Stacy worked as Marketing Communications Director for IBACOS, Inc., a small, residential energy efficiency research and education company in Pittsburgh, Penn. Over the five years of her work with the IBACOS team, Stacy moved from Marketing Communications Director for IBACOS to Business Manager for a group of three related companies. These companies provide technical and process-related research, training, and land development services, with a focus on improving the energy efficiency and quality of our nation’s homes. Stacy was mentored by some of the best building scientists in the industry, and developed a passion for housing, sustainability, and the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy in creating a clean energy economy and protecting our natural resources. She also developed an almost savant-like skill for – and geeky enjoyment of – managing government contracts and navigating the complicated bureaucracy of government programs and national laboratories.