Champions of Change

Champions of Change: Solar Deployment

The White House honors 10 local heroes who are Champions of Change for their efforts to promote and expand solar deployment in the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.

Jessica Bailey joined Connecticut’s “green bank,” the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority, as the Director of Commercial and Industrial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) in August...

Kate Bowman is the Solar Project Coordinator for Utah Clean Energy (UCE), a non-profit, non-partisan organization in Salt Lake City, Utah. In her role at UCE, Kate coordinates Community Solar...

Elyse Cherry is Chief Executive Officer of Boston Community Capital, a leading community development financial institution that pursues bold, innovative solutions for defeating poverty. Under her...

Ismael Guerrero has served as the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City and County of Denver (DHA) since June 2007. Under Ismael’s leadership, DHA has undertaken an ambitious...

Peter Marte is the founder and CEO of Hannah Solar—located in the heart of Atlanta—and has worked diligently over the last six years throughout the state of Georgia to develop a solar market where...

Henry Red Cloud is the Founder and Sole Proprietor of Lakota Solar Enterprises (LSE) on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. One of the first 100% Native American-owned and operated renewable...

Anya Schoolman is the Executive Director of Community Power Network, a national nonprofit that helps communities build and promote local renewable energy projects and policies. Ms. Schoolman...

Tim Sears, P.E., is the co-founder of GRID Alternatives, the country's largest nonprofit solar installer. Along with his co-founder Erica Mackie, Mr. Sears has developed and scaled a powerful...

Rajendra Singh, PhD serves as D. Houser Banks Professor in the Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. Starting as a...

Donnel Baird is the founder and CEO of BlocPower, and early stage startup that markets, finances, and installs solar and energy efficiency retrofits in churches, synagogues, non-profits, and small...