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title: Celebrating Sustainable Energy with Rachel Smucker of MDV-SEIA
description: We sat down with Rachel Smucker of MDV-SEIA to talk about sustainable energy and her dream for the future of America's workforce!
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# [Celebrating Sustainable Energy with Rachel Smucker of MDV-SEIA](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/blog/celebrate-sustainable-energy-with-rachel-smucker-0)

 Written by [The Great Big Everything & Hannah Hull](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/blog/author/the-great-big-everything-hannah-hull) | Sep 6, 2019 3:13:09 PM

### Introducing Rachel Smucker! 

# Rachel has been at Gather for a few years now, starting out in our OG Downtown location and recently making the transition to our new & improved Arts District location.Rachel has been in the solar industry for as long as this writer has known her, currently working for the [Maryland, DC, Delaware, Virginia Solar Energy Industries Association](https://mdvseia.org/) (MDV-SEIA) as the Virginia Policy & Development Manager.

# We asked Arts District Community Manager, Lindsey Wrable, for her thoughts on Rachel, to which she replied glowingly, *"She's a breath of fresh air, and she brings love and light into every room she enters."* We agree, Lindsey! 

## **Check out her interview below! **

> *"In 2050, I envision the U.S. to be 100% powered by renewable energy, with a large portion of that coming from solar. I also see a super diverse solar workforce, one that truly represents the diversity that is found in each and every one of our communities across the country."* - Rachel

 

We're grateful to have so many coworkers in the clean energy sector who choose Gather as their workspace. They're paving the way for a better future!

### *Come visit Rachel and the rest of our awesome coworkers at one of our three Richmond locations or one of our two Hampton Roads locations today.*

 

### ***Cheers!***

 

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