Fuel Freedom Foundation

Yossie is a successful serial entrepreneur and philanthropist with 43 years of experience in the software industry. He is the founder and chairman of Our Energy Policy Foundation, which is dedicated to creating an open dialogue and agreement on the U.S. energy policy. Yossie serves on the executive board and management committee of the Weizmann Institute of Science, where he launched a renewable energy initiative. He is a member of the Board of Councilors of USC’s College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and a member of the advisory board of the Cornell University Center for a Sustainable Future.

Now an independent consultant, Mr. Goldmark was Director of the Climate and Air program for Environmental Defense Fund from 2003-2011. Prior to joining Environmental Defense, he was Chairman and CEO of the International Herald Tribune. Peter has had exceptional careers in both the public and private sectors. His public service was highlighted by his tenure as Budget Director for the State of New York during the 1970s city- and state-wide fiscal crisis where he was an architect of its rescue; and as Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey through to 1983. He served as president of the Rockefeller Foundation from 1988 to 1997, encouraging its involvement in environmental issues, particularly as they related to energy. 

Mr. Goldmark is a recipient of the Wilson Wyatt National Award for Urban Revitalization and a member of the Legion of Honor, France. He has taught courses at the JFK School of Government, Harvard; Yale College; The New School; Brandeis University and Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University as Visiting Professor of Public and International Affairs. He holds a B.A. from Harvard University.

Marshall Kaplan was former Dean of the Graduate School of Public Affairs at University of Colorado and directed the Wirth Chair in Energy, Climate Change and Community Development related issues and policies.  Before that, he served in the Carter, and Kennedy Administrations and was the principal in the policy advisory firm of Marshall Kaplan, Gans and Kahn. Mr. Kaplan has advised numerous federal, state, and local governments as well as non-profit groups and businesses on diverse public policy alternatives. He also facilitated consensus of international leaders at Aspen Global Forums focused on issues of economic development, privatization of energy, and financing infrastructure. 

Mr. Kaplan came to Orange County in Feb 2004 to lead the Merage Foundations, and recently established the non-profit Pathways to Opportunities with Merage Foundation support. He has written numerous articles as well as several books on urban, economic and social welfare policy. A winner of the ADL Proclaim Liberty Award in Denver, he is a graduate of both MIT and Boston University.

Prior to joining Fuel Freedom, Richardson completed two successful terms as governor of New Mexico, beginning in 2002, through January of 2011. In 1997, he served for fifteen years representing the third congressional district of New Mexico in the United States Congress. In the Clinton administration, Richardson served as energy secretary and United States ambassador to the United Nations. He has had a long and successful career in public service, academia and in the private sector. During his leadership as governor, New Mexico earned the title of a “Clean Energy State,” by implementing laws requiring utilities to buy their energy from renewable sources, and established a Renewable Energy Transmission Authority to deliver New Mexico’s renewable resources to the market.

A member of the United States Energy Security Council, Mr. Woolsey is a former director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and currently a Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton, an international management consulting firm, which he joined in 2002. Mr. Woolsey heads a team within Booz Allen’s Global Strategic Security practice that helps companies protect themselves from potential threats and vulnerabilities. Before joining Booz Allen, Mr. Woolsey enjoyed a distinguished career in both public service and private legal practice. His career in government service has included high-level positions in two Republican and two Democratic administrations. In addition to serving as Director of Central Intelligence, he served as Ambassador to the Negotiation on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), Under Secretary of the Navy, General Counsel to the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, and Delegate at Large to the US-Soviet Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START). He has been a member of numerous defense and security related commissions including the Rumsfeld Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the US, and the National Commission on Terrorism. In the private sector he practiced law for 22 years as a Partner in the law firm of Shea & Gardner in Washington, D.C. 

In September 2002, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta named Woolsey Chief Advisor to the newly created FDNY Terrorism Preparedness Taskforce. The Taskforce examines and evaluates the FDNY’s terrorism preparedness capabilities. In 2003, Consulting Magazine named James Woolsey to its annual list of top 25 consultants in the United States. 

Mr. Woolsey received his B.A. degree from Stanford University, Phi Beta Kappa (With Great Distinction); an M.A. from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar; and an LL.B. from Yale Law School, where he was Managing Editor of the Yale Law Journal.

Joe brings a wide array of leadership experience in government, law, business, and journalism to the building of this national effort. He served as editor of the Deseret News, the leading newspaper in Utah. Prior to the Deseret News, he was a partner and co-leader of the Public Practice & Political Law practice team at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Joe played a pivotal role in the purchase of Geneva Steel (a steelmill in Vineyard, Utah) and the reopening of the plant in 1987. He served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman until 2001. From 1981 to 1985, he served in the Reagan administration as an Assistant Administrator in the US Environmental Protection Agency, first for Policy and Resource Management and later for Air and Radiation. Joe received his undergraduate and law degrees from Brigham Young University.

Ann Norman is a skilled communications professional who has delivered world-class strategic public relations, investor relations and public affairs over the course of her career. She has extensive experience in the private as well as public sectors. Ms. Norman has driven the strategy and tactical programs for everything from new product launches to IPOs and mergers and acquisitions, to post conflict and war communications. Her experience crosses the UN, governments, B2B and B2C.

Douglas Foy is president of Serrafix Corporation. Prior to founding Serrafix, Mr. Foy served as the Secretary of Commonwealth Development in Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney, overseeing the agencies of Transportation, Housing, Environment and Energy. Prior to his public service, Mr. Foy served for 25 years as the president of the Conservation Law Foundation, New England’s leading environmental advocacy organization.

Jordan is a seasoned political and fundraising consultant with over a decade of non-profit, initiative and political campaign experience at the local, state and federal level. Most recently, Jordan served as the Associate Director for Finance on President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Committee in Washington, DC and as the Western Regional Finance Director for the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC. Jordan also served as Deputy National Finance Director for U.S. Sen. Al Franken’s (D-MN) successful campaign and he was a member of the Global Communications Team for the worldwide concert event Live Earth. A native of California, Jordan earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from California State University, Long Beach.

With a Master of Public Policy degree from Pepperdine University, Zana specializes in international relations, economics and energy issues. She is an accomplished researcher and communications professional with experience in public relations, advocacy, and program management. Zana served as a policy researcher for Missile Defense and Advocacy Alliance and, more recently, as a public relations associate for Music180, where she designed successful business development strategies and prepared campaign material for press, print, broadcast and social media.  

Mariah Robertson comes to us with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in History from California State University Fullerton. In her professional experience she has worked with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in her Washington D.C. Press Office, and with the Orange County District Attorney in his Public Affairs Unit. She has extensive experience with media relations, research, and event planning. She has a strong passion for philanthropy and creating change in the world, and has regularly volunteered her time working with underprivileged children as a mentor and a tutor.

Alex brings years of experience as a magazine editor in both trade and consumer media. He received his Master’s degree in journalism from New York University and handles Fuel Freedom’s Rapid Response operations, where he writes bylines, crafts e-mail campaigns, edits copy and contributes to social media outreach. In his downtime he grows food, sculpts in industrial metals, and builds replacement-fuel shop equipment like waste oil-powered blast furnaces.

Heather Eyre is a dynamic event and marketing professional with a defining bias for action. Her extensive experience producing successful gatherings and activities in roles across the corporate spectrum provides the perfect foundation for enhancing engagement and outreach programs. This proud OC mom and TV opt-out is passionate about film & good storytelling; she frequently bakes without burning and likes to pretend she knows something about wine.