REWI is excited to welcome the 2026 Board of Directors! REWI’s Board Members are drawn equally from the renewable energy industry and science and conservation organizations, and their dedication and engagement are vital to the work we do.
2026 REWI Board of Directors:
- Chair: Nick Morgan, The Conservation Fund
- Vice Chair: Ray Kelly, Clearway Energy Group
- Treasurer: John Rogers, Union of Concerned Scientists
- Secretary: Keith Harrison, Southern Power
- Christi Calabrese, EDP Renewables North America
- Adam Cernea Clark, Pattern Energy Group
- Shawn Childs, PacifiCorp
- Clay Crowder, Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
- Aimee Delach, Defenders of Wildlife
- Robin Everett, Sierra Club
- Sean Fitzgerald, NextEra Energy
- Kristen Goland, Avangrid Renewables
- Nathanael Greene, Natural Resources Defense Council
- Alice Madden, National Audubon Society
- Jim Murphy, National Wildlife Federation
- Devon Muto, EDF power solutions North America
- Allison Poe, Repsol Renewables North America
- Misti Sporer, Deriva Energy (2025 Chair)
- Johann Walker, Ducks Unlimited
- Madeleine West, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
- Terry Root, Stanford University (Advisory Member)
- JC Sandberg, American Clean Power Association (Advisory Member)
Thank you to all those who have contributed their time and energy to REWI’s Board, both current and previous members.
Click here to learn more about the 2026 REWI Board.
2026 REWI Board Chair
Nick Morgan oversees The Conservation Fund’s (the Fund’s) Mitigation Solutions Program. This program is focused on partnerships with natural resource management agencies, infrastructure developers, and conservation organizations. He has responsibility for leading efforts on Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plans, species in-lieu fee programs, and mitigation strategy.
Nick joined the Fund in 2021. Prior to working for The Fund, Nick was a consultant that assisted clients in the water and energy industries with regulatory compliance and environmental impacts mitigation. Nick’s past regulatory consultation experience has included the National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Historic Preservation Act, and other overarching state and local regulations. Nick provided project management and technical expertise for multi-disciplined teams capable of providing the environmental studies, engineering design, permitting, and construction requirements for implementing project developments that met regulatory compliance. This often included ecosystem restoration projects for wetlands, streams, and rare, threatened, and endangered species.
Nick has served on the board of directors of both for-profit and non-profit organizations. Nick is the current president and founding member of the South Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Environmental Professionals. Nick was also the board secretary for one of his past employers, Kleinschmidt Associates. Nick was also the senior trustee for the South Carolina Chapter of the American Water Works Association.
Nick has a B.S. in biology from Grove City College, Pennsylvania, and an M.S. in biology (herpetology focus) from the University of Nebraska.
2026 Board Vice Chair
Raymond Kelly is the Senior Director, EHS & Sustainability, Environmental for Clearway Energy’s portfolio of operating wind and photovoltaic (PV) electric generation facilities. With over 30 years of experience permitting, performing environmental due diligence reviews and providing compliance oversight in the power and energy sectors, he leads the Clearway Energy’s environmental group supporting renewable energy facility construction and operation. In this role, Ray develops environmental corporate standards and procedures for Clearway and advises the company on environmental regulations and policy issues related to renewable energy.
Prior to joining Clearway Energy, Ray was Director, Permitting & Environmental for NRG Energy where he supervised the environmental reviews, permitting and compliance assurance for renewable facilities. During his time at NRG, he was involved with the due diligence review, acquisition, development and/or construction of over 5,000 MW of wind and solar renewable energy projects.
Ray presently serves on the Board of the Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute (REWI) as Clearway’s representative and with the Avian Solar Working Group and Renewable Energy Wildlife Research Fund Advisory Council.
Ray received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a minor in Chemistry from San Diego State University, San Diego, California.