Category Archives: Meet the team

Katherine Lucey, Founder & CEO

Katherine Lucey is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Solar Sister. After a 20 year career as an investment banker with expertise in the energy sector, Katherine retired from banking and turned her attention to finding a sustainable solution … Continue reading

Neha Misra, Director of Programs & Development

Neha Misra is an Energy Economist with extensive experience in the closely intertwined areas of energy security, climate change and human development. She is passionately committed to women empowerment and community mobilization for scaling innovative applications of solar power to … Continue reading

Michael S. Kendall, Director

The Ven. Michael S Kendall is the Archdeacon Emeritus of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. He served that Diocese as Archdeacon from 1984 to 2008. During that time he was also Archdeacon of Mission and had responsibility for Diocesan … Continue reading

John H. Forsgren, Director

John Forsgren has been a leader in finance and corporate management. He has 35 years in large corporations in the field of corporate finance, most notably as Vice President and Treasurer of Sperry Rand Corporation, Vice President and Treasurer of … Continue reading

Helen Wangusa, Advisor

Hellen Wangusa is the Anglican Observer at the United Nations. Previous to her present position, she served as the United Nations’ Africa coordinator for the Millennium Development Goals. A native of Uganda, she worked as the National Women’s coordinator for … Continue reading

Greg Van De Kirk, Advisor

Greg Van Kirk is an Ashoka Lemelson Fellow and the-co founder of The New Development Solutions Group. This includes Community Enterprise Solutions, Social Entrepreneur Corps and NDS Consulting. These are all ventures whose mission is to design and implement innovative … Continue reading

Proscovia Njuki, Advisor

Proscovia Njuki is a Provincial Director of the Mother’s Union, The Province of Uganda. She was the first woman to earn an engineering degree in East Africa. She is the founder of the Association of Women Engineers, Technicians and Scientists … Continue reading

Sarah Kasule, Advisor

Sarah N.M. Kasule is Director for the Mother’s Union of Uganda. Prior to her current position, she was Family Life Programme Officer, Mother’s Union, The Province of Uganda. Sara is a teacher by profession with a diploma and a first … Continue reading

Rob Passmore, Advisor

Rob Passmore has spent 20 years working in both commercial and social enterprises. He has worked for organizations including Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising as Deputy Managing Director of their European Internet Division. He has served as Commercial Director of openDemocracy.net, … Continue reading