Jennifer Applebaum,
Director, Workforce Development, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Jennifer Applebaum is the Managing Director of Workforce Development at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.  A former teacher and entrepreneur with a broad range of curriculum, training, and program innovation experience, Jennifer focuses on designing and scaling workforce development programs that address a range of barriers facing new entrants.  Prior to her work at the MassCEC, Jennifer led a statewide youth employment program centered on progressive skill-building and a curriculum-based career readiness initiative that reached over 100,000 participants across multiple states. Jennifer completed her undergraduate degree at Barnard College of Columbia University and holds a master’s degree in education from City College of CUNY.