Britta von Oesen Managing Director CohnReznick Capital WRISE Member How did you get involved with WRISE? I work with CohnReznick Capital, a renewable energy investment bank and active member of SEIA (Solar Energy Industries Association). I was chair of the SEIA Women’s Empowerment Sub-Committee, and tasked with identifying organizations that SEIA would want to partner […]
Category: Stories About WRISE
EnergyPost.eu || Women facing barriers in the renewables workforce
Gender discrimination always matters. It should matter even more to the new green economy. Justice aside, barriers against half the workforce limit your talent pool. Read more>
Solar Industry || New Board Members Join Women Of Renewable Industries And Sustainable Energy
Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) has welcomed three women to its board of directors: Jessica Booker, Julia Bovey and Katy Briggs. Booker is the founder and CEO of The Booker Group LLC, Bovey is the director of external affairs at Equinor Wind US and Briggs is DNV GL’s global service area leader […]
Windpower Engineering and Development || WRISE Welcomes New Board Members
Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) welcomes three new women to its Board of Directors. These new board members represent the renewable industry at large and will support the growing programs now offered across the full spectrum of renewable energy. Recently, Bloomberg NEF released their 2019 New Energy Outlook that projects nearly 50% […]
North American Windpower || WRISE Welcomes Trio of New Board Members
Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) has welcomed three women to its board of directors: Jessica Booker, Julia Bovey and Katy Briggs. Booker is the founder and CEO of The Booker Group LLC, Bovey is the director of external affairs at Equinor Wind US and Briggs is DNV GL’s global service area leader […]
North American Clean Energy || WRISE Welcomes New Board Members to Support Work Towards Strong Diversified Workforce
Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) is excited to welcome three new women to their Board of Directors. These new board members represent the renewable industry at large and will support the growing programs now offered across the full spectrum of renewable energy. These new board members join the organization with an industry […]
May 2019 Movers and Shakers and Job Openings
Johnna Guinty is now VP of Marketing at Savion Mackenzie Tocco is now at Avangrid Teran Smith is now at SunChase power Glenna Wiseman is now a director at SunSpec Alliance Erin Vasquez (past RM fellow) now a field service tech at LM Liz Lachowitzer now at US Water Alexandra Kroger now Energy Program Director at Energy Coop Tamara Toles O’Laughlinnow North America […]
North American Clean Energy|| WRISE Works with Industry Leaders to Support a Diversified Workforce at WINDPOWER 2019
WRISE has selected six 2019 Rudd Mayer Memorial Fellows and plans to recognize them at the group’s luncheon on Wednesday, May 22nd during the WINDPOWER 2018 Conference and Exhibition in Houston. Read the full article>
Renewable Energy Magazine || Solar industry releases new diversity and inclusion reports with SEIA’s new #DiversityChallenge for energy organizations
Solar companies are doing a better job of tracking employee demographics and generally provide positive work environments for their employees, but senior leadership in the industry lacks diversity and gaps remain in wages and job satisfaction, according to a comprehensive study by The Solar Foundation, in partnership with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). […]
Think Progress || The solar industry is booming, but most of the rewards only go to white men
Organizations committed to equity within the renewable energy sector expressed some dismay at the numbers. “I am so thankful for the solar industry’s ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, but we still have a great deal of work to do to make the kind of progress we need to see and to take full […]