The Climate Committee guides and supports CMAP’s climate-related initiatives and implementation of the region’s comprehensive plan, ON TO 2050. It reviews and provides input on CMAP’s strategic direction, work plan, and climate projects.
The Climate Committee is a standing committee of the CMAP Board and serves as a resource on climate issues to the agency’s committees, working groups, and staff. Its members bring a broad, regional perspective to CMAP’s climate work.
Find Climate Committee meeting materials on CMAP's meetings website.
| Aaron Durnbaugh, Chair | Loyola University Chicago |
| Deborah Stone, Vice-Chair | Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability |
| Jack Chan | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District |
| Naomi Davis | Blacks in Green |
| Martha Dooley | Village of Schaumburg |
| Elena Grossman | Building Resistance Against Climate Effects |
| Samira Hanessian | Illinois Environmental Council |
| Cynthia Kanner | Prairie State Conservation Coalition |
| Marcella Bondie Keenan | Village of Oak Park |
| Elizabeth Kocs | GTI Energy |
| Thomas Maillard | City of Waukegan |
| Edith Makra | Metropolitan Mayors Caucus |
| Raed Mansour | Chicago Department of Public Health |
| Paul May | DuPage Water Commission |
| Mary Nicol | Chicago Department of Transportation |
| Vanessa Ruiz | Illinois Department of Transportation |
| Matthew Santagata | Chicago Park District |
| Chris Young | Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
If you have any questions, contact the Climate Committee's liaisons:
The Climate Committee guides and supports CMAP’s climate-related initiatives and implementation of the region’s comprehensive plan, ON TO 2050. It reviews and provides input on CMAP’s strategic direction, work plan, and climate projects.
The Climate Committee is a standing committee of the CMAP Board and serves as a resource on climate issues to the agency’s committees, working groups, and staff. Its members bring a broad, regional perspective to CMAP’s climate work.
Find Climate Committee meeting materials on CMAP's meetings website.
| Aaron Durnbaugh, Chair | Loyola University Chicago |
| Deborah Stone, Vice-Chair | Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability |
| Jack Chan | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District |
| Naomi Davis | Blacks in Green |
| Martha Dooley | Village of Schaumburg |
| Elena Grossman | Building Resistance Against Climate Effects |
| Samira Hanessian | Illinois Environmental Council |
| Cynthia Kanner | Prairie State Conservation Coalition |
| Marcella Bondie Keenan | Village of Oak Park |
| Elizabeth Kocs | GTI Energy |
| Thomas Maillard | City of Waukegan |
| Edith Makra | Metropolitan Mayors Caucus |
| Raed Mansour | Chicago Department of Public Health |
| Paul May | DuPage Water Commission |
| Mary Nicol | Chicago Department of Transportation |
| Vanessa Ruiz | Illinois Department of Transportation |
| Matthew Santagata | Chicago Park District |
| Chris Young | Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
If you have any questions, contact the Climate Committee's liaisons: