The Just Transition Advisory Committee (JTAC) includes representatives of coal communities, labor unions, and utilities as well as issue experts and members of the Colorado General Assembly and the Governor’s Cabinet.
The JTAC was responsible for creating, in partnership with local communities, the Draft Colorado Transition Plan, which informed today’s Colorado Just Transition Action Plan. The committee will continue to play a useful role by supporting the Office of Just Transition as it reports on its progress and updates its plan on an annual basis.
Below is a list of committee members. For a review of the Office of Just Transition's goals, visit our About page.
Advisory Committee Membership
| Name | Title | Org Affiliation |
Seat Represented |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Dougherty, Chair | Executive Director | AFL-CIO |
Coal Transition Workers |
| Elizabeth Melton, Vice Chair | County Commissioner | Routt County |
Coal Transition Community |
| Eleni Angelides | Policy Advisor | Governor's Office |
Ex-Officio; Governor's Office |
| Jon Becker | County Commissioner | Morgan County |
Coal Transition Community |
| Joe Barela | Executive Director | Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) | Ex-Officio; state |
| Lizeth Chacon | Executive Director | Colorado People's Alliance |
Disproportionately Impacted Communities |
| Kerry Donovan | State Senator | Colorado Legislature | CO Senate |
| Rick M. Garcia | Executive Director | Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) | Ex-Officio; state |
| Ernest House | Senior Policy Director | Keystone Policy Center |
Disproportionately Impacted Communities |
| Paul Major | President and CEO | Telluride Foundation |
Professional ED or Workforce |
| Pat Meyers | Executive Director | Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) | Ex-Officio; state |
| Will Toor | Executive Director | Colorado Energy Office (CEO) | Ex-Officio; state |
| Tom Sullivan | State Representative | Colorado Legislature | CO House |
| Chris Markuson | Director of Colorado and State Economic Transition Policy | BlueGreen Alliance |
Professional ED or Workforce |
| Rich Meisinger | Business Manager | Representative of IBEW 111 |
Coal Transition Workers |
| Chad Orvis | Representative | Tri-State | Utility Company |
| Carl Smith | State Legislative Director | Smart Transition Division |
Coal Transition Workers |
| Holly Stanton | Manager, Strategic Workforce Planning and Talent Aquisition | Xcel Energy | Utility Company |
| Melody Villard | County Commissioner | Moffat County |
Coal Transition Community |