The contents of the paper are accurate and reasonable.

The Building a Diverse and Equitable Distributed Wind Workforce: A Strategic Approach to Collaborator Selection provided a novel and reasonable approach to identifying training programs that can increase diversity and equity in wind energy workforce through distributed wind technology. As an experienced wind workforce analyst, the methods are sound and provide valuable approach for making data driven and informed workforce development decisions. To strengthen the article, the authors may consider a more detailed discussion on the types of underserved and underrepresented communities. For example, like utility-scale deployment, distributed wind is likely is occurring in more rural areas. What are the unique economic and demographic implications of these types of communities on increasing diversity and equity in wind energy. Several minor comments for authors consideration are also attached as a supplement.