Jonathan Cohen joined the leadership of the Long Island Solar & Storage Alliance in January 2020. He has worked in the solar industry since 2014 and currently serves as Policy Director for NYSEIA. Previously he was Government Liaison for SUNation Solar Systems, a solar provider on Long Island.

Jonathan brings 25 years of public policy advocacy experience, and has served his community as a civic leader for his entire adult life, including as an Executive Board member of the Manorville Chamber of Commerce. Prior to his career in the solar industry, Jonathan worked in the medical field for 17 years, including as District EMS Supervisor at Mastic Beach Ambulance. He resides in Manorville, NY with his wife Carolyn, daughter Emma, and son Zachary.

Bill Feldmann has been a leader in the renewable energy field for 10 years. He has consulted on small-residential to multi-megawatt PV projects. In 2005, Feldmann along with Terrence Reilly founded Empire Clean Energy Supply (ECES), a local distributor of renewable energy equipment. They started offering photovoltaic equipment and have since added solar thermal and geothermal equipment. Feldmann has received recognition for his work from: Habitat for Humanity, United Way, Farmingdale University, New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA), Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), and others. Bill has demonstrated his commitment to a clean energy future by being an active member of leading renewable energy associations. He serves as a board member of New York Solar Energy Industries Association. He is a founding member of the Long Island Solar & Storage Alliance, and a founding member of the Long Island Geothermal Energy Organization.

Stephen is a Senior Account Executive for Sustainable Infrastructure at Johnson Controls. Johnson Controls is a multinational energy services company (ESCO). Stephen and his team are focusing on the commercial, municipal and K-12 educational markets in NY State and beyond. Most of these projects include solar installations with about 50MW completed or under development on Long Island alone. He began his career in the financial services industry working for several NYSE member firms including his own as a member of the NY Stock Exchange serving institutional and professional traders. In 2009 he founded
Bethpage Solar. He then worked with SUNation Energy and was Director of Business Development at Sunrise Power Solutions prior to joining the team at Johnson Controls. He is also certified as a NY State School District Business Leader (SDBL). These unique skills enable him to lead the team at Johnson as one of the largest installers of solar in school districts throughout NY State utilizing energy performance contracts. He has been an associate and member of NYSEIA’s LISSA since 2007 and currently serves as a member of the executive committee strongly advocating for solar on behalf of all the Long Island members for the last several years. In addition, he is an Adjunct Business Instructor at SUNY Suffolk. He holds a BS in Business Management and Marketing from Cornell University and an MS in Educational Leadership from LI University.

Jason Kaplan is the COO and General Counsel at PowerMarket, an industry-leading community solar management company based in New York. Jason has been key to PowerMarket's growth, now managing over 450 MW of community solar across 9 states. He also leads PowerMarket's enterprise acquisition solutions, bringing Fortune 100 businesses, academic institutions, and affordable housing providers to its portfolio of community solar projects.

Previously, Jason was the General Counsel and Head of Policy at United Wind, where he led all legal and advocacy work related to United Wind's distributed wind energy business including corporate governance and lobbying, as well as overseeing $200M+ raised in project and corporate finance from global energy corporates like Statoil, Total, and TEPCO.

Jason graduated from Vermont Law School, cum laude with a joint degree in law and masters in environmental law and policy, and Colgate University, cum laude B.A. Geology.

Tara is the Director of Stakeholder Relations at EmPower Solar. She served as the government liaison for policy issues at LISSA for two years before being elected to Alliance Chair in 2020.

Tara earned her BA at SUNY Stony Brook and her MPA at CUNY Baruch, both with a focus on environmental studies. In 2011, she was one of four U.S. Climate Change Professional Fellows, where she worked with Australian researchers, industries, and advocates dealing with energy and climate issues. Prior to joining the EmPower Solar team, Tara worked with Citizens Campaign for the Environment to organize educational and advocacy campaigns on various environmental issues. She also spent three years as a “Young Island” blogger for the Long Island Business News. She has been active in various professional and environmental organizations, including the C3E Women in Energy group on LI.

In 2018, Tara was named one of the Top 50 Women in Business by the Long Island Business News and was inducted into the Social Justice Distinguished Scholar Academy at FSC for her work on environmental justice issues.

Artie Perri is Director of Sales for CED Greentech Long Island and Head of Programs for the Long Island Solar & Storage Alliance.