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February Staff Spotlight: Meet Marissa Leshnov!

Welcome to our February edition of our Staff Spotlight feature, where we share a brief interview to introduce you to some of our amazing staff members here at GRID Bay Area! This month we are introducing you to our SolarCorps Workforce Development and Volunteerism Fellow, Marissa Leshnov! Marissa’s friendly attitude shines just as brightly as the sun as she welcomes the Bay Area’s hundreds of volunteers and job trainees into our solar community.

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Volunteer with GRID Alternatives - Central Valley

Come out and volunteer with GRID Central Valley.

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Harnessing the Sun's Energy for Everyone

Circa News' Alexandra Hines joined GRID Alternatives for Tyrone's install, and talked with him about his solar savings.

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Circa News - This nonprofit is helping low-income communities harness the sun's energy

When Tyrone Evans moved into his Washington, D.C. neighborhood about 25 years ago, he remembers seeing black smoke coming from the smokestacks just down the street.

Northern California Solar Training

Our advanced program is designed to meet the needs of trainees in an evolving alternative energy industry. Read below to learn more about internships, workshops, job placement in the solar industry, and training partnerships in the North Valley.

SYEP Jumpstarts DC Youth Solar Career Opportunities

One year ago, Reggie and Devonta were working on their applications for the Mayor Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), to get a summer job. Little did they know they would find themselves a year later as full-time AmeriCorps members, completing a year of service installing solar in the community with a brand new career path.

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A new path with solar employment

Veronica Johnson is a single mother of three and a resident of a Denver Housing Authority apartment building. Veronica was working in the kitchen at a Denver Public School, but wasn't satisfied with her job. She wanted work with her hands, building things that people needed. Veronica started looking into classes offered at the Denver Housing Authority, and found GRID's Solar Training Academy, a two week introductory solar course that is designed to provide a pipeline to employment in the solar industry for low-income qualified Denver metro area residents.

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Seeing a Career in Sustainability

My name is Caroline Magana, a fourth year Sustainability Studies major at the University of California, Riverside. As a Sustainability major, one of the requirements is we must complete an internship.

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Fellowships with Fellow Veterans

At 17 years old, Michael Elkins followed his good friend's lead and joined the world of military service.

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From Solar Works to Working in Solar

On Klensy’s first day at Solar Works DC, he didn’t know too much about solar. “I had wanted to work in solar, but the first day, I didn’t understand too much,” he says, “I wasn’t sure what racking was, what modules were… but now, everything is so easy.” Now, Klensy is a seasoned installer, working for New Columbia Solar.

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