SHARING THE POWER FOUNDATION - Key Persons

Aissa Dearing is a fourth-year student of History and Environmental Science at Howard University from Durham, NC. In Durham, she co-founded the Durham Youth Climate Justice Initiative (@drmyouthclimate), which seeks to set an intentional space for young people of color interested in climate advocacy work. She was recently appointed by Durham City Council as the youngest-ever (at 18) Durham City-County Environmental Affairs Board Member. She has had experience working at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, for local election campaigns, and at various non-profits. She is interested in the intersections of health, racial equity, and environmental justice. At Howard, she serves as the president for the HU Climate Change Club, the Director of Sustainability for the Howard University Student Association, a Teaching Assistant for the Environmental Studies Department, and as a fellow of the Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship in Public Affairs. She was recently awarded a Marshall Scholarship to study MSc in Environmental Change and Management at Oxford University."As a 2022 Volt Energy Utility Environmental Justice Ambassador Fellow, Aissa will be a program coordinator with Sharing the Power Foundation.

Camryn Millon is a third-year student of Criminal Justice at Virginia State University from Palmdale, CA. While in Palmdale, she received various certifications (Medical Assisting, CPR, First Aid, Community Emergency Response, etc.) and competitive awards for her work throughout her high school's medical academy and student-led organization, HOSA (Future Health Professionals). Upon moving to the Virginia State, Camryn was inducted into the Freshmen Honors Program along with joining various clubs and campus engagements throughout her years. After completion of freshmen year, noticing her drive for social change, Camryn changed her major from Forensic Chemistry to Criminal Justice. With that, she has changed her direction to fight for the social reform and equality of African Americans, most importantly African American women. She is interested in forging new pathways for younger generations in criminal and environmental justice not only at Virginia State but also for her home community in California. Currently, at Virginia State, she serves as a full-time manager for the university football team and completes various community service events. Soon, she hopes to enact a club/organization on her campus that focuses on environmental reform and equality in Petersburg, along with working with existing organizations to improve campus life. As a 2022 Volt Energy Utility Environmental Justice Ambassador Fellow, Camryn will intern with Virginia Environmental Justice Collaborative.

Job Titles:

• Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and a Bloomberg Assistant Professor
• Foundation Board Member

Dr. Aisha S. Dickerson is Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and a Bloomberg Assistant Professor of American Health in Environmental Challenges at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is an environmental neuro-epidemiologist with primary research interests in environmental risk factors for neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders, including autism spectrum disorder, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and dementia. Dr. Dickerson currently serves as Principal Investigator on an NIH-supported research grant on parental occupational exposures and risk of autism in offspring in Denmark. Additionally, she investigates the influence of disparities in autism assessment and service provision along with environmental justice issues in underserved communities. Dr. Dickerson holds a B.S. in Biology and M.S.P.H. in Epidemiology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She received a year of postdoctoral training at the US Environmental Protection Agency before completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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• Associate Professor of Biology and Director of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Program at Howard University
• Foundation Board Member / Director of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Program

Dr. Janelle Burke is an Associate Professor of Biology and Director of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Program at Howard University. Trained as a botanist, her research expertise is in plant evolution and diversity. At Howard University, she has served in a leadership role to develop and grow the Environmental Studies and Science program, which was launched in 2016. She has also been instrumental in securing multiple grants and partnerships to support this program and its associated student opportunities. She has a passion for developing innovative, interdisciplinary curricula that prepare HBCU students for leadership roles in environmental and sustainability careers.

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• Member of the Board

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• Professor of Engineering

Dr. Olugbemiga Olatidoye is a Professor of Engineering and the Founder and Director of the Visualization, Simulation and Design Laboratory (ViSiDeL) - A Virtual Reality Lab - at Clark Atlanta University (CAU). Other centers that he directs at CAU are Center for Alternative, Renewable Energy, Technology and Training (CARET2), Atlanta University (AUC) Sustainable Campus Community Initiatives (ASCCI), Center for Additive Manufacturing (CAM), Atlanta Electronic Commerce Resource Center (AECRC), Army High Performance Computing Research Center (AHPCRC) and DoD Major Shared Resource Center (Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Army Corp of Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (CEWES), Aeronautic System Center (ASC) Wright Patterson Air Force Base) and Georgia Industrial Assessment Center (GIAC). All centers are Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Energy (DOE) funded projects. He served as the Coordinator of the Dual Degree Engineering Program at CAU, which lead to the creation of the Engineering Department at CAU in 1994. Dr. Olatidoye received his Bachelors degree in Architectural Engineering in the area of Structures from North Carolina A&T State University in 1982. He completed his Masters degree in Architecture at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, a Masters degree in Civil Engineering in Engineering Computer Graphics at Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Other degrees from Georgia Tech are Knowledge Engineering and Doctorate degree with emphasis on Intelligent Graphics. He was a member of the Board of Directors at Georgia Tech.

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• Foundation Board Member / Founder
• Founder of the Healing Oak

Dr. Pam Page Carpenter is the Founder of The Healing Oak, LLC. She has served as the Director of Education and Workforce programs for the PowerAmerica Institute and the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center headquartered at North Carolina State University. Dr. Carpenter has developed and led science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs for secondary and post secondary education for renewable energy, sustainability, and alternative transportation. She was affiliated associate professor in the Technology, Engineering, and Design department at NC State and earned her doctorate in Technology, Engineering, and Design in the College of Education at NC State University. She is a consultant in the clean energy education, training, and workforce. Dr. Carpenter is also a psychotherapist working with clients in a holistic and wellness model to empower her clients. She lives in Raleigh, NC.

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• Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer at the Coalition for Green Capital
• Foundation Board Member / Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer at the Coalition for Green Capital

Eli Hopson is the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer at the Coalition for Green Capital, which works to create and serve sustainable finance institutions that serve low income and disadvantaged communities. Previously Eli served as the inaugural CEO of the DC Green Bank, Vice President of Legal and Chief Compliance officer at Eagle Creek Renewable Energy and its predecessor Cube Hydro Partners. Hopson's experience also includes roles at Latham & Watkins LLP, the Union of Concerned Scientists, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Georgetown Climate Center, and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. He received his bachelor's degree and Masters of Engineering in environmental engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center.

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• Foundation Board Member / Partner

Eric is responsible for Volt's external affairs, marketing and communications. He also directs the management and governance of the Environmental Justice Community Impact Fund, as stipulated in the Environmental Justice Power Purchase Agreement ™. Eric has over 20 years of experience in the energy sector. As former vice president of government affairs and communications for WGL Energy and Washington Gas, he directed the company's multi-state government and public affairs, federal government affairs, external and crisis communications, media relations, branding and corporate giving. His government affairs team led the lobbying efforts for the landmark utility infrastructure repair and replacement law in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Early in his career, he served as manager of state government affairs at The American Petroleum Institute. For almost a decade, he served as spokesperson, director of communications, public affairs and corporate philanthropy at The Washington Post. His non-profit experience included five years as director of cause marketing and mega city grants for Special Olympics, Inc., structuring major corporate sponsorships with such companies as Lands' End, Subaru, Raymond Co., AMF, and Hoyle Cards. He has served on several boards including: Volt Energy, LLC., the DC and Maryland Chambers of Commerce, Red Cross - National Capital Region, and the Black Student Fund. Eric is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the Landeggar International Business Executive Program at Georgetown University.

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• CEO of Leyline Renewable Capital
• Foundation Board Member / CEO

Erik Lensch is the CEO of Leyline Renewable Capital, a team of former project developers that combat climate change by providing capital to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy projects. Erik is active in renewable energy advocacy, education, and advancement efforts and brings a sales, finance, and management background to Leyline. Previously, he was CEO and Managing Director at Entropy Solar Integrators, part of York Capital Management, a large global hedge fund. Prior to joining Entropy, Erik spent eight years as the CEO and Founder of Argand Energy Solutions, a commercial and utility scale solar company.

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• Foundation Board Chair / Founder & CEO
• Founder and CEO of Volt Energy Utility
• Volt Energy Utility 's Founder

Gilbert Campbell is Founder and CEO of Volt Energy Utility, a national renewable energy firm that finances and develops utility-scale solar and energy storage projects for large corporate clients, municipalities, and other institutions. Gilbert serves on the Board of Directors at The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA), The American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE), is an Advisory Board Member at 3Degrees, and is a Founding Member of Renewables Forward. Gilbert also co-founded Volt Energy, a national distributed generation solar development company. Under Gilbert's leadership, Volt Energy successfully developed solar projects for numerous public and private sector clients including, Accenture, Exelon/Pepco, The Cheesecake Factory, Subaru, District of Columbia Government, Howard University and Wake Forest University. Gilbert is an advocate and spokesperson for diversity, equity and inclusion in clean energy, environmental justice and sustainability; and regularly advises federal and local officials, corporations and other key stakeholders on policies and best practices. Gilbert has been nationally recognized for his efforts and has testified before Congress regarding the need for increased minority participation in the renewable energy sector. In 2016, the Obama Administration presented Gilbert with the White House Champions of Change Award for his leadership in advancing climate change equity. Gilbert was named to EBONY magazine's 2014 Power 100 List, which recognizes influential achievements by African Americans annually. Volt Energy Utility's founder Gilbert Campbell envisioned a process through which the basic tool used to finance major solar projects - the PPA - could produce a funding stream to support environmental justice causes. A percentage of revenue produced by these projects is dedicated to funding Sharing the Power Foundation. The EJPPA serves the dual purpose of assisting corporations in meeting and exceeding their clean energy milestones while fulfilling commitments to programs that promote environmental justice and equitably distribute the benefits of a clean energy economy.

Keturah Tamar Caldwell is a rising junior attending the illustrious Virginia State University. She is a Social Work major currently working towards her Bachelor's of Social Work. She is a proud Trojan who is consistently working towards being a high-achieving student in order to destigmatize Historically Black Colleges and Universities and demonstrate their value. She wishes to show society that HBCUs produce quality workers and facilitate a community of students who are highly ambitious and accomplished. Tamar is the co-founder of The Campus Action Project (@campusactionproject) which is an upcoming organization promoting the betterment of the community of all students within her campus. She currently serves as the community service chair in TGTGI ( @tgtgi__ ), an organization that focuses on uplifting the spirituality of young black women, and maintains involvement in her school's chapter of the NAACP (@vsunaacp_ ). Additionally, she enjoys participating in volunteer work in her community. During the 2021-2022 academic school year, she participated in numerous community service projects including the Recycling Committee at her university and she is looking forward to maintaining involvement as it expands into the Recycling Club for the 2022-2023 academic school year. She also enjoyed volunteering at the Petersburg Public Library back in 2021. As a 2022 Volt Energy Utility Environmental Justice Ambassador Fellow, Tamar will intern with Virginia Interfaith Power and Light.

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• Deputy Executive Director

Lauren Strickland is the Deputy Executive Director for the Sharing The Power Foundation, she previously served as the Director of Clean Jobs and Environmental Justice Programs for Sharing the Power Foundation - a national philanthropic non-profit that advances environmental justice and an inclusive clean energy future through grantmaking and seeding the next generation of environmental leaders. In this role, Lauren leads special programs and supports strategic efforts for the Foundation. Lauren is an inaugural 2023 Dream.Org's Green for All Business Council Fellow. The fellowship provides clean energy career opportunities for fellows with leading diverse-owned clean tech firms. Prior to joining The Sharing the Power Foundation, Lauren worked as a business development executive in the hospitality industry for over ten years. Lauren has developed innovative strategies and led expansion efforts for leading hospitality groups. Lauren has been recognized as Leader of the Year by the Denihan Hospitality Group. Lauren is a life-long social justice advocate. She served on the board of IMPACT, a political advocacy and social impact non-profit based in Washington, DC. She oversaw key partnerships with Capitol Hill and other key lawmakers across the country. Lauren has served on KIPP DC's Ambassador Board. Lauren has also worked with two presidential campaigns and various state-level campaigns. Lauren graduated from Howard University and received a Journalism degree from Howard's School of Communications.

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• Member of the Leadership Team
• Foundation Board Member / Managing Director
• Managing Director, Leads Accenture 's Client Global Supplier Diversity and Sustainability Programs across 20 Countries.

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• Foundation Board Member / President
• President of the Alliance

Paula R. Glover has served as President of the Alliance to Save Energy since January 2021 and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2017. Ms. Glover is the seventh president in the Alliance's 45-year history. Ms. Glover's leadership at the Alliance is driven by her belief that universal adoption of energy efficiency is foundational to achieving energy affordability, economic growth, and decarbonization. She is responsible for working with the Alliance's diverse coalition of stakeholders to find lasting, consensus-based solutions. During her tenure, the Alliance has secured billions of dollars in federal funding for energy efficiency programs, amplified its work on energy justice, and worked to advance the next generation of technologies with the Active Efficiency Collaborative. Ms. Glover previously served as President and CEO of the American Association of Blacks in Energy, a non-profit professional association whose focus is to ensure that African Americans and other minorities have input into the discussions and development of energy policy, regulations, and environmental issues. She serves on the board of the Keystone Policy Center and Groundswell, a community solar development organization. She is also a Trustee for Cardigan Mountain School, a junior boarding school in Canaan, NH. She received her B.S. in Marketing Management from the University of Delaware.