The Baltimore Commission on Sustainability, a 21-member body with 20 appointed by the Mayor and one city council representative appointed by the City Council President. The Commission oversees the implementation of the Baltimore Sustainability Plan, monitoring and reporting progress annually. The Commission is made up of members representing environmental groups, community organizations, labor unions, public health and environmental justice interests, and private industry.
The Commission welcomes the community to public meetings every 3rd Tuesday from 4-6pm at the Baltimore City Planning Office, 417 E. Fayette St., 8th Floor (virtually for now). You can also watch our meetings live or after the fact online. Please note that we occasionally meet off-site, check our calendar to make sure you know where we'll be when you plan to attend.
Background
In 2007, legislation was enacted to create the Baltimore Office of Sustainability and the Commission on Sustainability. The Commission, together with the Office, is tasked with engaging the public to develop and implement a Sustainability Plan for the broader Baltimore community.
In April 2019, the 2nd Sustainability Plan was signed by the Mayor. The plan is framed using an equity lens, has 5 categories: Community, Human-Made Systems, Climate and Resiliency, Nature in the City and Economy and 23 topic areas ranging from Neighbors, to Community Preparedness to Workforce Development. In the plan, we make three main commitments: commit to transparency, collaboration and accountability.
- Transparency - We commit to being honest about our past, recognizing our inter-connectedness and sharing power.
- Collaboration - We commit to thinking and working differently, working together, solving multiple problems at once and supporting change at the local level.
- Accountability - We commit to actively seeking feedback and engagement, asking, “how are we doing,” humanizing our data, speaking in terms that are understandable to all and caring for the natural world.
Meeting Agendas, Minutes, & Presentations
Members
- Jared Lyles, Co-Chair, Energy Efficiency Projects Manager, MD Energy Advisors
- Morgan Grove, Co-Chair, Owner, Parke & Storm Furniture
- Phylicia Porter, Baltimore City Council Member, District 10
- Jennifer Aiosa, Chief of Staff, Maryland Energy Administration
- Derek Baumgardner, Administrative Law Judge, Baltimore County
- Vito Castelgrande, Social Impact & Sustainability Manager, LifeStraw
- Philip Costa, Deputy Director, Baltimore Convention Center
- Meredith DiIoia, Sustainability & Effectiveness Specialist, University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Timothy Ford, Managing Director of Environmental Operations, Maryland Environmental Service
- Carly Hinton, Sustainability Manager, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Jeffrey Holland, Director of Weatherization, Energy Conservation, & Sustainable Construction and Agency Safety Officer, Baltimore DHCD
- Elisha Johnson, Workforce Development Coordinator, Excellence & Ambition Inc.
- Terris King, Head of Schools, Temple X Schools
- Nicolette Louissaint, Chief Policy Officer, Healthcare Distribution Alliance
- Bernat Navarro, Science Policy Analyst, Friends of Cancer Research
- Erica Reaves, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Lehman College Department of Health Equity, Administration & Technology
- Erin Reed Miller, Senior Coordinator of Urban Conservation, Audubon Mid-Atlantic
- Benjamin Roush, Principal in Charge of Fire Protection and Sustainability, FSI Engineers
For more information about the Commission on Sustainability members, please visit https://www.baltimoresustainability.org/commissioners/