Chair: Catherine Skopic

Vice-Chair: Karl Palmquist

Treasurer: Abhishek Shah

Secretary: Alex Collins Francis

Kevin Costa

Alan Gerson

Irene Van Slyke

Bonnie Weber

Regina Cornwell

Wayne Arden

Get to Know the NYC Group

ESG and Sustainable Finance Committee focuses on sustainable development and green finance. We aim to promote education, understanding, and action on creating a nuanced, sustainable financial system.

Inspiring Connections Outdoors is a 100% volunteer-run program that empowers New York City youth to connect with the outdoors.

No Nuclear Committee works on nuclear energy issues, showing New York how nuclear energy is neither clean nor green.

Photography Committee members capture the beauty, excitement, and peacefulness of the natural world to promote its conservation.

Plastic Pollution Committee informs policymakers and the public about the plastic crisis in the state, while promoting sustainable solutions to reduce the environmental waste in New York.

Political Committee interviews candidates running for public office to endorse those whom we believe will be strong environmental leaders.

Population, Consumption, and Environment Committee helps to preserve the natural ecosystem by lobbying and raising awareness of excessive consumption and a growing population.

Urban Sustainability deals with neighborhood-based environmental issues, citywide land use, and policies impacting neighborhood environmental conditions and problems common to the NY/NJ metropolitan area.