Our Mission

We make energy efficiency affordable

The Association for Energy Affordability, Inc. is dedicated to achieving energy efficiency in new and existing buildings in order to foster and maintain affordable and healthy housing and communities, especially those of low-income.  AEA representatives engage in a broad range of educational, technical and construction management activities and services to promote this mission and develop the industry that advances and sustains it.

New York

Beginning in the early 1990s, AEA has provided training, program design, and implementation services for Weatherization, utility and NYSERDA-funded energy-efficiency programs – including serving as both a technical services provider and direct services subgrantee for the Weatherization Assistance Program in New York State. AEA specializes in delivering energy efficiency to multifamily properties, including affordable housing.

California

AEA opened its West Coast office in 2010 and has since helped lead the charge towards a clean, efficient, and equitable zero net carbon multifamily building stock in California. We are deeply committed to addressing the challenges of climate change by delivering the benefits of energy efficiency and solar to the communities that are most susceptible to climate impacts and have the fewest resources available to them to protect themselves from the consequences.

Our Team

Everyone
New York
California

Peter Hoyle

Executive Director

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Laura Perozo

Chief Financial Officer

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Andy Brooks

Managing Director, AEA West

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Nick Dirr

Senior Director, Programs

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Adam Romano

Senior Director, Workforce Development and Training

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Asit Patel

Senior Director, Technical Services

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Amy Dryden

Senior Director, Strategic Innovation

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Andy Padian

Senior Director, Building Science

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Amy Beresford

Director, Human Resources

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Betta Broad

Director, Advocacy & Organizing

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Diane Gonzalez

Director, Training Operations

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Francis Rodriguez

Director, Weatherization

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Heather Nolen

Director, Technical Services

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John Neal

Director, Technical Services

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Nate Price

Director, Online Learning and Website Development

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Nick Young

Director, Director of Operations

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Pedro Barry

Director, Outreach and Community Affairs

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Sarah Hill

Director, Low-Income Programs

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Tania Hidalgo

Director, Marketing and Communications

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Amrit Kaur

Associate Director, Sustainable Building Services

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Alexis Garcia

Senior Analyst, Energy

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Alfie Porter

Field Technician II

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Alfonso Miguel Garcia

Crew Leader/Forman

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Amélie Besson

Senior Manager, Programs

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America Diaz

Associate, Projects

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Ari Usher

Manager, Projects

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Ashley Davis

Senior Associate, Energy Engineering

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Ashley Dinh

Project Associate

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Audrey Lyn Knox

Project Manager, Training and Technical Assistance Programs

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Beatriz Vila

Weatherization Program Administrative Assistant

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Brandon Marmol

Energy Auditor

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Brianna Sparling

Senior Associate, Projects

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Carla Rachel Osorio

Specialist, Data Entry

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Carmen Hamm

Associate, Projects

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Cesnisha Carver

Associate, Account Manager

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Christian Binder

Senior Associate, Projects

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Chris Stratton

Senior Associate, R&D

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Costanza Gonzalo

Senior Associate, Programs

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Darren Saadat

Coordinator, Programs

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David Aviña

Manager, Programs

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David Segan

Manager, Programs

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Dennis Palko

Principal, Enterprise Applications

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Dominic Danquah

Engineer, Energy Efficiency

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El Hadji Niang

Engineer, Energy Efficiency

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Emma Doherty

Associate, Projects

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Ethan Evans

Senior Project Associate

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Freddy Garcia

Installer

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Gahl Spanier

Senior Manager, Projects

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Gancari (Gigi) Miller

Construction Manager/Outreach

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Gricel Hernandez

Program Manager, Healthy Homes

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G.G. Merkel

Manager, R & D Projects

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Heather Rosa

Manager, Programs

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Helen Wong

Senior Program Associate

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Irolando Carpio-Santander

WAP/Energy Services Field Crew

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Jack Aitchison

Senior Manager, Energy Engineering

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Jake Tisinger

Associate Director, Programs

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Jimmy Adames

Field Technician

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Joanna Vollrath

Coordinator, Programs

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Johe Diaz

Field Technician

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John Ahrens

Manager, Programs

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John Rey

Energy Auditor

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Josselyn Cruz

Outreach Coordinator

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Juana Marte

Senior Advisor, Energy

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Kathryn Jones

Associate, Programs

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Kathy O'Brien-Wagner

Analyst, Data Tech

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Kevin Miller

Manager, Programs

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Ligardy Termonfils

Maintenance Associate

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Luca Costa

Manager, Projects

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Luis Garcia

Crew Leader/Forman

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Maria Alejandra Chase

Associate, Programs

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Marino Valdez

Chief Installer

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Martha Gutierrez

Manager, Programs

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Md A Mamun

Engineer, Energy Efficiency

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Md Shamim Aktar

Field Technician Coordinator

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Meghan Duff

Manager, R&D Projects

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Mia Zohdi

Project Associate

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Michelle Feliciano

Construction Manager and Outreach

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Mizuki Ihara

Associate, Programs

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Molly O'Brien

Senior Associate, Data Analysis

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Nick Brandi

Associate, Projects

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Oneyci Gonzales

Installer

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Ramon Casado

Assistant Program Manager

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Patrick Barrett

Associate, Projects

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Rebecca Sbordone

Energy Advisor

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Rundong Jiang

Project Associate, Training

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Sarah Miller

Associate, Enterprise Applications

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Sarah Myers

Manager, Human Resources

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Scott Adler

Senior Associate, Projects

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Sebastian Cohn

Senior Manager, Projects

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Sharon McGowan

Accounting Assistant

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Shay Reza

Sr. Associate, Projects

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Sheetal Chitnis

Senior Manager, Programs

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Simon Hernandez

Construction Manager

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Staci Rivas

Manager, Programs

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Staury Del Rosario

Coordinator, Data Analyst

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Taylor Grossman

Project Associate

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Trevor Schwartz

Associate, Solar Projects

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Trina Lacayo

Staff Accountant II

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Yushi Chen

Associate, R&D

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Board Leadership

The following AEA board members serve on its Executive Committee: