Staff

Reagan Richmond, Executive Director

Reagan Richmond is excited for the opportunity to lead and support the Southern Energy Network (SEN) as   Executive Director. Reagan began volunteering with SEN as a freshman in college at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, where she helped organize the Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference (SSREC). In January of 2007 she joined SEN as the regional programs coordinator, where she was responsible for organizing the 2007 and 2008 SSREC, leading trainings, and outreach across the southeast. As a student leader she organized Tennessee students to raise the volume on climate and energy in the 2008 elections and served as a spokesperson for Power Vote 2008. In spring of 2009 Reagan joined SEN’s fiscal parent the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy As the Tennessee Campus Organizer. For the past year she has supported both SEN and the Tennessee Valley Outreach Program as the Campus Programs Manager. Reagan graduated from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville as the Outstanding Graduate in Environmental Studies.

Contact: reagan@climateaction.net

Jacquie Ayala, Florida Organizer

Jacquie is a recent graduate of Environmental Studies from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. Jacquie started working towards a sustainable future at the community level, working on various projects connecting students of all ages to energy, food, conservation, and education issues. After participating in the Greenpeace Change It! Program in 2008, Jacquie found her love for organizing, and went on to work with Repower America organizing for comprehensive climate legislation, and with Southern Energy Network on the Define Our Decade and Power Vote campaigns. Jacquie now works with the FL YES Coalition to campaign for the Student Green Energy Fund. Along with organizing, Jacquie also has a profound love for science fiction and Cuban coffee. 

Contact: jacquie@climateaction.net

Kelsea Norris, Development Coordinator

Based in Athens, Georgia, Kelsea works part-time to expand the organization's donor base and coordinate foundation relations. She has worked with SEN since 2007 in a variety of capacities, including student organizer, Fundraising Fellow, and Development Assistant. Kelsea first got involved in the youth climate movement in high school and worked for four years with the Sierra Student Coalition, the national student chapter of the Sierra Club, to lead grassroots organizing trainings for young people. Empowering young people and bulding movements through trainings remains one of her biggest passions. She is currently finishing two degrees in English and Women's Studies at the University of Georgia.

Contact: kelsea@climateaction.net

Maria Rosales, Tennessee Organizer

Maria Rosales is the Tennessee campus organizer for the Southern Energy Network. She works with students across Tennessee to run clean energy campaigns and other sustainability projects. She began as an intern for Southern Energy Network in October 2010 where she found her love for organizing and was inspired by Reagan to take action. More importantly, Maria is currently a senior at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, majoring in Environmental Studies. As a student, Maria is working with administrators and students to set up a $1 million revolving fund for energy efficiency. Maria is originally from Nicaragua, but Tennessee is where her heart is.

Contact: maria@climateaction.net

Liz Kazal, Mississippi Organizer

Liz Kazal is the Mississippi campus organizer for the Southern Energy Network. She is currently working on two green fee campaigns at Mississippi State University and Ole Miss. Liz started as a fellow with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy's campus program in Fall 2010. She was a founding member of her student group, Students for a Sustainable Campus and a founding member of their state network, Mississippi Alumni and Students for Sustainability (MASS). Liz is also a student in Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University. 

Contact: ekazal@climateaction.net