Keith Pivonski

Thanks for sharing this. Kameale's description of her exponential use of a plastic bag is a great example of how we can empower underserved young minds to understand their current and future connection toward sustainability. This article also illustrates how much stronger a company is when it's comprised of a variety of individuals with diverse backgrounds, ideas and life experiences. This sentiment really hit home for me recently when I had a female friend review one of our recent grant submissions after it was already submitted. Her additional perspectives on our technologies selling points were spot on and truthfully forced us to acknowledge that "smaller, better, faster" is great from a male perspective, but it's only half the story in terms of how eBox can level out the energy burden experienced by underrepresented populations in desperate need of innovation based energy assistance. That experience last week coupled with this article proves how important it is for us to balance out our staff as we work toward hiring Employee #4, #5 and #6 in the coming months. Mohammed and I came up with the following internal goals & ideas that will enhance Energy Finders mission to build equity and inclusion into our business model. Diverse Hiring Practices: -Reach out to organizations and networks that specialize in connecting underrepresented groups with job opportunities in...Read more...