Past WRISE Fellows

2025 Solar Power Fellows

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Barana Jean (she/her)
Temple University
MA, Sustainability

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Alexa Williamson (she/her)
Pace University, Elisabeth Haub School of Law
JD, Environmental and Energy Law

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Leila Paulino (she/her)
University of San Francisco
MA, Energy Systems Management

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Scarleth Vasconcelos (she/her)
Villanova University

PhD, Sustainable Engineering

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Daphne Condon (she/her) 
University of California, Davis
PhD, Renewable Energy Systems

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Morgan Byerley (she/her)
University of Alabama

BA, International Studies, Business

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Ashlynn Wright (she/her)
University of West Georgia

MBA, Business Administration, conc. Consumer Research and Sales

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Diana Tapia Ramon (she/her)
University of Minnesota, School of Public Affairs
MA, Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy

Thank you to the 2025 Rising Solar Fellowship Sponsor


2025 Rudd Mayer Fellows

Jamiya Barnett (she/her) 
The Ohio State University

Leslie Cano Ochoa Huerta (she/her)
California State University, Los Angeles

Tara Greig (she/her)
University of Texas, Austin

Emily Jones (she/her)
University of Texas, Austin

Avery Kelly (she/her)
Wesleyan University

Flavia Martini Andrade da Silva (she/they)
University of San Diego, School of Law

Toriana (Tori) Richards (she/her)
University of Massachusetts – Amherst

Alex Urbina (she/her)
Duke University

2025 Wind at Our Backs Scholars

Morgan Klaus (she/her) 
High Plains Technology Center

McKenzi Whitson (she/her)
High Plains Technology Center

2024 Solar Power Fellows

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Asenette Ruiz (she/ella)
Brown University
BS, Mechanical Engineering

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Sneha Narasimhan (she/her)
NC State University
PhD, Power Electronics

Nia Nickens

Nia Nickens (she/her)
Texas A&M University
MS, Energy

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Karly Timko-Ruiz (she/her)
Columbia University
BS, Earth and Environmental Engineering

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Julia Anelli (she/her) 
New York University
BS, Business Leadership and Management Studies

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Jennifer Ayala Pascasio (she/her)
Columbia University
MS, Sustainability Management

Destinie James

Destinie James (she/her)
Tuskegee University
BS, Computer Engineering

Aubrey Jackson

Aubrey Jackson (they/them)
Minnesota State University
BS, Engineering Technology

Thank you to the 2024 Rising Solar Fellowship Sponsor


2023 Solar Power Fellows

Shubhi Arora

Shubhi Arora (she/her)
Columbia University
MA, Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy

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Sydney Collins (she/her)
University of Connecticut
BS, Environmental Science

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Shalom Iboh (she/her)
University of Florida
PhD, Chemical Engineering

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Rachael Kohler (she/her)
Binghamton University
MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Benise Limon (she/her) 
University of California, Santa Barbara
BS, Environmental Studies

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Maitreyee Marathe (she/her)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Camille Minns (she/her)
Tufts University
MS, Environmental Policy and Planning

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Zita Ngagoum Ndalloka (she/her)
University of Massachusetts Lowell
PhD, Energy Engineering

2023 Rudd Mayer Fellows

Ashley Bailey (she/her) 
The City College of New York

Shweta Dabwetar (she/her)
University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Chelsea Idahosa (she/her)
University of California, San Diego

Emma Korein (she/her)
University of Delaware

Serena Lipari-DiLeonardo (she/her)
University of Colorado, Boulder

Jennifer Perugi (she/her)
Farmingdale State College

2023 Wind at Our Backs Scholars

Jackie Agbay (she/her) 
Northwest Renewable Energy Institute

Victoria Fajardo (she/her)
Northwest Renewable Energy Institute

2022 Solar Power Fellows

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Alexandra Cornacchia (she/her)
University of Pennsylvania
BA, Environmental Studies

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Somtoochukwu Ik-Ejiofor (she/her)
University of Texas at Austin
MPA, Public Affairs and Energy Policy

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Sarah Montañez (she/her)
University of Michigan
BS, Mechanical Engineering

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Kayla Partridge  (she/her)
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
Certificate, Microgrids

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Kiran Anand Rekha (she/her) 
University of Colorado – Boulder
MENV, Renewable and Sustainable Energy

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Seda Sarp (she/her)
New York University
MS, Earth and Environmental Engineering
BSc, Chemical Engineering

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Chris Stone (he/they)
Swarthmore College
BS, Engineering
BA, Environmental Studies

2022 Rudd Mayer Fellows

Ana Cenobio 
University of Houston

Samirah Gnangbe
Northern Arizona University

Yulizza Henao-Barragan
Georgia Tech

Zara Miles 
Rochester Institute of Technnology

Juliet Simpson
University of Virginia

Teresa Wang
University of Washington

2022 Wind at Our Backs Scholars

Natalie Clements
High Plains Technology Center

Megan Green 
Lake Region State College

2021 Solar Power Fellows

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Tillila Beetus 
University of Alaska Fairbanks – Community and Technical College
Associate of Applied Science, Information Technology

Elena Dulger

Elena Dulger 
Northwestern University
MSc, Energy and Sustainability

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Taylor Gosk
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BA, Environmental Studies and Public Policy

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Nia Harmon
Yale University
PhD Candidate, Chemistry

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Lesley Ortega
Albion College
BA, Environmental Studies – Law, Justice and Society Concentration

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Syeda Nur E Saba
Case Western Reserve University
MS, Physics Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Hanna Fanni Varga
Duke University
PhD Candidate, Environmental Engineering

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Katarina Yazzie
Navajo Technical University
BS, Electrical Engineering

2021 Rudd Mayer Fellows

Anu Makinde 
University of Ottawa

Sarah Murphy 
Rutgers University

Christina Ortega
Colorado School of Mines

Julianna Schroeger 
Duke University

Anisha Sharma  
Appalachian State University

Lauren Thomas 
The University of Texas School of Law

2021 Wind at Our Backs Scholars

Megan Jackman
Pinnacle Career Institute

Christina Myslinksi
Northwest Renewable Energy Institute

2020 Solar Power Fellows

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Narissa
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Duke University
MPP-MEM Candidate ’22

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Cheyenne Kabil
University of California, Berkeley
BS Environmental Policy

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Daniarely Loma-Jasso
University of Colorado, Boulder
BS Mechanical Engineering

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Brandy McElroy
Solar, Energy and Construction

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Samia Oishi
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
BS Mechatronics Engineering

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Lianne Pinto
Georgetown University
Masters in Business Administration

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Benneth Salanga
University of Washington-Seattle
BS Materials Science and Engineering

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Alyson Vargas
University of Texas at Austin
BS/BA Sustainability Studies/Communications and Leadership

2020 Rudd Mayer Fellows

Jeanie Aird 
Cornell University

Olivia Corriere 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Aminata Diagne
Prairie View A&M University

Lauren Reeg 
University of Wisconsin Madison

Jayne Sandoval 
Northern Arizona University

Evangelia Stoikou 
Dartmouth College

2020 Wind at Our Backs Scholars

Bonnie Holloway 
High Plains Technology Center

Jennifer Ward 
SUNY Canton

2019 Solar Power Fellows

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Aashna Aggarwal 
Duke University
BS Economics and Certificate in Sustainability Engagement

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Stephanie Eyocko
The Johns Hopkins University
MA Energy, Resources, and Environment

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Jessica Hamilton
Solar Works DC
PV Installation and Workforce Development

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Madeline Harvey 
New Hampshire Technical Institute
AAS Civil Engineering

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Brandy Hyatt
Mills College
MPP Public Policy

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Jennifer Liu
University of California, Berkeley
MDP Domestic and International Development – Energy Focus

2019 Rudd Mayer Fellows

Lauren Cutlip 
James Madison University

Katie Diaz 
University of Delaware

Sepideh Kianbakht
School of Mines

Rose Luna 
Northwest Renewable Energy Institute

Elizabeth O’Connell 
Lewis and Clark Law School

Brandy Werre 
Idaho State University

Thanks to our 2019 Rudd Mayer Sponsor

2018 Solar Power Fellows

Katheryn Corp  
University of Washington

Allison Naganuma 
Swarthmore College

Suliyat Olagbenro 
University of Michigan

Janice Scott 
EcoTech Institute

Gowri Sriramagiri
University of Delaware

Jessica Wagner  
Illinois Central College

2018 Rudd Mayer Fellows

Casey Fontana  
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Sarah Fischer  
Ohio State University

Elpiniki Apostolaki
Iosifidou 

University of California – Berkeley

Delaney Williams 
Bryn Mawr College

Jeri Wisman 
Old Dominion University

Usgal Zandanbal  
Pennsylvania State University

2018 Wind at Our Backs Scholars

Ashley Hobbs
High Plains Technology Center

Amanda McAulay 
Mesalands Community College

Elaine Schalen-Hutchison  
MIAT College of Technology

Erin Vazquez
Texas State Technical College

Desiree Walker
Mesalands Community College

The 2017 Solar Power Fellows:
  • Erica Cook, GRID Alternatives San Diego, Intern
  • Chrissy Gonzales, Tekamuk Energy, PV Installation
  • Annie Guo, Yale University, Masters of Environmental Management
  • Hyleah O’Quinn, University of Arizona, Legal Studies
  • Cecilia Wolf, University of Iowa, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Nikkia M. McDonald, University of Birmingham, Chemical Engineering