Nonprofit Coordination Platform

Coordinating Practical
Resilience Solutions

US Energy helps communities, institutions, and partners coordinate practical solutions across energy, water, heat, and infrastructure resilience.

CatalynQ Hub

CatalynQ. A coordination portal designed to connect regional partners with early-stage technologies and community resilience resources.

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US Energy Summit

US Energy Summit. A convening platform for practical resilience coordination, student engagement, and local partnership development.

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Coordination & Impact

2018 — Present Timeline

Structured Community Funding

$1.5M

Direct funding raised and coordinated for regional sustainability and student-led resilience initiatives.

Convening & Engagement

500+

Community members, partners, and student leaders engaged across summits and local projects.

Current Focus

Student & Alumni Engagement

Coordinating leadership initiatives and connecting academic research directly with real-world community challenges.

Infrastructure Resilience Convening

Organizing cross-sector discussions and events that bring stakeholders together to share actionable models.

Pilot Partnership Development

Aligning institutional stakeholders and innovation teams to prepare localized pilots for deployment.

Community Coordination & Storytelling

Highlighting local environmental and climate challenges to drive awareness and coordinate responses.

Applied Sustainability Research

Linking academic inquiries with practical solutions for heat mitigation, water planning, and energy.

Current efforts are focused on relationship-building, student engagement, pilot coordination, and applied resilience initiatives.

Carbon Summit — Arizona State University, 2023

History & Intent

Our Origin

From sustainability work to systems coordination

US Energy grew out of a practical gap. Jason Marmon spent years working across tribal environmental programs and Arizona State University's innovation ecosystem—including four years directing the Carbon Summit, which engaged 500+ participants at ASU.

This work deepened through the NSF Futures Engine initiative, where Jason supported regional sustainability coordination. CatalynQ was developed from this experience as a platform connecting partners, innovators, and students.

US Energy is the nonprofit layer around that system, bringing together community-centered values, storytelling, and student engagement. Jason is entering Thunderbird's Doctor of Professional Practice program at ASU, continuing this as an applied leadership effort.

US Energy is not trying to replace large institutions. It helps connect the people, platforms, and partnerships needed to strengthen communities through energy, water, heat, and infrastructure resilience.

What People Are Saying

Video testimonials and partner conversations will be uploaded here as they become available.

Leadership & Advisory

Community & Academic Guidance

Jason

Director of US Energy

Emmy® Nominated Documentary Director$1.5M Coordinated Funding

Director of US Energy and a Thunderbird Doctoral researcher. Drawing on Thunderbird's applied leadership framework and insights from the NSF Futures Engine initiative, he leads coordination of student pipelines and regional resilience workshops, helping align community needs with practical pilot pathways.

Emmy® Nominated

Sweltering Saguaros

Planet Forward: Best Documentary

Academic Showcase // Planet Forward

Dr. Roland Marmon

Historical & Cultural Advisor

A tribally enrolled author, screenwriter, and specialist in American and Native American History with a longstanding presence throughout the organization's history. Holding a PhD in American and Native American History, Dr. Marmon provides the historical continuity and cultural context that guides our community relations.

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