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Sustainability Lunch Series: Creating Equitable Access to Clean Energy Careers
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Evette Ellis
Co-Founder & Chief Workforce Officer
ChargerHelp!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/evetteellis/
Evette is a startup-minded tech entrepreneur, co-founder, and chief workforce officer at Charger Help Inc. A performance-driven leader in workforce development with over fifteen years of experience. Proven track record of spearheading process improvement, performance optimization and cross-functional team leadership.
Evette‘s career with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Corps where she served as a career transition and outreach specialist has allowed both and internal and external understanding of how to develop workforce alongside of actual work. Evette is an impactful, thought provoking and candid industry expert, now focused on technology, innovation, and eco-conscious workforce development.
Using her candid humor and passion, she shares tools for success but often challenges her audiences to think critically.
Evette Ellis is passionate about diversity and inclusion, and helping under-represented professionals move their careers in the direction they dream of with the salary they deserve.
Libby DeLucia-Harting
Consultant, Founder
Empowering Work Advising
https://www.linkedin.com/in/libbydelucia-harting/
Libby DeLucia-Harting founded Empowering Work Advising (EWA) in 2021 to meet the growing federal, state and local mandates for clean energy workforce development. Libby has thirteen years of experience in clean energy and workforce development. Her network and trusted status in both sectors enable her to quickly build effective partnerships to meet emerging needs. Current clients include BlocPower, which is implementing a $37M cleantech workforce development program in NYC, and UMass Amherst, which is launching a scholarship program for its Offshore Wind Professional Certificate.
EWA integrates private sector talent needs with state-of-the-art trainings and the untapped potential of underserved communities. EWA advises on program design and implementation strategies, helping clients take a holistic view of their objectives, identify the optimal steps to accomplish them, and establish their workforce development programs. Libby incorporates her extensive experience in clean energy, first-hand knowledge of workforce program management, and rigorous business education to create impactful outcomes for clients. EWA’s mission is to transform lives and communities through clean energy careers.
In clean energy, Libby worked at National Grid, the Clinton Foundation, a boutique investment advisory firm and an independent power producer. She has been responsible for business development, contract negotiations, and financial and policy analysis. In workforce development, she managed a skilled-trade workforce program in Brooklyn and serves on the Advisory Board for Per Scholas.
She earned her MBA from MIT Sloan and her BA in Environmental Studies from Brown University. She excels at building relationships, establishing partnerships, strategic thinking, and financial and policy analysis.
Austin Cole
MBA' 22
MIT Sloan School of Management
https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinkcole/
Austin Cole is a 1st year MBA candidate at MIT Sloan, also pursuing a dual degree in City Planning at MIT DUSP. He is focused on changing systems toward racial, economic, and environmental justice. He loves spicy foods.