Public Members
MEMBER | APPOINTED BY (see key in text below) |
Veronica Berounsky | Governor (co) |
Michael Bradlee | Governor (gn) |
Rachel Calabro Vice-Chair | Governor (po) |
Walter Galloway | Governor (es) |
Vacant (Chamber of Commerce Member) | Governor (cc) |
Alicia Schaffner Chair | Governor (co) |
Douglas A. Stephens | Governor (co) |
Vacant (Environmental Science Member) | Governor (es) |
Karen Wilder | Governor (gn) |
Institutional Members
MEMBER | ENTITY |
Paul Gonsalves for Jonathan Womer | Department of Administration |
Betsy Dake for Terry Gray | Department of Environmental Management |
TBD for Jeff Willis | Coastal Resources Management Council |
Mike Walker, Senior Project Manager for Elizabeth Tanner | Commerce Corporation |
Eugenia Marks for Kathleen Crawley | Water Resources Board |
TBD for Ernie Almonte, Executive Director | League of Cities and Towns |
RIGL46-28-5 provides for a council consisting of fifteen members, eleven of whom are voting members. Nine voting public members are to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate. Three appointees are to have conservation organization experience (co); two appointees are to have environmental law, science or planning experience (es); one appointee is to have communication, public outreach or education experience (po); one appointee is to be a member of a chamber of commerce within the state (cc); and two general members (gn). The six institutional members are the director of the department of administration; the director of the department of environmental management; the general manager of the water resources board; the executive director of the coastal resources management council; the executive director of the economic development corporation; and the president of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns; or their designees. The director of the department of administration and the director of the department of environmental management are voting members. The other four institutional members are nonvoting. Six voting members are required for a quorum.