Climate Change

Fellow

Sara Mersha

2010 Fellow
Sara Mersha has been Director of Grantmaking and Advocacy at Grassroots International since 2010. She works to build and maintain long-term relationships with partner organizations and social movements led by peasants, indigenous peoples...
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Sarah Kapnick

2010 Fellow
Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D., is chief scientist for NOAA. In this role, Dr. Kapnick is responsible for advancing policy and program direction for NOAA’s science and technology priorities. Dr. Kapnick has extensive experience at the intersection of...
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Max Parness

2009 Fellow
In his role at Toyota, Max leads Toyota North America's vehicle-grid integration strategy, including the development of the company's go-to-market approach and partnerships with utilities and other key stakeholders. As part of this work, he...
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Stephanie Stern

2010 Fellow
Stephanie completed her master’s degree at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning, with a specialization in Environmental Policy and Planning. She is focusing on city energy and sustainability policies and an integrated approach to...
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Justin Foster

2010 Fellow
Justin graduated from Bowdoin College with an AB in Mathematics in 2003 and received his PhD in Systems Engineering with a concentration in Operations Research from Boston University in 2012. His PhD Dissertation titled 'Control Systems in...
Fellow Story

Journey Up Coal River

2000 Fellow Jen Osha, Founder and President of Aurora Lights, an NGO based in Morgantown, West Virginia, has announced the production of a CD, called "Still Moving Mountains: The Journey Home" to raise awareness of mountaintop removal coal mining, as well as a companion website with educational a d outreach tools for activists, concerned citizens, and teachers.
May 13, 2010
Leadership Grant Grant

Clean and Just Solar Energy Initiative, Year 1

To hire Dustin Mulvaney as a consultant to research the occupational and end-of-life hazards from production and disposal of solar photovoltaic (solar pv) cells, with the goal of shaping public policy on the manufacture and disposal of...
March 31, 2010
Leadership Grant Grant

Clean and Just Solar Energy Initiative, Year 2

To build on the success of Dustin's first year researching the safety and sustainability of the solar photovoltaic industry, expanding the investigation of solar energy manufacturing and recycling and to make the information accessible to...
March 31, 2010
Leadership Grant Grant

Capacity Building for IRRI-Mexico

To provide capacity-building funds and support for a collaboration between Mexican-based International Renewable Resources Institute (IRRI) and its U.S.-based partner organization, Solar Energy International. Solar Energy International (SEI...
March 31, 2010
Leadership Grant Grant

Promoting Clean Energy and Good Jobs in the Western States, Year 2

This funding was provided to promote Jeremy Hays into the position of Western States Organizing Director for the Apollo Alliance. Last year Jeremy was hired as Western States Organizer working in California, Oregon, and Colorado. Jeremy...
March 29, 2010