Michael Dobson

Michael Dobson is a third generation Floridian and is the Founder, President and CEO of Florida Renewable Energy Producers Association, “Florida’s voice of renewable energy”. He founded the association along with his longtime business partner Cynthia Craig whereby they share Dobson, Craig and Associates a Tallahassee Florida based governmental relations, association management and political consulting firm. Michael is no stranger to renewable energy. It is the family business. He is not only a renewable energy policy analysis, governmental relations expert and advocate, he is also engaged in renewable project development through the families renewable energy project company which does business on both the east and west coast of the United States. Michael has been instrumental in promoting an RPS mandate, a clean energy fund and other key policies in Florida. He has given policy presentations and testimony before Florida’s Public Service Commission, the Florida Senate, the Florida House of Representatives and Florida’s Energy Commission.
GC Florida 2009 Speakers
- All Speakers
- John Adams
- Matt Bauer
- Marty Black
- Mary Anne Bowie
- David Bracciano
- Ian Bryan
- Josiah Cain
- Dr. Penelope Canan
- Janice Canterbury
- Robin Cape
- Tim Center
- Steve Cochran
- Victoria Colangelo
- Senator Lee Constantine
- Dea Corns
- Jaime Correa
- Mayor Richard Crotty
- Lori Cunniff
- Paul D'Arelli
- Jerry Daigle
- Michael Dobson
- Mayor Buddy Dyer
- Larry Eisenberg
- Eric Corey Freed
- Gil Friend
- Terry Gips
- Susan Glickman
- Peter Goren
- Alisa Gravitz
- Charlie Hemmeline
- Alex Hinds
- Mike Italiano
- Jeff Jones
- Dr. Pierce Jones
- Walter Kulash
- Dr. Jennifer Languell
- Ken LaRoe
- Phil Laurien
- Mickey Lee
- Sunny Lewis
- John Lushetsky
- Georgia Malki
- Joseph B. Malki
- Eamon Martin
- Kathy Baughman McLeod
- Marty Mesh
- Trish Michaels
- Tom Mueller
- Dr. Brian Nattrass
- Steve Nicholas
- Dr. Demitri Nikitin
- Devesh Nirmul
- Cody Nystrom
- Katie Porta
- Colin Read
- Jerome Ringo
- Jordanna Rubin
- Jamie Schlinkmann
- David Smith
- Shannon Staub
- Jennifer Szaro
- Walt Thomson
- Robert Van Der Like
- Michael Wallander
- Michael Whelchel
- Jim Yawn
- Marci Zaroff
GC Florida 2009
Green Cities National
David Smith, President, SunWorks Solar
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Trish Michaels, M4 Marketing, Agency for SunWorks Solar
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Steven McCaslin, Southeastern Division Regional Manager, Permapave
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Daniel Garceau, President, Empower
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Sunny Lewis, Editor in Chief, ENS
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City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer
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