Staff – MassEnergize

Sophia Bacanurschi, Climate Communications Intern

By Jo Jagger

Sophia Bacanurschi Climate Communications Intern Sophia Bacanurschi is an Honors English Literature student at Concordia University with a love for words, storytelling, and learning from the people and ideas around her. Her academic and professional experiences have taken her from literature and social theory to clean energy, architecture, and sustainability, where she has developed a passion for turning complex ideas into stories that people can connect with. Curious by nature, Sophia enjoys asking questions, having thoughtful…

Ariha Jain, Community & Program Support Specialist

By Jo Jagger

Ariha Jain Community & Program Support Specialist Ariha Jain, originally from India, holds a Master of Science in Business Analytics from Brandeis University and has recently joined MassEnergize as a Community and Program Support Specialist. Her expertise in analytics and passion for sustainable development drive her to provide comprehensive support to communities, whether through technical assistance, brainstorming, or any other means necessary for their empowerment, always ready to lend a hand. Ariha’s love for exploring…

Fabiane Goncalves, Community Action Program Coordinator

By Talya Havivi

Fabiane Goncalves Community Action Program Coordinator Fabiane brings extensive experience in environmental and community advocacy. She has pioneered methodologies to raise community ecological awareness and promote environmental stewardship. Fabiane holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering and a Master’s degree in Environmental Science from Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense in Brazil. Beyond her professional life, she finds joy in running, playing volleyball, and immersing herself in nature, which keeps her both active and engaged.

Tianyi Evans Gu, Software Developer

By Kaat Vander Straeten

Tianyi Evans Gu Software Development Tianyi is a rising high school Junior at Phillips Academy Andover. At school, he loves coding and developing mobile apps, competing in hackathons, creative writing, and playing tennis. He is passionate about searching for ways that computer science and technology can be used to solve real-world problems, and is excited to work with MassEnergize in empowering climate action towards a sustainable future!

Jo Jagger, Operations Coordinator

By andrea@elytradesign.com

Jo Jagger Operations Coordinator Jo comes to MassEnergize with previous experience in Project Management and Communications. Jo holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and Hispanic Studies and is originally from the United Kingdom. She moved to the United States in 2020 with her husband and two children. When not working Jo enjoys taking advantage of being in New England with weekends spent skiing, hiking, paddle boarding and at the beach.

Frimpong Opoku-Agyemang, Software Engineer

By andrea@elytradesign.com

Frimpong Opoku-Agyemang Software Engineer Frimpong Opoku-Agyemang is a young Ghanaian with an ever growing love for software development. He has experience with a wide variety of back end and front end technologies. In the future, his dream is to contribute to raising Ghana’s standards in technology to meet the growing world’s requirement. In his pursuit of this, he is a year into majoring in Computer Science at the African Leadership University (Mauritius).

Tahiru Abdullai, Software Engineer

By andrea@elytradesign.com

Tahiru Abdullai Software Engineer Tahiru is a software engineer based in Ghana with immense experience in both frontend and backend technologies. As a Physics (computing-focused) graduate of KNUST, he is looking forward to furthering his education in computer science.

Samuel Opoku-Agyemang, Software Engineer

By andrea@elytradesign.com

Samuel Opoku-Agyemang Software Engineer Samuel Opoku-Agyemang is a software engineer with experience in building both backend and frontend systems. He has done software engineering work at Slack, Google and conducted data science projects at Nielsen. Sam received his BS in Computer Science from Cornell University in 2019.

Nathan Scott, Executive Director

By andrea@elytradesign.com

Nathan Kumar Scott Executive Director Nathan Kumar Scott is the Executive Director of MassEnergize, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit organization scaling community-driven climate action through a growing New England regional network of 30+ “Energize” member communities. Nathan has spent his career in nonprofit leadership, with more than 20 years as the Executive Director of a variety of organizations focused on climate change, sustainability and youth focused experiential education. Prior to MassEnergize, Nathan was the Executive Director of…