Key Contacts

The four Compact Counties have designated senior staff members to serve as a Staff Steering Committee charged with assuring fulfillments of the Compact commitments. Each Compact County is afforded two votes on the Staff Steering Committee, whether held by two separate members or cast by a single Compact County representative.

Broward County Staff Steering Committee Members

Jennifer Jurado
Director of Natural Resources Planning & Management

Jason Liechty
Environmental Projects Coordinator

Monroe County Staff Steering Committee Members

Roman Gastesi
County Administrator

Michael Roberts
Director of Planning & Growth Management

Miami-Dade County Staff Steering Committee Members

Nichole Hefty
Chief, Office of Sustainability

Mark Woerner
Assistant Director for Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources

Palm Beach County Staff Steering Committee Members

Jon Van Arnam (1 Member, 2 Votes)
Assistant County Administrator

Municipal Representatives

Susanne Torriente
Assistant City Manager, City of Fort Lauderdale

Alison Higgins
Sustainability Manager, City of Key West

Carisse LeJeune
Interim Assistant City Manager, City of Boynton Beach

 

Key Partners

In addition to the Staff Steering Committee, the Compact Counties are actively working with key partners in fulfilling the commitments made under the Compact. While many entities have made extraordinary contributions to the Compact process since its inception, the following partners have played ongoing support and advisory roles for the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Compact and the Staff Steering Committee.

Institute for Sustainable Communities

Steve Adams
Senior Advisor for Climate Adaptation and Regional Compact Staff Steering Committee Coordinator

South Florida Water Management District

Rod Braun
Intergovernmental Policy & Planning and Liaison to the Compact

The Nature Conservancy – Florida Chapter

Chris Bergh
Director of Coastal and Marine Resilience

Southeast Florida Regional Planning Council

Jim Murley
Executive Director