Board of Directors

Jim Jordan - Chairman of the Board, Director for Educational Outreach - jimjordan@showmesolar.org
Jim Jordan designed his 7 year old home with sustainability and universal access as the primary goals. Gardening and landscaping are also important and two bee hives provide pollination services to the neighborhood. Jim is a systems thinker both in design and lifestyle. His resource consumption is extremely low for an urban dweller. A 2.1 kW solar photovoltaic system was installed in June, 2010 to generate the equivalent amount of electricity consumed in a year.

Kevin Allemann - Director for Training - kallemann@showmesolar.org
A resident of central Missouri (Harrisburg) and computer programmer, Kevin has over 60 hours of continuing education in solar energy training from the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) and the Evergreen Institute (TEI). Kevin was a charter member of the board and currently serves the organization as director for Energy Raiser events and to date has assisted in the design and installation of 4 solar systems.

Mollie Freebairn - Director for Event Planning - mfreebairn@showmesolar.org
Mollie is an environmental and energy chemist with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. She also served as a charter member of the board and has participated in Show Me Solar events from the start of the organization. She looks forward to going solar at her home in Jefferson City in the near future.

Jeffrey Owens - Executive Officer - jowens@showmesolar.org
Trained as a mathematical physicist, Jeff is a 9/11 veteran and former IT professional. With experience designing and installing over 25 solar electric and hot water systems since 2008 totaling more than 200 kilo-watts of power, Jeff joined Missouri Solar Applications, LLC as operations manager in 2011. In 2009, Jeff founded Show Me Solar, served as its first executive director from 2009-2011 remaining on the board of directors as an ex-officio advisor and currently serving as the executive officer of the organization.

Dr. Gavin Perry - Director for St. Louis Metro - gavin@showmesolar.org
Gavin has been active in the environmental movement since the first Earth Day in 1970. He received a PhD in Neuroscience from Washington University in 1980. He spent the next 29 years at WU writing software and designing and building electronic devices for research and medical applications. Having retired from WU in 2009, he is currently developing applications and educational materials for a sustainable energy future and looking forward to serving his first term on the board.

If you are a member of Show Me Solar and interested in participating in a board or committee meeting or joining a working group please contact Jeff at jowens@showmesolar.org.

Current Board Meeting Agenda

Download an Adobe .pdf file of the current board agenda - agenda.pdf

Send requests to add items to the board agenda to Jeff at jowens@showmesolar.org

Previous Board Meeting Minutes

July, 2011 - minutes_jul_2011.pdf
June, 2011 - minutes_jun_2011.pdf
March, 2011 - minutes_mar_2011.pdf
February, 2011 - minutes_feb_2011.pdf
January, 2011 - minutes_jan_2011.pdf
November, 2010 - minutes_nov_2010.pdf
September, 2010 - minutes_sep_2010.pdf
May, 2010 - minutes_may_2010.pdf
April, 2010 - minutes_apr_2010.pdf
January, 2010 - minutes_jan_2010.pdf