Team

The EmPower Team has dedicated their careers to clean energy and moves forward with a great sense of opportunity as we engage the public, clients, government, partners and future colleagues on building a clean energy society.

Management
- David Schieren
  
  CEO
- Gregory Sachs
  
  PE, COO
- Thomas Bussi
  
  Operations Manager
- Matthew Mathosian
  
  Commercial Project Manager
Office Team
- Darren Galvani
  
  Sales Representative
- David Hawkes
  
  Solar Engineer
- Michael Pagonis
  
  Project Manager
- Kathy Krause
  
  Office Administrator
- Jennifer Watts
  
  Architect
- Mike Dunne
  
  Sales Representative
- Robert Fallacara
  
  Sales Representative
- Chris Spinner
  
  Marketing Coordinator
- Jason Samuel
  
  Solar Engineer
- Ali DeCarlo
  
  Sales Associate
- Ed Olsen
  
  Sales Representative
- Stephanie Califano
  
  Permit Expeditor
- Jane Besso
  
  Commercial Account Manager
- Steven Engelmann
  
  Commercial Sales Representative
Installation Team
- Mat Layton
  
  Solar Technician
- David Ezzo
  
  Site Manager
- Dion Lollis
  
  Solar Installer
- Tim McNamara
  
  Site Manager
- Keith Collins
  
  Solar Installer
- Paul Garofalo
  
  Solar Foreman
- Jamal Thalib
  
  Solar Installer
- Tim Crotty
  
  Solar Installer
- Derek Grasser
  
  Solar Installer
- John Kellar
  
  Solar Installer
Advisors
- Macky McCleary
  
  Co-founder

David Schieren

CEO

David leads EmPower as its Chief Executive Officer. He co-founded the company in 2003 with the goal of EmPowering people to use clean energy to control energy costs, clean the air, end oil dependency and dramatically improve the standard of living.

David is responsible for managing the company, with a specific focus on strategy, business development, client relationship management, operations, financial, legal, recruiting and corporate culture. He works closely with the COO and the management team on leading and growing the company.

David is a NABCEP Certified Photovoltaic Installer. He has a Master of Science in Energy Management from the New York Institute of Technology, where he received the Faculty Award for outstanding achievement. He has a BA in Economics from the University of Vermont where he received the Freeman Saltus Award in Economics.

He co-founded the Solar Decathlon Alumni Association that seeks to build an alumni community and advocacy group from the participants in the US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon bi-annual competition.