Women in Leadership Advisory Member |
Jennifer Green
Active Term: 12/2022 - 12/2023
Areas of Expertise
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Director of Sustainability and Workforce developmentBurlington Electric DepartmentJennifer works for the City of Burlington's municipal electrical utility, Burlington Electric, serving as the Director of Sustainability and Workforce Vitality. Jennifer is charged with helping the City of Burlington transition to net zero energy in the thermal and transportation sectors and in this capacity, supports, designs and implements projects within Burlington Electric Department, including work across city offices, and with stakeholders throughout Burlington, and beyond. Jennifer joined the BED team after several years in the City’s Community and Economic Development Office, were she oversaw the City’s sustainability plan and the Climate Action Plan.
Upon moving to Vermont, Jennifer consulted at the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation where she helped write the energy efficiency utility proposal that would eventually lead to the creation of Efficiency Vermont. Prior to life in Vermont, Jennifer worked CARE International and the World Resources Institute including stints living and working in West and Central Africa. Jennifer was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cameroon, has a Master’s in Public Administration from Columbia University and a PhD in Environmental Sociology from American University. |
