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Undersecretary of Climate Change — Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Katie Theoharides, Undersecretary of Climate Change, MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs – Katie works across state government and with Massachusetts cities and towns to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change, with a major focus on mainstreaming climate change into the daily work of state and local government. In this capacity Katie leads the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness program, as well as implementation of the State Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Plan, and the Global Warming Solutions Act. Previously, Katie worked as a environmental and climate change policy consultant, and served as the executive director of the Hilltown Land Trust in Ashfield, Massachusetts. She also spent several years with Defenders of Wildlife in Washington, DC where she focused on federal, state and local climate change policy. Katie holds a B.A. in ecology from Dartmouth College and a M.S. in environmental biology from the University of Massachusetts-Boston.
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