State Energy Planning Board Members
Paul A. DeCotis
Deputy Secretary for Energy
Chairman, Energy Planning Board
Paul DeCotis is Deputy Secretary for Energy in the Office of the Governor (NY) serving as the State’s senior policy advisor on energy. Paul’s portfolio includes the State’s four energy agencies: the New York Power Authority (NYPA), Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and Public Service Commission (PSC)... (read Paul A. Decotis's full bio)
Judith Enck
Deputy Secretary for Environment
Judith Enck serves as Deputy Secretary for the Environment in the administration of Governor David A. Paterson. Ms. Enck is responsible for policies and operations of the state’s environmental protection agencies including the Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Adirondack Park Agency, Agriculture and Markets, Department of State and others.
Ms. Enck previously served for eight years as a Policy Advisor in the NYS Attorney General’s Office. Before joining the Attorney General’s office, she was Senior Environmental Associate with the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)....(read Judith Enck's full bio)
Laura Anglin
Director
NYS Division of Budget
Ms. Anglin was appointed Budget Director on January 1, 2008. As Budget Director, she is responsible for the overall development and management of the State's fiscal policy, including overseeing the preparation of budget recommendations for all State agencies and programs, economic and revenue forecasting, tax policy, fiscal planning, capital financing and management of the State's debt portfolio, as well as pensions and employee benefits.
Ms. Anglin previously served as First Deputy Budget Director from January 2007 to December 2007. Ms. Anglin’s career in public service spans nearly 20 years... (read Laura Anglin's full bio)
Garry Brown
Chairman
NYS Public Service Commission
Garry A. Brown was confirmed as a Commissioner of the New York State Public Service Commission on December 13, 2007 and was named Chairman on January 2, 2008. His term runs through February 1, 2009.
Mr. Brown has nearly 30 years of experience in the public, private and not-for-profit energy and electricity sectors, including previously holding a position as Senior Policy Analyst for the former New York State Energy Office, which had been charged with developing a sustainable and sound energy policy and promoting energy efficiency, while protecting the environment and fostering economic development...(read Garry Brown's full bio)
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
Secretary of State
NYS Department of State
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez was confirmed as the 65th Secretary of State on March 6, 2007. Secretary Cortés-Vázquez is the first Hispanic to hold the position, since its establishment in 1778.
Secretary Cortés-Vázquez comes to the New York Department of State with an extensive background in the corporate, non-profit, and government sectors that spans over 27 years...(read Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez's full bio)
Richard Daines
Commissioner
NYS Department of Health
Richard F. Daines, M.D., was confirmed as the 14th Commissioner of Health for New York State in March of 2007.
As Commissioner, Dr. Daines heads one of the nation’s leading public health agencies with a budget of approximately $49 billion. Under his leadership, the Department of Health administers the state’s public health insurance programs, regulates hospitals and other health care facilities, conducts research in a premier biomedical laboratory, and supports public health prevention initiatives. During the past year he helped shape significant health care reforms that were adopted in the state budget, including increased access to health insurance coverage for the uninsured, greater emphasis on primary and preventive care, quality improvement initiatives, and investment in health information technology...(read Richard Daines full bio)
Alexander “Pete” Grannis
Commissioner
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Pete Grannis was nominated by Governor Eliot Spitzer to serve as Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and began his tenure in April 2007. His appointment marks a return to the Department for Mr. Grannis, who began his career in public service at DEC in the early 1970’s as a Compliance Counsel. Commissioner Grannis serves as Chairman of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI, Inc.), the precedent setting 10 state regional collaborative to reduce greenhouse gases in the power sector using market solutions through the auction of 100 percent of pollution allowances...(read Alexander "Pete" Grannis's full bio)
Astrid Glynn
Commissioner
NYS Department of Transportation
Astrid C. Glynn was confirmed as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) on May 22, 2007.
As NYSDOT Commissioner, Ms. Glynn plays a key role in setting transportation policies at both the State and the national level. She chairs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Program Review Board as well as the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC). She is a member of the Governor’s Smart Growth Cabinet, and the Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) Executive Leadership Council...(read Astrid Glynn's full bio)
Marisa Lago
President and CEO
Empire State Development
Marisa Lago serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Empire State Development (ESD). She has extensive economic development experience, serving the cities of New York and Boston, the U.S. government and the private sector.
As President and Chief Executive Officer, a role she assumed in September 2008, Ms. Mullen will be based in Manhattan and have complete oversight of economic development issues throughout New York State...(read Marisa Lago's full bio)
NYS Energy Research and Development Authority
Energy Coordinating Working Group
Thomas C. Congdon
Assistant Secretary for Energy
Tom Congdon is the Assistant Secretary for Energy in Governor Paterson’s office. From 2000-2007, he served as a policy analyst in the New York State Attorney General’s Environmental Protection Bureau where he worked on, among other environmental issues, expanding investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy. He received his Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University at Albany and his Master of Public Administration from Baruch College. Prior to joining the Attorney General’s Office, Tom was the policy director at the New York League of Conservation Voters.
Echo Cartwright
Assistant Secretary for Renewable Energy
Echo Cartwright is Assistant Secretary for Renewable Energy in the Office of the Governor. In this capacity, Ms. Cartwright chairs the Governor’s Renewable Energy Task Force, oversees the State’s renewable energy policy and serves as Deputy Director to the State Energy Planning Board. In addition, Ms. Cartwright is Co-Chair of the Great Lakes Wind Collaborative Steering Committee representing State and Local Provinces, and the Coordinator of the Northeast Mid-Atlantic Governor’s Clean Energy Corridor initiative. Previous to her current position, Ms. Cartwright was Senior Policy Analyst for the Commission on Hazardous Waste and Toxic Substances at the New York State Assembly, where she focused on renewable energy, climate change and environmental health policy.