Amber Gschwend, Managing Director
Ms. Gschwend provides analytical expertise for EES in support of a wide range of economic and financial studies. Ms. Gschwend's experience includes benefit-cost studies, cost of service studies, rate design studies, integrated resource planning, forecasting, conservation potential analysis, energy efficiency measure and program analysis. Ms. Gschwend uses several tools for providing economic analysis including benefit-cost analysis, risk analysis, and econometrics and statistical analysis. Special areas of study include federal standards for evaluating benefits and costs of water supply and related resources according to the Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies (March 10, 1983). Ms. Gschwend has an M.A. from Simon Fraser University and a B.A. in Economics from Western Washington University.
