Self Reliance Staff
Self-Reliance, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation founded in 1980, has been promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies in the region for many years.

Self-Reliance staff focus on increasing the awareness of energy issues facing the region, facilitate installations of properly sited renewable energy systems and organize and execute training workshops that help to increase the technical expertise relating to renewable energy, high performance green building and energy-efficient technologies.

Megan AmslerExecutive Director
Megan has been the Executive Director of Self-Reliance since 2001. She has been involved in the clean energy industry since 1996. Megan enjoys working to advance the adoption of renewable energy technologies in New England. Much of her time is focused on helping people navigate energy-related issues in order to make informed decisions and take positive action. She has spent much time developing workforce training in solar and wind energy. She serves a diverse constituency seeking in-depth, objective information on complex energy issues-from energy policy to choosing an appropriate energy technology.

Megan is chair of the Falmouth Energy Committee. She is on the Executive Committee of the Housing Assistance Corporation and the Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative of New England.

A mom of two kids, Megan is a third generation farmer who raises vegetables, poultry, pork and American Quarter Horses.

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Lindsey CloseAssociate Director of Workforce Training and Operations
Lindsey Close joined the Self-Reliance staff in January 2006 as Progam Administrator and Editor of the Self-Reliance Current. In 2015, Lindsey was named Associate Director of Workforce Training and Operations.

Lindsey’s deep interest in renewable energy and environmental issues led her to a degree in Environmental Studies from Mount Holyoke College. But her interest goes beyond the academic: she and her family designed and built their home in 2002 with a solar thermal system for radiant floor heat and domestic hot water, a grid-tied photovoltaic system, composting toilets and bamboo floors. She enjoys knitting and gardening in her rare quiet moments.

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