P. Josh Wilson, Director of Sustainability at Erie County Department of Environment and Planning (DEP) heads up a group within DEP that coordinates the County Green Team’s work implementing the internal operations Climate Action and Sustainability Plan, and the development of the Phase 3 County Watershed Management Plan, an equity focused Community Climate Action Plan (early 2022), and a Climate Vulnerability Assessment (late 2021).  The group is also focused on the Erie County Low Income Program for Sustainable Energy.  Josh worked for 15 years as a consultant focused on business sustainability, building energy performance and air quality, and a Lead Verifier for the California Climate Action Registry.

John Pumilio, LEED Green Associate, Certified Energy Manager, and Certified Health Coach is the director of sustainability at Colgate University.  Since 2009, John has led Colgate’s sustainability program and effort to achieve carbon neutrality by 2019.  Over that time, the university has reduced its campus carbon footprint by 46 percent and in 2019 became the first college or university in New York State to achieve carbon neutrality.  Successes to date include a reduction in energy, water and paper while increasing renewable energy, and recycling.