Vote Solar
Elena Weissmann is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in advocacy and community organizing. Currently, Elena serves as the Regional Director at Vote Solar, a position held since February 2021. Prior roles include Organizer for the Georgia Senate Runoff at VoteRiders and Field Organizer for the Democratic Party of Georgia. Previously, Elena held several positions at The Bronx Freedom Fund, including Director and Director of Bronx Operations, as well as Project Associate. Additional experience includes serving as a Legal Advocate at the Legal Action Center and a Community Intake Advocate at The Bronx Defenders. Elena began professional involvement in public service as a Mayoral Fellow with the City of Chicago Office of the Mayor. Elena holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Virginia, as well as coursework at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Vote Solar
America’s energy problems — from economic crisis to global climate change — will only be solved by a national transition to renewables. Clean, homegrown, reliable solar energy is ready to play a large part of the solution. It is the fastest growing energy source in the world, but we have still just scratched the surface of solar’s vast energy potential. In order to bring the technology to scale, we need to bring down costs. Vote Solar works to build the economies of scale necessary to bring solar into the mainstream. We are a national nonprofit organization working to bring solar into the mainstream with grassroots action and technical expertise. We work at the state level to implement the policies and programs that build robust solar markets — and pave the way for a transition to a renewable energy economy.