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Advisory Council

Ex-Officio Members

  • Francis J. Murray, Jr., President and CEO, NYSERDA (Chair)
  • Elizabeth R. Berlin, Executive Deputy Commissioner, Temporary & Disability Assistance
  • Vacant, Chairperson and Executive Director, The Consumer Protection Board
  • Garry A. Brown, Chairman, The Department of Public Service
  • Ruth Noemi Colón, Acting Secretary of State
  • Joe Martens, Acting Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Richard Kessel, President, The New York State Power Authority
  • Kevin S. Law, President, The Long Island Power Authority
  • Kenneth Adams, Commissioner, Economic Development
  • Colleen C. Gardner, Commissioner, Department of Labor
  • Darryl C. Towns, Commissioner & CEO of NYS Homes and Community Renewal

Appointed Members

Appointed Members represent the following organizations:

  • Constituency–Based Community
  • Consumer Advocates-Utility and Housing
  • Community Base Workforce Development
  • Union Building Trades
  • Home Performance Contractors
  • Large Scale Construction Contractors
  • Investment Market Experts
Member Organization End Term
Michael Atkins Concerned Citizens Action Program 12/31/2011
Chuck Bell Consumer Union 12/31/2012
Les Bluestone Blue Sea Construction 12/31/2012
Judy Butler Butler Building Performance 12/31/2012
Tria Case CUNY 12/31/2011
Richard Cherry Community Environmental Center (CEC) 12/31/2011
Miquela Craytor Sustainable South Bronx 12/31/2012
Dr. Charles S. Dedrick Capital Region BOCES 12/31/2012
Emmaia Gelman Center for Working Families 12/31/2011
Yolanda Gonzales Nos Quedamos 12/31/2012
Dave Hepinstall Association for Energy Affordability 12/31/2012
Alan Hipps Housing Assistance Program of Essex County 12/31/2012
Frank Hotchkiss Steelworkers/Apollo 12/31/2011
Gerry Hudson SEIU 12/31/2011
David Johnson LIUNA 12/31/2012
William Johnson Green America Public Private Partnership 12/31/2012
Jennifer Keida Standard Insulation Co. Inc. 12/31/2012
Dick Kornbluth Building Performance Contractors Assoc. 12/31/2011
Hannah Blitzer Low Income Investment Fund 12/31/2011
Greg Hale NRDC 12/31/2011
Dr. Andrew Matonak HVCC 12/31/2012
Jackson Morris Pace Climate and Energy Center 12/31/2012
Ryan Moore ZeroDraft 12/31/2011
Hugo Salinas New York Energy Conservation 12/31/2011
Eric Walker PUSH Buffalo 12/31/2011
  • View the events calendar for the specific dates of the advisory council meetings.

Last Updated: 03/26/2012