Oregon Climate Action Commission Members

The Oregon Climate Action Commission includes includes 35 members – 13 voting members appointed by the Governor and 22 nonvoting members.

Interested in joining the commission? Information about how to apply for an appointment is available on the Governor's website.

Commission Chair (1)

• Cathy Macdonald, North America Natural Climate Solutions Director at The Nature Conservancy

VOting members from specified sectors (9)

• Manufacturing: Dan Thorndike, General Counsel, Medford Fabrication

• Energy: Kristen Sheeran, Director of Sustainability and Resource Planning, Portland General Electric

• Transportation: Vacant

• Forestry: Vacant

• Agriculture: Tom Rietmann, Owner/Operator, Rietmann Ranch

• Fishing Industry: Michael Seavers, Shoreside Management, F/V Miss Sue Incorporated

• Environmental Policy: Nora Apter, Oregon Director of Climate Solutions

• Environmental Justice: Eliza Garcia, States Associate with Climate Power

• Youth Representative: Yaseen Arifin, student at Sunset High School, Beaverton

At-large voting members (3)

• Two Vacancies

• Karenga Ross, School Board Member at Gaston SD

NonVoting Members, state agency leadership (15)

• Department of Energy Director

• Department of Transportation Director

• Public Utility Commission Chair

• Department of Environmental Quality Director

• Department of Agriculture Director

• Oregon State Forester

• Water Resources Department Director

• Department of Land Conservation and Development Director

• Oregon Health Authority Director

• Oregon Business Development Department Director

• Oregon Department of Administrative Services Director

• Department of Consumer and Business Services Director

• Department of Fish and Wildlife Director

• Oregon Housing and Community Services Director

• Oregon Watershed Enhancement Executive Director