DOE's Northern Lights

The Arctic Energy Office is hosting a series of interviews to highlight the lives and achievements of some of DOE’s outstanding employees with Arctic and Alaska connections. 

Daniel Tercero is an Audit, Privacy, and FOIA Coordinator for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).png
DOE's Northern Lights: Meet Daniel Tercero
Meet Daniel Tercero, who has spent time living and working in Alaska during his time in the United States Air Force, traveling to some of the most remote locations in Alaska.
DOE's Northern Lights : Meet Annette Hard
Meet Annette Hard, who has lived in Alaska her entire life and and knows what it’s like to have exorbitant energy bills when living in rural Alaska. Today Annette works as a Business Cost Analyst for the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations.
Erik Olds is the Deputy Manager at the Oak Ridge Site for the Office of Environmental Management.
DOE's Northern Lights: Meet Erik Olds
Erik Olds was born and raised in Adak Island at the end of the Aleutians in Alaska. Today he's the Deputy Manager of the Oak Ridge Site for the Office of Environmental Management. Read more about his Alaska experiences and how they've shaped his career.
Meet Nick Palso, a Senior Project Manager in the Grid Deployment Office.
DOE's Northern Lights: Meet Nick Palso
Meet Nick Palso, who went to college in Fairbanks and spent two summers doing his doctoral dissertation research in Alaska. Nick is now a senior project manager heading up a hydroelectric incentives program at the Grid Deployment Office.
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DOE's Northern Lights: Meet William Murray
William Murray was born in Nome, and grew up in Anderson, Alaska, a small town south of Fairbanks. His former job as a public radio news director at KOTZ-AM prepared him for his work in communications for the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management.