Kathy Baughman McLeod, Director of the Bryant Miller Olive Public Policy Group, was elected to the National Board of the Clean Energy States Alliance in June 2009. The Clean Energy States Alliance ("CESA") in a non-profit consortium of states across the nation represented by sixteen clean energy funds and two state agencies. The Alliance works to build and expand clean energy markets in the United States. Over the next decade CESA members will make available over $3.5 billion in promotion of renewable and clean energy. The Alliance supports the expansion of clean energy technologies such as Solar PV, Wind, Biomass and fuel cells. Ms. Baughman McLeod was selected for CESA due to her expertise and experience in optimizing business potential in a clean energy and carbon economy.