President & Ceo, Founder
CurrentThe organization formerly known as Covenant Solar Initiative / Indigenized Energy Initiative / Indigenous Energy Initiative-IEI is now the Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy!
Dec 2016 - Present
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President & CEO, Founder at Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy | MIT Indigenous Communities Fellow
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President & CEO, Founder at Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy | MIT Indigenous Communities Fellow
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Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States
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Chéri Smith is listed as President & CEO, Founder at Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy | MIT Indigenous Communities Fellow at Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy, based in Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Chéri Smith.
Chéri Smith previously worked as President & CEO, Founder at Alliance For Tribal Clean Energy and Head of Workforce Strategy at Tesla. Chéri Smith holds Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration, Management And Operations from Boston University.
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Chéri Smith is the founder, President & CEO of the Alliance for Clean Energy, 501(c)(3). She descends through both of her parents from the Mi'kmaq of Northern Maine and the Canadian Maritimes, as well as from European ancestors. Chéri founded the organization now known as the Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy in 2106. As a 25+ year veteran of the renewable energy sector, she leverages her vast knowledge, experience, network, and relationships to support tribes in their self-determined pursuit of renewable energy -- as a means to diminish poverty, protect the earth from climate change, restore economic prosperity and true sovereignty. Previously, Chéri led workforce development and training for SolarCity and Tesla, including coordination of all community, academic, and government stakeholders in the massive effort to identify and train a diverse and inclusive team of over 1,400 employees of the 1GW solar manufacturing plant in Buffalo, NY, and thousands more for Tesla’s Battery Gigafactory in Nevada, the largest factory in the world. From 2009–2015, Chéri was in private practice, providing technical workforce consulting services for colleges/universities and governments, including the Interstate Renewable Energy Council(IREC), New York State Energy Research & Development Authority(NYSERDA), and the US Department of Energy SunShot initiatives: Solar Ready Veterans, Solar Instructor Training Network, and Solar Career Map. From 2005–2009, Chéri served as Director of Education and outreach for the American Council On Renewable Energy, where she developed and managed ACORE’s corporate, educational, and citizen-outreach programs, collaborating with the federal and foreign governments and NGOs to develop best practices for clean energy development.Chéri is an advisor to the Yale School of Business and the Environment, served on the advisory board for Penn State's Masters in Renewable Energy program, and was a Workforce Investment Board Director in Buffalo & Erie County, NY. She is an MIT Solver, Indigenous Communities Fellow, Cordes Fellow, and Climate Leader trained by Al Gore. Chéri has received the GM Prize for social entrepreneurship and was an Elevate Prize finalist. She is the proud mom of a daughter and two sons, one of whom is an Army wounded warrior. Chéri lives on the ancestral homelands of the Narragansett, where her husband continues in the fishing tradition of her ancestors, making his living as a fisherman.
Listed skills include Sustainability, Solar Energy, Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Energy, and 43 others.
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16 roles · 37 years
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Head Of Workforce Strategy
Feb 2017 - Jan 2018
Head Of Workforce & Training Development
Mar 2015 - Feb 2017
Sunshot Program - Subject Matter Expert/Project Reviewer
Aug 2014 - Dec 2016
Consultant - Sunshot - Solar Ready Veterans
On contract through Penn State University, co-created the program and curriculum for the U.S. DOE SunShot Initiative program, Solar Ready Vets - currently being delivered at 10+ U.S. Military Bases. This successful program connects our nation’s skilled veterans to the solar energy industry, preparing them for careers as solar photovoltaic (PV) system.
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Consultant - U.S. Doe Programs
On contract through IREC, National Administrator, advised on the development of the Solar Instructor Training Network (SITN) programs, and the Solar Career Map. Established by the U.S. Department of Energy, the SITN is filling a critical need for accessible, high quality, market-valued training in solar system design, installation, sales and inspection.
Sep 2014 - Jun 2015
Founding Principal
The Carbon Free Consultancy
Strategic and Project Consulting to the public and private sectors: Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Sustainability, Energy Efficiency.Sectors - Federal & State Government, Industry, Higher Education, Nonprofit, K-12Clients include: United States Department of Energy, Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Pennsylvania State.
Apr 2009 - Jun 2015
Program Manager - Renewables, Energy Efficiency & Advanced Energy Technologies
On contract from IREC. NYSERDA's principal mission is to develop innovative solutions to some of the State of New York's most difficult energy and environmental problems, helping New York meet its energy goals: reducing energy consumption, promoting the use of renewable energy sources, and protecting the environment. As Program Manager, oversaw statewide.
Oct 2013 - Oct 2014
Founder, Executive Director - Solar Campus Initiative
Dec 2009 - Aug 2014
Director Of Education & International Workforce Initiatives
From 2005 through 2009, served as Director of Education & International Workforce Development for the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE). Developed and managed corporate, educational, and citizen-outreach programs, including the Higher Education Committee on Renewable Energy, and green workforce programs, on an international level. One of her key.
2005 - 2009
~4 yrs
Director, Information Technology Programs
Seven years of senior management positions at Boston University, Corporate Education Center. As Director of Information Technology Programs, oversaw oversaw sales, marketing, technical curriculum development and workforce development and graduate placement efforts for over 100 instructor-led and online certificate programs.
1997 - 2004
~7 yrs
Associate Director, Computer Career Programs
Jan 2000 - Oct 2002
Manager, Career Services
Sep 1998 - Jan 2000
Manager
Before working in Higher Education, Chéri was recruited to be a founding manager of Career Source – a highly-successful, Boston-based flagship organization of the Federal Workforce Investment Board initiative. Her team connected thousands of workers -- underrepresented workers, new graduates, career-changers, and those transitioning from public assistance.
1996 - 1998
~2 yrs
Manager Of Administration
Administrative management of large-scale commercial construction projects.
1993 - 1995
~2 yrs
Manager, Permitting & Public Relations
United Power Systems, Inc./Sterling Power, Llc
Managed Permitting and Public Relations for various projects, including Sterling Power, LLC, an 85MW gas-fired, peak power generation project; Clear Bay Co-Gen, a gas-fired concept plant with steam effluent powering shellfish hatchery on the Chesapeake Bay. Assisted CEO in founding SolarBank - educating bankers in India to finance solar PV projects for.
1989 - 1993
~4 yrs
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Chéri Smith education
Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration, Management And Operations
Boston University
Environmental Engineering
Roger Williams University
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Chéri Smith works for Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy.
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Chéri Smith is listed as President & CEO, Founder at Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy | MIT Indigenous Communities Fellow at Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy.
Where is Chéri Smith based?
Chéri Smith is based in Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States while working with Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy.
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Chéri Smith has worked for Alliance For Tribal Clean Energy, Tesla, Solarcity, U.S. Department Of Energy (Doe), and Interstate Renewable Energy Council.
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Chéri Smith holds Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration, Management And Operations from Boston University.
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Chéri Smith is listed with skills including Sustainability, Solar Energy, Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Energy, Energy, Leadership, Strategy, and Program Management.
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