Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla has focused on improving the quality of life for Hoboken residents while prioritizing fiscal responsibility. He introduced a City budget with no municipal tax increase, maintained the City's AA+ credit rating, continues to oversee the rehabilitation of Washington Street, formed a Homelessness task force, is pursuing affordable housing strategies, completed the design phase of Northwest Resiliency Park, secured more than $1 million in state transportation funding, and signed executive orders to expand parental leave benefits, invest in the arts, and protect the civil rights of immigrants and the LGBTQ community. Ran Bhalla is a member of Elected Officials to Protect America's New Jersey Leadership Council
Brigid Shea is a Travis County, Texas Commissioner. Previously, Brigid was an award-winning reporter at NPR stations who has proved her grit by fighting climate change in Texas since 1988. As a former Austin City Council member, she helped create the first wind project in Texas. Since being elected to the Travis County Commissioners Court in 2014, her work to reverse climate change and better prepare residents for climate impacts has won 3 NACo Achievement Awards; one for creating a neighborhood wildfire drill, the second for dramatically improving the reach of emergency warning systems, and the third for significantly reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions through an ambitious remote work policy at the County. Currently, Brigid serves as the US Board Chair of ICLEI, Local Governments for Sustainability; Vice Chair of NACo Environmental Energy Land Use Steering Committee; Vice Chair of NACo Resilient Counties Advisory Board; member of NACo Large Urban Counties Caucus; Executive Committee member of the Greater Austin-San Antonio Corridor Council, Compact Co-Chair for the Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance; and member of FEMA’s Resilient Nation Partnership Network.
Robin Wilt is currently the Principal/Owner of a proprietary real estate brokerage firm located in Brighton. In January 2018, Ms. Wilt began serving as the second African American ever elected to Brighton Town Council. Robin’s entrée into politics was as the co-founder of the Genesee Valley chapter of Progressive Democrats of America, a grassroots organization dedicated to working inside and outside the Democratic Party to advance progressive causes. Robin is a member of Elected Officials to Protect America's New York Leadership Council.
Andy is theEOPA California Co-Founder, Legal Advisor, and California East Bay Municipal Utility District Director, Andy Katz is an environmental and workers’ rights attorney, public health advocate, elected Director to the California East Bay Municipal Utility District in Berkeley, California, and former chair of Sierra Club California. At the United Nations Climate Conference, Andy has led negotiations for the Sierra Club and had an active role in the negotiations that led to the Paris Agreement. He is an environmental planner and air quality advocate for Breathe California.
Nicola (Niki) Armacost has served as Mayor since 2019 and before that as Village Trustee for nine years. Both as Mayor and Trustee, her focus has been on village finances. She has been a champion of sustainability, promoting energy efficiency and stewardship of our natural resources. Under her tenure Hastings-on-Hudson adopted the New York Stretch Energy Code, expanded access to energy efficiency through Open C-PACE financing, passed a Low-Embodied Carbon Concrete Resolution, invested in EVs, alternative fuel infrastructure and resiliency planning, promoted “buy local” initiatives and dedicated more than 85% of municipal-owned open space as parkland. Under Niki’s leadership, Hastings-on-Hudson is currently the highest-ranking Climate Smart Community (CSC) in New York State. She is also a member of the Environment, Energy and Technology and the Women’s Advisory Committee of the New York Conference of Mayors (NYCOM). Niki is Founder and Managing Director of Arc Finance, Ltd., a not-for-profit organization that finances clean energy and water in the developing world. She is also an advisor to a number of solar companies and microfinance organizations that work in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Being a long-time resident of Richmond, Mayor Eduardo Martinez cares deeply for his community. Since winning a seat in the Richmond City Council in 2014 as a Councilmember he has been a strong advocate for protecting the environment, strengthening the police review process, increasing the minimum wage, stabilizing rents and transferring public money from jail expansion to public services. Mayor Martinez previously worked in Richmond’s public schools where he became passionate about defending his students from the fossil fuel pollution that kept them from playing sports – because they couldn’t breathe. The majority suffered from asthma or other long-term health aliments caused by the fossil fuel industry of Richmond. Eduardo is a member of Elected Officials to Protect America's California Leadership Council
Stephan Nicoleau is a co-founder and Managing Director at FullCycle, an investment firm focused on accelerating the adoption of climate-critical technologies at scale. Stephan has had a 15 year career investing in infrastructure, venture capital and social enterprises.
Tom Green is the Project Manager for VESTA. Vesta's mission is to further the science of Coastal Carbon Capture and galvanize global deployment. Coastal Carbon Capture is a way to harness the power of the oceans to accelerate the Earth's natural long-term carbon dioxide removal process and enhance coastal resilience. Vesta prioritizes the needs of the planet and the communities in which we work over profit. Part of Vista’s funding for our scientific research is from the Coastal Carbon Capture Development Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity.
Mayor Derrick Wood approach to leadership is rooted in his experience as a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and small business owner. As the Mayor of the Town of Dumfries, Virginia, he has led remarkable efforts to transform the town into a prosperous and thriving community increasing revenues by over 50% in the last four years alone, with projections showing a remarkable 300% increase by FY24. Derrick is a member of Elected Officials to Protect America's National Leadership Council.
Alex Burton is an Evansville City Councilman and corporate leader focused on Workforce Development with responsibilities across North America. Councilman Burton is a leading voice for equity, food access, and housing.
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