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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.
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- Next Meeting Schedule
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September 21, 2023 | 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. | Location TBD
Advisory Committee Membership
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| Name | Title | Organization Affiliation | Seat Represented |
| Dennis Dougherty, Chair (CY22-23) | Executive Director | AFL-CIO | Coal Transition Workers |
| Joe Barela | Executive Director | Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) | Ex-Officio |
| Rick M. Garcia/Chantal Unfug (alternate) | Executive Director/Director, DLG | Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) | Ex-Officio |
| Ron Geary | Assistant Business Manager | IBEW 111 | Coal Transition Workers |
| Laura Getts | Senior Electrification Analyst | Tri-State | Disproportionately Impacted Communities |
| Ernest House | Senior Policy Director | Keystone Policy Center | Disproportionately Impacted Communities |
| Eve Lieberman/Kat Papenbrock (alternate) | Executive Director/Deputy Dir, Rural Opportunity | Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) | Ex-Officio |
| Sheila Lieder | State Representative | Colorado Legislature | CO House |
| Chris Markuson | Western States Director | BlueGreen Alliance | Professional ED or Workforce |
| Tim Redmond | County Commissioner | Routt County | Coal Transition Community |
| Dylan Roberts | State Senator | Colorado Legislature | CO Senate |
| Amy Robertson | Senior Manager, State Government Relations and External Affairs | Tri-State | Utility Company |
| Mark Silberg | Policy Advisor | Governor's Office | Ex-Officio |
| Carl Smith | State Legislative Director | SMART Transportation Division | Coal Transition Workers |
| Holly Stanton | Manager, Strategic Workforce Planning and Talent Aquisition | Xcel Energy | Utility Company |
| Aimee Tooker | Board President | West End Economic Development Corporation | Professional ED or Workforce |
| Will Toor/Christine Berg (alternate) | Executive Director/Sr. Local Gov't Policy Analyst | Colorado Energy Office (CEO) | Ex-Officio |
| Melody Villard | County Commissioner | Moffat County | Coal Transition Community |
| Gordon Westhoff | County Commissioner | Morgan County | Coal Transition Community |