INTERNATIONAL TEAM
RACHEL MCMANUS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Rachel joined the EarthSpark International team in 2012 as Country Director and has since moved to Washington D.C. to serve as Executive Director. Rachel brings to the team vast experience in project management in Haiti and fluent Haitian Creole skills. Having fallen in love with Haiti on a chance vacation in 2007, Rachel has since then been fascinated with its culture and people and been dedicated to being a part of sustainable change and development there ever since. She oversaw the expansion of the Enèji Pwòp brand nationally and now works on streamlining business practices and operational oversight. She has a background in gender, conflict and international development and earned her BA (Hons) in International Studies and MSc in International Conflict from Kingston University.
ARTHUR JACQUIAU-CHAMSKI, VOLUNTEER CONSULTANT
As a consultant running project management, Arthur supervised the expansion of the Les Anglais prepaid micro-grid. He continues to support EarthSpark's grid operations strategy and oversight as a volunteer, however he now focuses on product development at EarthSpark spinoff company, SparkMeter. Prior to all of this, Arthur spent 7 years in the GDF SUEZ Research Department, supervising projects aimed at improving the efficiency of natural gas network operations through math models and decision-aiding software development. With a background in general engineering and a degree in Applied Math from "Grande Ecole" Supélec in Paris, Arthur likes using advanced technology as a background for innovative projects and putting everyone's talent and commitment together to make it happen.
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ALLISON ARCHAMBAULT, PRESIDENT
Serving as EarthSpark's President, Allison oversees all aspects of the organization's day-to-day operations and management. Allison is also founding principal of Fresh Generation, LLC through which she has consulted to clean energy companies, governments, and advocacy groups. Previously she served as Business Liaison Director for 3TIER, leveraging resource forecasting and mapping to expand renewable energy siting and integration insights around the world. Allison also led the renewable energy partners program for GridPoint, an early company in the smart grid space. She holds a B.A. in international relations and economics from Tufts University and a masters in international public policy from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
ALEX FISHER, ASSOCIATE
Alex Fisher is an energy access professional, with a particular focus on micro-grid solutions for rural electrification. She is working with EarthSpark International and Enèji Pwòp, S.A. to complete a 100-town micro-grid feasibility study in Haiti. Previously, Alex worked as an international environmental consultant with GHD Group in Doha, Qatar. She is an MA candidate at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (expected 2016) and has a BA (Hons) in Environmental Policy from Middlebury College.
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HAITI TEAMJAMIE TRAHAN, MICROGRID OPERATIONS MANAGER
Jamie joined the EarthSpark team in May 2015 and currently serves as the microgrid manager in Les Anglais, Haiti where she engages in technical and financial administration of the EKo Pwòp solar-powered microgrid. Her passion in alleviating energy poverty inspired her to study solar energy under the discipline of mechanical engineering. Jamie holds a B.S. in Biology with a focus in Environmental Studies from the University of Tampa, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Florida (USF). She also received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from USF, where she worked under the auspices of the USF Clean Energy Research Center on energy storage solutions for concentrating solar thermal power plants and co-founded a chapter of Engineers Without Borders.
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WENDY SANASSEE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ASSOCIATE
Wendy joined the EarthSpark team in February 2016 and is working as a Community Engagement Associate in Les Anglais, Haiti where she collaborates with stakeholders within and outside the organization for the promotion of microgrid development in Les Anglais and other communities selected as potential sites for microgrids. Before that she worked in the water and wastewater technology field and has been an active volunteer involved in prevention work for an HIV-AIDS NGO in her home country. Wendy holds a BEng (Hons.) in Chemical and Environmental Engineering and an MSc in Project Management from the University of Mauritius. It is her passion for using engineering concepts to improve communities that has driven her interest in EarthSpark’s work in Haiti. |
ADAM EBERWEIN, MICROGRID OPERATIONS ASSISTANT
Adam joined the team in February 2016 as the Microgrid Operations Assistant, to support Jamie and her work with the EKo Pwòp microgrid. He also works to help introduce technologies for productive uses of electricity in Les Anglais. Before coming to Haiti he was employed with Applied Technology Services (ATS) of Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) as a performance testing engineer specific to the testing of mechanical and electrical equipment entering the PG&E service territory and technical reviewer of demand side industrial energy efficiency improvement projects. Adam received his B.A. in mechanical engineering through California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo, CA where he was also involved in the Engineers Without Borders Cal Poly chapter as a project manager and, later, a professional mentor. Adam feels passionate about community driven models for microgrid development and is appreciative of the opportunity to support this through EarthSpark's work. |
EARTHSPARK HAS SPUN OFF TWO COMPANIES, BOTH WORKING ON SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF SOLVING ENERGY POVERTY
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