Green Jobs Affinity Group

Grantmakers exploring issues related to how philanthropy can participate, connect and encourage economic opportunity and environmental protection in Connecticut. Through a series of meetings, participants learn about a variety of issues, hear from representatives from organizations, state and municipal agencies, and others, and have the opportunity to exchange ideas and concerns through candid discussion.

The following is a partial list of guest presenters who have visited with the group:

• Karen Burnaska, coordinator, Transit for Connecticut Coalition
• Joseph Carbone, president & CEO, The WorkPlace, Inc.
• Peter S. DeBiasi, president & CEO, Access Community Action Agency
• Bryan Garcia, President, Clean Energy Finance Authority (CEFIA)
• Curt Johnson is senior attorney and program director with the Connecticut Fund for the Environment (CFE)
• Alex Kragie, Special Assistant to Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)
• Larry Levine is a senior attorney in Natural Resources Defense Council's (NRDC) Water Program
• Roger Reynolds, senior staff attorney, Connecticut Fund for the Environment
• Judy Resnick, executive director, Connecticut Business & Industry Association's (CBIA) Education Foundation               
• Jesse Stratton, director of government relations, Environment Northeast 

For more information, to join the Green Jobs affinity group or to be added to the Wiggio shared resource site contact Deb Werner.