SOLAR TODAY - May 2012

mcclain retires from ASeS After 28 years

dona mcclain

DONA MCCLAIN’S FIRST DAY AT ASES WAS IN JANUARY 1984. The executive director at the time was Roger Harkins, the board chair was Frank de Winter and ASES had five employees. Since then, ASES has held 27 successful conferences; launched SOLAR TODAY, the ASES National Solar Tour, FindSolar.com and other websites; published numerous ground-breaking reports and white papers; and much more.

McClain retired March 30, and will be sorely missed.

She served many roles at ASES, including publications manager, SOLAR TODAY proofreader, ASES Chapters liaison, volunteer and program coordinator, awards and Fellows committees liaison, conference registration manager and mail room maven. McClain coordinated he production of The Fifty-Year History of the International Solar Energy Society and its National Sections, working closely with the publication’s editor, Karl Böer. She was also involved in distributing and archiving ASES’ white papers, conference proceedings and SOLAR TODAY.

McClain was honored at the SOLAR 2009 conference in Buffalo, N. Y., with a “ 25 Years of Service to ASES” award. Over the years, she has helped countless members and solar advocates, and has inspired people to go solar and implement energy-efficiency practices into their everyday lives. — brooke SimmonS

Tennessee Tenneessee Solar energy assoc. P: 865.974.9218 steve@tnsolarenergy.org tnsolarenergy.org contact: Steven levy Texas

Texas Solar energy Society

P: 512.326.3391

800.465.5049 info@txses.org txses.org contact: natalie marquis

Utah Utah Solar energy assoc.

P: 801.836.2420 lbelnap@aeesolar.com utsolar.org contact: levi Belnap vermont

Northeast Sustainable energy assoc. P: 413.774.6051 nesea@nesea.org nesea.org contact: taryn Harriman virginia Potomac region Solar energy assoc. P: 410.977.8440 bspirt@prsea.org prsea.org contact: Brian Spir

Washington Solar Washington

P: 206.973.7374 brian@solarwa.org solar wa.org contact: Brian Allen

Washington, D.c.

Potomac region Solar energy assoc. P: 410.977.8440 bspirt@prsea.org prsea.org contact: Brian Spirt

Wisconsin Midwest renewable energy assoc. P: 715.592.6595 info@the-mrea.org the-mrea.org contact: doug Stingle

New York
New York Solar energy Society
P: 917.974.4606
wyldon1@gmail.com
nyses.org
contact: Wyldon Fishman
Northeast Sustainable energy assoc.
P: 413.774.6051
nesea@nesea.org
nesea.org
contact: taryn Harriman
North carolina
North carolina Sustainable energy assoc.
P: 919.832.7601
paul@energync.org
energync.org
contact: Paul Quinlan
Ohio
Green energy Ohio
P: 614.985.6131
bill@greenenergyohio.org
greenenergyohio.org
contact: William A. Spratley
Oregon
Solar Oregon
P: 503.231.5662
claire@solaroregon.org
solaroregon.org
contact: claire carlson
Pennsylvania
Northeast Sustainable energy assoc.
P: 413.774.6051
nesea@nesea.org
nesea.org
contact: taryn Harriman
rhode Island
Northeast Sustainable energy assoc.
P: 413.774.6051
nesea@nesea.org
nesea.org
contact: taryn Harriman
South carolina
South carolina Solar council
info@scsolarcouncil.org
scsolarcouncil.org
contact: Bruce Wood

STUDeNT chaPTerS appalachian State University Sustainable energy Society asuses@gmail.com asuses.appstate.edu contact: tess Scanlon austin community college renewable energy Student assoc. New Chapter! P: 512.223.6225 austincc.edu/resa austinccresa@gmail.com contact: electronic & Advanced tech dept. NcSU renewable energy Society P: 919.515.9782 ccmaurer@unity.ncsu.edu contact: c.c. maurer Penn State Student chapter of aSeS clubs.psu/up/ases ases@psu.edu contact: Jeffrey Brownson Solar education & Outreach, The Ohio State University P: 614.595.3847 searles.31@buckeyemail.osu.edu seo.org.ohio-state.edu contact: trace Searles University of Florida P: 561.827.3608 ases.uf@gmail.com ufases.org contact: Alex Palomino

DIVISIONS Divisions Chair: David L. Comis dcomis@sentech.org

Clean Energy and Water Chair: Veera Gude gudevg@gmail.com Concentrating Solar Power Chair: Alison Mason alison.mason@skyfuel.com Sustainable Transportation Chair: Scotte Elliott selliott@greentechconsultants.com Resource Applications Chair: Justin Robinson jrobinson@campbellsci.com Small Wind Chair: Karin Sinclair karin.sinclair@nrel.gov Solar Buildings Chair: David Panich dpanich@pnarch.com Solar Electric Chair: Marlene Brown mbrown@sandia.gov Solar Thermal Chair: Bob Rohr hotrodradiant@mac.com Sustainability Chair: Brian Allen brian@solarwa.org

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Education
Chair: Nathalie Osborn
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International
Chair: John Reynolds
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Policy
Chair: David Hill
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