Kate Selden

Kate Selden is a Program Manager in Solar One’s Affordable Solar Program where she helps affordable housing providers bring clean, affordable energy to their tenants, buildings, and communities. Prior to working at Solar One, Kate worked in affordable housing development at Los Sures, a community-based organization in North Brooklyn where she was responsible for the rehabilitation and new construction projects. She has also worked as an environmental educator, at a design/build garden company, and as an urban planning consultant for a variety of research and community engagement projects around New York City. Kate completed her MS in City and Regional Planning at Pratt Institute where she focused on sustainable and equitable environmental systems and integrating a placed-based urban planning curriculum into public schools. She is passionate about popular education, advancing a just transition, and transforming the urban ecosystem to be more inclusive, equitable, and democratic.