IQ-S Committee Facilitation
Annette Beitel, Founder and President of Future Energy Enterprises, LLC (FutEE), an Illinois-based, woman-owned business, has been selected by the joint committee LT to facilitate the IQ-S Committee as Senior Facilitator. She is assisted by staff, including Nelson May and Deondre Rutues.
Senior Facilitator
Annette Beitel
Email: Annette.Beitel@futee.biz
Phone: (847) 920-0367
Bio: Annette Beitel is founder and President of Future Energy Enterprises, LLC, a woman-owned and led clean energy consulting practice based in Illinois. Annette has worked in the energy efficiency/clean energy field for nearly thirty years, first as an attorney at Pacific Gas and Electric Company in San Francisco, then later as a consultant at the firm she founded and has grown for the past 15 years. Her work and firm practice includes regulatory and policy consulting, clean energy portfolio consulting and optimization, and providing technical and engineering analysis on a wide range of clean energy measures and matters. Annette has over twenty years’ experience establishing and leading large clean energy collaboratives in California, Illinois and internationally. Annette graduated from Wellesley College with honors, has an MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Environmental Technology and Policy, and has a law degree though studies and New York University and Harvard Law Schools.
Future Energy Enterprises: www.futureenergyenterprises.com
Sr. Policy Analyst
Deondre Rutues
Email: Deondre.Rutues@FutEE.biz
Phone: (773) 543-5968
Bio: Dr. Deondre’ Rutues holds a PhD in Business Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. His dissertation focused on engaging residents in lower-resourced environments to develop the internal resources and psychological capacities necessary for success now and in the future. Additionally, he has two master’s degrees from Roosevelt University in Business Administration and Industrial and Organizational Psychology. He is a Research Scholar/Community Engagement Specialist with New York University’s Policing Project and works with neighborhoods and the police to help develop community-based approaches to combatting crime. Deondre grew up in the Austin neighborhood in Chicago and is deeply committed to helping disadvantaged communities and their residents improve their lives. Deondre’ is an elected member of the 15th Police District Council. The Chicago Police District Councils work with district commanders and community members to develop and implement community policing initiatives, and the councils are specifically tasked with developing and expanding restorative justice and similar programs. In his role, Deondre’ will gather input from the public about public safety and policing in their communities and be the liaison for collaboration and connection between the police and the community.
Project Administrator
Elli Arzbaecher
Email: Elli.Arzbaecher@FutEE.biz
Phone: (916) 591-5462
Bio: Elli is a graduate of UC Berkeley with a B.S. in Conservation & Resource Studies and a minor in Geospatial Information Science (GIS) & Technology. A passionate advocate for environmental justice, she bridges science and community-led solutions with a background in climate activism, geospatial analysis, and policy advocacy. She also cares deeply about environmental education, having taught over 1,000 students at UC Berkeley and led curriculum development at the nonprofit Sustainable & Just Future. A certified SCUBA diver, she studied coral reef resilience and coastal sustainability in Mo‘orea, French Polynesia, gaining firsthand experience with the complexities of environmental management and sustainable development. She is dedicated to advancing equitable environmental solutions that center local knowledge and community leadership.