Jeffrey Gephart is the volunteer Energy Coordinator for the Town of Rochester and leads the ad hoc, Valley Climate & Energy Action Committee. Retired end of the 2020, for 23 years his firms, Vermontwise Energy Services, Inc. and Vermontwise LLC, provided residential new construction energy efficiency program design, marketing, and implementation services for Vermont utilities and, since 2000, he provided those services for Efficiency Vermont, Vermont’s statewide energy efficiency utility. Jeff worked with Architects, builders, and homebuyers helping the build, renovate, and certify homes to high standards of energy efficiency and sustainability. From 2008 to retirement, Jeff led the Vermont Green Home Alliance, a volunteer alliance of construction, finance, and real estate trade associations working to attain market transformation – meaning value for sustainable buildings - by dramatically increasing building performance education and information sharing with real estate professionals - appraisers, lenders, MLS, and Realtors®.