About The Sustainability Team

Community Development Agency
Dana Armanino, Sustainability Planner

Dana Armanino
Sustainability Principal Planner
(415) 473-3292
Focus areas: Solar Assistance; Energy Efficiency; Green Business

Dana Armanino is a Principal Planner on the Marin County Community Development Agency's Sustainability Team. She received her undergraduate degree in Environment, Economics and Politics and a Masters degree from the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her emphasis during her degree program was in water resource management and pollution prevention.

Ms. Armanino spent several years in Colorado leading outdoor tours. She also worked for the Aspen Skiing Company's Environmental Affairs department on green building and waste reduction programs. In 2000, Ms. Armanino moved back to her native Marin County to run her family's commercial cabinet company. She joined the County of Marin staff in May 2003 where she currently supervises the Sustainability Team and coordinates the County's climate protection, electric vehicle, efficiency, and energy resiliency programs.

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Kellen Dammann
Sustainability Marketing and Outreach Specialist
(415) 473-2698
Focus areas: Community Outreach, Marketing, Energy Efficiency and Home Performance

Kellen Dammann began working with the Marin County Community Development Agency's Sustainability Team in 2013. Mr. Dammann works on sustainability programs relating to the County of Marin's involvement with the the Bay Area Regional Energy Network and Energy Watch Partnership. Before moving the the Bay Area, Mr. Dammann worked on sustainability projects for non-profits and other government agencies in Southern California. He attended UC Santa Barbara and earned bachelor degrees in Comparative Literature and Spanish Literature and coordinated the student-run recycling program on campus. He is also a Certified Green Building Professional and a Certified Energy Manager in Training.

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Mark Chhabria
Program Coordinator
(415) 473-3069
Focus areas: Green Business, Residential Energy Programs

Mark Chhabria has been with the Marin County Community Development Agency’s Sustainability Team since 2017. He coordinates the Marin Green Business Program, which recognizes and promotes local environmental leaders in the small- and medium-sized business community. In addition, Mark coordinates Electrify Marin, an innovative incentive program that encourages homeowners to make the switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Mark is a Marin County native and holds a Masters degree in Sustainable Enterprise from Dominican University of California.

Brian Reyes, LEED AP
Sustainability Planner
(415) 473-2797
Focus areas: Climate Action Planning, Green Building, Energy Efficiency, Low Carbon Concrete and Materials, Carbon Emission Inventories and Lifecycle

Brian Reyes is a Sustainability Planner on the Marin County Community Development Agency's Sustainability Team. He received his undergraduate degree in Soil and Water Science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and a Masters degree in Environmental Science and Management at the University of San Francisco. His emphasis during his Masters program was in climate science and policy and greenhouse gas inventories.

Brian has over 18 years in the government, private, academic and non-profit/NGO sector. He has spent over seven years back and forth to rural Cambodia implementing sustainable agriculture training and youth empowerment programs for communities impacted by HIV/AIDs. Prior to joining Marin County, he worked for City & County of San Francisco leading the development and implementation of its Climate Action Plan, development of policy, and implementation of a variety of progressive sustainability programs. Brian joined the County of Marin staff in May 2021, where he currently implements and coordinates the County's climate protection, green building, low carbon concrete, efficiency, and energy programs.

Memberships

The County is currently a member of the following organizations.

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Marin Climate and Energy Partnership

 

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The Bay Area Regional Energy Network

 

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Local Government Sustainable Energy Coalition

 

 

California Green Business Network Logo

California Green Business Network