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Council of Jurisdictions

Council of Jurisdictions

  • Alberta – Justin Wheler, Executive Director, Regulatory Compliance
  • British Columbia – Christopher Gilmore, Executive Director, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
  • California – Mary Nichols, Chair, Air Resources Board
  • Colorado – Trisha Oeth, JD, Director of Environmental Boards and Commissions, and Acting Environmental Programs Policy Advisor, Department of Public Health and Environment
  • Connecticut – Rebecca French, Director of Office of Climate Change, Technology, and Research, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
  • Georgia – Karen Hays, Air Protection Branch Chief, Environmental Protection Division
  • Hawai’i – Suzanne Case, Chair, Department of Land & Natural Resources
  • Illinois – Carrie Zalewski, Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission
  • Manitoba – Neil Cunningham, Director, Climate Change & Energy
  • Maryland – Ben Grumbles, Secretary, Department of the Environment
  • Massachusetts – Will Space, Senior Technical Advisor for Climate Programs, Department of Environmental Protection
  • Michigan – Brandy Brown, Climate & Energy Advisor, Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
  • Minnesota – Frank Kohlasch, Climate Director, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
  • Montana – Shaun McGrath, Director, Department of Environmental Quality
  • New Hampshire – Joe Fontaine, Emissions Trading Program Manager, Air Resources Division, Department of Environmental Services
  • New York – Maureen Leddy, Director of Office of Climate Change, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Northwest Territories – Michele Culhan, Acting Manager, Department of Environment and Natural Resources
  • Nova Scotia – Brittany White, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Environment & Climate Change
  • Oklahoma – Kendal Stegmann, Air Quality Division Director, Department of Environmental Quality
  • Ontario – Jeff Hurdman, Director of Cap and Trade, Ministry of the Environment
  • Oregon – Kristen Sheeran, Senior Climate Policy Advisor, Department of Environmental Quality
  • Pennsylvania – Patrick McDonnell, Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection
  • Prince Edward Island – Todd Dupuis, Executive Director, Climate Change and Environment Division
  • Québec – Marc DeBlois, Senior Advisor, Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques
  • Rhode Island – Terry Gray, Deputy Director for Environmental Protection, Department of Environmental Management
  • Saskatchewan – Sharla Hordenchuck, Executive Director of Climate Change Branch, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment
  • Tennessee – Alexa Voytek, Energy Programs Administrator, Department of Environment and Conservation
  • Vermont – Sarah Hofmann, Board Member, Vermont Public Utility Commission
  • Virginia – Chris Bast, Chief Deputy Director, Department of Environmental Quality
  • Washington – Stuart Clark, Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Ecology
  • Wisconsin – Maria Redomond, Director, Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy
  • Wyoming – Todd Parfitt, Director, Department of Environmental Quality
  • Yukon – Rebecca Turpin, Director, Climate Change Secretariat

At our most recent meeting with the Council, 20 sub-national representatives updated us on climate progress in their jurisdictions. You can view the highlights here.