Bay Area Board of Directors

Dai Owen serves as VP, Origination & Power Marketing at EDF Renewables, a market leading independent power producer delivering grid-scale wind, solar and storage projects.  In this position he is responsible for leading the team that originates and negotiates long-term contracts for the sale of renewable energy from EDF’s projects to utilities, governmental agencies, and large commercial/industrial customers.  During his tenure with EDF since 2008, Dai has led the successful negotiation of over 20 offtake and acquisition agreements, resulting in over 3 GigaWatts of projects constructed by EDF (enough to power over one million homes).  Dai is proud to live in a state with a 100% carbon-free energy target and believes that all people should be involved in and benefit from the transition to a green economy.

Peter Ton is an environmental attorney at Ton Law P.C. He has over 17 years of experience counseling clients on water quality, air quality, endangered species, hazardous substances and wastes, and environmental health and safety issues, and litigating cases in state and federal court. Peter received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law and B.A. from U.C. Berkeley. As an immigrant and former refugee, Peter is proud to support GRID Alternatives mission to ensure an equitable clean energy transition for all.

Breana George is a resident of Atchison Village, a community of 450 historic housing units cooperatively owned and managed by its members in the Iron Triangle of Richmond, California which partnered with GRID Alternatives to bring no-cost solar to most buildings in the neighborhood. She was elected to serve on the Atchison Village Board of Directors for two terms and was the volunteer board president and CEO from 2021-2022. During her time on the board, she founded the Green Committee to promote environmental sustainability and pursue projects with community partners in renewable energy, sea level rise resilience, water conservation, park revitalization, and tree planting. Breana received a Master of Public Administration in Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy degree from New York University’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. For 18 years she has worked as a program manager and researcher for academic and research organizations in the humanities and social sciences in the University of California system and nonprofit sector. She currently serves as the manager of the Center for Interdisciplinary Critical Inquiry at UC Berkeley.

Joe Karp is an energy lawyer at Winston & Strawn that focuses his practice on regulatory, transactional, and project development matters. He has consistently been named one of The Best Lawyers in America for Energy Law from 2006 – 2019.  In his career, Joe has dealt with natural gas and electricity issues, electricity generation asset sale and project finance transactions, and renewable energy.  In the renewable energy area, Joe has represented developers and power purchasers in matters involving wind, solar, biomass, landfill gas, geothermal, and other technologies. Joe regularly represents the California Wind Energy Association and investor-owned water utilities in regulatory proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission. He has previously been a member of the GRID Alternatives National Board of Directors.

Tina Murray operates a voiceover services, marketing, and branding agency. For eighteen years she has partnered with global companies to help them communicate their vision and mission to clients and to their employees. She has also worked as a Sustainability Consultant developing the corporate social responsibility and environmental efforts of her client’s businesses. Tina has been an advocate for solar since experiencing it’s benefits first hand; in 2014 she qualified for no-cost solar through GRID Alternatives. In 2017 she participated in GRID’s Women in Solar training program helping install over 35 kilowatts of solar on ten Bay Area homes. She has earned certificates in Clean Tech Energy Management and Sustainability Leadership from the Presidio Graduate School and is completing an EMBA at Saint Mary's College in global business and sustainability.

Reid Tucker is currently a Principal in KPMG’s Major Projects Advisory practice with over 19 years of project management, construction management, project accounting, and contract administration experience.  Reid has performed all aspects of the construction process from performing project due diligence, planning, risk management, design, cost analysis, environmental analysis, contract negotiations, construction management, and construction administration. Reid has an engineering background and a passion for renewable energy solutions that goes back to his childhood. His father started a solar company in the 1970s and is still involved in the industry.  Reid believes that we each have a responsibility to contribute as much as we can to support investment in our community and our future.

Dotun Odewale is the Founder and CEO of Ade Solar Energy, a marketplace that connects EPCs and Installers with excess materials, ultimately reducing waste. Prior, Dotun spent over a decade in high-tech SaaS with successful exits. Dotun holds a B.A from Bucknell University in Economics & Philosophy. He served as a Board member for the Posse Foundation and enjoys playing soccer and volunteering.