Alex Sisk
Development and Communications Manager
Press
Media Contact
Recent Press
2023
- The Mary Sue: Six Local Organizations To Donate to for Giving Tuesday
- Marin Independent Journal: Novato Spanish speakers offered kits to ease utility bills
- California Constructor: Opportunity Build Offers Pathways to Rewarding Careers
- NewsBreak: Marin County Initiative Offers Energy-Saving Kits to Spanish-Speaking Residents
- The San Francisco Business Times: Rising Sun is building the equitable workforce of the future
- In the Loop: Meet Christine Vertiz
- KQED Mind/Shift: New climate legislation could create 9 million jobs. Will students be ready to fill them? (also available via The Hechinger Report)
- MCE Clean Energy: Investing in Careers Through Rising Sun
- In the Loop: Meet Ashley Lewis
- WorkingNation: ‘You could almost define everything we do in California as green jobs’
- Pubic News Service: Green Jobs in CA Projected to Rise 7%
2022
- The Oaklandside: Job training and community service come with a paycheck at Rising Sun (sponsored by Bank of America)
- The San Francisco Business Times: Rising Sun’s career exploration offers chance for discovery, accessing full potential
- In the Loop: Meet Jamil Weaks
- Smart Cities Dive: The power of a clean energy economy
- SFGATE: Surplus Land To Be Used As Housing For Disadvantaged Youth, Seniors, Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
- MCE Clean Energy: Green Workforce Spotlight | Damian Lee
- The New York Times: Rebuilding Her Life While She Builds Homes
- BayREN: Celebrating Rising Sun | Forging Paths for a Clean Economy and High Roads Jobs
- The East Bay Express: Rosie’s Redux | Union trades revive as suitable jobs for women
- The San Fransico Chronicle: Moms 4 Housing took a stand against Oakland’s housing crisis. Now their home has its first residents
- MCE Clean Energy: Green Workforce Spotlight | Bry’Ana Wallace
2021
- The East Bay Times: Share the Spirit | Experience in building trades strengthens East Bay women’s confidence
- MCE Clean Energy: Green Workforce Spotlight | Jessica Lee
- The San Francisco Bay View: Building up women for careers in construction
- KQED: How to Get—Or Make—a Free Or Low-Cost Air Purifier For Your Home
- The Oaklandside: Investing in renewable energy | Where you bank matters to the environment (sponsored by Beneficial State Bank)
- Rocky Mountain Institute: Rental Efficiency Standards | A Win for Equity and Climate
- The Independent: Tri-Valley Agencies Join Carbon Reduction Partnership
- The Sacramento Bee: California job seekers find new careers with help from a rent relief program. Here’s how
2020
- The San Franisco Chronicle: Bay Area has been memorable, but family’s calling
- The San Francisco Chronicle: The extreme difficulty of moving off the streets and into a home
- The Emeryville Eye: Emeryville Artivists Express Solidarity with BLM Movement with ‘Neon Voices’ Installation
- The San Francisco Chronicle: Who can really afford rent in the Bay Area? Beats the heck out of me
2019
- SMW 104 Local News: 2019 Women Build Nations Conference
- The East Bay Times: Share the Spirit | Rising Sun Center for Opportunity brightens career paths in Bay Area
- Floating Times: Getting Help Going Green
2018
- California Economic Summit: Workforce training programs take top prize in the Summit’s annual PIE contest for 2018
- HuffPost: Women At Work | ‘Pre-Apprenticeships’ Boost Female Construction Workers
2017
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2023
- North Marin Community Services Community Ambassador Training for Energy Efficiency Kits
- Indeed for Business: Here to Help | Why does climate change hit marginalized communities harder?
- KTVU Mornings on 2: Women Are Building in the Bay Area
- KCRT Climate Careers Promo: Rising Sun Center for Opportunity
2022
- Rising Sun Spotlight: The J40A Cohort Experience
- Lunch and Learn Series 2: The Impact of Meaningful Early Youth Employment
2021
2020
2019
- Opportunity Build Spotlight, TIME: The Green New Deal? It’s Already Happening In California
- Opportunity Build Spotlight: High Road Construction Careers
2016
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KTVU Mornings on 2: Women are building in the Bay Area
