Meet Our Team

OLLIE PENDERED

Executive Chair

Ollie is Chief Executive of Community Energy Pathways and leads on our Partnerships and capacity building support Community Energy Groups. He is the regional representative for Community Energy England and Chair of the Greater Brighton City Region Energy Working Group.

Ollie is a hockey player, coaches his local village junior cricket team and is a keen gardener and nature expert.

ESMÉ DONGHI

Chief Executive Officer

Esmé has 20 years’ experience in energy and environment project management, primarily in team and businesses leadership roles. She worked in a variety of sectors including higher education, local authorities, SMEs, facilities management, construction and waste management and community energy.

In her spare time Esmé is kept busy with her active toddler and also enjoys long walks countryside, dancing and pub lunches.

NICK BOHANE

Executive Director – Development

Nick leads on new business models, business development, partnerships, marketing and brand. He was formerly a Managing Partner for public affairs firm Instinctive Partners, working in the electricity sector for many years.

JESSIE-MAE COLEMAN

Corporate Services Manager

Jessie joined CEP in 2017 and plays a central role in managing the organisation’s finance, operations, HR, compliance and office management. An AAT-qualified professional, she oversees the everyday finance, reporting and key corporate processes, while supporting the Executive Directors and wider team. Jessie is also an accredited Carbon Literacy Facilitator, Chair of CES Warming Communities, and is currently undertaking a professional HR qualification to support her growing responsibilities.

Jessie is a busy mum of two, but in her limited amount of spare time she enjoys boxing, dancing,(sometimes simultaneously) reading sci-fi, and creating spectacular show stopping cakes!

DANNY OLSSON

Head of Project Strategy and Delivery

After a decade working in Japan and Europe, Danny retrained and graduated in Global Energy Transition and Governance. Following three years in the public sector as the manager of a climate-change programme, he now leads the project team.

In his spare time Danny likes to tread the boards as a member of his local amateur dramatics group.

NICOLA DAVIDSON

Project Manager

Nicola has worked in the public and community development sector for 20 years. Her degree is in rural resource management and her specialisms include community energy project development, fundraising and mentoring new groups to pioneer their own projects.

 In her spare time, Nicola enjoys gardening (preferring the wild bits), birdwatching and she has recently taken up Pickleball!

KIRSTY SHANAHAN

Project Manager

Kirsty Shanahan is one of the coordinators of the CommuniPower project.

She founded Buckinghamshire Community Energy and she co-ordinates the Community Energy England Energy Efficiency Working Group. She has also worked on retrofit projects at Low Carbon Homes, so domestic decarbonisation is a subject close to her heart.

PHIL O’SULLIVAN

Project Manager

Phil is responsible for supporting community groups in providing energy advice and building their organisational capacity. He has extensive experience in advising and supporting people who are facing fuel poverty as well as training community groups. 

Phil enjoys playing instruments, seeing live music, reading and getting out in nature.

TIM SHERMAN

Project Coordinator

Tim is responsible for supporting both the coordination, technical and data management aspects of the CommuniPower Unit and the development of community energy generation projects.

Tim finished university in 2022 and took a year out where he worked a ski season as an instructor and was an outdoors instructor at Branching Out Adventures (a local high and low ropes course).

In the local community, he plays hockey for Lewes and enjoys football, tennis and pool as well. 

CAMILLE RODSKJAER

Energy Advice Coordinator

As well as a retrofitting, art history and languages study base, Camille has extensive experience in running sustainably focused events, grassroots fundraising and project organisation. She has worked with vulnerable clients and diverse communities in education, run a training school and created strategic marketing plans to raise organisations’ profiles.

Spare time is filled with wild walks, swimming, an allotment, food, arts of all sorts. Camille recently became a Retrofit Assessor, as well as her qualifications as Domestic Energy Assessor and Level 3 in energy efficiency for older/historic buildings.

JOHN PHILPOT

Energy Advice Coordinator

John is CEP’s Essex Coordinator, managing the district Energy Champion Coordinators and their Energy Champions. John still goes out on the ground and delivers face to face energy advice to the public. He gives advice on energy-saving tips, grants and retrofit options for those in the able-to-pay market. John co-founded eMpower Maldon and is an active member of the local climate action partnership in the Maldon district.

John brings over 18 years of customer-facing experience in the motor trade and seven and a half years in the Army Reserve, specialising in signals and EOD & Search. He has implemented various projects, including transitioning to a zero-waste-to-landfill policy.

When not at work, he enjoys spending time with his family and tinkering with his cars.