{"id":3130,"date":"2025-12-18T06:46:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T11:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belltownpower.com\/us\/?page_id=3130"},"modified":"2025-12-18T07:40:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T12:40:16","slug":"melissa-elkinton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/belltownpower.com\/us\/belltown-power-team\/melissa-elkinton\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Elkinton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/belltownpower.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/460-Megawatts-in-Twelve-Months460-Megawatts-in-Twelve-Months.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|80px|20px|80px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;20px|40px|20px|40px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Melissa Elkinton<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#ffffff 0%|#e2e2e2 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#e2e2e2&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#E2E2E2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/belltownpower.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Melissa-01.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Melissa Elkinton&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Melissa Elkinton&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Melissa Elkinton<\/h2>\n<h4>Vice President of Development<\/h4>\n<p>Melissa joined Belltown in 2023 and brings more than 15 years of experience in renewables to her role leading Belltown\u2019s wind development activities. 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