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Paul Israel

President, PV-1 Solar Contractor

Paul Israel founded Sunlight Solar Energy, Inc in 1988 in Sacramento, California. Paul, a native of New Hampshire, has a business degree from Temple University and has worked in the energy industry since 1987…

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Queena Coursen

Project Coordinator

Queena joined Sunlight Solar in mid-October 2009 with over 10 years of experience in administrative support, data analysis, light bookkeeping, training and special projects. Queena has a Bachelor of Science degree in Aquatic Biology…

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Lindsey Hardy

Neighborhood Outreach Director

Lindsey Hardy – Neighborhood Outreach Director After earning her BA in Environmental Studies from Ithaca College, Linsdey discovered how truly passionate about the environmental movement she was while attending the United Nations Climate Change conference in Poznan, Poland. It was there that she was asked – when she looked into the eyes of her grandchildren, [...]

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Dave Lindoo

Neighborhood Outreach Director in Portland

Dave Lindoo – Neighborhood Outreach Director in Portland/NABCEP EL Dave Lindoo started at Sunlight Solar in October 2011.  He has earned a BS in Industrial Distribution from Minnesota State University Moorhead and a BS in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Oregon Institute of Technology in Portland, OR. Dave got his first taste of solar when he [...]

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Scott Gahan

Director of Solar Thermal Operations

Scott has been involved in the renewable energy industry since 2003 and with Sunlight Solar since October 2008. He was among the first to graduate from the Energy Management/Renewable Energy Program at Lane Community College. Upon graduation, he actively pursued a career as a solar thermal professional in Central Oregon…

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Chance Currington

System Designer/NABCEP Certified PV Installer- Portland

Chance Currington – System Designer/NABCEP Certified PV Installer- Portland Chance began his renewable energy career in 2003 as Manager of Executive Projects for a major renewable energy distributor from 2003-2005. From 2005-2007, Chance managed Field Operations at a United States solar inverter manufacturer and he has been with Sunlight Solar since July 2007. As Project [...]

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Rob Doughtie

System Designer/NABCEP EL- Central Oregon

Rob joined Sunlight Solar in October 2009 from 3 Degrees Inc where he worked in Community Outreach for Pacific Power’s Blue Sky program. Rob has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado in Boulder. His studies focused on marketing, international business and economics…

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Joe Mazzarella

System Designer/NABCEP EL-Central Oregon

Joe Mazzarella- System Designer/NABCEP EL-Central Oregon   Joe started with Sunlight Solar in the summer of 2011 in neighborhood outreach and is now also working in System Design.  Joe graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration-Marketing.  After graduating he spent years living and working at ski resorts in Colorado and [...]

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Nicole Milnes

Bookkeeper

Nicole Milnes – Bookkeeper Nicole joined Sunlight Solar in January 2011 with an impressive amount of bookkeeping and accounts management experience. For more than 7 years, Nicole has owned and operated her own bookkeeping & accounting company called “Minding Your Business.” She started the company in Kansas which is where she lived prior to moving to [...]

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Kimmberly Wallace

Assistant Accounts Manager

Kimmberly joined Sunlight Solar in October 2009 with an immense amount of experience in the residential construction industry. She worked with Palmer Homes for seven years starting in February 2001 as a Receptionist/Administrative Assistant, Construction Assistant, then as the Estimator/Purchaser from 2005-2008…

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Jonathan Olinto

Director of Operations

Jonathan joined Sunlight Solar in August 2009 in the Bend, Oregon office as a project manager. In January 2010, Jonathan took over as the commercial systems designer in Newton, Massachusetts. Jonathan received a Master of Science degree in Finance from the University of Tampa and a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of Florida…

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Rick Nichols

Technical Design Director

Rick Nichols – Technical Design Director Rick Nichols joined the Sunlight Solar team in June 2011.  He has an associate’s degree from Linn-Benton in drafting technology and is currently in his junior year pursuing a bachelor’s degree in energy engineering management from Oregon State University.  Rick has over 15 years of experience with civil engineering where he [...]

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Marc Chambers

Supervising Electrician

Marc joins Sunlight Solar in mid-October 2009 with a wealth of experience as an electrician in Central Oregon. He has served in the following positions: Senior Electrician for American Pine Products in Prineville, Supervising Electrician for Redmond Electric in Redmond…

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Leah Faller

Office Coordinator

Leah Faller - Office Coordinator Leah joined Sunlight Solar Energy in September 2011 as the Office Coordinator.  Leah is a graduate of Springfield College, with a Bachelor’s degree in Nonprofit Business Management.  Originally from New Jersey, she is excited to be in the Boston area and getting involved in creating a healthy, green environment.

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Natasha Westbrook

Director of Marketing & Public Relations

Natasha Westbrook – Director of Marketing & Public Relations Natasha joined Sunlight Solar in February of 2012 as the Director of Marketing and Public Relations. Natasha is a graduate of Emerson College, with a degree in Marketing Communication. After attending college in Boston for four years she is excited to be staying in the area and to [...]

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Christopher Robinson

Project Manager

Christopher Robinson - Project Manager Chris Robinson joined the Sunlight Solar team in May 2010 as a Residential Systems Designer.  A graduate of the George Washington University, Chris majored in Applied Science & Technology, realizing early on the importance of developing Green, Clean and Renewable energy sources.  Raised locally in Needham, MA, Chris also enjoys international [...]

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Dan Britton

Director of Operations

Dan Britton, the Director of Operations for the Connecticut branch of Sunlight Solar, has been with the company since July 2008. Previously a Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal System Designer, Dan moved into his current position in May 2011.

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Rachel Oxman

Sales & Marketing Coordinator

Rachel joined Sunlight Solar in July 2008 and since then has served as the Connecticut office’s Sales Coordinator. Rachel is the first point of contact for customers who are interested in learning about solar, and during her tenure at Sunlight Solar Rachel has become an expert in answering the wide variety of questions and concerns thrown her way over the phone or in person…

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Dick Evarts

Community Outreach Coordinator

Dick Evarts - Community Outreach Coordinator After a 30-year career as co-owner of Friends & Company Restaurant on the eastern Connecticut shoreline, Dick has returned to his true passion: conservation.  “After Sunlight Solar Energy installed PV panels at my home and realized incredible production, which reduced my need to purchase electricity by 85%, I knew this was the field [...]

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Fiona Stewart

Marketing Assistant

Fiona Stewart - Marketing Assistant Fiona joined the Sunlight Solar team in September 2011 as our Marketing Assistant. Hailing from Meriden, CT, she graduated from the University of Connecticut with a B.S. in Resource Economics, concentrating in Environmental Policy, Economics, and International Development.  Her passion for the environment and sustainability grew when she joined UConn’s EcoHusky, and later [...]

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Sarah Gaetano

Webmaster

Sarah Gaetano came to Sunlight Solar in August of 2007 from an academic background. She graduated with honors from the University of Dallas in 2007. She majored in English Literature and wrote two theses: one on John Donne and one on Mark Twain. Sarah then came immediately to Sunlight Solar and worked as Purchasing Agent, Project Manager, and Office Coordinator…

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Sara Pyne

Construction Coordinator

Sara Pyne came to Sunlight Solar in September 2009. One of those additions we love to make, Sara was hired to assist our Construction Coordinator. With more and installers and projects in our queue, we needed another set of capable hands like Sara’s to help out with project management…

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Zak Poston

Project Manager

Zak joined the SSE Installation team in June of 2009. He now works in both the PV and thermal installation fields. Zak is originally from North Carolina, and has extensive experience in carpentry…

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Annalisa Paltauf

Human Resources

Annalisa Paltauf - Human Resources

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Gregorio Noria

Installer

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Justin Hubbard

Project Manager

   Justin Hubbard - Project Manager Justin is the Construction Supervisor for Sunlight Solar’s Massachusetts office, where he started working in June of 2009.  He previously worked as a carpenter.  Justin is originally from Michigan, where he attended Northern Michigan University.  There, he studied Construction Management, and he is also LEED certified.  What Justin likes best [...]

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Tim Moore

Supervising Electrician

Tim Moore - Supervising Electrician Tim Moore started working for Sunlight Solar in June 2009. He installs both solar electric and solar thermal systems. He received his journeyman electrical license in 2005 and has over 12 years of experience working in the electrical trade. Tim currently lives in Leominster, MA and has lived in Massachusetts his whole [...]

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Dustin Wilson

Journeyman Electrician/Lead Installer

Dustin Wilson – Journeyman Electrician/Lead Installer Dustin Wilson joined Sunlight Solar in August 2009 and is the resident AC Journeyman Electrician and Lead PV Installer. He has been a licensed AC Journeyman Electrician since June 2004 and has worked on projects throughout Central Oregon such as the auditorium at La Pine High School, the COCC [...]

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Kyle Edgren

Journeyman Electrician

Kyle joined Sunlight Solar full-time in March 2010 and has been an AC Journeyman Electrician for over 20 years. He started his Journeyman career in San Clemente, CA, but has been an electrician in Bend for the past 16 years…

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Wes Clay

Journeyman Electrician

Wes Clay – Journeyman Electrician Wes joined Sunlight Solar in Fall 2010 in his fourth year as an apprentice electrician. He is a Chicago native who moved west in 1996 and settled in Bend in 2004. Wes is currently working towards obtaining his Journeyman electrician license and North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) [...]

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Brian Brady

Photovoltaic System Designer

Brian Brady - Photovoltaic System Designer  Brian Brady – Photovoltaic System Designer – Brian joined the Sunlight Solar team in September of 2011 as a system designer for the MA office. He is a graduate of East Carolina University in North Carolina, where he studied Economics and Business Management.  Brian enjoys his position with Sunlight Solar [...]

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Marko Wessels

Solar Thermal Installer - Licensed Oregon STL

Marko Wessels joined Sunlight Solar in mid-2009 as a solar thermal installer and Licensed Solar Thermal apprentice, and has been active in the solar energy industry since 2005. Marko graduated from the renewable energy program at Lane Community College in Eugene in 2003 and has been involved in many solar electric and solar domestic water heating projects…

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Zach Stevens

PV Installer - LRT Apprentice

Zach Stevens – PV Installer/LRT Apprentice Zach Stevens has been assisting with solar installations since he joined Sunlight Solar in May 2008. He will be entering Oregon’s Licensed Renewable Energy Apprentice program in Fall 2009, a program that requires a minimum 4,000 hours of on-the-job training and 144 hours/year of related educational courses for the [...]

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Justin Adler

Solar Installer

Justin Adler - Solar Installer Justin joined Sunlight Solar in March 2011 as an Installer.  Adler graduated the Wentworth Institute of Technology in 2009, and has been running a small engine repair business since 2009. We are glad to have Justin join the team!

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Sean Hanrahan

Solar Installer

Sean Hanrahan - Solar Installer Sean joined Sunlight Solar energy in Spring 2011 as a Photovoltaic Installer.  Prior to joining our team he was a combat medic in the United States Army, and has a total of 10 years of experience in the medical field.  Boston born, but raised in Florida, Sean knows the sun very [...]

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Jon Galvin

Installer

Jon Galvin - Installer Jonathan Galvin joined our solar installation team in August 2011 with a strong background in the electrical field.  He received a diploma in Electrical Technology from the Baran Institute of Technology in 2009.  He also worked as an electrical apprentice and lead solar installer for a renewable energy company in Plainville, CT. [...]

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Jake Bodmer

Solar Thermal Installer

Jake Bodmer - Solar Thermal Installer Jake was born and raised in Rockville, CT.  He recently attended Southern Connecticut State University to obtain a BS in Business.  Jake spent a few years at a marketing agency in New Haven before joining the Sunlight Solar thermal crew in July 2011. He currently resides in Woodbridge and in [...]

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Marissa White

Administrative Assistant

Marissa White – Administrative Assistant Marissa White began work at Sunlight Solar in July 2011. She graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of Oregon. Shortly after her graduation, she applied for and was accepted to Americorps NCCC, a government-funded program committed to providing support to disaster survivors, the environment, and society through [...]

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Andy Ross

Shipping and Receiving Coordinator

Andy Ross - Shipping and Receiving Coordinator

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Keith Surbey

Installer

Keith Surbey – Installer

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Zach Henkin

Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator

Zack enjoys being part of the local community and has served as an Energy Steward for the Clackamas Office of Sustainability while also being an advocate for conservation and ‘greening’ of our local cities through civic and neighborhood involvement. A father of two boys he values sustainability and has concern for how actions now will [...]

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James Wiser

James Wiser Neighborhood Outreach Associate

James Wiser Neighborhood Outreach Associate James grew up in Oregon and studied geography, planning public policy and management at the University of Oregon.  He has since been working in the resort industry in Idaho fine tuning his customer service and leadership skills through coaching and guest services.  He is passionate about educating his fellow citizens [...]

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Don Campbell

Electrician

Don grew up in Redmond, OR and attended the University of Oregon.  He started working for Sunlight Solar in 2010 and has worked as an electrician for six years.  Don is currently licensed as a General Journeyman Electrician. In his spare time, Don enjoys hunting, fishing, and boating.  

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Ramon Ayala

Installer

Ramon Ayala – Installer

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Shawn Kelley

Journeyman Electrician

Shawn Kelley - Journeyman Electrician Shawn started with Sunlight Solar Energy in September of 2011. He received an Associates Degree through Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. He has been licensed since November 24, 2009 and has six years of experience in the electrical field. Shawn is excited to be working in an industry that will give back to [...]

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Leanne Wagner

Installer

Leanne Wagner – Installer Leanne Wagner started working for Sunlight Solar in February 2012. She graduated from Shawsheen Valley Technical High School in 2010 where she received her diploma and certificate in electrical trade. Leanne attended Middlesex Community College where she received an Associates Degree in Science. In her free time Leanne enjoys to travel. She circumnavigated the globe [...]

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Andy Wuest

Outreach Associate

Andy Wuest – Outreach Associate Andrew joined Sunlight Solar Energy at the newest location in Oregon City, OR in March of 2012. He grew up locally and graduated from the University of Portland with a degree in Environmental Policy and Spanish. With Sunlight Solar, Andrew is focused on outreach education by promoting the Growing Solar [...]

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