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Climate Change Advisory Council
Includes representatives from county, municipalities, businesses and educational community
You can view a larger image of Climate Change Advisory Council Schematic by clicking on the link below.

Following the official launch of the Westchester Action Plan for Climate Change 2008, County Executive Spano formed the County Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) to oversee the implementation activities of the various sectors and keep the momentum associated with the plan's launch going.    

The advisory council is made up of representatives from government, business and the educational community so that each sector can address both short-term and long-term actions specific to their area. You can view a schematic of the relationship between the advisory council and the sectors.

To learn more about how you can get involved, contact Scott Fernqvist at sef1@westchestergov.com.

What follows is a list of its members by sector.

County

  • Hon. Andrew Spano, County Executive (Chair)  
  • Tracey Corbitt, Westchester County Department of Planning
  • Gina D'Agrosa, Westchester County Department of Planning
  • Scott Fernqvist, Westchester County Executive's Office & Department of Information Technology
  • Robert Funicello, Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities & Transportation 
  • Susan Gerry, Westchester County Executive's Office  
  • Jerry Mulligan, Commissioner, Westchester County Department of Planning
  • Dennis Power, Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities

Municipal

  • Jerry Faiella, New Castle (Chair)
  • Hon. Reese Berman, North Castle
  • Allegra Dengler, Greenburgh Energy Conservation  
  • Hon. Lee Roberts, Bedford
  • Jeff Williams, Mount Vernon

Business

  • Marsha Gordon, Westchester Business Council (Chair)
  • Jason Black, Reckson-SL Green  
  • Robert Fischman, Bridgewater Associates 
  • Dani Glaser, Green Team Spirit
  • Cesare Manfredi, Federated Conservationists of Westchester County
  • Alex Matthiessen, RiverKeeper
  • Edna Sussman, SussmanADR LLC
  • Paul Vitale, Westchester Business Council

Higher Education

  • Michelle Land, Pace University (Chair) 
  • Donna Kowal, Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities
  • Michael Priano, Westchester Community College

Education K-12:

  • Katie Ginsberg, Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (Chair)
  • Steven Frantz, Scarsdale Public Schools
  • Fred Koontz, Teatown Lake Reservation