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Our trained Community Energy Advisors are here to help you make informed decisions regarding your clean energy choices. We encourage you to connect with us to learn more about the possibilities that exist and begin one of the applications today. These services are available to everyone and will never cost money.
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Community Energy Advisors
Community Energy Advisors provide residents and business owners with information and resources to help make informed clean energy decisions.
Nassau County
Mike Fiorentino
Community Energy Advisor /
Co-Director
Cornell Cooperative Extension of
Nassau County
516-832-2591 x 201
mf628@cornell.edu
Hildur Palsdottir
Community Energy Advisor
Cornell Cooperative Extension of
Nassau County
516-832-2591 x 204
hpd27@cornell.edu
Suffolk County
August Ruckdeschel
Lead Community Energy Advisor
Cornell Cooperative Extension of
Suffolk County
631-727-7850 x 350
ar2464@cornell.edu
Julia Mei Hanzl
Community Energy Advisor
Cornell Cooperative Extension of
Suffolk County
631-727-7850 x 369
jh2868@cornell.edu
Workforce Training
Job Openings
Community Energy Educator
Full-time, 40 hours per week
Host organization: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County
Location: East Meadow, NY
Overview of the role: The Community Energy Educator will primarily assist with the teaching of energy efficiency and clean energy education programs in the Long Island Region, specifically in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. This position is also responsible for working as a team member and providing input to the supervisor on the implementation and evaluation of these energy programs. This position, alongside other Energy Team members, will work to inform residents, multifamily building owners, and small businesses, with an emphasis in low-to-moderate income and priority communities, of the options for adopting clean energy strategies in their homes and businesses.
Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities.
Please look out for additional employment opportunities throughout the Long Island Region.