Just Transition Employment and Retraining Working Group Members

​​33 Members:

Two members of the State Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate:
Senator Johnny Mautz and Senator Dawn Gile

Two members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House:
Delegate Regina Boyce and Delegate David Fraser-Hildago​

The MDE Secretary, or the Secretary's designee:
Cindy Osorto (Chair)

The Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary's designee:
Chanel Viator​

The Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary's designee:
Allison Breitenother​

An electrical worker, selected by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers:
Richard Strong

A construction laborer, selected by the Baltimore-Washington Laborers' District Council:
Victoria Leonard​​

Two representatives of the building and construction trade industry, selected by the Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building and Construction Trades Council:
Jason Ascher and Rico Albacarys

Three labor representatives selected by MD AFL-CIO:
Donna S. Edwards, Gerald Jackson, and Jerry R. Williford Jr.

A labor representative selected by Mid-Atlantic Pipe and Trades Association:
Sean Straser​ 

A representative ​of the energy efficiency industry, selected by the MDE Secretary:
Casey Ross

Two representatives of environmental organizations, selected by the Governor:
Ryan Trauley

A representative of the solar energy industry, selected by the Maryland-D.C.-Delaware-Virginia Solar Energy Industries Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association:
Stephanie Johnson

A representative of the wind energy industry, selected by the Clean Power Association:
Moira Cyphers​

A representative of the geothermal energy industry selected by the Maryland Geothermal Association:
Erin Appel

A representative of registered apprenticeship sponsors, selected by the Maryland Chapters of the Associated Builders and Contractors 

A representative of registered apprenticeship sponsors, selected by the Baltimore-D.C. Metro Building and Construction Trades Council 

A community college representative, selected by the Maryland Association of Community Colleges:
Brad Philips 

A representative who is a veteran, selected by the Maryland Military Coalition:
Lynn Nash

A representative who is a formerly incarcerated individual, selected by the Legal Action Center Nation 4 H.I.R.E. Networks:
Kimberly Haven

Two at-large representatives who are women working in an affected industry, selected by the Governor:
Jennifer Walsh, Suzanne K. McCoskey

Two representatives selected by the Maryland State Chapter of the NAACP:
Kobi Little and Tifani Fisher

A heating oil or propane distributor i​n the state, selected by the MDE Secretary:
Larry Shifflet, Burch Oil

A representative​ of municipal electric utilities, selected by the Public Service Commission:
John Hines, Easton Utilities 

A representative of investor-owned utilities, selected by the Public Service Commission:
Tanya Terrell, Baltimore Gas and Electric 


















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