Sepideh brings over 23 years of broad industry experience in strategy development and program management expertise, creating long-lasting solutions for non-profit, utility, and consumer electronics design industries.
Her out-of-box thinking, passion for implementing impactful socially responsible solutions, strong leadership, and analytical system skills, give her the unique ability to drive a small or a large team towards sustainable and inclusive solutions.
In her work at Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, as the Senior Sector Lead of Commercial/Industrial/Agriculture team, she focused on driving towards highly collaborative Market Transformation solutions, across the 4 Northwest US states, to accelerate the adoption of Energy Efficient products, services, and solutions.
More recently, she has been leveraging her broad repertoire of experience to work with organisations to incorporate human-focused and Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion-based methodologies, tools, and metrics into program designs. In her approach she brings in an equity perspective into the process by reflecting on existing biases, building trust, testing assumptions, co-designing with the community, and facilitating inclusive conversations to ensure both the process and the strategies are equitable and inclusive.
Kirstin is a dedicated advocate, researcher, and community organizer with a passion for advancing social and environmental justice. She has 5+ years of experience advancing sustainable food, housing, and transportation, with a particular focus on energy efficiency.
Kirstin holds a master’s degree in Community Engagement, Social Change, and Equity from the University of British Columbia, where her research centered on community-based and participatory research methods. Prior to joining Unrooz, Kirstin spent over two years at Efficiency Canada as the Community Engagement Manager. Across several roles and projects, she has worked with a variety of stakeholders - such as transit unions, farmers, rock climbers, and more - to develop community-informed policy solutions. Kirstin has also led research projects across Canada and around the world.
With her diverse background and unwavering commitment to justice and equity, Kirstin brings particular expertise in facilitation, community-based research, and engagement to Unrooz.
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