Jennifer Raley

Chair

Jennifer Raley has been with Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative for over 20 years, and has focused on energy efficiency and energy conservation programs for the past 13 years. She is currently responsible for SMECO’s EmPOWER Maryland residential and commercial programs and SMECO’s demand response programs. She develops and implements SMECO’s new programs also manages the Key Accounts program for large commercial customer-members.

Mike Sowko

Vice Chair

Mike is a seasoned professional with a passion for meteorology and public service, with over 23 years of experience working in government, specifically with NOAA/NWS. He currently serves as a Supervisory Meteorologist at NWS Headquarters in Silver Spring, MD and Chief of the NWS Performance and Evaluation Branch.

Jen Desimone

Managing Director

jdesimone@mwcog.org   |   202.962.3360

With more than 20 years of experience in air quality – including forecasting, planning, outreach, marketing, and data visualization – Jen serves as Clean Air Partners Managing Director and Air Program Chief with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Anna Marshall

Baltimore Metropolitan Region Coordinator

amarshall@baltometro.org   |   410.732.0500 x 1050

Anna earned her Master's in City and Regional Planning from Rutgers University in 2021, focusing on environmental planning and climate change adaptation. She has experience in hazard mitigation and resiliency planning, and is passionate about working on solutions to improve public health and sustainability in communities. Anna serves as support staff for Clean Air Partners and as the Environmental Planner at Baltimore Metropolitan Council.