Our Team
Program Manager
Shannon Wilson is a creative generalist dedicated to working for the public good. While working for digital agencies and as a freelance consultant, she has helped myriad non-profits as a product designer, information architect, content strategist, and project manager. She helped to launch Climate.gov, contributed to an app for the National Cancer Institute, and has worked with a number of community credit unions. Shannon is passionate about fighting climate change and bringing about change in our local community and beyond. She lives with her husband and two kitties in her nearly net zero home in St. Johns.
Outreach Coordinator
Renee Lyles is a passionate communications professional with over five years of experience in content creation, community management, and event production, along with three years of expertise in developing and implementing strategic communication plans for diverse audiences. Her work focuses on empowering underserved communities, particularly BIPOC, minority, and immigrant populations, through inclusive and culturally sensitive outreach. At ElectrifyPDX, Renee brings her strategic communications experience and creative problem-solving to connect Portland homeowners with the benefits of transitioning to all-electric homes. She focuses on building meaningful partnerships, tailoring outreach for diverse communities, and advancing the organization’s mission of creating cleaner, healthier, and more resilient neighborhoods.
Eli Spevak is a developer, general contractor and urban planner. After working in the non-profit affordable housing sector for over a decade, he launched Orange Splot LLC to build new models of community-oriented, affordable, green housing. He hasn’t brought gas into any of the last 40 homes he’s built, and is excited to educate Portlanders on how to say farewell to fossil fuels. Eli was awarded a Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard GSD, co-founded www.accessorydwellings.org, and serves on Portland’s Planning & Sustainability Commission and Oregon’s ReBuilding Task Force.
Noelle Studer-Spevak mothers two while writing and organizing our way toward a healthy and just future through trees, clean energy, and collective action with Families for Climate. She served as an agroforestry extension agent in sub-Saharan Africa, earned a double masters in public administration and urban forestry, and formerly worked in the higher ed. sustainability field. Why ElectrifyPDX? “Our household has had all-renewable electric transportation, utilities and lawncare since 2021 and I’m excited for others to taste freedom, too!”
ElectrifyPDX Ambassadors
Through our ambassador program, funded by our recent PCEF grant, we are building a small team of knowledgeable, bicultural home electrification ambassadors to connect with Portland’s communities, build trust, and facilitate meaningful conversations about energy efficiency and electrification. Our ambassadors will join us at events, tabling, answering questions and sharing resources about transitioning to clean energy in your home.
Chris Murillo is a bilingual community ambassador. During the workweek, he also serves as a Peer Support Specialist for Cascade AIDS Project. Outside of work, you’ll often find him gold prospecting or exploring the great outdoors. He’s deeply connected to the community through farming and various outreach efforts, and is passionate about making a positive impact in both his professional and personal life. Chris will be joining us this year to table our upcoming spring and summer events, helping to spread the word about efficient electrification and available resources!
Abi Sloan is a community ambassador. She has been working in the community education sphere for over 5 years, facilitating workshops on ESL, housing justice, and community resilience. Abi is passionate about sustainability and an equitable energy transition. Having grown up in the Portland area, she’s excited to be back and enjoying all the nature that Portland has to offer! During her free time, you can find her swimming year round in the PNW’s many lakes and rivers.