board of directors
These seats are elected annually with varying staggered term lengths.
Angela Burke
Angela currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Board of the Namaste Solar Foundation. She has been working as a PV designer for over three years, but has always been interested in community engagement and philanthropic causes beyond her daily work. It is her hope that, through the efforts of the Namaste Solar Foundation, she can pursue her dual passions for solar and charitable giving. She hopes to have a positive impact by assisting others in gaining access to affordable and reliable renewable energy.
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Ankit Sharma
Ankit is the current Treasurer of the NSF board. His past experiences in the social enterprise space have included biking across country to raise money for cancer research, running focus groups in Kenya to drive the design of efficient charcoal cookstoves and implementing hydro and gravity powered irrigation systems in Rwanda with Engineers without Borders. Ankit is incredibly enthused about his day job. Most recently, he has been designing utility scale solar electric systems for brownfields. As part of the board of NSF, he is looking forward to helping support socially conscious, high impact organizations.
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Justin naab
Justin moved from Indiana to Boulder in 2008 and has has worked in the Colorado solar industry since. He is passionate about local-sustainable energy and is excited to leverage his experience and knowledge to help the Foundation achieve its mission.
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chris byers
Chris Byers brings extensive leadership experience to the table after starting his solar industry career in 2010. He worked his way through various roles as a field installer, marketing manager, international projects manager, and eventually took on the role of CEO for a Pennsylvania EPC. Currently, as a Commercial Solar Developer at Namasté Solar, he has helped to oversee the development and construction of over 24 MW of projects since 2016, and strategizes with the company’s leadership team to further develop and streamline operations in the Northeast. Byers has a keen ability to build lasting relationships with clients, contractors, utilities, and other stakeholders involved in each project. Byers has designed and managed solar projects in the United States, Haiti, and Kenya including a small-scale off-grid, hybrid battery backup, grid tied residential, and multi megawatt grid interconnected systems. While in Haiti, he also served as a consultant for one of the largest global NGO healthcare providers to assess the health and status of their battery backup solar systems installed on their nine country-wide clinics. He has also participated in the UN Working Group dedicated to solving global energy poverty. Byers also holds his NABCEP PV Technical Sales Certification.
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Jamie Enstrom
Jamie currently serves as the Secretary of the Board of the Namaste Solar Foundation. She is passionate about renewable energy and sustainability, and is enthusiastic about helping others gain access to the these benefits through the Foundation’s mission. Jamie has been in the environmental field for the last five years, and in the solar industry for the last three of those. Her past involvement in social enterprise has included youth empowerment through urban agriculture, land conservation, and environmental justice. Jamie is a Colorado transplant from Florida, and loves crack climbing in the desert!
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Kyle pegon
Kyle currently acts as a board member of the Namaste Solar Foundation. He has been involved in the solar PV industry for about four years and loved every minute of it. Originally from southeast Pennsylvania, Kyle is taking full advantage of everything Colorado and the larger “West” have to offer, by getting outdoors whenever possible to take in the beautiful mountain scenery. Like others in the industry, it is Kyle’s hope that solar and other renewable energy sources continue to provide transformational and positive change for our planet and its people. It is Kyle’s belief that the work of the Namaste Solar Foundation is a natural extension of this hope.
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Geoff Lambert
Geoff currently serves as the treasurer on the Namaste Solar Foundation Board. Originally from Maine, he moved to Colorado to pursue a degree in renewable energy. After graduating, he took a job in Hawaii and spent 3 years there installing solar. Since coming back to Colorado in 2015, Geoff has been an employee and Co-owner with Namaste Solar and is currently a PV electrician and crew lead on the BNC team. Geoff is passionate about leaving this world a better place for the following generations and is highly committed to the solar industry.
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STEVEN CARROLL
Steven Carroll joined the Namaste Solar Foundation board in 2018. He’s worked in the Solar Industry for 10 years and has long been an advocate of environmental and humanitarian causes. Aside from charitable donations, Steve has volunteered his time by teaching in workshops and providing hands-on repair and construction for various non-profit endeavors. His knowledge and experience will contribute to the growth and success of the Namaste Solar Foundation.
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Stephen Kane
Stephen has been on the Board of the Namaste Solar Foundation for two years. He has been working in the solar PV industry for over 10 years and has always been drawn to the philanthropic efforts that abound in the renewable energy field. It is his hope that all people can benefit from the successes with the technology and equitable and distributive features of solar.
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