CPA Celebrates Earth Day at Local Community Events

Celebrate with us! CPA’s outreach team will be present in communities throughout Los Angeles and Ventura counties to participate in various Earth Day events and share the environmental benefits of clean energy.

These events will occur throughout April as Earth Day has grown to become Earth Month. Please come by and talk with our staff about how to save on your electricity bill and learn tips to conserve energy.

See our schedule of the events we will be attending. Stop by and say hello!

April 1:

City of STEM (Los Angeles State Historic Park, 1245 N. Spring St): 8 am – 5 pm
Hawthorne Bunny and Earth Day (Hawthorne Memorial Park, 3901 W. El Segundo Blvd): 10 am – 2 pm

April 15:

6th Annual Paramount Eco-Friendly Fair (City of Paramount, 16401 Paramount Blvd): 11 am – 1 pm
City of Carson Earth Day Event (Dolphin Park, 21205 Water St): 11 am – 2 pm
City of Thousand Oaks Arbor Day (Thousand Oaks Community Center, 2525 N Moorpark Rd): 9 am – 1 pm

April 16:

Pando Finale (Caltech Dabney Hall and Gardens, 1200 E California Blvd): 2 – 5 pm

April 19:

Rolling Hills Estates Earth Day (Promenade on the Peninsula, 550 Deep Valley Drive): 3:30 – 6 pm

April 20:

Downtown Oxnard Farmer’s Market Earth Month (Plaza Park, 500 S. C St): 9 am – 1:30 pm

April 22:

Sierra Madre Earth Day (Sierra Madre Memorial Park, 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd)

April 23:

626 Golden Streets & Claremont Earth Day (W 1st Street, Downtown Claremont): 9 am – 4 pm

Sergei Kotsan

Sergei Kotsan serves the Energy Risk Manager for Clean Power Alliance. He has over a decade of experience working on quantitative research and modelling of the wholesale power markets as well as hedging commercial risk and market monitoring. He led commercial operations at TexGen and fundamentals research at Talen Energy on the power supply side. He also has utility experience at Portland General Electric and Pacific Gas and Electric evaluating market risks and financial valuation on the demand side. In addition, he worked at the Market Monitoring Unit at CAISO, developing dashboards and preparing market reports. Sergei holds Ph.D. in Economics from West Virginia University.

Rachel Allred

Rachel serves as Project Manager, Settlements for Clean Power Alliance. Rachel is responsible for reviewing and identifying discrepancies with our California Independent System Operator (CASIO) and bilateral counterparty invoices, validating transactions of wholesale market products, and performing after the fact analysis on settlements and Congestion Revenue Rights (CRR) to influence resource optimization and CRR strategies. Prior to joining Clean Power Alliance, Rachel served as a Power Settlements Analyst at Utah Municipal Power Agency for two years where she developed and finalized all settlement processes. Rachel earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Lewis-Clark State College.

Riju Mondal

Riju serves as the Website Developer, Communications and Marketing at CPA. He brings over 10 years of software development experience in addition to having a strong background in information technology and server infrastructure. Riju oversees all web related functions at CPA to ensure that the organization is able to effectively sustain meeting the requirements of its rapidly growing digital presence. Prior to joining CPA, Riju worked as a digital content developer at Claremont Graduate University where he developed and launched an online learning platform for the federally funded POLARIS mentoring program for museum professionals. More recently, Riju founded and operated a web development and digital marketing agency which served government organizations, non-profits, and other multi agency partners. Riju holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems & E-Business from Cal Poly Pomona. Riju supports CPA’s overall goal and mission to a cleaner, brighter future.

Jacob Adamson

Jacob Adamson is an Analyst, Data and Systems, at Clean Power Alliance (CPA), where he collaborates with the Data and Systems team to develop and maintain robust data analytics frameworks. Jacob supports cross-functional departments in data enablement and business intelligence, focusing on automating reporting tasks and assisting staff with data requests. With a background in engineering, information technology, regulatory analysis, and data analytics, Jacob brings a wealth of expertise to CPA’s work in the renewable energy sector. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geological Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, is a former licensed professional engineer in the state of Colorado, and is a GCP certified professional data engineer. Outside of work, Jacob is passionate about outdoor recreation, conservation, and engineering sustainable community development.

Ammad Mansoor

Ammad serves as the Analyst, Strategic Finance at CPA. He comes to CPA with 3 years of prior experience in financial planning and analysis. Ammad most recently served as a Financial Analyst at Georgia Power, the largest subsidiary of the Southern Company. In this role, he supported various areas in the Customer Experience division where he ensured timely and accurate financial reporting, conducted monthly expense forecasting, and created 5-year budgets with the approval of the Georgia PSC. He also sat on the 2024 Budget Committee where he contributed to developing guidelines for the company’s budgeting process and identifying areas for cost savings. Ammad earned his Bachelor’s in Finance from the University of Central Florida.