On Dec. 16, 2020, the
Board of Supervisors (BOS) adopted a resolution declaring a climate emergency and directing the formation of the Task Force. On March 23, 2022, the
BOS approved a resolution that set the Task Force compensation and composition, endorsed the guiding principles and scope of work, and directed the Sustainability Manager to begin a public application process to fill member seats.
“We are excited to start working with the 13 newly appointed members of the Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force,” said John Lundgren, Sustainability Manager. “After a thorough interview process, we have picked 13 of the best candidates in the region to provide input, guidance, oversight and assistance to my office, and to serve as an advisory body to the County.”
The interview panel consisted of the Sustainability Manager and staff from the National Weather Service Sacramento, the County Planning and Environmental Review Division, and the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District.
The 13 members appointed today are:
- Technical Expertise Members
- Justin Hwang (expertise: air quality)
- Austin Miller (expertise: agriculture)
- Mackenzie Wieser (expertise: built environment)
- Roslyn Roberts (expertise: economics)
- Kevin Head (expertise: energy)
- Ghazan Khan (expertise: transit/transportation)
- Environmental Justice Members
- Timothy Irvine
- Rolando Villareal
- Saheb Gulati
- Supriya Patel
- Ajay Singh
- Kathleen Stricklin