The United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee invites you to…
How Can the City of Milwaukee Fight Climate Change?
Milwaukee’s Sustainability Director, Erick Shambarger, explains how Milwaukee
can meet the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations
Followed By The Annual Business Meeting of the UNA of Greater Milwaukee
A Virtual Zoom Event – Advance Registration is Required
Saturday – January 8th, 2022 from 10 AM – 11:30 AM
Erick Shambarger, the Director of Environmental Sustainability for the City of Milwaukee, where he leads the Environmental Collaboration Office (ECO), will describe what the city is doing to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals such as “Climate Action” and “Clean Energy,” the challenges, and what more he could do with greater public support. Since 2015 he has overseen implementation of the Refresh Milwaukee sustainability plan and coordinates Milwaukee's involvement with local, national, and global partnerships on environmental sustainability.
Erick Shambarger oversees all of ECO's programs, including the Milwaukee Energy Efficiency (Me2) program, the Milwaukee Better Buildings Challenge, Water Centric City initiative, the HOME GR/OWN program, and green infrastructure work. He led development of the City's Green Infrastructure Plan (adopted in 2019) and is currently the Project Manager for the Climate and Equity Plan. He co-founded the Wisconsin Local Government Climate Coalition, which advocates for clean energy policy.
Erick Shambarger holds a Master of Public Affairs Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Agenda for the Annual Business Meeting of the UNA of Greater Milwaukee
Report on the 2021 UNA-GM activities
Presentation of the UNA-GM financial report and proposed 2022 budget
Vote on the nominations of the following people to serve on the UNA-GM Board of Directors:
One year terms: Truth Freemyn, Shaan Joshi, Sharon Kusmirek, & Steve Watrous
Two year terms: Martha Collins, Mary Laan, Elodie Ontala, Pam Richard, Annette Robertson, Jerrold Rousseau, Gary Shellman, & Annie Woodward
Only current active members of the UNA-GM Chapter are eligible to vote on nominations.
Report on program plans for 2022
Advance registration is required. To register, go to:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0scO2upzsrE9yNjCMKDeYdYnADThHpwtS4
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting.
For more information:
Contact George Stone at geotstone@gmail.com or 414.259.1318
The UNA of Greater Milwaukee website is available at https://www.unamilwaukee.org/