Jennifer Daw is a Professional Engineer, Certified Energy Manager, and LEED AP. She works as a Senior Researcher and Group Manager at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado. Her 24 years of domestic and international experience ranges from analysis and decision support to management and implementation of projects in the U.S. and developing countries. Jennifer spent the first ten years of her career working exclusively with water systems, performing work that ranged from system modeling and analysis to design and construction, asset management, and capital planning. Her work at NREL focuses on the intersection of energy and water systems with an emphasis on the water power workforce. Jennifer engages with academia and industry to analyze water power workforce challenges and helps develop tools and resources to support the industry’s evolving workforce needs.