About
The Climate and Environment Council (CEC) is a new, collaborative, action-oriented committee that will guide the implementation of the Kansas City Regional Climate Action Plan. This new committee will be jointly supported by MARC and Climate Action KC.
To move the implementation of the Kansas City Regional Climate Action Plan forward, the CEC will set a broad agenda on climate resilience and sustainability. The council’s work will focus on the following core functions to carry out this purpose.
- Strategy: Develop near-term regional climate action work plans.
- Coordination: Prioritize, support and coordinate specific policy, technical and action plans among various organizations and committees.
- Alignment: Align planning and existing initiatives with funding opportunities.
- Tracking: Develop and track metrics that measure progress toward climate resilience and sustainability goals.
- Action: Conceptualize and bring energy to new initiatives and capacities.
The CEC will work across a broad set of issues including energy, buildings, transportation, water, green infrastructure, food, health, innovation and finance.
2022 CEC Members
Alexis Gatson
Resident, Kansas City, Missouri
Amanda Odell
Black and Veatch
Andy Savastino
Office of Environmental Quality, City of Kansas City, Missouri
Lara Isch
Office of Environmental Quality, City of Kansas City, Missouri
Angelica Duckworth
LivZero, LLC
Arthur C. Smith
Liberty Public Schools
Ashley Eusey
Hoefer Welker
Brien Darby
Cultivate KC
Chelsee Newkirk
City of Overland Park, Kansas
Christina Engemann
Spire
Damien Boley (Co-chair)
City of Smithville, Missouri/ MARC Board of Directors
Dana Knapp
ArtsKC
David Johnson
Resident, Kansas City, Missouri
Emily Randel
City of Mission, Kansas
Erica Flores
Re-AMP Network
Gayle Bergman
Unified Government Public Health Dept.
Gloria M. Fisher
Westside Housing Organization
Ian Fannin-Hughes
Johnson County Stormwater Management
Jackson Ward
Johnson County Dept. of Health & Environment
Jennifer Gunby
US Green Building Council
Jesse Crupper
KEM Studio
Kaitlin Bast
Greater KC Chamber
Kevin Kennedy
Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Kim Winslow
Evergy
Ben Postlethwait
Evergy
Kristy Baughman
United Community Services of Johnson County
Lisa Maione
Kansas City Art Institute
Mary Nguyen
Heifer International
Mathew Robinson
Center for Economic Info at UMKC
Matthew Waggoner
Scripps/ KSHB
Michelle Kriks
Johnson County, Kansas
Mike Kelly (Co-Chair)
Roeland Park, Kansas/ Climate Action KC
Miriam Bouallegue
Metropolitan Energy Center
Philippa Cross
Barkley
Ryan T. Evans
SunSmart Technologies
Sherri Dyan Tauheed
Swope Health Services
Will Neds
HDR, Inc.