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Who We are

We are your Clean Energy Experts


Walker-Miller Energy Services (Walker-Miller) is one of the largest African American and woman owned energy efficiency companies in the United States. Led by Carla Walker-Miller, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Walker-Miller’s commitment to Empowering People Enriching Communities is the bedrock of a unique, people-centered approach that normalizes diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in the delivery of energy programs.

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Empowered by the company culture of kind excellence, our team consistently achieves energy efficiency program goals, and delivers the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the industry. Known for leading with her humanity, Carla Walker-Miller instituted thesecore values throughout the company, embedding them throughout all our operational processes: Boldly Go above and beyond with Humble Confidence, Inclusive Stewardship, and an abiding commitment to Value Reputations, while delivering Extraordinary Experiences for team members, clients, and stakeholders.

Walker-Miller has curated a diverse, talented team of engineers, certified energy managers (CEM), BPI certified energy analysts, building analysts, Six Sigma practitioners, and other professionals to deliver exceptional energy efficiency services. The company’s credentials as a certified BPI Goldstar Contractor allow us to train with industry best practices in mind and staff programs with individuals who hold safety and customer satisfaction paramount. Through our Department of Energy (DOE) Home Energy Score Partnership, we continue to empower families to understand the systems and behaviors that contribute to their energy burdens.

A 23-year-old Certified B Corporation, Walker-Miller is a trusted partner with deep roots in the energy industry. Through an equity lens, the company provides thought leadership to utilities, municipalities, businesses, and communities to help achieve energy reduction goals and drive the benefits of clean energy to all communities. With one of the most diverse teams in the industry, our team members design programs, source products, train inclusive workforces, and research and develop innovations that drive the broad adoption of energy efficient practices and behaviors. We have honed a special competency of successfully engaging marginalized communities that have not historically participated in energy efficiency programs. These efforts help decrease the energy burdens on local families and businesses, create jobs, diversify the local energy workforce, and serve the needs of asset limited income constrained families with compassion.

We are intentional about creating an energy workforce that reflects the rich diversity of this country, aggressively recruiting Black people and people of color, women, people within LGBTQIA+ communities, people living with disabilities, returning citizens, and veterans. As minorities and women are still woefully underrepresented in the energy industry, and even more so in the fastest growing segments, we place particular emphasis on both recruiting and developing talent from these underrepresented demographics, providing them an onramp to the energy industry.

Through implementing a wide range of energy efficiency programs, we understand the unique set of challenges income qualified families face that may limit their adoption of energy efficient behaviors and access to the associated benefits. We pride ourselves on meeting families where they are – without judgement – to take on the challenge of actively facilitating awareness first, followed by access and uptake of energy efficiency programs. Success in the income qualified customer segment requires innovative and solutions-driven methods for removing barriers. In energy efficiency program implementation efforts Walker-Miller leverages all resources, internal and external, to yield maximum benefits. We do not just engage the communities we serve; we are the community.

Empowered by the company culture of kind excellence, our team consistently achieves energy efficiency program goals, and delivers the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the industry. Known for leading with her humanity, Carla Walker-Miller instituted thesecore values throughout the company, embedding them throughout all our operational processes: Boldly Go above and beyond with Humble Confidence, Inclusive Stewardship, and an abiding commitment to Value Reputations, while delivering Extraordinary Experiences for team members, clients, and stakeholders.

Walker-Miller has curated a diverse, talented team of engineers, certified energy managers (CEM), BPI certified energy analysts, building analysts, Six Sigma practitioners, and other professionals to deliver exceptional energy efficiency services. The company’s credentials as a certified BPI Goldstar Contractor allow us to train with industry best practices in mind and staff programs with individuals who hold safety and customer satisfaction paramount. Through our Department of Energy (DOE) Home Energy Score Partnership, we continue to empower families to understand the systems and behaviors that contribute to their energy burdens.  

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Meet the Team

Senior Leadership

Carla- Walker Miller

Carla Walker-Miller

Founder and Chief Executive Officer


Greg Walker

Greg Walker

President


John R. Boladian

Chief Operating Officer


Camille Bryant

Camille Bryant

Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

Dan Ringo

Dan Ringo

Senior VP of Operations

Brady Bedeker

Brady Bedeker

VP of Business Development

Evelyn Knabusch

Evelyn Knabusch

Senior Director of IT

Accolades

Awards and Recognitions

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2023

Top Places to Work USA | 2023 Top Workplaces

Walker-Miller Energy Services

Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC) 2023 Michigan Minority Hall of Fame

Carla Walker-Miller

Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) 2023 Inspiring Energy Efficiency Leadership Award

Carla Walker-Miller

Michigan Energy Efficiency Contractors Association (MEECA) 2023 Implementation Contractor of the Year

Walker-Miller Energy Services

Ford African-Ancestry Network (FAAN) 2023 Community Service Award Honoree

Carla Walker-Miller

Crain’s Detroit Business | 2023 Notable Leaders in Energy Honoree

Carla Walker-Miller

Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC) 2023 Michigan Minority Hall of Fame

Carla Walker-Miller

2022
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Detroit Chapter
2022 Max M. Fisher Award for Outstanding Philanthropist | Carla Walker-Miller
Crain’s Detroit Business
Cool Places to Work
Michigan Woman Forward (MWF)
2022 Women of Achievement and Courage Award | Carla Walker-Miller
American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE)
Entrepreneur of the Year Award | Carla Walker-Miller
Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan (GSSEM)
Tough Enough to be a Girl Scout | Carla Walker-Miller
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA)
Inspiring Energy Efficiency Leadership Award | Carla Walker-Miller
2021
Crain’s Detroit
100 Most Influential Women | Carla Walker-Miller
Crain’s Detroit
100 Cool Places to Work in Michigan | Rank #
Detroit Women’s Leadership Network (DWLN)
Woman of the Year | Carla Walker-Miller
The Junior Achievement of SE Michigan
2021 Business Hall of Fame Laureate| Carla Walker- Miller
Wayne State University Illitch School of Business
Entreprneurship and Innovation Hall of Fame Inductee | Carla Walker-Miller
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
Woman Business Owner of the Year |Carla Walker-Miller
TechTown Detroit – Toast of the Town Awards
Marlowe Stoudemire Small Business Champion Award | Carla Walker-Miller
2020
Crain’s Detroit
2020 Top 100 Cool Places to Work
Inc Magazine
Top 100 Female Founders Award
Michigan Celebrates Small Business (MCSB)
Michigan 50 Distinguished Alumni – Most Engaged Workplace
Women’s Enterprise Magazine
Top 50 CEO
2019
Corp! Magazine
Diversity Business Leader: Carla Walker Miller (Awardee)
Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council (MiEIBC)
Business of the Year
Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion
Humanitarian of the Year | Carla Walker-Miller
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Great Lakes Chapter
Distinguished Business Leader of the Year | Carla Walker- Miller
National Associaton of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club Inc. – Detroit Club
Business Woman of the Year | Carla Walker- Miller
2018
Detroit Area Pre College Energineering Program (DAPCEP)
The Real McCoy Engineering Award | Carla Walker-Miller
MichBusiness
Leadership in the Workplace |Carla Walker-Miller