*Kelly Klein, Groennfell Meadery and Havoc Mead, member to represent the small business community, Just Transitions Subcommittee co-chair
Kelly Klein is the founder and CEO of Groennfell Meadery and Havoc Mead, a certified B Corp located in St. Albans, Vermont. Kelly has worked since the company's founding to use the business as a force for good and to create a healthy, supportive environment for their growing team of employees.
*Jared Duval, Energy Action Network, member of a Vermont-based organization with expertise in energy and data analysis, Science & Data Subcommittee Co-Chair
Jared Duval serves as Executive Director of Energy Action Network (EAN), a nonprofit organization that supports a network of over 200 members and public partners across Vermont. The shared mission of EAN members is to achieve Vermont’s 90% renewable by 2050 total energy commitment and to significantly reduce Vermont’s greenhouse gas emissions in ways that create a more just, thriving, and sustainable future for Vermonters.
Vacant - member to represent Vermont youth
Peter Sterling, Renewable Energy Vermont, member to represent the clean energy sector
Peter Sterling is the Executive Director of Renewable Energy Vermont a 501(c)(6) trade association representing Vermont’s renewable energy sector which includes businesses, non-profits, utilities, individuals and others who believe 100% total renewable energy is not only possible, but necessary.
Jaiel Pulskamp, Kettle Song Farm, member to represent the farm and forest sector
Jaiel Pulskamp is the founder and owner of Kettle Song Farm, a small-scale organic vegetable farm. Jaiel established her farm in 2008 after gaining experience working on several farms throughout Vermont. From 2017 until 2022, she served as an organizer and co-director for 350Vermont, and she currently holds a position with the White River Natural Resources Conservation District.
June Tierney, Department of Public Service, Commissioner
June E. Tierney was sworn in as the Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Public Service by Governor Phil Scott on January 5, 2017. Prior to her appointment, Commissioner Tierney served as general counsel to the Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) (2012-2016). Before then, she was a PUC hearing officer (2008-2012), as well as a staff attorney at the Vermont Department of Public Service (2001-2008).
Eric Forand, Department of Public Safety, Director of Vermont Emergency Management
Joe Flynn, Agency of Transportation, Secretary
Joe Flynn was named Secretary of Transportation in December 2016, prior to that he served as Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety where he was also Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. His career in state government began in 2009 at the Agency of Transportation as Rail Program Director. In 2011 he left that position and moved, along with many others from headquarters in Montpelier, to live and work in southeastern Vermont in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene.
Dr. Mark Levine, Agency of Human Services, Commissioner of Department of Health
Dr. Mark Levine was appointed commissioner of health by Governor Phil Scott and began service on March 6, 2017. Prior to his appointment he was a Professor of Medicine at the University of Vermont, and most recently the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Designated Institutional Official at the College of Medicine and the UVM Medical Center. He also served as the Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Medicine. Dr. Levine obtained his B.A.