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Please join the Southern California Regional Energy Network (SoCalREN)'s Regional Workforce Alliance Meeting on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm at the Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA with a campus tour to follow.
The SoCalREN Regional Workforce Alliance brings together industry, local government, community based organizations, training, and education stakeholders to collaborate, network, share tools and resources, and take meaningful action that will advance our region’s workforce ecosystem. The purpose is to gain and provide insight on programs, policies, opportunities, gaps and challenges facing workforce development initiatives in southern California.
Theme -SoCal's Clean Energy Future: Overcoming Challenges and Moving Workforce Development into Action
Keynote Speaker - Bob Keefe, Executive Director, E2
Panel Speakers - Jeremy Zeedyk, Special Projects Coordinator, SMART Western States Council, Robyn Mancell, CEO, Green Energy Solutions, and Nataly Morales Sandoval, Energy Programs Analyst, Orange County Power Authority
Program Spotlight - Teva Crowley, Faculty, OCC Technology Center
Tour - OCC Technology Center
Time - Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Location - College Center, Ballroom 314C, Orange Coast College (OCC), 2701 Fairview Rd, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Contact - melanie@usgbc-ca.org or (949) 413-9084
Topics
Incentives, rebates, and financing in energy efficiency sector
Strategies in navigating energy efficiency mandates and incentives
Energy efficiency skills and training
Agenda
| Networking Lunch (College Center, Ballroom 314C) | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | |
| Panels and Discussions (Hybrid) | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | |
| Networking | 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | |
| Technology Center Tour (Optional) | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
The Venue
Orange Coast College (OCC) is a public community college in Costa Mesa in Orange County, California. It was founded in 1947, with its first classes opening in the fall of 1948.
It provides Associate of Art and Associate of Science degrees, certificates of achievement, and lower-division classes transferable to other colleges and universities. The college enrolls approximately 24,000 undergraduate students. In terms of population size, Orange Coast College is the third-largest college in Orange County.
Parking Instruction: Guest may park in Parking Lot C for free. You can find the campus map here to navigate to the parking lot and the event location (Ballroom 314C at the College Center).
The Southern California Regional Energy Network is administered by the County of Los Angeles and funded by California utility ratepayers under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.