makenna_mrea

Makenna joined MREA as Executive Director in 2022. Her professional background includes community organizing and renewable energy advocacy in her home state of Montana. Earning her degree from Gonzaga University in Environmental Studies, Sustainable Business, and Music, Makenna focused on climate adaptation strategies while building the university's first campus-wide composting program through the newly established Office of Sustainability. Before joining MREA, Makenna led a diverse coalition of Montana businesses, conservation groups, and financing institutions to successfully enable CPACE, an energy efficiency financing and economic development tool for commercial buildings. Makenna lives in Helena, MT and can typically be found either enjoying the town's top notch trail system with her dog Junie, or performing with the Helena Symphony.