Public Members
| MEMBER | APPOINTED BY (see key in text below) |
| Veronica Berounsky Chair | Governor (co) |
| Michael Bradlee | Governor (gn) |
| Rachel Calabro | Governor (po) |
| Walter Galloway | Governor (es) |
| Patti McAlpine | Governor (cc) |
| Alicia Schaffner Vice Chair | Governor (co) |
| Douglas A. Stephens | Governor (co) |
| Joseph T. Unsworth | Governor (es) |
| Vacant (General Member) | Governor (gn) |
Institutional Members
| MEMBER | ENTITY |
| Paul Gonsalves for Michael DiBiase | Department of Administration |
| Ernie Panciera for Janet Coit | Department of Environmental Management |
| James Boyd, Coastal Policy for Jeff Willis | Coastal Resources Management Council |
| Mike Walker, Senior Project Manager for Stefan Pryor | Commerce Corporation |
| Eugenia Marks for Kathleen Crawley | Water Resources Board |
| Peder Schaefer, Associate Director, for Brian M. Daniels | 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.