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A Call to Action: Changing the Face of the Energy and Environment Workforce

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The energy and environmental fields continue to lag in all forms of diversity, despite the region’s ambitious climate goals and influx of high-growth industries like energy efficiency and renewable energy. 

Join NEWIEE as we issue a call to action to ensure the economic benefits of New England's clean energy transition are shared equitably among underrepresented groups. 

Speakers include:

  • Aisha Francis, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology 
  • Annelies Goger, David M. Rubenstein Fellow Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings 
  • Jennifer Jean Kropke, Director of Energy Jobs U.S. Department of Energy 
  • Natalie Edwards, Chief Diversity Officer National Grid

 

 

 

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Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
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Dominion Energy
Massachusette Business Roundtable
Klavens Law Group
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ISO New England
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Speakers

Daysia Charles

Fellow

Wanjiku Gatheru

Fellow

Jennifer Kropke

US Department of Energy

Natalie Edwards

National Grid

Aisha Francis

Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

Weezie Nuara

NEWIEE Board President

Annelies Goger

Brookings Institute

Carter Wall

NEWIEE Board of Directors

Shalaya Morissette

NEWIEE Board of Directors

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New England Women in Energy and Environment

NEWIEE is a dynamic group of professional women working in energy and environmental fields, joining together to explore new solutions to today’s challenges while helping to cultivate female leadership and advancement through collaboration, inspiration and professional development.

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