Tre'Laine Associates

Pepper Hunziker

Principal Consultant

Tre’ Laine Associates, a WBE consultancy firm focused on crosscutting design, strategy, implementation, and evaluation of energy efficiency programs. We specialize in workforce education and training; low income and disadvantaged communities; diversity, equity, and inclusion; EM&V; codes, standards, and policy; and stakeholder partnerships.

"I had the sincere pleasure of collaborating with Pepper on many large-scale, complex educational programs and projects in support of CA's high-performance HVAC contractor workforce. She was instrumental in the successful development and delivery of industry-leading sector-based training strategies and programs for contractors working in the energy efficiency sector and related trades. Specifically, she was crucial in establishing groundbreaking partnerships between CA's investor-owned utilities, industry trade organizations, and regulators while successfully navigating complex regulatory and operational policy issues. Pepper is an inspirational, focused, and extremely talented professional who leads by example and places the highest value on diversity and inclusion. Her passion for education and her tireless work ethic are only overshadowed by her kind and generous spirit. Any team would be lucky to have Pepper's dedication, thought partnership, and expertise.I look forward to our professional paths crossing again."

"Pepper was a pleasure to work with and is a subject matter expert in Workforce, Education, and Training (WE&T) for energy efficiency programs. She provided valuable insight and leadership that helped shape WE&T sector strategies and HVAC programs in support of California’s energy efficiency goals. Pepper drew on her analytical and outreach abilities to advise approaches that bridged program objectives with industry organizations and in-field implementation."

Professional Affiliations

Western HVAC Performance Alliance (WHPA)

Board of Directors, 5/2018 – 5/2019

Provided leadership for industry advisory group providing expert counsel. Worked directly with C-level executives of key stakeholders, including organizations of 700K+ members.

Member for 2011-2018

Facilitated and served on the following committees and related working groups: Workforce Education & Training (WE&T), Existing Building Energy Efficiency (EBEE), Commercial Quality Maintenance (CQM), Commercial and Residential Quality Installation (CQI & RQI), HVAC Stakeholder Engagement Strategy, Whole Building Education.

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