work 1991 – a girl from Kenai and a young son have made Alaska his true home for the last eight years.

Antony is REAP’s Director of Economic and Regulatory Analysis. He came to Alaska in 2000 after receiving his PhD from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with a focus in natural resource economics. He has been conducting economic and policy analysis of Alaska energy issues ever since.

Antony has worked in government as Staff Economist at the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA), as Commercial Analyst and also Petroleum Investment Manager at the Division of Oil and Gas in the Department of Natural Resources, and most recently as Commissioner at the RCA. He spent several years at the Alaska Center for Energy and Power, at UAA, and was Director of Policy and Programs at the former Anchorage Municipal Light and Power.

Antony enjoys roaming in the backcountry, long distance running, nordic skiing, traveling, and cooking for friends and family.

Donovan forwards REAP’s mission by developing and expanding its organizational membership, fundraising programs, and grant proposals along with managing REAP’s external communications.

He has extensive experience in Alaskan politics and community organizing with organizations including Sunrise Movement, The Climate Reality Project, and most recently as a Campaign Manager at Ship Creek Group. Concurrent with his campaign work, Donovan also conducted policy research for the Fairbanks Climate Action Coalition and assisted REAP’s Public Policy Committee in drafting its Renewable Portfolio Standard framework.

After graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 2016 with a BA in Finance and Applied Mathematics, Donovan worked as an Economic Consultant for Charles River Associates in Chicago. Donovan is incredibly passionate about REAP’s clean energy education and advocacy efforts, and he is deeply grateful for the opportunity to utilize his skills and lived experiences in furthering that work.

Clay is a STEM Educator and the Regional Energy Catalyst for the Sustainable Southeast Partnership (SSP). Since 2018, he has been executing REAP’s education and outreach efforts in Southeast Alaska while working as part of the greater SSP effort.

Clay grew up in Juneau’s schools and returned to join the Juneau-Douglas High School science faculty, where he nurtured his passion for place-based learning methods in the marine, physical and biological sciences from 1984-2014. Before joining REAP, Clay also worked as a curriculum consultant, writer, and as a board member for the nature education organization, Discovery Southeast.

Clay’s a family man who loves time with his kin, most of whom live in Alaska.  His alter ego is a session drummer, snowboarder, mountain biker and amateur heavy equipment operator.

Tyler moved to Alaska in 2009 to attend college at Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage. He obtained his B.S. in Marine Biology in 2013 and continued onto a Master’s in Outdoor and Environmental Education program. He was introduced to environmental education in 2011 where he instructed for an outdoor-based wilderness education camp for Alaska Native youth in Homer. During his five summers in Homer, Tyler created and taught various natural history curricula focused on the marine sciences and salmon life cycle, while also facilitating wilderness sea kayaking and hiking expeditions. Since then, Tyler has lead many wilderness experiences for youth and adults in Alaska and Arizona while seizing every teachable moment to embed natural history into the experience. Tyler thrives in experiential, place-based education opportunities and feels right at home in the school or outdoor classroom.

In his free time, Tyler enjoys gardening, backcountry and Nordic skiing, playing ice hockey, sea kayaking, and plucking berries alongside his wife and dog.

Jenny is the Network Coordinator for REAP’s Alaska Network for Energy Education and Employment. She works to identify and bridge the gaps in the state’s energy literacy and training landscape and increase the visibility of renewable energy career pathways across Alaska. Her work focuses on connecting stakeholders in the energy sector and facilitating collaboration and knowledge sharing throughout the ANEEE network.

Jenny has a background in video journalism, writing, and education technology. She moved to Anchorage in 2021, and is passionate about accelerating the state’s renewable energy use. She loves baking bread and exploring Alaska by foot, bike, and ski.

As REAP’s Utility Training Coordinator, Jacob supports the People In Power (PIP) program. They develop tools for workforce assessment and training, and are building relationships with rural utilities to provide regular, community-specific training programs to improve utility operations and management. Jacob is passionate about Alaska’s bright future, and believes in our ability to serve as a world model for healthy communities, clean energy, and ecological stewardship.

Before joining REAP, they worked as a hardware engineer for The Launch Company in Anchorage, specializing in launch site logistics and aerospace fluid transfer hardware. While completing a BS in Mechanical Engineering at UAA, Jacob was a Peer Health Educator, working with UAA’s Health Promotion Team to train students, staff and faculty around the state in pro-social bystander intervention.

Jacob also serves on the board of Bike Anchorage, working to improve access to safe and joyful biking in the city. When not at work, they can be found roaming around Anchorage on a fleet of steel bikes, nordic ice skating (Portage Lake is not frozen yet), or dropping knees on tele skis.

Haleigh assists rural communities in developing place-based plans for reliable, renewable energy systems through the Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP). She is passionate about supporting communities in championing their own energy futures by building capacity in project coordination, community engagement, and technical assistance.

Haleigh moved to Dena’ina lands in 2021 to work with Launch Alaska as their Climate Technology Fellow through the Alaska Fellows Program. Since then she’s spent her time listening and learning as much as she can from local leaders, industry experts, colleagues, advocates, and friends to help her understand Alaska and its people as best she can. From building a coalition that envisions Alaska’s economic future to working at a startup remediatiang PFAS contamination, she focuses on asking the right questions to the right people in order to identify and deploy effective solutions.

Outside of work you can find her anywhere there is live music, peak views, or good coffee (ideally all 3!).

Bertha Prince joined the REAP team as a Microgrid Project Manager in 2024. Bertha is from St. Mary’s, Alaska, and currently resides in Anchorage. Before joining REAP, Bertha worked with Nuvista Light & Electric for five years as their Energy Program Manager, working with the Yukon-Kuskokwim villages on energy sovereignty, technical assistance and training. Bertha Prince enjoys working with rural Alaska communities on economic development and energy planning.

Bertha has worked for five non-profits in Alaska in the areas of economic development, energy, and the environment. Her passion is working with rural Alakans to make a positive difference in our communities.

Bertha enjoys visiting home and family in St. Mary’s for subsistence fishing and gathering. In her free time she enjoys family time with her 4 children, road trips in our beautiful state, fishing, camping, and berry picking.