The Team

Sherry (Qinxin) Huang

Sherry is an MPA candidate at NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, a passionate pianist and a travel enthusiast. She has been active in areas such as economic development, public-private partnerships and corporate social responsibility. She was raised in an artistic family in Chengdu, China, where access to electricity was never a problem, but she aspires to follow the path of Soleil Global, hoping to lighten up the dark areas you can find from one simple satellite photograph of earth at night.

Natalie Relich

Natalie is a Program Fellow at Soleil Global and a MPA Candidate at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service. She is specializing in International Policy and Management and is interested in energy poverty issues as well as larger environmental problems and how they affect marginalized communities. When not working to end energy poverty, Natalie likes to explore the wonderful city of New York, go for runs in Central Park and practice yoga.

Katie Smith

Katie is a Program Fellow at Soleil Global and a Senior Political Science major at Hofstra University. At Hofstra, Katie works as a Peer Teacher for a freshman American Politics class. She believes the need to utilize clean and renewable energy sources is among the most pressing national and global issues today, and is excited to be playing a part at SG. Katie enjoys seeing live music and searching for the pizza in New York City, and is an avid soccer and football fan.

Raphael Beaulieu

Raphael is a Masters Student in Marketing at HEC Montreal and a Marketing Fellow at Soleil Global. Passionate about the new media, he inspires to produce innovative audio-visual contents that will entertain and educate the audiences. He is also a fervent advocate for animal rights. He enjoys watching Survivor! The tribe has spoken and declared Raphael the best marketing fellow ever!

Savannah Winchester

Savannah is a Research Fellow at Soleil Global and Undergrad Film student at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Both in her filmmaking and community service, Savannah shows an interest in human rights and shining light on global issues that sometimes go under the radar. Additionally, she is a Residential Assistant at New York Universities Green Dorm in charge of planning green themed events and educating residents on the importance of leading an earth conscience life style. Among other things, she loves corgis, smiles, dinosaurs, and making movies.