Linda Ciocci

Role: Panelist

Ms. Church Ciocci is an expert on energy issues, and has served on numerous task forces and boards, advising other organizations, including the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). She is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) and the Energy and Environment Study Institute (EESI) which she serves as Vice Chair. She has served three terms on the U.S. Department of Commerce Federal Advisory Committee on Renewable Energy. As a founding member of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), she is an emeritus member of the ACORE Board of Directors. Ms. Church Ciocci was named one of the 100 all-time most influential people in the global hydropower industry last year by a major trade publication. She was the only woman chosen for this distinction and one of a handful of Americans to make the list. In 2014, she was named a Woman of HydroVision, nominated by industry as one of ten women acknowledged for their leadership and vision. Ms. Church Ciocci has also served as an advocate and official at the American Public Power Association (APPA) and other organizations. She has worked on issues ranging from municipal bonds and taxation to economic development and public finance.