Announcing Hire of
Ann Berwick for Co-Share of
Newton Director of
Sustainability
Newton, MA – The City of
Newton has hired Ann Berwick to share the City’s Director of Sustainability
position with Andy Savitz. Both Ann and
Andy will work half time, making this a true job share.
Some
of the highlights of Ann’s career include: serving as Chair of the Department
of Public Utilities under Governor Deval Patrick, president of the New England
States Committee on Electricity, Commonwealth’s Undersecretary for Energy, and
Chief of the Environmental Protection Division in the Massachusetts Attorney
General’s Office. Ann will complement
and strengthen the efforts that Andy Savitz has already initiated.
The
City has a robust sustainability agenda, which Ann and Andy will continue to
implement and expand. Some of the current
items on the agenda include: energy saving programs for both businesses and
homes, climate change vulnerability assessment, low-income solar and potential
other municipal solar projects. Other
items for exploration are: community choice aggregation, opening up selected
streets on Sundays in the spring and summer for non-vehicle activities,
addressing gas leaks, and an electric vehicle initiative.
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