Arctic Energy Office Team Members
Dr. Erin Whitney leads the Arctic Energy Office, a position she's held since January 2023. Director Whitney is based in Alaska, and works with Arctic stakeholders in innovative ways to meet the energy, science, and national security needs of the United States and its allies. She implements the Department of Energy's Arctic Strategy to facilitate national energy policies and initiatives.
Learn more about her and the team of the Arctic Energy Office in our biographies.
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Johanna Koolemans Beynen is Technical Engagement Specialist for the Arctic Energy Office, on detail from the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NRL).December 15, 2025 -
Brittany Smart is National Security Community Liaison at the Arctic Energy Office, in addition to her position as Senior Advisor for Defense, Community and Research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.December 11, 2025 -
Tvetene Carlson is a Water Power Technology Office ORISE Fellow sitting in the Arctic Energy Office's Fairbanks Office.December 11, 2025