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Stephen Levin

Chief Executive Officer

K-12 Education

Karen Alsen Headshot

Karen Alsen

Managing Director of Education

Isabel Avina Headshot

Isabel Avina

Youth Leadership Development Program Manager

Maya Blackmon Headshot

Maya Blackmon

Environmental Educator

Philip Fandel Headshot

Philip Fandel

Environmental Educator

Alex Nathanson

Solar Educator

Michaela Ritz Headshot

Michaela Ritz

CTE Program Manager

Gabrielle Rodriguez Headshot

Gabrielle Rodriguez

Director of STEM Education

Nile Luna Headshot

Nile Luna

Environmental Educator

Karla Pinzon

Karla Pinzon

CTE Program Manager

David Estrada Headshot

David Estrada 

Environmental Educator

Catherine Lahood Headshot

Catherine Lahood

Career and Technical Instructor

Green Workforce

Max Levitzke Headshot

Max Levitzke

Managing Director Workforce

Apolinar Almonte

Green Workforce Instructor

Kayla Chalfant Headshot

Kayla Chalfant

Community Engagement Program Manager

Alex Davis

Senior Community Engagement Specialist

Matthew Dean Headshot

Matthew Dean

Senior Instructor

Shakira Hart Headshot

Shakira Hart

Senior Director of Community Engagement

James King

Director of Workforce Training

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Patience Otun

NYSERDA Clean Energy Hub, Program Manager

Gary Smith

Senior Instructor

Joshua Vedder

Senior Instructor

Events & Stuyvesant Cove Park

Dina Elkan

Director, Events & Park

Liz Paredes Headshot

Liz Paredes

Gardener and Community Educator

Candace Thompson

Senior Park Manager

Here Comes Solar

Anika Wistar Jones Headshot

Anika Wistar-Jones

Managing Director, Here Comes Solar

Angelica Ramdhari

Director, Resilient Solar

Gretchen Bradley Headshot

Gretchen Bradley

Director, Community Solar

Anapaula Abarca

Anapaula Abarca

Solar Program Manager

Carly Ayukawa Headshot

Carly Ayukawa

Solar Program Manager

Geovani Caldero Headshot

Geovani Caldero

Solar Program Manager

Jose Galvez Contreras Headshot

José Tulio Gálvez Contreras

Director, Affordable Solar

Daisy Rivera Dominguez Headshot

Daisy Rivera Dominguez

Solar Program Manager

Alex Federico Headshot

Alex Federico

Operations Analyst

Roy Garzon

Solar Program Manager

Lawrence Haseley

Director, Solar Campaigns

Lily Iserson

Senior Solar Associate

Patrick Owusu

Senior Solar Program Manager

Kate Selden

Senior Policy Analyst

Graham Van Korff Headshot

Graham Van Korff

Solar Policy and Program Manager

Michael Weiss

Solar Site Assessor

Mahamadou Camara

Solar Program Associate

Clean Energy Communities

Rachel Fleischer Headshot

Rachel Fleischer

Director of Clean Energy Communities

Jeanette Castillo

Community Emissions Specialist

Andrew McLean

Sustainability Policy and Project Associate

Isabelle Graj

Community Campaigns Coordinator

External Affairs

Sara Radelet

Sara Radelet

Chief External Affairs Officer

Barbara Lerman-Golomb

Barbara Lerman-Golomb

Philanthropy Specialist

Deana Hare

Philanthropy Specialist

Keisha Benjamin Bio Photo

Keisha Benjamin

Development Associate

Daphne Aquije

Daphne Aquije

Senior Marketing and External Affairs Manager

Finance and Operations

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Nancy Weber

Chief Operating Officer

Alysha Willis

Senior Director of Human Resources

Raimonda Banelevicuite Headshot

Raimonda Baneleviciute

Grant Administrator

Bert Sheppard Headshot

Bertrand Sheppard

Operations Manager

Shinn Yang Headshot

Shinn Yang

Managing Director, Finance

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