In August 2019, Mayor Hancock and Denver City Council announced a plan to strengthen Denver’s work to address climate change by launching a process to examine current climate work, identify gaps to achieve scientifically informed goals, develop an investment strategy to fill those gaps, analyze funding needs, and agree on a revenue source to fill any funding gaps.
We received over 260 applications to join the task force. The Climate Action Task Force members are as follows:
Brandon Rietheimer, Resilient Denver
Dominique Gomez, Salazar Center for North American Conservation
Emily Gedeon, Sierra Club - Colorado
Eugene Downing, New Hope Baptist Church
Frank Locantore, Colfax Ave BID
George E. Ware, Community Member
Jackie Bouvier, Santa Fe BID
Jasmin Barco, Eco-Cycle
Jennifer Gremmert, Energy Outreach Colorado
Jessica Goad, Conservation Colorado
Jon Buerge, Urban Villages / LoDo District / Downtown BID
Kathie A Barstnar, NAIOP Colorado, the Commercial Real Estate Association
Kelly Shanley, Student Advocate, Community College of Denver
Laura Zaspel, Serendipity Catering
Lori Pace, Denver Metro Association of Realtors
Micaela Iron Shell-Dominguez, International Indigenous Youth Council
Mike Kruger, Colorado Solar and Storage Association (COSSA)
Naomi Amaha, Denver Streets Partnership
Patricia G Iwasaki, Metro/NorthEast Denver
Piep van Heuven, Bicycle Colorado
Rhiannon Duryea, Denver Area Labor Federation
Sam Knaizer, BPX Energy, BP America
Sebastian Andrews, Youth Sustainability Board, environmentally concerned youth of Denver
Thomas Riggle, Resilient Denver
Tyler Smith, Xcel Energy
Veronica Booz, Green Valley Ranch/KIPP Colorado Schools