Personal Bio

Diane Zipper
Director of Green Power Programs,
Renewable Northwest Project

DIANE ZIPPER
Diane Zipper is a native Oregonian, and has worked for the Renewable Northwest Project since 1998. The Renewable Northwest Project is a non-profit organization advocating for the development of renewable energy resources in the Pacific Northwest. For the past few years, Diane has been working on RNP’s "Go Green" campaign, which seeks to educate commercial and residential customers on the benefits of renewable energy and encourage them to become involved in green power programs.

Diane is on the Board of Earth Share of Oregon, a non-profit promoting environmental education and charitable giving through workplace giving campaigns. In the past, she has organized activists for the Fair and Clean Energy Coalition and the Citizens’ Utility Board of Oregon. She earned a BA in History from the University of Puget Sound. She’s also lived in Germany for a year, is restoring a 1910 craftsman home with her husband, and has a 14 month old daughter.