Climate Initiatives Task Force Members

  • Chip Kline, Executive Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Activities, Task Force Chair
    • Designee: Harry Vorhoff, Deputy Director, Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities
  • Gregory M. Bowser, President and CEO, Louisiana Chemical Association
  • Jonathan Bourg, Director of Resource Planning and Market Operations at Entergy, as a representative of an electric utility
  • Dr. Chuck Brown, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
    • Designee: Lourdes Iturralde, Assistant Secretary, Office of Environmental Compliance
  • Dr. Virginia Burkett, Chief Scientist for Climate and Land Use Change at the United States Geological Survey, as a nonvoting representative of a federal scientific agency
  • Selby Bush, BHP Petroleum, designee for the Louisiana Speaker of the House Clay Schexnayder
  • Dr. Terrence Chambers, Director of the Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, as a member of Louisiana’s academic community
  • Flozell Daniels, President and CEO of the Foundation for Louisiana, as a member with experience in community development and engagement
  • Jay Dardenne, Commissioner of Administration, Division of Administration
    • Designee: Mark Moses, Assistant Commissioner, Facility Planning & Control
  • Karen Gautreaux, Director of Government Relations for Louisiana at the Nature Conservancy, as a member of the environmental nonprofit community
  • Tyler Gray, President and General Counsel, Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
  • Bren Haase, Executive Director, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
  • Timothy Hardy, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., designee for Louisiana Senate President Page Cortez
  • Thomas Harris, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
    • Designee: Jason Lanclos, Director, State Energy Office
  • Camille Manning-Broome, President and CEO of the Center for Planning Excellence, as a member at-large
  • Chief Shirell Parfait-Dardar, Tribal Chief of the Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of the BiloxiChitimacha-Choctaw, as a member of an indigenous tribe, nation, or community
  • Colette Pichon Battle, Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy, as a member of the environmental and climate justice community
  • Don Pierson, Secretary, Louisiana Economic Development
    •  Designee: Brad Lambert, Deputy Secretary, Louisiana Economic Development
  • Bill Robertson, designee of Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell
  • Jeff Schwartz, Director of Economic Development for the City of New Orleans, as a representative of local government perspective
  • Mike Strain, Commissioner, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
    • Designee: Joey Breaux, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Soil and Water Conservation
  • Dr. Shawn Wilson, Secretary, Department of Transportation and Development
    • Designee: Dr. Eric Kalivoda, Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation and Development
  • Robert Verchick, Gauthier-St. Martin Eminent Scholar and Chair in Environmental Law at Loyola University New Orleans, as a member with special qualifications and experience in climate change policy

 

Advisory Group Members

EQUITY ADVISORY GROUP

  • Colette Pichon Battle,Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy (Chair) 
  • Charles Allen, National Audubon Society 
  • Jasmine Brown, Greater New Orleans, Inc.  
  • Steve Cochran, Environmental Defense Fund  
  • Dr. Kenny Cole, Oschner  
  • Dr. Craig Colten, Louisiana State University 
  • Chief Shirell Parfait-Dardar, Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw 
  • Ashleigh Gardere, Policy Link 
  • Jessica Kemp, Center for Planning Excellence
  • Dr. David Robinson Morris, Xavier University  
  • Liz Williams Russell, Foundation for Louisiana  
  • Larry Sorapuru Jr., St. John the Baptist

FINANCE ADVISORY GROUP

  • Brad Lambert, Louisiana Economic Development (Chair) 
  • Dr. Stephen Barnes, University of Louisiana Lafayette 
  • Camille Conaway, Louisiana Community and Technical College System 
  • Pierre Conner, Tulane Energy Center 
  • Stephanie Ferry, Raymond James Financial 
  • Alejandra Guzman, New Orleans Business Alliance 
  • Michael Jackson, Bernhard Capital 
  • Vic Lafont, South Louisiana Economic Council 
  • Brandon Nelson, Whitney Bank 
  • Dr. Jim Richardson, Louisiana State University 
  • Jeff Schwartz, City of New Orleans 

LEGAL ADVISORY GROUP

  • Rob Verchick,Loyola Law School (Chair)
  • Nick Bryner, Louisiana State University
  • Courtney Burdette, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality 
  • Blake Canfield, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
  • Mark Davis, Tulane Law School
  • Susan Margaret Floyd, Entergy
  • Brandon Frey, Public Service Commission
  • Tyler Gray, Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association
  • Monique Hardin, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice
  • Timonthy Hardy, Breazeale, Sachse, & Wilson, LLP
  • Faye Matthews, National Wildlife Federation
  • Karen Sokel, Loyola Law School
  • Erin Spears, New Orleans City Council
  • Harry Vorhoff, Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities
  • Tokesha Collins-Wright, Louisiana Chemical Association

 

SCIENCE ADVISORY GROUP

  • Dr. Virginia Burkett, United States Geological Survey (Co-chair) (Non-Voting Member)
  • Dr. Mark Zappi, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Co-chair)
  • Dr. Raj Boopathy, Nicholls State University
  • Dr. Carrie Castille, United States Department of Agriculture
  • Dr. Monica Farris, University of New Orleans
  • Dr. Kimberly Foster, Tulane University
  • Dr. Jean Fotie, Southeastern Louisiana University
  • Dr. Chang Jeong, Louisiana State University
  • Dr. Richard Keim, Louisiana State University
  • Dr. Alex Kolker, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
  • Eric Smith, Tulane University
  • Dr. Camille Stagg, United States Geological Survey
  • Dr. Kalliat Valsaraj, Louisiana State University
  • Dr. Mehdi Zeidouni, Louisiana State University 
  • Dr. Peng “Solomon” Yin, University of Louisiana Lafayette

 

 

Sector Committee Members

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, CONSERVATION, AND WASTE

  • Joey Breaux, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (Co-chair)  
  • Karen Gautreaux, The Nature Conservancy (Co-chair)  
  • Naveen Adusumilli, LSU AgCenter   
  • Kyla Cheynet, Drax  
  • David Daigle, Farmer, Cattleman, and Forester 
  • Ernest Girouard, State Soil and Waste Conservation District Commission 
  • Gregory Grandy, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority  
  • Ron Harrell, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation  
  • Fran Harvey, Global Geospatial Institute
  • Justin Kozak, Center for Planning Excellence 
  • Michael Lindsey, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (Non-voting member)  
  • John Pitre, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (Non-voting member)  
  • Yolunda Righteous, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality  
  • Robby Toombs, Resource Management Service LLC   
  • Buck Vandersteen, Louisiana Forestry Association   

LAND USE, BUILDINGS, AND HOUSING SECTOR COMMITTEE

  • Gina Campo, Office of Community Development (Co-chair)  
  • Camille Manning-Broome, Center for Planning Excellence (Co-chair)  
  • Dr. Fallon Aidoo, University of New Orleans  
  • Dr. Kevin Conrad, Ochsner  
  • Mark Goodson, CSRS  
  • Archie Hall, Siemens Smart Infrastructure  
  • Jason Hewitt, Sustainability Partners 
  • Arthur Johnson, Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development  
  • Kim Marousek, Capital Region Planning Commission  
  • Andreanecia Morris, Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance  
  • Dr. Zhu Ning, Southern University  
  • Camille Pollan, U.S. Green Buildings Council  
  • Louisette Scott, City of Mandeville  
  • Z Smith, Eskew, Dumez, Ripple  
  • Chris Tyson, Build Baton Rouge  

MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRY SECTOR COMMITTEE

  • Jason Meyers, Department of Environmental Quality (Co-chair)
  • Timothy Hardy, Breazeale, Sachse, & Wilson, LLP (Co-chair)
  • Scott Anderson, Environmental Defense Fund
  • Rhoman Hardy, Shell
  • Hunter Johnson, Lake Charles Methanol
  • Morris Johnson, CF Industries
  • Nathan McBride, Louisiana Mid-Continental Oil and Gas Association
  • Margo Moss, L&M Environmental 
  • Marylee Orr, Louisiana Environmental Action Network 
  • Zen Saunders, Dow Chemical
  • Daniel Shantz, Tulane Engineering
  • Gray Stream, Gulf Coast Sequestration
  • Tokesha Collins-Wright, Louisiana Chemical Association 

 

MINING, OIL, AND GAS SECTOR COMMITTEE

  • Jason Lanclos, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (Co-chair)
  • Brent Campbell, Louisiana Department of Natural Resource Office of Conservation (Co-chair)
  • Tom Broom, Danos 
  • Selby Bush, BHP 
  • Donelson Caffrey, Landowners Association 
  • Al Collins, Occidental Petroleum
  • William Daniel, Gulf Coast Testing
  • Mark Gebbia, Williams
  • Dr. Richard Hughes, Louisiana State University
  • Andy Jacoby, Attorney 
  • Bryan Johnston, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality 
  • Lori LeBlanc, Louisiana Mid-Continental Oil and Gas Association
  • Glen Lyons, ExxonMobil 
  • Stacy Methvin, Pioneer
  • Adam Peltz, Environmental Defense Fund 
  • Wynn Radford, British Petroleum
  • John Sparling, Aethon Energy
  • Kristi Trail, Pontchartrain Conservancy

POWER PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND USE

  • Jonathan Bourg, Entergy (co-chair)
  • Bill Robertson,Public Service Commission (co-chair)
  • Jeff Arnold, Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives 
  • Logan Atkinson-Burke, Alliance for Affordable Energy 
  • Brian Bond, SWEPCO 
  • Ethan Case, Heelstone Energy
  • Dr. Terrence Chambers, University of Louisiana Lafayette 
  • David Guerry, Midcontinent Independent System Operator 
  • Katherine King, Kean Miller
  • Robbie Laborde, CLECO
  • Simon Mahan, Southern Renewable Energy Association 
  • Kim Talus, Tulane Energy Law 
  • Rob Verchick, Loyola University 
  • Matt White, Drax 

TRANSPORTATION SECTOR COMMITTEE

  • Flozell Daniels, Foundation for Louisiana (Co-chair) 
  • Dr. Eric Kalivoda, Department of Transportation and Development (Co-chair) 
  • Joe Annotti, Gladstein, Neandross & Associates 
  • Chett Chiasson, Port Fourchon 
  • Scott Gammel, Alexandria International Airport  
  • Wyly Gifloil, Lake Providence Port Commission  
  • Dr. Vijaya Gopu, Louisiana Transportation Research Center  
  • Vivian Johnson, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality  
  • Jessica Kemp, Center for Planning Excellence  
  • Alex Posorske, Ride New Orleans 
  • Kent Rogers, Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments  
  • Dr. Bethany Stich, UNO Transportation Institute  
  • Ann Vail, LA Clean Fuels 
  • Dinero Washington, SPORTRAN Transit