NON-PROFIT EXPERIENCE

 

A WORLD INSTITUTE FOR
A SUSTAINABLE HUMANITY (A W.I.S.H.)
(1995-present)A world Institute for sustainable health
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of an international non governmental organization with a wide array of sustainability based projects. Projects and board members span six continents and address sustainable agriculture, energy, forestry, water, salmon, and many other issues. Training, consulting, technical assistance, strategic planning, administration.

NORTHWEST ENERGY COALITION
(1981-present)
Charter co-founder and two term Chair of a regionwide (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, British Columbia) energy consumer coalition of over 90 organizations (Utilities, Environmental Groups, Good Government, Unions, Low Income groups, etc.) that has been successfully impacting Northwest energy policy for twenty years. Contractor (1995-present) for Energy Foundation capacity building program targeting tribes, other organizations representing people of color, and low income organizations to both join the Coalition and to participate in electric industry restructuring deliberations in NWEC service territory.

THE OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL
(1978-1996)
An administrator for a private non-profit three County Community Action Agency in Northwest Washington State. Responsible for legislative strategy; responsibilities in assisting with agency development and strategic planning. Director of the Housing Division. Excellent success in leveraging public and private sector money for energy efficiency, affordable housing. Leadership role in National, State and Regional public policy on energy policy. Co-initiator and supervisor of the Statewide Energy Project to leverage legislative and utility funds on behalf of the State of Washington's low-income households.

LAST MILE ELECTRIC CO-OP
(2004-present)
 Board member of this Pacific Northwest, USA, public utility consortium whose mission is to invest in wind power on behalf of its members.

NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER (NCLC)
(1995-96)
Contractor charged with drafting document and obtaining the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates to adopt resolutions to hold harmless low income households during electric industry restructuring deliberations in each State. Drafted the first draft of principles to be used nationally by low income energy advocates for this purpose. Also wrote a "manual" in using both the resolutions and principles a a tool for advocates.

PEOPLES ORGANIZATION FOR WASHINGTON'S ENERGY RESOURCES (P.O.W.E.R.)
(1979-81)
As Chair of federally funded P.O.W.E.R, was part of a team of attorneys, economists, and other advocates that intervened in Washington State utility rate cases on behalf of low income households.

CITIZENS FOR A SOLAR WASHINGTON
(1979-81)
Regional Director for this former statewide sustainable and renewable energy organization. (Also past founder of the Whatcom Solar Association)

Michael Karp

Bamboo Construction, Vergiate, Italy

 

"I have worked with Michael on several Oregon projects that have produced benefits for low-income families. Most important, I believe, was Michael’s work in 1997-1999 when he helped organize at least twenty low-income community action agencies and advocacy groups to join with environmentalists and renewable resource advocates to form a unique (and still vital) organization called the Fair and Clean Energy Coalition (FCEC). These groups had before that time not really worked well together, and sometimes were actually at odds. This powerful coalition has become the force to be reckoned with when it comes to energy policy issues in the Oregon Legislature...”

Steve Weiss, Northwest Energy Coalition



"Michael exercises a unique combination of passion and purpose in his work. Those of us who have had the pleasure of working with him have accomplished successes that are meaningful personally, professionally, and community-wide."

 Rachel Shimshak,
 Executive Director, Renewable Northwest Project