leadership

Abigail Ross Hopper

President and CEO

Abigail Ross Hopper is the president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade organization for America's solar and storage industry. Ms. Hopper is a visionary leader who has transformed SEIA into an advocacy powerhouse and the leading voice for the U.S. solar and storage industry, a $64 billion force in our nation’s economy.

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Business Development

Roderick Lewis

Roderick Lewis

Senior Vice President of Sales & Business Development

Roderick Lewis is SEIA’s Senior Vice President of Sales & Business Development. In this role he...

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Antuan Scott

Senior Director of Member Engagement

As a Senior Director of Member Engagement, Antuan is responsible for establishing National...

Christina Brooks

Director of Business Development Operations

Christina Brooks is SEIA’s Director of Business Development Operations, leading Salesforce strategy...

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Scott Hughes

Senior Director, Business Development Marketing

As Senior Director of Business Development Marketing, Scott is responsible for developing...

Tim Momyer

Senior Regional Development Manager, California

As a Senior Regional Development Manager at SEIA, Tim is responsible for establishing National...

Vanessa Hobson

Senior Regional Development Manager

As a Senior Regional Development Manager at SEIA,. Vanessa is responsible for establishing National...

Jonathan Blansfield

Regional Development Manager, Northeast

As Regional Development Manager for the Northeast, Jonathan drives partnerships and engagement to...

Claire Wilson

Senior Manager, Business Development Marketing

As Senior Manager, Business Development Marketing, Claire is responsible for driving business...

Necole Stravino

Manager, Development/Member Retention

Necole Stravino is SEIA’s Manager of Development/Member Retention. She is responsible for...

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Communications

Steph Bosh

Stephanie Bosh

Senior Vice President of Communications

Steph Bosh serves as Senior Vice President of Communications at the Solar Energy Industries...

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Morgan Lyons

Senior Director of Communications

As Senior Director of Communications for SEIA, Morgan leads the association’s external...

Emily Bishop

Director of Branding and Design

Emily is a seasoned leader in branding and strategic communications, driven by her passion for...

Seth Miller

Director of Digital Communications

Seth is SEIA's Director of Digital Communications

Jacob Weinberg

Senior Communications Manager

Jacob Weinberg develops and executes public relations strategies to advance SEIA's goals at the...

Addie Moore

Senior Manager of Web Experience

Addie Moore is SEIA’s Senior Manager of Web Experience. She is responsible for overseeing the...

Todd Echols

Digital and Video Production Manager

As digital and video production manager, Todd supports SEIA's public affairs and advocacy efforts...

Jennifer Nguy

Graphic Design Coordinator

Jennifer, a graphic designer originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, brings a passion for visual...

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Congressional Affairs

Sean Gallagher

Sean Gallagher

Senior Vice President of Policy

Sean Gallagher is SEIA’s Senior Vice President of Policy where he oversees all of SEIA’s policy...

Erin Duncan

Erin Duncan

Vice President of Congressional Affairs

Erin Duncan is SEIA’s Vice President Of Congressional Affairs where she leads SEIA’s congressional...

Sarah Vilms

Sarah Vilms

Vice President of Strategic Growth Initiatives

Sarah Vilms is SEIA’s Vice President of Strategic Growth Initiatives where she leads SEIA’s work on...

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Charles Bolden

Senior Director of Congressional Affairs

As the Senior Director of Congressional Affairs, Charles leads SEIA’s energy and carbon portfolio....

Jeremy Woodrum

Jeremy Woodrum

Senior Director of Congressional Affairs

Jeremy Woodrum is Senior Director of Congressional Affairs for the Solar Energy Industries...

Scott Greenler

Senior Manager of Grassroots and Legislative Advocacy

As the Senior Manager of Grassroots and Legislative Advocacy for SEIA, Scott works with SEIA’s...

Jasmile DeJesus

Jasmile DeJesus

Senior Manager of Congressional Affairs and Special Projects

Prior to joining SEIA, Jasmile spent time working with the federal policy team of Hispanic...

Eric Forteza Romero

Manager of Congressional Affairs

Eric Forteza Romero is SEIA’s Manager of Congressional Affairs where he focuses on workforce...

Logan Ritter

Congressional Affairs Coordinator

As Congressional Affairs Coordinator, Logan Ritter provides administrative support to the...

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Content and Strategy

Colin Silver

Colin Silver

Senior Vice President of Content and Strategy

Colin is responsible for a number of key functions as SEIA's Senior Vice President of Content &...

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Stephanie Zawistowski

Senior Director of Grassroots Engagement & Political Organizing

Stephanie Zawistowski is the Senior Director of Grassroots Engagement & Political Organizing...

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Kelsey Hopkins

Director of Content and Programs

As Director of Content & Programs , Kelsey Hopkins is responsible for coordinating and...

Edward Bagsic, CMP

Director of Meetings and Events

Edward is responsible for SEIA’s meetings and events portfolio. He leads the team in strategizing,...

Nathan Shepherd

Manager of Content and Programs

As Manager of Content and Programs, Nathan is responsible for developing, creating, and...

Zack Luye

Senior Manager, Virtual Education and Producer, Good Energy

Zack is SEIA's podcast Engineer and Producer, and the Senior Manager of Virtual Education.

Jackie Griffin

Manager of Meetings & Events

Jackie Griffin earned her B.S in Business Administration with a minor in Hospitality and Tourism...

Chloe Holmes

Manager of Meetings & Events

With a background in coordinating complex conferences, experiential campaigns, and corporate...

Clare Leithauser

Coordinator of Content & Strategy

As the coordinator of Content & Strategy, Clare helps create, develop, and coordinate education...

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Executive Office

Jen Bristol

Vice President, Chief of Staff and Senior Communications Advisor

Jen Bristol is the Vice President, Chief of Staff and Senior Communications Advisor for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), where she leads external communications and specializes in strategic communications.

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Finance and Operations

Lisa Berwin

Lisa Berwin

Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Operations

Lisa Berwin is SEIA’s Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Operations. In this...

Tim Perry

Tim Perry

Senior Director of Information Technology

Tim Perry is the Senior Director of Information Technology and is responsible for maintaining...

Ann Wang

Senior Director of Human Resources

Ann Wang, SHRM-SCP, has over twelve years of human resources experience and has been sole...

Emma Chen

Senior Accounting Manager

Xiaoying (Emma) Chen is a Senior Accounting Manager with the Solar Energy Industries Association...

Lawrence Kier

IT Support Manager

Nathaniel Humphreys

Administrative and Operations Coordinator

As Administrative and Operations Coordinator, Nathaniel maintains the front desk, and directs...

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Legal

Gizelle Wray

Gizelle Wray

Vice President and General Counsel

Gizelle Wray is the Vice President and General Counsel of the Solar Energy Industries Association....

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Amir Yazdi

Deputy General Counsel

Amir is SEIA's Deputy General Counsel, providing legal services to SEIA’s Consumer Protection...

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Addie Momyer

Assistant General Counsel

Aquanetta “Addie” Momyer serves as the Assistant General Counsel of the Solar Energy Industries...

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Policy Analysis

Kevin Lucas

Kevin Lucas

Vice President of Policy Analysis

Kevin Lucas is SEIA's Vice President of Policy Analysis. In this role, he focuses on cross-cutting...

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Bheshaj Krishnappa

Director of Cybersecurity Policy and Reliability

Bheshaj Krishnappa is Director of Cybersecurity Policy & Reliability. In this role, he leads...

Joan White

Director of Storage and Interconnection Policy

Joan White is the Director of Storage and Interconnection Policy. She advances the rapid deployment...

Paige Sawyers

Policy Analyst

Paige Sawyers is SEIA’s Policy Analyst. Prior to joining SEIA, Paige served as a government...

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Research

Justin Baca

Justin Baca

Vice President of Markets & Research

Justin Baca is the Vice President of Markets and Research of the Solar Energy Industries...

Colin Smith

Director of Research

Colin Smith is Director of Research at SEIA. In this role, he helps guide and conduct industry...

Jamel Dargan

Director of Data Engineering

Jamel Dargan is the Director of Data Engineering at SEIA. He is responsible for automating and...

Tyler Thompson

Research Manager

As a Research Manager, Tyler works to provide data and analysis that strengthen SEIA’s policy...

Jessica Fang

Data Engineer

As a Data Engineer for SEIA, Jessica builds the systems that collect, organize, and prepare the...

Forrest Levy

Solar and Storage Analyst

Forrest comes from Indianapolis, Indiana and received his undergraduate degree from Indiana...

Mark Agard

GIS Technician

Mark Agard is SEIA's GIS Technician. He is responsible for the creation of static and interactive...

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State Policy

Sean Gallagher

Sean Gallagher

Senior Vice President of Policy

Sean Gallagher is SEIA’s Senior Vice President of Policy where he oversees all of SEIA’s policy...

Sara Birmingham

Sara Birmingham

Vice President of State Affairs

As Vice President of State Affairs, Sara oversees solar-related regulatory and legislative activity...

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Jeanne Armstrong

Senior Regulatory Counsel

Jeanne holds the position of Senior Regulatory Counsel at SEIA. In this position she manages...

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Valessa Souter-Kline

Northeast Regional Director

Valessa Souter-Kline is SEIA's Northeast Regional Director, working on regulatory and legislative...

Daniel Giese

Director of State Affairs, Texas

Daniel Giese is a native Texan who has spent nearly a decade holding various roles within the Texas...

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Stephanie Doyle

California State Affairs Director

Stephanie Doyle is SEIA’s California State Affairs Director. She comes to SEIA with over 12 years...

Leah Meredith

Director, Mid-Atlantic for State Affairs

Leah is the Director, Mid-Atlantic for State Affairs at SEIA, managing and supporting SEIA’s policy...

Caitlin Vincent

Director, Southeast Region

Caitlin Vincent is the Director of Southeast State Affairs at SEIA, managing and supporting policy...

Andrew Linhares

Senior Manager, Central Region

Andrew Linhares is SEIA’s Senior Manager for the Central Region. Andrew supervises regulatory and...

Wil Gehl

Senior Manager, InterMountain West Region

Wil is the InterMountain West Senior Manager at SEIA, working to advance solar and storage adoption...

Lauryn Gayles

State and Regulatory Affairs Coordinator

Lauryn Gayles serves as the State and Regulatory Affairs Coordinator at SEIA.

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Regulatory Affairs

Sean Gallagher

Sean Gallagher

Senior Vice President of Policy

Sean Gallagher is SEIA’s Senior Vice President of Policy where he oversees all of SEIA’s policy...

Ben Norris

Ben Norris

Vice President of Regulatory Affairs

Ben Norris is SEIA’s Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. He leads all of SEIA’s advocacy efforts...

Melissa Alfano

Senior Director of Energy Markets and Counsel

Melissa Alfano is SEIA’s Senior Director of Energy Markets and Counsel. She represents SEIA...

Alec Ward

Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs

Alec is SEIA’s Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs. He represents SEIA in front of various...

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Maren Taylor

Director of Regulatory Affairs

Maren Taylor is SEIA’s Director of Regulatory Affairs. She represents SEIA regarding environmental...

Lauryn Gayles

State and Regulatory Affairs Coordinator

Lauryn Gayles serves as the State and Regulatory Affairs Coordinator at SEIA.

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Technical Services

Evelyn Butler

Vice President of Technical Services

As Vice President of Technical Services, Evelyn leads SEIA’s technical and technological...

Joe Cain

Joe Cain, P.E.

Senior Director of Codes and Standards

As Senior Director of Codes & Standards, Joe leads SEIA’s efforts in advocacy for development...

Charles Picard

Director of Codes and Standards

Charles Picard is a seasoned expert in the field of energy storage, currently serving as the...

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Jennifer Martin

Director of Standards Development

As SEIA’s Director of Standards Development, Jennifer creates and publishes certification...

Robert Nicholson

Director of Sustainability

Robert Nicholson spent the first 15 years of his career in the commercial nuclear industry managing...

Cesar Eizaga

Standards Development Manager

Cesar Eizaga is a Mechanical Engineer with 10+ years of experience developing technical standards...

Stephen Pope

Director of Technical Services Programs

As the Director of Technical Services Programs at the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA),...

Erik Smith

Standards Development Manager

Erik Smith is a DMV local born in Texas and has experience in the energy sector, education,...

Clare Lapointe

Sustainability Program Analyst

Clare helps to expand SEIA’s network of recycling and reuse service providers and to develop...

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Trade and Manufacturing

Stacy Ettinger

Stacy J. Ettinger

Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Trade

Stacy J. Ettinger is SEIA’s Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Trade where she oversees...

Jade Jones

Jade Jones

Director, Solar Products Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Jade Jones is the Director, Solar Products Manufacturing and Supply Chain, leading research on the...

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Workforce Development

Erika Symmonds

Erika Symmonds

Vice President of Equity and Workforce Development

As Vice President of Equity and Workforce Development, Erika leads various efforts to improve...

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Beck Long

Director of Workforce Services and Apprenticeship

As Director of Workforce Services and Apprenticeship on SEIA's Equity and Workforce Development...

E'Lon Hall

Director of Workforce Development

E’Lon Cohen Hall is the Director of Workforce Development and Equity Initiatives at SEIA.

Dimitri Stevenson

Manager of Workforce Development and Equity

Dimitri Stevenson is SEIA's Manager of Industry Services in which he explores avenues of ways to...

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