Ashley Besic is a Senior Manager for the Greenprint Center for Building Performance at the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Greenprint, part of ULI’s research centers & initiatives, is focused on climate mitigation and net zero, making the business case for green buildings by tying reducing carbon to increases in asset value. At Greenprint, Ashley manages implementation of the ULI Net Zero Imperative, a multi-year initiative to accelerate decarbonization in the built environment with public sector and private real estate leaders at the local level. Ashley holds a Master of Science in Real Estate from the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate at Roosevelt University, and a B.A. in Multidisciplinary Studies from the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is a LEED Green Associate, Fitwel Ambassador and a Green Globes Emerging Professional.

Candis Mary-Dauphin is a Program Manager at StopWaste, where she manages BayREN’s Multifamily energy efficiency and financing programs, and works with stakeholders to drive the acceleration of energy retrofits in the multifamily sector in a way that that centers health, equity, and resilience. Prior to working at StopWaste, Candis was a project coordinator at an environmental nonprofit, freelance energy policy writer, and a bank examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Kent State University and a master’s in Energy and Environmental Policy from the University of Delaware.

Jack Aitchison is an Energy Engineering Manager at the Association for Energy Affordability, Inc. (AEA) in Emeryville, CA. Jack has provided engineering and technical support for various comprehensive energy efficiency and decarbonization retrofits of existing multifamily buildings. Additionally, Jack is an implementor of energy efficiency multifamily rebate programs in California, including the Bay Area Multifamily Building Enhancement (BAMBE) program, the Tri-County Regional Energy Network Multifamily Energy Efficiency program, the California TECH Initiative, and the Low-Income Weatherization Program (LIWP). Through their project experience, Jack has become an expert in electrification of existing multifamily buildings.