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Brendan Malley, along with a talented team of researchers, installers, managers, engineers and a vibrant sales and administrative team, has contributed to Norwich Solar's steady growth. In his ten years with Norwich he has led Operations, Engineering, and Business Development. Now as Chief Commercial Officer his primary roles include structuring project finance and building long term relationships with investor partners.

Previously, Mr. Malley owned and operated a small business from start-up through maturity. He has broad experience in brand creation, workforce development, and operational discipline. Through two earlier positions, he gained experience in regulated markets, public outreach, and issue research and analysis. Mr. Malley holds a BA in English from Georgetown University. He spent two seasons as a mechanic and pit crew member in IndyCar racing.

Diana brings 20+ years of experience in comprehensive brand communications and design. She has an MBA in Marketing and is focused on strategic business growth for the company while making connections with the communities they serve. She is excited to work for this growing company and supporting increased adoption of clean energy solutions.

Eric has previously worked with Aegis in Waitsfield during the major growth years of Vermont’s 500 kW program. He is licensed in Vermont as both an attorney and a real estate broker, and he’s also an avid skier, outdoors enthusiast, and dog lover

Erik is a mechanical engineer with a passion for renewable energy. With several years experience in the wind industry, he is excited to expand into the solar energy industry. Erik holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts and did his undergraduate work at the University of Vermont. He enjoys spending time hiking, fishing, skiing and grilling.

Email: edstrom@norwichtech.com

Geoff Martin joined the company in 2022 as our Development Project Manager. He previously worked as the Intermunicipal Regional Energy Coordinator at the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission, working with seven towns in the region to lower energy use, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and move to renewable generation of electricity. He also worked for the Town of Hartford as the town’s Energy Coordinator. He holds a Master’s in Environmental Sciences from Emory University and a Bachelor’s in Development Studies from Brown University. In his free time, Geoff likes to mountain bike, run, ski, and hike with his family.

Email: martin@norwichsolar.com

Phone: 802.281.3213 ext. 3034

Solar industry veteran Jim Merriam is our Chief Executive Officer. In this role, he continues his mission of making it easy for businesses, schools, and municipalities to go solar, save money, and do good.

Jim comes to Norwich Solar from SunCommon where he was Vice President of Operations. Merriam has previously worked in the renewable energy industry as VP of Operations at Northern Power Systems and at groSolar where he served as Chief Operating Officer.

Jim Merriam is familiar to many in Vermont as the longtime Director of Efficiency Vermont, the nation’s first statewide energy efficiency utility.

Jim, who holds an electrical engineering degree and an MS in Engineering Management, was attracted to the technical competence of Norwich Solar and their community-centric approach to building solar.

Email: merriam@norwichsolar.com
Phone: 802.281.3213

Joel Stettenheim is President of Norwich Solar, Inc. Joel has strong legal, business and technical skills with a PhD in device physics/materials research from Dartmouth College, a JD from Stanford Law School, and corporate and IP practice experience at Testa, Hurwitz, & Thibeault. Dr. Stettenheim’s broad technical skills include materials and device fabrication and characterization, control systems development, design and implementation of mechanical and electrical simulations, data analysis, mechanical design and machining, and extensive measurement work that includes design and fabrication of low-noise electronics and device-control and data-collection software. His research credentials include numerous peer-reviewed publications and public talks including lead authorship in Nature. Joel’s legal and business experience includes counseling clients from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies on a broad range of patent, trademark, regulatory, transactional, and licensing issues. Joel is PI on over $2.4M in grants from the US Department of Energy for the novel parabolic trough concentrating solar power and other technology being developed by NST.

Email: Stettenheim@norwichsolar.com
Phone: 802.281.3213

Kevin is an experienced sales professional with a 20-year history of managing sales teams across the US and Canada. He has a background in high-tech, emerging markets in the AV and IT industries. Kevin moved to the Upper Valley ten years ago to raise a family in a clean and safe community. He is committed to renewable energy and helping small to medium-sized businesses reduce their carbon footprint while increasing their profitability.

Email: davis@norwichsolar.com
Phone: 802.359.7405

Kristin joined the Norwich team in 2024 to oversee the development pipeline in Breakaway. With over 10 years of experience in VT residential solar, she is excited to leverage her expertise to increase New England's renewable energy. Kristin supports teams by identifying improvement opportunities, optimizing workflows, and collaborating with stakeholders for shared success. Outside of work, Kristin enjoys camping, skiing, biking, paddling, reading, or exploring Vermont's many adventures with her family.

Phone: 802.281.3213 ext. 3039
Email: dediana@norwitech.com

Laura has worked in the renewable energy industry since 2015, starting out as an installer of residential solar systems for California Solar Electric Company in the Sierra Nevada Foothills in Northern California, before shifting to evaluation, sales and design. Once the company transitioned to a worker-owned co-op, she was honored to serve as Secretary on the Board of Directors. She moved with her family to Vermont in 2021, and worked in technical and customer support for SunCommon, before joining Norwich Solar as a Project Manager on our Norwich Solar team. After over a yer in the field, she has transitioned to our Breakaway Renewable development team, to help fill our pipeline bringing large scale projects to fruition and increasing Vermont’s energy independence.

When she is not at work, you can find her in dance studios, dojos, her garden and kitchen, close to waterfalls and other wild places, on her yoga mat, enjoying time with family and friends, and wrapped up in stories while cuddling up with her cats.

Email: Parkes@norwichsolar.com
Phone: 802.281.3213 ext. 3431

After graduating from Dartmouth College, Leif remained in the Upper Valley, where he now works as an R&D technician for NT. He performs a wide variety of tasks, from commercial-scale PV system documentation to fabrication, but mostly centering on construction, testing and iteration on prototypes for SunTrap™. When not at work, Leif can often be spotted skiing, biking, or working on any of the various DIY projects he’s got going on at any given time.

Email: johnson@norwichsolar.com
Phone: 802.281.3213 ext. 3002

Lisa joined Norwich Solar in July of 2016 and has a BS in Mathematics & Business Management from Johnson State College. She has over 25 years of experience in the accounting and business management fields; most of which has been spent in the small business industry.

Although most of his career was spent in Telecommunications, Lou joins us having spent the last several years in the Solar Industry with SGC Power and Pivot Energy.  An Engineer by education (he has an Applied Mathematics undergraduate degree and a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering), he started his love of Accounting over 15 years ago - starting with Fixed Asset Accounting at Verizon in New Jersey and progressing to Corporate Controller to the telephone company in the U.S. Virgin Islands before transitioning to Renewable Energy.

Lou is a firm believer in the mission of our industry, as he also wants a cleaner, healthier and safer environment for his three children and six grandchildren (he's not that old - they started young).  In his spare time, Lou is a Member of the Board and Treasurer of both his Homeowner's Association in Maryland as well as with a religious institution in St. Thomas, USVI.  With what time is left over, he likes to travel, read, spend time with family and conceptualize his writing of a Children's Book series about the Tooth Fairy when he retires.   When he gets the chance, he loves roller coasters and other thrill-seeking adventures, and he dreams of hang-gliding.

Email: minion@norwichsolar.com

Luke Cady joined Norwich Technologies in 2021 after spending six years working at SunCommon managing their solar supply chain and working extensively on ERP development.  Luke’s role as Luke's role as COO/CIO will continue both of those threads – working to build out business processes and analytics and support Norwich’s solar supply chain demands.

When he’s not buried in spreadsheets, Luke enjoys woodworking, cooking, cycling, campfires, and travel.

Lynn has been involved with retail for the past 20 years working for a local family owned company. Her experience is in Purchasing and Inventory Management as well as Accounting. Supporting local business is important to her and she enjoys gardening and being outdoors.

Martha Staskus, help our development processes and supporting operations through high-level project and client management.

Martha has considerable project management and development expertise concentrated in renewable energy projects including site identification, land acquisition, feasibly, wind resource and environmental assessments, permitting, outreach and education services, and performance monitoring for wind and solar clients, electric utilities, regulatory agencies and landowners.

In her role with VERA Renewables  Martha was responsible for the development and permitting of over 5 MW of group net metered solar projects around the state and over 150 MW of utility-scale wind project in New England, including 4 out of Vermont’s 5 permitted wind projects.

Martha was awarded the 2019 Renewable Energy Champion award which recognizes an individual who tirelessly ‘champions’ the benefits of developing, creating, informing, and striving to improve Vermont with the deployment of renewable energy generation.

Mike’s journey to his current career of IT manager began on an Apple IIe in his 3rd grade classroom. This interest was further bolstered by a few summers at computer camp in the basement of Stone Hall on the Greenway Institute campus (where Norwich Technologies currently has an office). A brief detour led Mike to a political science degree and a decade in the music industry where he did sound at hundreds of weddings, played accordion in an Irish band and bass, guitar, and keys in a country band. Eventually he realized the real rock stars use a different kind of keyboard and so he made his triumphant return to the world of IT.

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Rachael joined the Norwich team in 2025 to manage development projects from origination to NTP.  She has been working in residential and commercial solar since 2018 and is thrilled to continue bringing renewable energy to the grid using her drive for efficiency, organization and collaboration.  Outside of work, Rachael enjoys disc golf, snowboarding, hiking, organizing her pantry, house projects, and getting outside with her family.

Spencer is a seasoned executive with nearly twenty years of experience in helping companies develop and execute growth strategies in new and emerging markets. Spencer has held positions as CEO of Jvillage Network, Chair of the Board of Burlington Electric Commissioners, Director of the TastyGram division at Vermont Teddy Bear, and CEO/ founder of Adventurous Traveler, which was sold to the Away Network in 2000. Spencer is currently President of Green Mountain Insight, a strategic and financial planning firm for high growth tech and energy companies. Spencer received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tufts University. Spencer is an avid skier, hiker and cook.

Email: newman@norwichsolar.com
Phone: 802.281.3213

Suzanne was the director at CraftStudies at Hanover League of NH Craftsmen for more than 20 years before joining Norwich. She is delighted to be doing her small part in saving the environment and to be a part of our amazing team.