Florida Advisory Council on Climate & Energy Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried launched the Florida Advisory Council on Climate & Energy (FACCE). The committee is made up of energy and climate professionals and will advise the Commissioner and the Office of Energy in the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services on modernizing energy and climate policies, diversifying energy sources, increasing energy efficiency, and creating solutions for Florida’s energy and climate future. Appointed were:
- Dr. David Norton, director of Florida Energy Systems Consortium and vice president of research, University of Florida;
- Dr. Amy Albee-Levine, dean of workplace development, Lake Sumter State College;
- The Honorable Janet Long, commissioner, Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners;
- Megan Houston, director, Palm Beach County Office of Resilience;
- Doug Kettles, director, Central Florida Clean Cities Coalition;
- Luis Nieves-Ruiz, economic development manager, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council;
- Frank Stewart, manager, FLFM Stewart & Company;
- Steve Chriss, director of energy services, Walmart;
- The Honorable Matt Surrency, mayor, City of Hawthorne;
- Andrew Sauber, director of corporate sustainability, Florida Crystals;
- Emily Gorman, Sierra Club organizing representative and Miami Climate Alliance Steering Committee Chair;
- Temperince Morgan, executive director, The Nature Conservancy in Florida;
- Susannah Randolph, senior campaign representative, Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign;
- Mark Bubriski, director of state regulatory relations, NextEra Energy;
- Luz Aviles, vice president of customer experience and sales, Orlando Utilities Commission;
- Tony Guillen, director of engineering and operations, Talquin Electric;
- Keith Rizzardi, professor of law, St. Thomas University;
- Morgan Higman, doctoral candidate, Florida State University;
- Dr. Jennifer Languell, president, Trifecta Construction Solutions;
- Jeremy Susac, vice president of government affairs, Lennar;
- Patricia “Pat” Steed, executive director, Central Florida Regional Planning Council;
- Sean Sullivan, executive director, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council;
- William Blake, director of alternative fuels, Tampa Electric Company;
- Anddrikk Frazier, president and CEO, Integral Energy;
- Berdell Knowles, task force leader, American Association of Blacks in Energy, Florida chapter;
- Jennifer Szaro, vice president, Smart Electric Power Alliance.