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Sonoma Clean Power Adds to Upbeat Management Team


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ Sonoma Clean Power (SCP) has hired the following new employees: Cordel Still- man has joined the Sonoma Clean Power Author- ity as Director of Programs, a role which works di- rectly


with the


CEO to set the strategy


for dis-


tributed resources and customer pro- grams. Mr. Still- man also works closely with Pro- grams staff and the Director of Power Services to develop and evolve SCP’s Integrated Re- source Plan.


Formerly the Deputy Chief Engineer


Sonoma County Water Cordel


at the Agency,


from San Jose State


graduated University


with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineer- ing. He has over 28 years of experi- ence in the public


sector in planning, design and construction management. His responsibilities include the de- velopment and management of all infrastructure and renewable energy projects and programs.


Under his guidance, the So-


noma County Water Agency achieved its goal of Carbon Free Water through a combination of ener- gy conservation mea- sures and renewable energy development. Rachel Kuykend-


all has been hired as Programs Manager. In her new role, Ms. Kuykendall


is re-


sponsible for pro- gram design and im- plementation areas


in renewable the


of distributed energy,


energy efficiency, demand re- sponse, electric vehicles, heat pumps, and other related areas that


reduce green-


house gas emissions and support afford- able energy for cus- tomers. Sonoma Clean Power is a not-for-profit pub- lic agency, which is the public electricity provider for Sonoma and Mendocino counties. SCP pro- vides cleaner energy at competitive rates


and promotes local solutions to climate change.


For more information, visit sonomacleanpower.org or call (855) 202-2139.


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SANTA ROSA, CA. ~ Ra- bobank N.A. recently named Steven Knudsen vice president and business development of- ficer for the North Coast area. In this new role, Knudsen will focus on developing client re- lationships and helping busi- nesses grow primarily in the


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Upbeat Congrats!


Pieces of Summer


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ing additional borrowers and holding title as Tenants-In- Common (TIC). Sometimes it takes a village to buy a home. With the local economy buzz- ing and home values holding strong, consumer confidence is up.


If you own a home, you


have equity in your back pock- et. If you bought your home in the last few years with a small down payment this could be an opportunity to refinance out of your mortgage insurance, or pull some cash out and make improvements or consolidate debt. Interest rates are still his- torically low. As summer wraps up, em-


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Go to Italy, Rome around and pasta time.


I fell in the river and for the first time in my life I felt like I was going with the flow.


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