SOLAR ONE GALA 2025 at the new S1 Environmental Education Center.
Thanks to Everyone Who Came Out to Celebrate Solar One’s First Ever Gala at our new Environmental Education Center!
This year, we celebrated a new era for Solar One with the unveiling of our new waterfront, solar-powered with battery storage, and flood-resilient building in September. The center now stands as a physical representation of the steps our organization and our city have been taking to prepare for the future of STEM education, climate resiliency, and community building, in service of all New Yorkers, and there couldn’t have been a more perfect venue for our 2025 Gala: Learning and Growing Together.
After reaching our 20-year anniversary in 2024, Solar One is now focused on our upcoming goals as we keep growing and bolstering our education offerings programmatically and geographically in order to reach communities who need it most.
We could not have achieved any of these major objectives without the support of our donors and the hard work of our Solar One teams and Board. We’d also like to extend a very special congratulations to our honorees (New York City Economic Development Corporation, Bjarke Ingels Group, and Accord Power), whose genuine and powerful speeches brought to life just how powerful collaboration with a purposeful mission can be.
We look forward to continuing our journey with you all as we build a greener, more sustainable New York City.
Visit Our Honorees
Sponsors
Exawatt
- CHPE
Petawatt
- Con Edison
Terawatt
- Accord Power
- Soloviev
Gigawatt
- Alloy Development
Megawatt
- Beginning with Children Foundation
- Gilbane
- Two Trees
Kilowatt
- Amalgamated
- Kari Roberts
- Kirkland Ellis
- Norm and Elaine Brodsky
- NRDC
- PKF O’Connor Davies
- Valerie Lewis
Watt
- Anika Wistar-Jones
- David Crotty
- Debra Feinberg
- Fortress Investment Group
- Gallagher Insurance
- Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, P.C.
- NYEEC
- Park Tower
- Patricia Grayson
- Sarah Cornell
- Tim DiSieno
- UBS
Gala Committee
Daphne Aquije
Melissa Best
Keisha Benjamin
Sarah Cornell*
Dina Elkan
Barbara Lerman-Golomb
Stephen Levin
Amy C. Poster*
Sara Radelet
Kari Roberts*
*Solar One Board
Board of Directors
Heather Beaudoin, Chair
Anna Malhari, Vice Chair
Christopher Raup, Treasurer
Rishie Kumar, Secretary
Christopher Casey
Sarah Cornell
David Crotty
Tim DeSieno
David Ehrenberg
Julie Gallanty
Lee Anne Hagel
Valerie G. Lewis
Dan Nalawade
Amy C. Poster
Kari Roberts
Jeffrey Sullivan
Energized 2024
October 15th, 2024
Partners, Funders, and Supporters Came Out to Celebrate Solar One’s 20th Anniversary!
It was a beautiful evening as Solar One celebrated 20 years of award-winning environmental programs at Tribeca Rooftop. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and the work of our Board and staff, we reached our fundraising goals and set the stage for the next 20 years.
We’re grateful to all the honorees (Founding ED Chris Collins, Gilbane Building Company, Inclusive Prosperity Capital and Solar One’s inaugural Youth Advisory Council), sponsors, partners and donors who attended and made it such a memorable evening. Special thanks to Melissa Best and Daybreak Management Group for their work in making our party so special.
Visit Our Honorees
Sponsors
Petawatt
- CHPE
- Con Edison
- Thor & Melissa Thors
Terawatt
- Gilbane Building Company
- Inclusive Prosperity Capital
Gigawatt
- Alloy Development
- MUFG
Megawatt
- Camber Property Group
- Composite Technology & Infrastructure
- Patricia & Stanley Grayson
- HR&A Advisors
- Kari Roberts
- Two Trees
- Veris Residential
Kilowatt
- Aspro Plumbing
- Berke Weiss Law
- Berlin Rosen
- Best Energy Power
- BIG Architects
- Bolton St. Johns
- Broadway Stages
- Brooklyn SolarWorks
- Community Preservation Corporation
- Sarah Cornell
- David Crotty
- Jane Crotty
- Virginia Davies
- Tim DeSieno
- David Ehrenberg
- Brian Fielding
- Julie Gallanty
- John Golomb
- Lee Anne Hagel
- Elise Hubsher
- Laura Humphrey
- Rishie Kumar
- L+M Development Partners
- Valerie Lewis
- Mondanock Construction
- Dan Nalawade
- NYCEEC
- Park Tower Group
- PKF O’Connor Davies
- Veronique Pittman
- Ellen & David Port
- Power Sustainable
- Domenic Recchia
- Woodfield Renewable
Gala Committee
Melissa Best
Christopher Collins, Honoree
Ann Davlin*
Dina Elkan
Julie Gallanty*
Rishie Kumar*
Barbara Lerman-Golomb & John Golomb
Stephen Levin
Valerie G. Lewis*
Sarah Lorya
Sebastian & Megan Nordgren
Amy C. Poster*
Sara Radelet
Kari Roberts
Peter Rose
Thor & Melissa Thors*
Terri Rutter*
Jeffrey Sullivan*
*Solar One Board
Board of Directors
Thor Thors, Chair
Heather Beaudoin, Vice Chair
Amy C. Poster, Treasurer
Ann Davlin, Secretary
Majora Carter
Christopher Casey
David Crotty
Tim DeSieno
David Ehrenberg
Brian Fielding
Julie Gallanty
Lee Anne Hagel
Rishie Kumar
Valerie G. Lewis
Anna Malhari
Dan Nalawade
Christopher Raup
Jeffrey Sullivan
Energized 2023
October 10th, 2023
An incredible evening, buzzing with positive energy, engaging discussions, and a diverse group of individuals passionate about sustainability: that was ENERGIZED, Solar One’s public policy talk and awards gala held October 10 at the Scandanavia House in Manhattan.
ENERGIZED: “The Future of Sustainability & Resiliency in NYC: Policy & Development,” was the policy discussion led by Solar One Board Member and sustainability advocate Majora Carter as the moderator. The panel featured Elijah Hutchinson, director of the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice; Solar One’s policy analyst Kate Selden; Daniel Sundlin, partner at architecture firm BIG; and Jared Della Valle, CEO from Alloy Development.
Their shared expertise and vision aimed to help the audience learn more about how sustainable policies and development are shaping NYC’s future.
CLICK TO WATCH THE FULL DISCUSSION
The discussion didn’t end on the stage. Afterwards members of the panel and more than 150 guests transitioned to a networking event complete with Swedish wines and petits apéritifs, bringing together a mix of new connections and familiar faces, marking a first return for many to in-person gatherings post-pandemic.
U.S. Rep. Hakim Jeffries, the House Minority Leader and Leader of the House Democratic Caucus, delivered welcome remarks at the gala dinner via video message. WATCH IT HERE.
At the dinner, hosted by entertainer Pratima Mani, Solar One presented its 2023 ENERGIZED Awards to Carl Heastie, speaker of the New York State Assembly – Renewable Leadership Award; Keith Powers, New York City Council Member – Environmental Stewardship Award; and Alloy Development – Sustainable Achievement Award; and Kirkland & Ellis – Solar Champion Award.
