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SoCalREN’s Charnofsky on Preparing Future Leaders for Green Careers
In conversation with VX News, LA County ISD’s Tessa Charnofsky reflects on the vision behind the Future Green Leaders Summit and the broader mandate of SoCalREN—authorized in 2012 by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to deliver energy-efficiency and workforce programs across 13 Southern California counties, with a specific focus on disadvantaged communities. Charnofsky shares why early exposure, community-designed programs, and partnerships that extend beyond the classroom are essential to growing California’s clean-energy workforce pipeline.
