Miya Kitahara is Program Manager in the Built Environment at StopWaste, a public agency in Alameda County working on energy and material efficiency. She has managed the Bay Area Regional Energy Network’s multifamily program, and has worked on the program since its inception in 2013. She also supports local government climate action planning, and connects building energy and emissions impacts to climate action plans. She has worked in sustainability with cities across the Bay Area since 2006 and holds an MBA in Sustainable Enterprise.