Kelsey Applegate is a project manager for Encore Renewable Energy, a leader in full-service community-scale renewable energy services in the Northeast and beyond. As part of the development team Kelsey permits and coordinates solar and energy storage project surveys, manages interconnection processes with utilities, and conducts fatal flaw assessments. She also represents Encore’s efforts with B Corps, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, and Encore’s JDEI committee.

Kelsey is originally from Branson, Missouri and is a U.S. Air Force Academy alumnus with a degree in Behavioral Science. She is a veteran with five years of experience in airfield operations where she managed airport projects including replacing a multi-million dollar airfield lighting system resulting in a 90 percent energy usage reduction, repairing runways and aircraft parking ramps, and installing airport navigation equipment. She also trained in air traffic control, led a 70-person airfield operations team, and deployed to Qatar to work in an international Airspace Management planning cell.

After transitioning to the civilian workforce, Kelsey’s passion for environmental justice and spending time outdoors led her to Waterbury, Vermont and to the renewable energy sector.

Fayeann (Faye) Lawrence is a solar energy project management expert and entrepreneur who has proudly served on NYSEIA's board of directors from 2020-2023. In the solar arena, she is the CEO of Sologistics, which is the MWBE-certified expediting firm she founded to address and provide guidance on the permitting, design, interconnection and policy challenges faced by installers and developers in NY State. She is also active in advancing renewable energy and sustainability policies internationally, particularly in the warmer climates in which she is most comfortable, including her native Trinidad & Tobago and its neighboring isle of Grenada, where she resides for part of the year.

Faye has a reputation for professional excellence in her business dealings and balances her pragmatic problem-solving with an ability to meaningfully connect with people from all walks of life. She deliberately fosters and encourages a culture in her companies that prioritizes work-life balance and as such, the staff of Sologistics, as well as her other ventures, have been working remotely and flexibly as a rule years before it was adopted worldwide. Faye finds this work-life balance herself through a combination of travel, collecting premium tequilas and participating in Brazil-style Carnivals around the globe.

Gerard works in business development in Madison Energy Investments’ New York City office. He works with partners and clients to help deliver turnkey solutions for solar development across the nation. Gerard previously managed the Maryland Commercial PACE program. Under Gerard’s leadership, Maryland grew to have 15 C-PACE counties enables and over $20 million in clean energy investments. Gerard also helped develop C-PACE markets across the Midwest and Rocky Midwest closing C-PACE transactions in six states.

Gerard was also selected as a fellow at the Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) that recruits and develops young professionals with strong working knowledge of energy markets and policy. While in graduate school, Gerard worked in the UK’s House of Lords conducting research and education on electricity market reform policy. Gerard received his B.A. in Political Science from Wake Forest University and holds a M.A. in International Political Economy from King’s College London.

Angelica joined Solar One’s Here Comes Solar program in 2014 to coordinate the 1-4 family solar program. Angelica now managers Solar One’s resiliency programs (PV+energy storage). Angelica first got involved in renewable energy efforts at the University of Florida, where she helped start the Neutral Gator program to green the University’s athletics program and facilities. This project created energy reductions for low-income residents, which were then certified into carbon offsets that were applied to football games and other campus sporting events in order to make them carbon neutral. She then moved to New York to become involved with larger-scale urban green energy projects, first working on Con Edison’s energy efficiency programs for small businesses and later transitioning to small-scale solar energy installations in 2011.

Ashley Regan works in business development for Sol Customer Solutions, a Sol Systems company, where she pilots development and origination efforts, delivering solar and storage solutions to commercial and industrial customers in various state markets. Ashley is a NABCEP certified Solar Technical Sales Professional with over nine years of experience in business operations and commercial solar development in New York State. Ashley holds a B.A. from Canisius College in the field of Environmental Studies, with a focus on environmental issues and sustainable economics which initially sparked her interest in pursuing renewables as a lifelong career.

Stephan Roundtree, Jr. is the Northeast Director for Vote Solar, where he works to promote ambitious and socially just solar policy in New England and New York. He is also a proud member of NYSEIA's board, where he has served the organization since 2020. Prior to joining Vote Solar, Stephan worked as an advocate and community lawyer with WE ACT for Environmental Justice in Harlem, NYC. There, he fought for more inclusive solar and energy efficiency policies in Albany and at City Hall. Stephan also co-designed a first-in-the-nation solarize campaign for a dense urban community in Northern Manhattan, and negotiated construction and local hiring contracts for the project based on community values and input.

Originally from the Town of Dunstable, Massachusetts, Stephan holds a B.A. in History from Boston College, a J.D. from Northeastern School of Law, and a Master's in Environmental Policy from Vermont Law School. In his spare time Stephan enjoys sailing, skiing, and social distancing on his bike, though his passion for energy justice is equaled only by his love of birdwatching and Boston sports.