Author: Bryce Nguyen
Celebrating Women in Weatherization - Sonia Cruz
Sonia Cruz – Lead Technical Instructor, Earth Forward Group, Connecticut How did you first get interested and involved in weatherization? By pure chance. As a displaced worker, I was referred to a program offering the opportunity to participate in a "Women Can Weld" training program. As part of the enrollment process, I took a general knowledge test (which I passed with flying colors)
Celebrating Women in Weatherization - Danielle Safford
Danielle Safford - Weatherization Program Coordinator, Oregon How did you first get interested and involved in weatherization? My brother-in-law was an HVAC contractor working for a local community action agency and shared that they had some openings for weatherization technicians. Tell us about your current and past roles in weatherization. I worked as an installer for a few
Celebrating Women in Weatherization - Michele York
Michele York – BIL Program Specialist, New Hampshire How did you first get interested and involved in weatherization? I have always loved the idea of solar and wind. I joined the Loudon Alternative Energy Committee (L.A.E.C.) as soon as it was formed so I could learn more about all the ways we can help our town save money and the environment. We started small by putting in LED
Celebrating Women in Weatherization - Jennifer Lewis
Jennifer Lewis – Sr. Weatherization Programs and Evaluation Manager, Washington How did you first get interested and involved in weatherization? I was a 2009 ARRA hire as an Energy Auditor for a large CAP agency in Chicago, CEDA. I had never heard of weatherization, but I saw "helping families" and "energy efficiency" and I was sold! Soon after I was BPI certified as a QCI Inspector and
Celebrating Women in Weatherization - Molly Carmichael
Molly Carmichael – Administrative and Billing Coordinator, Missouri How did you first get interested and involved in weatherization? I actually stumbled into the position. I didn't know much about it and found a listing for Intake/Outreach and thought it would be interesting. I looked up what Weatherization was and said I'll give it a try; this seems like an awesome and fantastic program to