Sep. 2, 2005 – NextEnergy, a Michigan-based non-profit advanced energy initiative, announced the appointment of Michael Boulus, Robert Buckler, Lana Pollack and Chris Rizik to its board of directors.
Boulus is executive director of Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan. Buckler is president and chief operating officer for DTE Energy Distribution. Pollack serves on the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board and the Environmental Advisory Committee for the State Department of Environmental Quality. Rizik is a co-founder and partner of Ardesta LLC, a venture capital firm that invests in nanotechnology, MEMS and microsystems companies and which is the founding investor in Small Times Media.