Clean Energy Training Program
Instructors
The CETP has been fortunate to recruit highly qualified instructors for its short courses and workshops all of whom have come to the CETP with prior teaching experience. Below are brief bios of the instructors we have used so far. (Instructors are recruited and paid on a course-by-course basis and we are always looking for additional instructors. If you or someone you know is interested in becoming in instructor with the CETP please contact Anju Rajani, Project Coordinator, 508-563-6633.)
Conrad Geyser, Principal and founder of Cotuit Solar. Conrad is NABCEP certified in both installation of solar thermal systems and installation of photovoltaic systems and has overseen the installation of over 200 systems throughout our region.
Kevin F. Galligan is energy efficiency program manager for the Cape Light Compact, Barnstable County's municipal electricity aggregator and program administrator of the ratepayer funded energy efficiency programs. He is also adjunct instructor at Cape Cod Community College teaching energy efficiency and conservation as part of a National Science Foundation grant awarded to the college. Kevin has over twenty-eight years of energy industry experience.
Bruce Torrey is a building and energy consultant with Building Diagnostics, which provides building analysis, technical support, and EnergyStar Home services for architects, builders, and weatherization contractors. He is a frequent contributor to The Journal of Light Construction and Home Energy magazine.
Herb Rice is an engineer with Cotuit Solar, LLC. Cotuit Solar designs and installs solar thermal, photovoltaic, wind energy systems. Herb joined the Cotuit Solar team in 2005 after relocating to the Cape. He brings 20+ years of engineering and manufacturing experience to the renewable energy field.
Richard Lawrence has been teaching about renewable energy on Cape Cod since 2002. He is an adjunct instructor in the solar and wind energy programs at Cape Cod Community College. Richard also works as an independent renewable energy and education consultant. He has a BA in Science Education from Florida State University and an MS in Environmental Education from Lesley University.
Megan Amsleris the Executive Director of Self-Reliance, a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote environmentally sound technologies and sustainable practices. Megan has a wide knowledge of renewable energy technologies. She established Cape Cod as a Million Solar Roofs partnership leading to more than 1000 solar installations in the region and has been working on various wind power projects since 2001. She has been conducting educational outreach as well as feasibility work on wind, from residential scale to utility-scale projects. Megan is an adjunct instructor at Cape Cod Community College in renewable energy.
Jason Stoots, president and founder of E2 Solar, Hyannis, MA has been involved in the construction industry most of his life and a solar contractor for 6 years. Jason's father and grandfather were both builders and successful contractors. Growing up on the job working for the family business was just the start. Jason went on to get a Bachelors of Science in Construction Management from the University of Southern Illinois—C arbondale. Jason recognized that there was an imminent need to incorporate sustainable building practices and renewable energy technology into the building industry. Working with professionals throughout the region he has built energy efficient homes, and installed photovoltaic, solar thermal and wind energy systems throughout our region and beyond.