Our Team
PUSH Green
Lou DeJesus
Community Energy Program Manager
Lou joined the PUSH Green team as their first Program Assistant nearly six years ago, after joining the Weatherization Assistance Program Outreach Team in 2012. Here, she has helped design and implement customer outreach strategies and assist EmPower+ customers. In the following years, she pivoted into her current role as Community Energy Program Manager and is diving deeper into outreach and education to drive the clean energy transition for Disadvantaged communities across Western New York. This role includes presentations on energy efficiency and clean energy for schools, community-based organizations, faith-based institutions, the wellness community, and more.
Jay Posner
Healthy Homes Program Manager
Jay is the Healthy Homes Program Manager at PUSH Green, and manages the Warm and Dry on the West Side program, and Buffalo East Home Improvement Program (BEHIP). He also works with contractors on engagement and trainings for the Western New York Regional Clean Energy Hub. Jason is Certified with the Building Performance Institute (BPI) as a Building Analyst. Other certifications include Advanced Air-Sealing Professional, Lead Abatement Supervisor with the EPA, Asbestos Removal Professional, and OSHA30.
Kathleen Duffy
Sustainability Program Associate
Kathleen Duffy is the Sustainability Program Associate at PUSH Green. She is originally from the Bronx and has maintained a career in Sustainability and the Environmental field for more than seven years. She has worked in both the non-profit and the private sectors in NYC. At PUSH Green, Kathleen takes her passion for sustainability and helping the community into her everyday life to assist the people of Buffalo and surrounding areas in getting the housing resources they want, need, and deserve.
Imani Rodriguez
Multifamily Community Energy Advisor
Imani Rodriguez is the Multi-Family Community Energy Advisor at PUSH Green. Imani studied Philosophy at the University at Buffalo with an eye toward becoming an immigration attorney. That passion for justice led to her previous roles with diverse populations of families across Erie County. She has worked for both non-profits and in the education system. At PUSH Green, Imani takes her passion for helping the community to assist the people of Buffalo and surrounding areas in getting the best energy efficient housing upgrades they can.
Ashley DeMichele
Healthy Homes Coordinator
Ashley is the Healthy Homes Coordinator at PUSH Green. She is an active member of the Lead Safety Task Force and Chair of the Community/Engagement Lead Safety Steering Committee. As Healthy Homes Coordinator, Ashley serves as an outreach to the community with the goal of eliminating lead poisoning throughout the City of Buffalo. With a passion in social justice and nonprofit work, Ashley obtained her B.S. in Health Administration from Rutgers University. Ashley also works on the BEHIP and Warm and Dry program alongside Jay.
WNY Regional Clean Energy Hub
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cattaraugus County puts knowledge to work in pursuit of economic vitality, ecological sustainability, and social well-being. We bring local experience and research-based solutions together, helping New York state families and communities thrive in our rapidly changing world.
Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) puts knowledge to work in pursuit of economic vitality, ecological sustainability, and social well-being. We bring local experience and research-based solutions together, helping New York State families and communities thrive in our rapidly changing world.
CCE of Niagara County has established the Sustainability Program to help residents of Niagara and Erie counties navigate incentives to improve home energy efficiency and comfort, access affordable clean energy, and understand environmental issues more broadly.
Those who are interested in learning more can reach CCE Niagara’s staff.
Erie County partners with public and private sector entities to enhance the quality of life for Erie County residents. It implements programs and initiatives fostering economic growth and environmental quality. These programs help implement sustainable community development, equitable and affordable housing, cultural heritage promotion, and climate action leadership.
Inclusive Prosperity Capital is a mission-driven clean energy lender and program partner investing in underserved communities and markets nationally. We finance clean energy projects in buildings that save energy, improve building resiliency, and reduce greenhouse gases. We believe that everyone should have access to the benefits of clean energy.
We provide loans and other financing solutions for an array of green building improvements including energy efficiency, solar-PV and other renewable technologies, clean electrification, resiliency measures, and remediation of necessary health and safety measures. We serve building owners, contractors, and project developers, across all building types from multifamily apartments, condominiums, and cooperatives to commercial and institutional (like houses of worship and community facilities). We work together with local lenders and community-based organizations to develop financing solutions and provide education and training. Our vision is to help communities build capacity over the long-term and create meaningful change in underinvested neighborhoods to achieve inclusive prosperity.
Monarch of Infinite Possibilities LLC is an environmentally-focused public engagement consulting firm that helps organizations, businesses and government connect to BIPOC and faith-based audiences to increase awareness and participation. I will help the HUB reach Black Pastors on the East side of Buffalo in an effort to inform them and their congregations about clean energy.
The Western New York Sustainable Business Roundtable (SBR) is a collaborative group of 70+ member organizations across our region that are demonstrating how to integrate sustainability into their organizations to benefit staff, the environment, and their bottom line. SBR will leverage is member business network to connect Western New York businesses and employees of those businesses to WNY Hub clean energy information and services.
