Name: Erin Quetell
Title: Policy director
Focus: I lead on critical policy issues, such as clean energy and municipal resiliency. I work closely with staff across the organization to support their on-the-ground work through relationship building, coalition development, and policy awareness and advocacy.
In This Photo: On March 12, I spent the morning with Sen. Susan Collins updating and thanking her for the Congressionally Directed Spending we received for Island Institute’s Future of Fishing work aimed at supporting fisherfolk with basic business assistance, skill building, and business diversification.
That’s me, second from left, standing next to Sen. Collins. My colleagues Nick Battista, next to Sen. Collins, and Sam Vail, far right, and our friend and policy colleague, Norah Carlos, at far left.
During our Washington D.C. trip, we also had the opportunity to meet with other federal staffers in the Maine delegation and others around the Energy Technology Innovation Partnership Project (ETIPP), a collaboration between regional organizations with strong relationships to rural communities and the Department of Energy’s National Laboratories. ETIPP helps communities advance their energy needs for sustainable and reliable power.
