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ClearSky Climate Solutions, LLC (ClearSky) is a multidisciplinary organization with strong consulting experience over a wide range of natural resources issues. ClearSky staff have supported projects in over 40 countries throughout the world.  Countries we have worked in are colored green in the above map. Our experts have assisted governments, communities, private companies and non-governmental organizations to implement projects financed by organizations such as the United Nations, USAID, GTZ, and the World Bank.

Keegan Eisenstadt is president and CEO of ClearSky Climate Solutions, LLC. He has over 17 years of international environmental consulting experience. He is actively involved in the design and implementation of climate change mitigation projects; carbon credit monitoring and accounting; marketing and sales of carbon credits; carbon credit project certification; climate change adaptation; carbon forestry; forest management; forest conservation planning; protected areas management; agroforestry extension; forest hydrology; watershed analysis, spatial and quantitative modeling; ecological and environmental impact assessment; environmental education; community outreach; organizational and rural development. Mr. Eisenstadt has a particular focus on climate change and forestry resources, and is currently developing novel techniques and approaches for native species reforestation and carbon sequestration as part of ClearSky. Other global climate change work includes corporate approaches to environmental and social responsibility through the reduction and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions; the implementation of certified emissions reduction and carbon-sequestration projects; national and international climate change policy assessment; and country adaptation strategies. He is working with actors involved with corporate social responsibility in promoting concepts of eco-efficiency and triple-bottom-line accounting, where corporations do well by doing good.  Also, he has carried out natural resources management consulting activities throughout the world for private companies, multilateral and bilateral donor agencies, and nongovernmental organizations. Mr. Eisenstadt is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Guarani.

Stephen Handler is a Project Developer with ClearSky .  Stephen completed his MS at the University of Montana in 2007, focusing on Resource Conservation with a special emphasis in International Conservation and Development.  Mr. Handler’s expertise includes GHG emissions reduction project development, GHG consulting and assessment, carbon offset brokering, arid-zone riparian forest restoration, restoration of endangered species habitat, invasive species removal, and vegetation mapping and monitoring.  Stephen has experience with project design, GIS analysis, project monitoring, vegetation field surveys, data collection and analysis, community outreach, environmental education, and documentation and presentation of project results.  Mr. Handler has worked with federal and non-governmental organizations in the United States and Mexico, as well as local community groups and universities.  Stephen is fluent in English and Spanish, and dabbles in Pidgin. 

Liam Hassett is new in the fight for carbon neutrality, as one of ClearSky’s student interns. Liam's not here to fix paper jams and fetch coffee - if fact, he’ll be working on a variety of projects with ClearSky, including GHG assessments. Mr. Hassett, originally from New Jersey, transferred to the University of Montana in Missoula to study Resource Management and Climate Change.  Both of these degrees are linked to an interest in wildland fire science.  Before college, Liam worked with a few small businesses and traveled through much of the USA, as well as parts of Canada and British Isles.  One of his personal ambitions is to cycle through all 50 states before he is 50.

Jon Kuennen is a Business Development Specialist with ClearSky Climate Solutions, LLC, responsible for marketing, sales, and brand-building operations.  Jon was introduced to ClearSky through his nonprofit efforts with the Sustainable Business Council (SBC) in Missoula.  In fact, it was through the efforts of SBC and ClearSky in creating a large climate-neutral event that Jon and ClearSky entered the same orbit.  This experience meshed with a professional interest in climate mitigation and the actualization of the triple bottom line.  Jon has a varied business background that includes manufacturing, large account and O.E.M. management, domestic and international supply chain distribution management, international and domestic sales, marketing and advertising.  Most recently, Jon volunteered as the committee chair of a "Think Local - Buy Local" campaign that brought contemporary and traditional marketing principles to bear in encouraging the public to make more mindful consumer choices.  

Kevin Morenzi is joining ClearSky as another talented student intern, working on a project to compare forestry methodologies between different carbon market standards. Kevin is a dual-degree candidate in International Environmental Policy and Business Administration at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.  He's from New York City, and served in the Peace Corps for 3½ years in Bolivia, where he learned Spanish and met his wife.  Kevin moved back to New York City after his daughter was born, and worked with EcoSecurities for 3 years as an Office Manager and then Finance Manager.  Some of his other projects have included REDD work in Argentina, and greenhouse gas assessment for The Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments.

Mike Saxton comes to ClearSky via the carbon calculator - literally, as he programmed the back end of the web site. As a Business Development Specialist, Mike brings a marketing background and another entrepreneurial perspective to the ClearSky team.  A graduate of Colorado College with a degree in Comparative Literature, and owner and founder of BeerTrips.com, Mike is the un-scientist among us.  His environmental ethic and interest in climate change stem largely from years of travel, having seen first hand the effects of deforestation, big agri-businesses, and irresponsible development and tourism. He lives in Missoula with his wife and 2 children.

Molly White is a Project Developer with ClearSky.  Molly completed her MS in Forest Ecology and Management at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2005, with a climate change research focus.  Ms. White’s skill set includes conducting industrial and ecosystem carbon budget analyses, implementing life-cycle inventory methodologies, and carrying out vegetation monitoring.  Molly also has experience in project implementation, vegetation surveys, corporate assessment , information collection and analysis, environmental paralegal support, database management, and presentation of project results.  Ms. White has worked with a variety of federal, state, and non-governmental organizations, as well as local community groups and universities.  Her broader interests lie in  investigating the multitude of interactions between wilderness and economy, science and public policy, and education and positive change.