Jared Casey is an Associate Engineer at Michaels Energy who works primarily in the Research and Evaluation (R&E) group. Jared assists in conducting various studies to answer big questions in the energy efficiency industry and helps evaluate the performance of programs from coast to coast. Jared graduated with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of New Hampshire in 2023 and discovered the energy efficiency space through an internship during his senior year. Jared attended the 2024 AESP Annual Conference as an Emerging Professionals Scholarship recipient and has been an active member and Joule Mentorship Program mentee ever since. In his free time, Jared likes to travel, head to the nearest pool or beach (weather permitting), and enjoys trying out new dinner recipes! Jared grew up just north of Boston and currently lives in and works remotely from Delaware.

Grace Wroblewski is an Energy Analytics Consultant on the ICF Flexible Load Management team with over 3 years of consulting experience in energy efficiency, demand response, building electrification and decarbonization. Her project experience has spanned across the stages of the DSM cycle, including market potential, planning, program design, and implementation and evaluation support. Grace has expertise in both electric and gas energy and demand response program potential and design as a tool for grid constraint management. As a co-chair of the Emerging Professionals group at AESP, Grace is looking forward to connecting with other early-career professionals and facilitating connections and professional growth across the industry.