Sparkfund, a leading energy transition partner, is excited to announce the expansion of its leadership team with the addition of Sarah Spencer-Workman as Executive Vice President of Customer Solutions. With over 17 years of experience in the energy and sustainability sector, Sarah brings valuable expertise from her previous role as Senior Global Director of Decarbonization at CBRE, where she led successful energy transition efforts across more than 70 million square feet in over 170 countries.
Empowering Building Owners and Operators with Innovative Energy Solutions
In her new role at Sparkfund, Sarah will be responsible for driving the continued growth of customer solutions that empower building owners and operators to address rising costs, maintain operational resilience, and streamline the financing and implementation of energy transition and renewable solutions.
"I am thrilled to be joining the Sparkfund team," said Spencer-Workman. "The company's mission to accelerate the energy transition by making buildings a valuable extension of the grid resonates deeply with my passion for decarbonizing the built environment. I look forward to working with this innovative team to build on Sparkfund's work to date, developing and delivering solutions that help our customers navigate the complex world of deploying energy technologies."
Sparkfund Strengthens Team with Key Hires in Talent & Culture and Program Commercialization Sparkfund also welcomes two additional key hires:
Chenoa Warner as Vice President of Talent & Culture, bringing valuable experience from Carbon Lighthouse in building teams focused on decarbonizing the built environment and fostering inclusive, diverse, and engaging work environments. Nicholas Mart as Director of Program Commercialization, contributing a wealth of power sector knowledge from his decade-long tenure at Exelon companies PECO and Pepco Holdings, supporting distributed energy resource (DER) strategy.
Transforming Buildings into Valuable Extensions of the Grid
"We are incredibly excited to welcome our new team members to support Sparkfund's mission of transforming buildings into a valuable extension of the energy grid," said Pier LaFarge, CEO and Co-founder at Sparkfund. "Their addition builds on our momentum working with utilities, power providers, and commercial property owners to deploy distributed energy technologies. We're thrilled to add this sort of talent and experience to the team. It's an exciting moment in the energy transition. We're ready to do the work to achieve our mission."
Accelerating the Energy Transition in the Built Environment
The expansion of Sparkfund's leadership team positions the company to capitalize on the growing demand for energy transition solutions in the built environment. By combining deep industry expertise with innovative financing and implementation capabilities, Sparkfund is helping to accelerate the transformation of buildings into profitable, resilient, and sustainable grid assets.
