Alison Brizius 訂5月6日出任麻州海岸區管理主任暨助理能源廳長

            (Boston Orange編譯) 麻州能源及環境事務廳廳長Rebecca Tepper 19日宣佈，指派Alison Brizius出任助理廳長，以及海岸區管理辦公室 (CZM)主任。她將於5月6日上任。

                   海岸區管理辦公室負責麻州的海岸及海洋事務政策及計畫，經由計畫，公眾參與，教育，研究及完備的資源管理來維護人力活動和保護海岸，海洋資源之間的平衡。

               Alison Brizius原本在波士頓市政府擔任環境事務局局長，負責處理氣候變遷衝擊，達到零排放目標，以及保護空氣、水、氣候，土地等資源，促進環境正義，改善波士頓市居民的生活品質等議題。在那之前，她擔任芝加哥大學氣候及能源政策穩健決策中心的執行主任。

            Alison Brizius獲有芝加哥大學的物理博士學位。

                 麻州政府從波士頓市府挖角，撬走人才的行動，得到波士頓市長吳弭 (Michelle Wu)支持。吳弭在支持聲明中表示，Alison Brizius獲聘是麻州政府的一個關鍵時刻，Brizius的領導力將不只對波士頓市有好處，還將有益於整個麻州。

Healey-Driscoll Administration Names Alison Brizius New Coastal Zone Management Director

Brizius will oversee state’s coastal resilience initiative, port regulations, and play an important role in fostering offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine 

BOSTON – Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper today announced Alison Brizius's appointment to Assistant Secretary and Director of the Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM). CZM leads the state's policy and planning on coastal and ocean issues. The Office's mission is to balance the impact of human activities with the protection of coastal and marine resources through planning, public involvement, education, research, and sound resource management.  

The Healey-Driscoll Administration recently launched the ResilientCoasts initiative, a holistic and proactive strategy to guide state and local coastal resiliency policy and action. Brizius will oversee this initiative as well as implement the state's coastal programs under the federal Coastal Zone Management Act, ensuring environmental justice and equity is embedded into this work. She starts May 6. 

“Our coastal communities are on the front lines of climate change, experiencing more frequent and significant storms, increased flooding and erosion, and rising sea levels. It's important now more than ever to have a strong, bold, and innovative person leading CZM,” said EEA Secretary Rebecca Tepper. “The Healey-Driscoll Administration is taking a whole-of-government approach to protecting the state's coastlines and adapting for the future. Alison Brizius is the perfect person to help us meet this moment. Her background and expertise demonstrate her ability to tackle challenging issues and prove she is the right person for the job.” 

“I am honored to join the Healey-Driscoll Administration as they elevate the state's focus on climate change. Our coastlines are a huge part of Massachusetts' identity - it's our culture, economy, and livelihood. Protecting our coastal environments and communities is a task I'm eager to take on,” added Brizius. “I’m excited to be joining such a talented team at CZM and am eager to work with them to enhance resilience, environmental justice and sustainability that will benefit Massachusetts for generations to come.” 

About Alison Brizius

Alison Brizius joins CZM from the City of Boston, where she previously served as Commissioner of Environment. In that role, she was responsible for leading the Department in addressing climate change impacts, such as achieving net zero emissions while protecting air, water, climate, and land resources, enhancing environmental justice, and improving Boston residents' quality of life. Previously, Brizius was the city's Director of Climate and Environmental Planning. Prior to that, she served as the Executive Director of the Center for Robust Decision-making on Climate and Energy Policy (RDCEP) at the University of Chicago, a multi-institutional interdisciplinary center founded to improve society's ability to respond to climate change and energy supply challenges. She received her Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Chicago.