BPI Training Center Team
Andy Corral, Trainer, Green Building Manager
As the Green Building Manager for Elysian Energy, Andy works with builders and architects in the DC Metropolitan area to achieve specific green building certifications (PassiveHouse, LEED for Home, Energy Star, and others), and meet changing code requirements. Andy began working for Elysian Energy in 2008 as a Residential Energy Auditor and accepted the position of Green Building Manager in 2011.
While at Elysian, Andy has become an expert in the field of residential energy efficiency, becoming a LEED for Homes Green Rater, a HERS Quality Assurance Designee and a trainer for BPI Building Analyst and Envelope Professional designations.
Andy graduated from Bucknell University in 2008 with degrees in Economics and Environmental Studies. While not at work, he can be found running in the parks of DC, playing soccer, or at a baseball game.
Ruth Ann Scoles, Training Coordinator and Curriculum Developer
Ruth Ann became hooked on energy issues while taking Sustainable Energy in college. The course didn’t apply toward her Chemistry B.A. at University of Rochester, but it did change her mind about climate change and catalyze her career trajectory. For three years, Ruth Ann taught Environmental Science, Chemistry, and Physics in DC and Fairfax County Public Schools. She infused her students with an excitement for energy topics including “Smart Grids” and “Wind Turbines” to enhance dry state learning standards like “…investigate and understand that energy can be transferred and transformed to provide usable work.”
A guest physicist inspired Ruth Ann to pursue her interests outside the classroom, so she joined Elysian Energy in May 2012 as an after-school intern. A year later, she is designing our training curricula and coordinating the growth of our new Training Department and Training Center. Ruth Ann is a BPI Building Analyst and Envelope Professional, holds an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from American University, was a Clean Energy Intern with DC think tank Third Way, and is a student in the Clean Energy Leadership Institute.
Jim Conlon, Owner
Jim is owner and founder of Elysian Energy. He first conceived Elysian Energy while working as a researcher and intern at the American Council on Renewable Energy. He founded the company in 2007 and has overseen its growth to over 35 employees working across a variety of energy efficiency sectors. His vision, enhancing the built environment for a more sustainable future, has become a core bedrock of the company culture.
Jim has worked in energy for over ten years, with over 9 years of energy efficiency work. During that time he has become certified as a LEED for Homes Green Rater, a Certified Passive House Consultant, a HERS Rater, a HERS QAD rater, a PHIUS+ Rater, a BPI Building Analyst, BPI Envelope Professional, and Energy Auditor trainer.
Jim grew up in Chicago and earned a degree in Biology (Ecosystem Management and Conservation Biology concentration). Jim instituted the volunteer program at our company, and is passionate about local non-profit work. In addition to making contributions to local animal shelters, he rescued his Border-Collie mix, Gaia, from the Washington Animal Rescue League. Gaia is also our unofficial office mascot.
