Meet Our Auditors and Staff
Meet ecobeco's Advisory Board

Auditors and Staff

Jillian Becker — Energy Analyst

Jillian is a BPI Certified Building Analyst. A recent graduate of James Madison University’s Integrated Science and Technology program, Jillian has spent the last several years studying many aspects of energy efficiency, as well as environmental concepts. Jillian also enjoys music, traveling, and the great outdoors. She believes in leading by example and is excited to be a part of this promising industry. Jillian currently lives in Silver Spring.

Cindy Chang — Operations Manager

Cindy is a LEED Accedited Professional with several years of sustainable design and architecture experience.  Cindy's interests include renewables, materials re-use, stormwater management, and of course, energy efficiency! Cindy lives in Bethesda.

Jonathan Ferree — Energy Auditor

Having a lifelong affinity for nature and the outdoors, Jonathan is of the belief that it's the little decisions we have in our day-to-day that add up to create a big, positive impact for our environment. A Certified Building Analyst through the Building Performance Institute, Jonathan not only enjoys meeting homeowners who are taking steps to improve their energy usage, but also crawling through their attics and crawlspace. He lives in Arlington with his wife and daughter.

Mike Ingram — Energy Auditor

Mike is a lifelong resident of Arlington, now living in the house he grew up in built by his parents.  He has over 40 years of experience in all phases of residential and light commercial construction. Mike has been recycling and conserving since his Cub Scout days and has extensive “hands on” experience reducing consumption, material waste and energy costs in a variety of fields. Mike has a business degree from George Mason University, a Green Advantage environmental certification, and is a Certified Building Analyst through the Building Performance Institute. Mike is committed to using his knowledge and experience to assist others to build a better environment for everyone.

Olu Olufunmilade — Energy Auditor

Olu is a graduate of Architecture with over seven years experience using the knowledge of engineering and architectural practices for design, construction, and project management. Olu is also a BPI certified Building Analyst, and has keen interest in green technology and energy conservation. He wants to help home owners have more energy efficient homes. Olu and his wife live in Silver Spring.

Nick Rosenthal — Energy Efficiency Manager

Nick is a certified BPI Building Analyst. As firm believer in the necessity of implementing energy-demand reductions as part of the solution to the emerging energy crisis, Nick works towards a green energy future for all Americans. Nick graduated from Eckerd College with degrees in Environmental Studies and Computer Science, and is always looking for new ways to promote sustainability. Nick enjoys spending weekends in the outdoors hiking, snowboarding, goecaching and biking. Nick lives in Germantown.

Suresh Pokharel — Energy Auditor

Suresh is a BPI Certified Building Analyst and BPI Envelope Professional. As an engineer and architect, he possesses years of experience in building science and environmental management. Suresh believes that we must revitalize resources; have better coordination between available natural resources and energy consumption; and understand our built environment. He and his family live in Germantown.

Jim Singer — Energy Auditor

Jim has spent most of his working career in one form of the building trades or another. In 2009, he decided to take his building knowledge and what he had learned trying to make his own 90 year old house more comfortable to help others achieve their energy efficiency goals. Jim is a certified BPI Building Analyst. He and his family live in Washington, DC.

Brian Toll — Founder and President

With oil and energy prices on the rise and global warming all over the news, Brian went looking for ways to reduce his energy costs and environmental impact. Frustrated with his experience at big box retail and suffering from information overload thanks to the Internet, Brian left his role in Sprint Nextel's marketing department to found ecobeco, a company whose primary mission is to end the confusion of what it means to be eco-friendly and to make it easy for consumers to implement eco-friendly solutions in their homes. Brian and his wife live in McLean, VA.

Reuven Walder — Founder and Vice-President

Reuven is a Certified Building Analyst and Building Envelope Specialist through the Building Performance Institute. He has a broad base of knowledge around building science, energy efficiency and environmentally friendly products. A committed conservationist, Reuven has devoted his career to developing projects aimed to reduce resource consumption and promote sustainability. He also has experience conducting research on ecosystems and species. He is an experienced environmental educator utilizing his broad base of scientific and mechanical systems knowledge to educate and empower people around him to wisely use and protect our resources whether on a nature tour or in their home. Reuven lives in Silver Spring, Maryland with his wife, son and two daughters.

George Wilkerson — Energy Auditor

George is a certified BPI Building Analyst from North Carolina, and is a graduate of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University with a degree in Architectural Engineering. Over the past few years George has worked with affordable housing non-profit organizations to promote and implement energy efficiency practices to new and existing homes. George enjoys volunteering, good music, road trips, and spending time with friends and family. George lives in Baltimore.

ecobeco's Advisory Board

Mark Adams

Mark is a retail expert with 30 years of experience in the wireless and consumer electronics, which includes serving as Nextel's Vice President of Retail Stores. Mark served as head of Marketing at Ritz Camera. Early in his career, Mark also founded a multi-store consumer electronics retail firm.

Scott Sklar

Scott is currently President of The Stella Group, Ltd, a marketing and strategy firm focused on helping consumers and government adopt clean energy. Before forming Stella Group, Scott served as Executive Director of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade organization of the solar industry, since 1986. Scott was appointed in April 2007 to the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy & Technology (NACEPT) of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Scott Wiener

Scott is a marketing executive with over 15 years of experience who focuses on business development, strategy, and operations for leading private equity firms, mobile operators, and early start-up ventures. Scott previously served as Marketing Vice President at Sprint Nextel with responsibility for service and handset pricing, promotions/discounting, and revenue planning.