2025
Champion of Energy Equity
Quinn Parker has over 16 years of experience working with utilities, regulatory bodies and government agencies to develop inclusive programs and equity metrics to drive accountability. Since founding Encolor in 2020, Quinn has delivered impactful training and facilitated workshops on operationalizing equity to several thousand participants, including many MEEA member organizations. Tiring of sitting in rooms where community priorities are discussed without community present, Quinn launched a nonprofit organization in 2024 called The Shared Space Project which helps organizations share space with communities they have underserved in the past. Quinn is a Certified Diversity Professional, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and has earned AESP's Member of the Year and GRIT Awards for her dedication to amplifying underrepresented voices in rooms where they have not yet been invited.