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Callahan brings more than 20 years of experience in policy advocacy, fundraising, coalition building, and organizational management to her position as the president of the Alliance to Save Energy, a non-government organization headquartered in Washington. The group’s mission is to advance energy efficiency worldwide. Serving as president of the Alliance since January 2004, Callahan leads a staff of more than fifty; oversees a budget of approximately $10 million annually; and works with the Alliance board of directors, which includes Members of Congress, state and local officials and top corporate and NGO executives, to establish and oversee the core objectives and strategic plans for the organization.
Callahan serves as the principal spokesperson for the Alliance, appearing regularly before the Congress and the media, and addressing conferences and gatherings around the world. She serves as the co-chair of The Keystone Center Energy Board and is on the boards of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy and the Building Performance Institute. She also serves on an advisory council to the periodical Better Homes and Gardens and to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 21st Century Energy Institute.
Prior to joining the Alliance, Callahan served for 11 years as the president/executive director of the Electric Drive Transportation Association, a nonprofit organization that promotes battery, hybrid, and fuel cell transportation technologies. She has also has served as a director of government relations for a nonprofit organization, as a non-lawyer professional at a Washington, D.C-based law firm, and as a legislative assistant to a U.S. senator.
