Chris Woolery joined Mountain Association’s Energy Team in 2011 after two decades as an ENERGY STAR® builder and energy services contractor. Over his career, Chris has helped deliver residential energy efficiency upgrades to more than 800 households. Chris manages the How$martKY™ program, which partners with rural electric cooperatives to install residential energy improvements paid directly from their energy savings. His work also focuses on equitable energy policy and clean energy workforce development. Chris is proud to serve on the Southeast Energy Insecurity Project’s Leadership Forum, which works to implement Stakeholder Recommendations for Reducing Energy Insecurity in the Southeast United States. When he is not being an “energy nerd,” Chris enjoys spending time with family and in Kentucky’s beautiful natural spaces.
Chris’s favorite hiking spots in Eastern Kentucky include the Lily Mountain and Pilot Knob State Nature Preserves.
