Jeffery Wolfe, Co-Founder, CEO, Chairman of Board of Directors
Jeff is co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of groSolar. He is a recognized leader in the solar energy industry and a leading voice on solar energy policy throughout the U.S. Jeff is in charge of strategy, M&A, and PV procurement for the Company. Under his direction, groSolar has become the fourth largest residential installer in the U.S., the largest 100% U.S. owned distributor of solar equipment and systems, and a large commercial systems provider. Prior to forming groSolar, Jeff was a Partner in Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers, where he started and ran branch offices in Hanover, NH and Chicago, IL. Jeff is the elected chair of the PV Division of the Solar Electric Industry Association (SEIA), the country's leading PV trade organization. He also serves on the Union of Concerned Scientists National Advisory Board and is one of only 1,000 people in the U.S. trained in presenting Al Gore's climate change presentation. Jeff has a BSME degree from Cornell University.

Dorothy Wolfe, Co-Founder, Treasurer
Dori is co-founder and Treasurer of groSolar and has managed nearly all aspects of the Company at different times since its inception. Under her direction, groSolar has implemented new accounting methods, controls and programs. She has helped to steer the largest renewable energy fair in New England, to a stronger position in education and outreach during her tenure as trustee. Dori also plays the lead role for the Company in its social responsibility outreach with organizations like Habitat for Humanity. Prior to forming groSolar, Dori was a Senior Engineer at Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers. Dori has been Engineer-in-Charge of over 750,000 square feet of building design projects. Dori has a BSME degree from Cornell University.

James Resor, CFO & COO, Member of Board of Directors

Paul Coughlin, Senior Vice President, Sales
Paul built groSolar's Distribution and Dealer business since joining the company. He has been instrumental in building groSolar's dominant distribution position in the Northeast and laying the foundation for groSolar's national distribution capabilities in a short time. Paul was deeply involved in the early growth of the solar energy industry in California. He came to groSolar in 2004 from Alternative Solar Products, where he was Manager of Distribution and Dealer Services. For Astropower, he was the leading sales consultant in the founding of Home Depot's Solar PV retail sales program, the first of its kind in the country. Prior to his role at Astropower, Paul operated the west coast office of another large PV distributor, and led their entry into the San Diego residential market.

Frank Griffin, Vice President, Commercial Business Segment
Frank is groSolar's VP of Construction with responsibility for large commercial projects. Prior to joining groSolar, Frank was Vice President and Regional Development Manager for Lane Northeast, LLC, a multifamily real estate developer affiliated with Lane Company in Atlanta. At Lane Northeast, he was responsible for a 900 unit, $170 million residential redevelopment in Towson, MD among other projects. From 2000 to 2004 he was Senior Manager at Mesirow Financial Real Estate, Inc. During his tenure at Mesirow Financial he was dedicated to the University of Illinois at Chicago, South Campus Development, a $1.2 billion mixed-use redevelopment which includes retail, student housing, adaptive reuse, public parks and greenways, infrastructure and 900 units of for-sale housing. Frank attended Lehigh University where he received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and Pennsylvania State University, where he received a Master of Business Administration.

Richard Deutschman, Vice President, Policy & Market Development
Richard is a Professional Mechanical Engineer with nearly 25 years of experience in renewable energy and institutional facilities engineering. Richard co-founded and served as the Chief Executive Officer for Chesapeake Solar, until the company joined the groSolar family in 2008. Now the Vice President of the mid-Atlantic region, Richard is responsible for directing groSolar’s policy initiatives. Richard has been active in environmental and clean energy advocacy for many years and is a regular testifier in clean energy cases before state and local legislatures. His participation and leadership in local government and industry organizations is driven by his strong commitment to a clean energy future and socially responsible business. In his previous professional life, Richard was a project engineer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona. In his precious spare time, he prefers to be hiking, kayaking, or otherwise enjoying the tremendous bounty of the planet with his wife, Vanessa, and two teenaged boys.

Bob Lewis, Vice President, Residential Sales
Bob has held various positions within groSolar including sales representative, sales manager and trainer. As the leader of groSolar's residential sales division, Bob brings over 20 years of sales and management experience to the company. He has designed and implemented the innovative sales process which has been the key driver of groSolar’s dramatic residential sales growth. Under Bob’s direction groSolar has become one of the top PV integrators in the Eastern United States.

Rod Viens, Vice President, Operations
Rod is responsible for the distribution and installation operations for groSolar. Rod brings to groSolar a proven track record of maximizing resources, streamlining operations, and instilling excellent customer service. Prior to joining groSolar, Rod was Vice President of Operations and Business Development with Yankee Barn Homes, a nationally distributed post and beam home manufacturer, where he established and oversaw the installation construction division, and was charged with improving the overall company process, with the goal of exceeding client needs and expectations. Prior to his role at Yankee Barn Homes, Rod was the proprietor of a retail chain operation. Rod graduated from Keene State College with a BS in Management.

Gaelan Brown, Vice President, Marketing
Gaelan has an entrepreneurial sales and marketing background spanning various sectors including IT, e-commerce, renewable energy and multi-channel consumer-packaged goods, and he is active in several community and national non-profits. Prior to joining groSolar he was the Senior Manager responsible for developing new direct-marketing and retail distribution channels for Green Mountain Coffee which grew from $0 to over $200 million in annual sales during his tenure. As co-founder and VP of Sales & Marketing for Infopia.com Gaelan spearheaded an industry-leading multi-channel web-marketing platform in partnership with eBay, Amazon, Ubid, Overstock and others. He also co-founded the Carbon Shredders, a non-profit that works to guide home-owners through an online “Low Carbon Diet Program” that aggregates the C02 reductions resulting from basic residential efficiency-measures. Gaelan got his BA in Mass Communication and Economics from Washington and Lee University.

Bob Blake, Vice President, Finance & Accounting
Bob joined groSolar in 2008 and manages the Finance and Accounting Department. Prior to joining groSolar Bob served as Director of Finance for the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Alliance where he oversaw financial planning, capital finance and benchmarking for eleven affiliated healthcare organizations including the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Throughout the 1990s Bob worked for MFS Investment Management and served as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller for more than five years during a period of rapid growth and international expansion. MFS is a global investment advisory firm with approximately $200 billion in assets under management. Bob is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B. S. in Accounting from Syracuse University and an MBA from the Pennsylvania State University.

Jeff Taylor, Vice President, Distribution Sales

Jeff brings over thirty years of Solar Thermal and PV experience to the groSolar team. Prior to joining groSolar, Jeff was Southwestern Territorial Sales Manager for AEE Solar, and Director of Distribution Sales at Kyocera Solar, Inc. He was a self employed solar contractor in the Philadelphia area during the 80’s and 90’s and understands the Distribution business from the dealer perspective. His knowledge and real world experience have created an environment where solar dealers can find support and flourish.

Scott Starr, Director of Commercial & Utility Solar
Scott leads the development and sales of utility-scale solar solutions for groSolar, having joined the Company in 2009. Scott’s prior professional experience with renewable energy includes roles as a project developer with First Solar, developing multi-megawatt solar farms, as a solar product line leader for General Electric Energy & as a strategic marketing leader for GE Wind. As Director of ecomagination for GE, Scott commercialized the ecomagination Homebuilder Program, a residential whole-home solution designed to lower overall household energy consumption, emissions and indoor water consumption by combining building science with high performance products. Prior to his career at GE, Scott worked for Medtronic Inc. bringing implantable cardiac and neurological devices to market. Scott holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Duke University.

David Kirkpatrick, Member of Board of Directors
David is a Managing Director and co-founder of SJF Ventures, a $45 million venture capital firm with offices in Durham, NC and New York City. He joined groSolar's board of directors at the time of the Series A equity financing in September 2006. SJF Ventures was the lead investor for that financing. David has broad experience as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist in the clean energy arena. In the 1980's, David co-founded and directed SunShares, an early solar energy and recycling company in North Carolina. He was named National Recycler of the Year by the National Recycling Coalition in 1996 and Practitioner of the Year in 2005 by the Community Development Venture Capital Alliance. David earned a BA in Physics and History from Duke University in 1982 and an MBA from UNC Business School in 1991. He also serves on the Boards of B.B. Hobbs, Inc., Ed Map Inc., the NC Sustainable Energy Association, and the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership.

Chris Sorrells, Member of Board of Directors
Chris is a Managing Director with NGP Energy Technology Partners, L.P ("NGP ETP"), a Washington, D.C. based private equity fund with approximately $500 million under management investing growth equity capital in companies providing technology related products and services to the oil and gas, power, and alternative energy sectors. NGP ETP is an affiliate of NGP Energy Capital Management, a leading investment firm with over $9.3 billion of cumulative capital under management. Chris serves on the Board of Directors of Lehigh Technologies and Renewable Energy Group. He held a prior Board seat at Xunlight Corporation, a manufacturer of a-Si thin-film solar modules. Prior to joining NGP Energy Technology Partners, Chris worked at Clarity Partners, an $800 million private equity firm. From 1998 to 2002, Chris worked at Banc of America Securities in both the natural resources and technology groups. He founded and headed Banc of America's Energy Technology Investment Banking Group from 2000 to 2002 and served as the lead banker on a broad range of transactions, including deals for Evergreen Solar, Caminus, Artesyn Technologies, Millennium Cell, Encorp, and SoftSwitching Technologies. Chris holds a BA from Washington and Lee University, a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Southern California, and an MBA from the College of William and Mary.

Brad Barton, Member of Board of Directors
Brad serves as a Principal of NGP Energy Technology Partners, L.P ("NGP ETP"), a Washington, D.C. based private equity fund with approximately $500 million under management investing growth equity capital in companies providing technology related products and services to the oil and gas, power, and alternative energy sectors. NGP ETP is an affiliate of NGP Energy Capital Management, a leading investment firm with over $9.3 billion of cumulative capital under management. Prior to joining NGP Energy Technology Partners, Brad served as the Director of Commercialization & Deployment for the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). While at DOE, Barton was responsible for accelerating the deployment of emerging energy technologies into the marketplace. Barton was also responsible for developing ideas to implement the department’s new authority to establish an ARPA-E program and advised on tax policy pertaining to renewable energy. He has been a featured speaker at numerous renewable energy conferences. Prior to joining the Department of Energy, Barton worked nearly seven years at Hillwood Development in Dallas, Texas. Hillwood, a Perot company, owns and manages a diverse investment portfolio that includes real estate, energy, and private equity activities. While at Hillwood, Barton managed investments in natural gas, pharmaceuticals, clean energy and enterprise software. Barton holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Stanford University. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University.