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TORONTO RENEWABLE ENERGY COOPERATIVE Studio 405

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Back (left to right):

Education Program

Coordinator Kelly Park,

Ofce Manager Mary

Warner, Education Director

Kirsten Vanstone, Executive

Assistant Melissa Barbosa,

SolarShare Member

Relations Coordinator

Julie Leach, DevelopmentCoordinator Wesley

Normington. Front (left to

right): Project Manager Matt

Zipchen, Executive Director

Judith Lipp, TREC Services

Coordinator James Law.