Sean Garren Dekrey Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma

Managing a team of nearly 30 regulatory and campaign experts working in 20+ states to make solar more affordable and accessible. Using clean energy for climate and economic justice.Overseeing departmental structure, staffing, budget, management systems and practices, cultural norms, and strategic planning. Keeping equity, inclusion and justice at the center of decision-making throughout and increasing the diversity of perspectives at the table.Identifying policy needs in target… Show more Managing a team of nearly 30 regulatory and campaign experts working in 20+ states to make solar more affordable and accessible. Using clean energy for climate and economic justice.Overseeing departmental structure, staffing, budget, management systems and practices, cultural norms, and strategic planning. Keeping equity, inclusion and justice at the center of decision-making throughout and increasing the diversity of perspectives at the table.Identifying policy needs in target states. Issues include net metering, shared solar, interconnection standards, tariff design, renewable procurement policies, utility resource planning, tax policy, permitting issues, and financing programs.Educating and developing relationships with national partners, policymakers and regulators.Preparing toolkits, presentations, case studies and other collateral to help allies and partners in communication efforts.Developing and implementing media plans to support campaign objectives. Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Managing regulatory and campaign experts in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic to make solar more affordable and accessible across the country. Using clean energy for climate and economic justice.Identifying policy needs in target states. Issues include net metering, shared solar, interconnection standards, tariff design, renewable procurement policies, utility resource planning, tax policy, permitting issues, and financing programs.Intervening in regulatory and legislative… Show more Managing regulatory and campaign experts in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic to make solar more affordable and accessible across the country. Using clean energy for climate and economic justice.Identifying policy needs in target states. Issues include net metering, shared solar, interconnection standards, tariff design, renewable procurement policies, utility resource planning, tax policy, permitting issues, and financing programs.Intervening in regulatory and legislative proceedings to drive the changes in policy needed to reduce costs and increase access to solar.Developing effective campaigns – leveraging both grassroots and grasstops – to turn solar’s broad popularity into effective political power.Educating and developing relationships with policymakers and regulators.Preparing quantitative analyses to make the case.Preparing toolkits, presentations, case studies and other collateral to help allies and partners in communication efforts.Developing and implementing media plans to support campaign objectives.Winning! Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Designed policy and campaign portfolio and lead analysis, legislative strategy, and Congressional and White House relations for new grassroots field organization;Collaborated with national coalitions to reach effective shared strategies, promote Fair Share’s work, and build Fair Share’s brand and credibility;Coordinated writing, design, field testing and finalization of all materials for national citizen outreach campaign with 22 offices, 60 career staff and hundreds of… Show more Designed policy and campaign portfolio and lead analysis, legislative strategy, and Congressional and White House relations for new grassroots field organization;Collaborated with national coalitions to reach effective shared strategies, promote Fair Share’s work, and build Fair Share’s brand and credibility;Coordinated writing, design, field testing and finalization of all materials for national citizen outreach campaign with 22 offices, 60 career staff and hundreds of canvassers that knocked on 400,000 doors distributing educational materials, signing up members and raising money;Wrote messaging and organizing materials for priority grass-tops field campaigns for 12-17 organizers and several federal staff;Ran legislative, fundraising and strategy trainings for state directors, organizers and regional staff; and,Stepped into role as Regional Director to support priority citizen outreach campaign for three months, overseeing 5 offices across 4 states in three time-zones with 15 career staff and dozens of full-time campaign staff, and training 60 entry-level campaign directors to run offices across the country. Show less

Various Locations

Worked each election cycle to elect progressive leaders to state and federal office;Co-led two week-long trainings for more than 160 entry-level and experienced, career staff on how to run electoral campaign offices;Recruited, trained and managed directors, organizers, canvassers and volunteers in fundraising, voter registration, voter contact, and get-out-the-vote efforts in 15 cities across three states;Launched and built from the ground up a grassroots campaign office… Show more Worked each election cycle to elect progressive leaders to state and federal office;Co-led two week-long trainings for more than 160 entry-level and experienced, career staff on how to run electoral campaign offices;Recruited, trained and managed directors, organizers, canvassers and volunteers in fundraising, voter registration, voter contact, and get-out-the-vote efforts in 15 cities across three states;Launched and built from the ground up a grassroots campaign office in Colorado Springs, a politically under-organized and polarized city; and,Led recovery and growth effort for struggling office in Denver, CO, quadrupling size from 25 campaign staff and two directors to 80 campaign staff and 20 directors and organizers in less than a month. Show less

Designed and led implementation of federal renewable energy and energy efficiency policy campaigns, mobilizing 29 federated state environmental groups and their combined membership of over a million members and activists;Led Environment America to victories extending critical investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency facing expiration on three different occasions, leading to record years of growth for the renewable energy industries and investment in energy efficiency… Show more Designed and led implementation of federal renewable energy and energy efficiency policy campaigns, mobilizing 29 federated state environmental groups and their combined membership of over a million members and activists;Led Environment America to victories extending critical investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency facing expiration on three different occasions, leading to record years of growth for the renewable energy industries and investment in energy efficiency measures;Served as lead clean energy lobbyist to the Administration and Congress;Chaired legislative strategy committee for a coalition of 150 renewable energy businesses, industry associations and environmental advocacy groups;Executed media relations strategy and secured consequential national and state press coverage for Environment America in major news outlets, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today;Collaborated with Members of Congress and their staff, coalition partners and business executives to organize events that resulted in media hits and legislative impact, including a New York Times article covering event with three Congressmen demanding passage of legislation that immediately thereafter was introduced, passed through Congress and signed by the President;Earned the Public Interest Network's top award for most effective utilization of organizational resources to pass policy, out of a pool of more than 300 staff from 14 organizations; Raised $560,000 in foundation grants and more than $30,000 from individual donors;Managed two interns and one staff member, who was awarded the Mary Braun Fellowship from the Public Interest Network for achievement during his year under my supervision; and,Helped coordinate and lead entry-level trainings of nearly 150 career staff. Show less

Formulated strategy and led development of communication materials for grassroots campaign that raised millions of dollars and educated hundreds of thousands of citizens;Led advocacy effort of environmental community and liaised with clean energy businesses and associations to ensure prioritization of clean energy in economic stimulus legislation;Secured more than $64 billion for renewable energy and energy efficiency in the American Recovery and Reinvestment… Show more Formulated strategy and led development of communication materials for grassroots campaign that raised millions of dollars and educated hundreds of thousands of citizens;Led advocacy effort of environmental community and liaised with clean energy businesses and associations to ensure prioritization of clean energy in economic stimulus legislation;Secured more than $64 billion for renewable energy and energy efficiency in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act;Represented Environment America on issues of clean energy to environmental and energy trade press; and,Executed press conferences to release national research reports in four major U.S. cities that attracted influential coalition partners and key media targets. Show less

Various Locations

Trained, managed and motivated hundreds of staff and volunteers to knock on doors and stop people on the street to generate grassroots products (e.g., petition signatures) and to raise money for campaigns in the public interest;Built and maintained four grassroots campaign offices, recruiting and overseeing teams of one to four Assistant Directors and 10-50 full-time staff;Executed campaign strategies that raised up to $1,000,000 over four months and mobilized tens of thousands… Show more Trained, managed and motivated hundreds of staff and volunteers to knock on doors and stop people on the street to generate grassroots products (e.g., petition signatures) and to raise money for campaigns in the public interest;Built and maintained four grassroots campaign offices, recruiting and overseeing teams of one to four Assistant Directors and 10-50 full-time staff;Executed campaign strategies that raised up to $1,000,000 over four months and mobilized tens of thousands of citizens; and,Oversaw the commission-based payroll, benefits and hiring of all staff and maintained general office budget and administration. Show less