SEI Team

Student Services & Certificate Program Advisor
At Solar Energy International, Breccia Wilson loves to work closely with students, advising on specific career paths and helping to choose appropriate training programs as the Student Advisor for the Find Out More >

PV Curriculum Developer and Trainer
Before joining Solar Energy International, Brian Mehalic worked as the lead installer and project manager for EV Solar Products in Chino Valley, Arizona.
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Paonia Office Manager
Chris loves meeting the SEI students who come from all around the world.  Chris has two golden retrievers, Peach and Cody, who take her for long walks every day.
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Director of Online and Educational Services
Chris Turek comes to Solar Energy International with more than 10 years of online learning and educational technology experience working with academic organizations all over the world.
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PV Project Coordinator
Jeff is the PV project coordinator and an instructor at SEI.
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Advising Co-Founder
Johnny Weiss co-founded Solar Energy International in 1991. He is a solar educator, consultant, certified Industrial Trainer and solar building professional.
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Interim Executive Director
Kathy is honored to serve as SEI's Interim Executive Director, especially since she is one of the over 21,000 alumni of SEI. She took her first PV class in 2004, which kickstarted her career in solar.
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Office Manager
Kathy Fontaine grew up in Texas before moving to California and Washington with her husband and two sons.
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PV Instructor
Kris has worked full-time in the PV industry since 1999. Kris is a NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer.
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PV Curriculum Team
Laura Walters helps coordinate and update the curriculum for SEI's internationally recognized PV training program, which includes creating the technical diagrams, working on SEI's PV textbook series, and...
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Sustainable Building Program Coordinator
Matthew Harris is a workshop coordinator and instructor for SEI's Sustainable Building Program. In this role, he serves as the hands-on projects manager for all of SEI's Natural Building workshops.
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Solar In the Schools Manager
Noah Davis believes that nothing is more important than teaching today's youth how to deal with tomorrow's energy challenges - except maybe having fun while teaching today's youth how to deal with...
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Financial Director
Paul Gibb escaped corporate life in Austin, Texas, for western Colorado in 2000.
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Business Manager
Sandy Pickard feels that Solar Energy International has changed the way she thinks and behaves. Her role as Business Manager has been the greatest job for her personal growth for the past 14 years.
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PV, ST, Wind, & Micro-hydro Workshop Coordinator
Tawnya Parker moved to Colorado in 2005 from Eugene, Oregon, after graduating with honors from the University of Oregon with a Bachelors of Science degree.
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