Members Appointed by the House of Representatives

Richard Cowart is a Principal at the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP), a Vermont-based, global non- profit that advises governments on energy regulation, electricity markets, and climate policy (1999- present). Over the past decade he built and directed RAP’s European program in Brussels, Berlin, and Warsaw. He has advised governments across the US and Europe, in China, Brazil, and several other nations.

Liz Miller is VP of Sustainable Supply & Resilient Systems at Green Mountain Power and lives in Burlington. Previously, she worked as a lawyer and advisor specializing in executive and organizational management and corporate governance. Liz served as Chief of Staff to former Governor Shumlin and as Commissioner of the Vermont Public Service Department, where she led the State’s energy and telecommunications policy. Earlier in her career, she founded and ran a small law firm.

Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux is a Professor of Climatology in the Department of Geography at the University of Vermont. She uses a variety of mixed methods from remotely sensed data to statistics and historical content analysis, to explore the influence of atmospheric processes on fluvial processes and vegetated landscapes. Her work spans a number of climate hazards and severe weather, with a special focus on flooding and droughts.

Johanna Miller is the Energy & Climate Program Director at the Vermont Natural Resources Council. Johanna also serves as the coordinator of the Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network, the statewide network of over 120 all-volunteer town energy committees and the partners who support them. In these roles, Johanna works from the grassroots to the Legislature to help advance clean energy and climate action programs and policies.

Chris is Executive Director of the Windham Regional Commission based in Brattleboro, Vermont, which serves 27 towns in Southeastern Vermont.

Stephanie Moffett-Hynds brings a background in the arts, education, and environmental advocacy to her role on the Vermont Climate Council. As Programming Director at Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home, she has led mission-driven educational and public programming for over 15 years, with a focus on environmental stewardship, civic engagement, and cultural heritage across a 412- acre campus. She has also chaired Arlington’s Energy Committee since its inception in 2019, coordinating local and regional initiatives in energy efficiency and climate resilience.

Matt Cota is the owner of Meadow Hill, which provides advocacy and management services for Vermont non-profit trade associations in the energy and transportation sector. A former journalist with a master's degree in public policy, Cota is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Vermont.

Brian serves as Vice President and General Counsel to Beta Technologies, the electric aerospace company. In 2001, Brian co-founded the law firm Dunkiel Saunders, (renamed as SRHLaw in January 2023 after Brian's departure).  For nearly three decades, he has supported clients on projects, products, services, and missions that are truly pioneering and often unusually challenging—demanding an innovative and creative approach to meeting legal representation needs.