Nicole Stika is the Vice President of Energy Services for the Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP)in Cleveland, Ohio, the largest metropolitan chambers of commerce in the nation. Her visionary leadership oversees the chamber’s member energy portfolio including its electric and natural gas procurement for Ohio businesses. She oversees the development and implementation of the energy efficiency, demand side management, and sustainability programs on behalf of member companies and their employees. Under her leadership, the program has rapidly grown into a robust program that now provides comprehensive, consultative services to businesses of all sizes.
Under her leadership, the organization’s role as a utility administrator is conducting energy assessments, demand side management and administering rebate programs. Since 2009, Nicole and her team have saved businesses millions of dollars in energy costs because of the consultative support and project management of energy efficiency retrofits and utility savings.
She is driving energy efficiency policies and legislation throughout the State of Ohio. She works closely with various stakeholders including state utilities and state agencies to be the voice for business. She advocates for cost effective energy efficiency policy and resources and for the design and implementation of such programs.
Nicole earned her LEED Green Associate in 2013. She earned her Master’s in Public Administration specializing in economic development at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Dayton.
