Last year, Women's Home Preservation received an award from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) to plan one of the first community microgrids in the State of Maryland. This groundbreaking project is the culmination of nearly five years of persistent advocacy by our founder, Nadine Ngouabe Dlodlo, for clean energy funding for vacant housing.
MEA required us to form a Planning Committee composed of neighborhood stakeholders and experts to guide this pioneering effort. We are incredibly fortunate to have:
Salima Jones-Daley, MEM: Yale-educated environmentalist, former Executive Director of the National Young Farmers Coalition, management consultant, homeowner in Union Square, and owner of a farm in active development.
Robert Thomas: MIT-educated architect, former Executive Director of the Baltimore Public Markets Corporation, proud son of Baltimore, and key figure in the transformation of many public markets, including Lexington Market.
Nadine Ngouabe Dlodlo: Harvard Business School-educated community development strategist, former banker, founder of Women's Home Preservation, and homeowner in West Baltimore.
Bif Browning: President of the Union Square Association, driving force behind the revitalization of Union Square Historic District.
Lee Lehnert: SCI-Arc trained architect, environmentalist, and Senior Project Manager at AECOM.
This innovative project will serve affordable households, many at 50%-30% AMI, in one of the most structurally disinvested areas of Baltimore. It is expected to significantly lessen the energy cost burden of those families, and transform a neglected commercial corridor into a resilient multicultural enclave welcoming of folks from all walks of life, nationalities, races, ages and more.
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