Colorado Board of Directors

Kathleen Pritchard is an attorney at Davis Graham Stubbs, where she counsels private and public clients on environmental and energy matters. In her practice, Kathleen pairs her technical knowledge of environmental science garnered in undergrad with the strategic thinking and risk assessment skills she has developed as a litigator. She currently represents clients in rulemakings regarding Colorado’s evolving regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, and she’s served as counsel to a local company that collects and recycles restaurant waste oil. For the past two years, Kathleen has served on the Development Committee for GRID Alternatives Colorado, where she’s helped build and implement a comprehensive strategy to generate individual and corporate support. Kathleen earned her bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University and her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.

Kari Burman is a retired Senor Engineer from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). She has over 25 years of engineering experience in Research & Development focusing 11 years in renewable energy.  Kari came to NREL from the University of Colorado where she earned a Master of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering. She earned her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado, Denver. While at NREL Kari focused her work on evaluating renewable energy opportunities and energy storage for communities, military installations, with a specific interest in microgrids, small island utilities and remote off-grid villages.  Kari has worked on renewable energy assessments in Hawaii, US Virgin Islands, Guam and Indonesia.

In her retirement, Kari has been an active member on the Colorado Sierra Club Legislative Committee, focusing on legislation for clean energy transition. She volunteers with GRID Alternatives in training workshops and has volunteered on two international trips, one to Nicaragua in 2016 and Nepal in 2023.  Kari has a passion to work with children and young adults to teach about renewable energy technologies.

As Collective Clean Energy Fund’s* Head of Business Development, Anna engages with potential partners and key stakeholders to pursue new projects by providing access to low cost financing. Anna brings many years of experience in business development and strategy, having worked with various clean energy companies to help commercialize innovative solutions through collaborative agreements. Prior to her time in the renewable energy industry, Anna began her career at Colgate-Palmolive in Global Supply Chain supporting manufacturing sites around the world. She later worked at Citigroup developing and launching co-branded products. In her spare time, she loves to travel and explore new places. She can be reached at anna@cocleanenergyfund.com.

Brandon Wellcome started his career in nonprofit work and assisted in the launch of a community service charity in Dublin, Ireland that mobilized volunteers to serve the needs of vulnerable and marginalized people. When he and his wife moved to Denver to launch a similar initiative, they installed solar on their home. As a result of that experience, Brandon fell in love with solar energy and, a year later, took a job in the solar industry where he worked in sales and management for eight years. In 2022, he accepted a position as Solar Trade Relations Manager at Xcel Energy where he now advocates for the solar industry and works alongside a sharp young utility team to help solar providers navigate the programs and policies that enable the growth of renewable energy in Colorado. 

Jeff Kodish is an experienced environmental attorney with a strong interest in clean renewable energy and a demonstrated history of working in the federal government and private sector. During his two decades as an enforcement attorney at the Environmental Protection Agency, Jeff was lead counsel on a number of cases that required companies that violated the Clean Air Act to implement clean energy and energy efficiency projects to mitigate the impacts of illegal emissions. From 2019 through 2021, he also served as part-time General Counsel for a small solar development company. Jeff earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado, his J.D. from University of Oregon School of Law and recently earned his NABCEP Solar Associate certification. You can find Jeff’s full bio at: www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-kodish-62b61a16a/ 

Paul Gonzales is the Director of Re-entry at Life Line Colorado. Life Line Colorado provides counseling, mentoring, substance abuse treatments, pro-social activities, life skills, resource connections, career exploration, and job readiness training for people coming out of prison. Life-Line Colorado specializes in programs that support fatherhood, gang disengagement, substance abuse, and aggression replacement. He oversees a team of case workers who assist men and women coming out of the Colorado Department of Corrections to develop successful career paths and life plans.

Robert Anchrum is a retired Maintenance Manager of 31 years with the US Postal Service with an extensive background in electrical/mechanical/HVAC/Aircraft Maintenance. His passion for leading, developing, and mentoring others led him to join GRID Alternatives Denver as an instructor. In this role, he developed a summer program to mentor high school students, which focused on various fields of study, including HVAC, Solar, and other alternative energy technologies. He is focused on educating youth to ensure they can strive to make a difference in the community by embracing new technology.

Robert has recently been appointed to the board of GRID Alternatives Denver, which will increase his passion for engaging, mentoring, and instructing our youth. His goal is to help others improve their quality of life and the life of our communities. “It is a blessing to be a part of the mission of GRID Alternatives of Denver, Colorado.”