Executive Committee
Path to Positive Communities is led by a diverse and growing network of community leaders and elected officials at the city, county and regional levels. Additional leaders are from organizations that serve local officials through training, capacity building, program support and peer-to-peer learning opportunities. All members of this Leadership Circle make advancing climate solutions within their institutions and communities an important part of their leadership.
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Jon Altenberg
Executive Director, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
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Clarence Anthony
CEO and Executive Director, National League of Cities
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Bernadette Austin
Chief Executive Officer, CivicWell
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Hon. Ralph Becker
Mayor, Salt Lake City
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Hon. Jackie Biskupski
35th Mayor of Salt Lake City
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Hon. Kevin Burns
Mayor of Geneva, Illinois
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Laura Jay
Deputy Regional Director for North America, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
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Hon. Elizabeth Kautz
Mayor, Burnsville, Minnesota
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Dan Kreeger
Executive Director, Association of Climate Change Officers
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Rob Moher
President and CEO, Conservancy of South Florida
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Hon. Greg Nickels
51st Mayor, Seattle
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Jonathan Parfrey
Executive Director, Climate Resolve
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Hon. Hattie Portis-Jones
Councilwoman, City of Fairburn
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Hon. Timothy Ragland
Mayor, Talladega, Alabama
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James Ritchotte
Director, Climate Mayors
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Brendan Shane
Director of Climate, Trust for Public Land
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Adele Simmons
President, Global Philanthropy Partnership
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Colin Wellenkamp
Executive Director, Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative
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Sarah Wright
Executive Director, Utah Clean Energy
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Kate Meis Wright
Executive Director, Local Government Commission
Executive Committee Emeritus
- Salud Carbajal, First District of Santa Barbara County
- John Cleveland, President, Innovation Network for Communities
- Lucinda Crabtree, President, Crabtree + Company
- Hon. Bob Dixson, Mayor, City of Greensburg, Kansas
- Hon. Linda Langston, President, National Association of Counties
- Gavin Newsom, Governor, California
- Steve Nicholas, VP for Urban Programs, Institute for Sustainable Communities
- Sarita Turner, Director of Inclusive Communities, Institute for Sustainable Communities
- David Orr, Founder, The Oberlin Project
- Rand Rosenberg, Former Senior VP, Corporate Strategy and Development, PG&E
- June Blotnick, Executive Director, CleanAIRE North Carolina
- Nils Moe, Managing Director, Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN)