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!

Khiem Nguyen Software Development Intern Khiem Nguyen is a rising Junior studying Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst. With a diverse skill set, he has gained valuable experience working with both backend and frontend technologies. Beyond his academic pursuits, he loves to play soccer, listen to music and further his knowledge in cloud computing. This summer, Khiem is thrilled to contribute his expertise by working with MassEnergize to empower local…

Will Carter Communications Associate Will is a current undergraduate student at Tufts University working to forge connections to the natural world through media, environmental science, and storytelling. He specializes in Science Communication, combining coursework in the Natural Sciences, Media Practice, and Anthropology to create his own interdisciplinary major. Passionate about increasing accessibility to environmental knowledge, he is a frequent contributor to original research on how practitioners can utilize digital storytelling techniques to combat barriers currently…

Maria Alder Software Development Intern Maria is a rising junior at MIT studying Computer Science and Engineering with a minor in the Environment and Sustainability. She is passionate about exploring how computer science can be used to help fight climate change. This summer, Maria will be working with the software team to develop a mobile app version of the community platform. She is excited to learn more about how communities can work together to become…

Marina Garrido Community Outreach Intern Marina is a rising junior at Tufts University, studying Environmental Studies and Engineering Psychology. She is passionate about promoting sustainability and fighting for climate justice and is excited to be working at MassEnergize for the second summer in a row. Last summer, Marina worked as a Community Engagement Intern, supporting the MassE partner communities across MA by developing social media tool kits, playbooks for youth leaders, and a guide for…

Jo Jagger Administrative Assistant 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 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 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 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.