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Join us to socialize at Barbara Brown and Bob Berish's home, followed by an engaging conversation with BMAV member Reid Detchon on "how I keep hope alive" after 30 years of working on climate change and clean energy policy. Is the worsening climate crisis too hard to fix? Will technology come to the rescue, or are we already cooked? What can we do as individuals to secure a better future for our children - and their children?

Space is limited and RSVP is required. Parking will be available on the street or, for those with mobility issues, in the driveway.

Reid’s career in Washington included four years in the U.S. Department of Energy as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy under President George H.W. Bush and 20 years at the United Nations Foundation as Executive Director of the Energy Future Coalition and as Vice President for Energy and Climate. He remains a Senior Advisor for Climate Solutions at the Foundation but retired from active duty in 2020. He currently serves as a member of the Montgomery County Clean Energy, Air Quality, and Climate Advisory Committee and the Creation Care Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington.