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Detailed Agenda SUNDAY | JULY 26, 2015 Dominic Frongillo Former Deputy Town Supervisor of Caroline, NY Dominic Frongillo made history at age 22 by becoming the youngest person ever to serve on the town council in Caroline, New York. Internationally recognized for his work in clean energy and sustainability, Frongillo is a five-time del egate to the United Nations. In Copenhagen, he coordinated and delivered a statement from over 100 young elected officials calling on President Obama and Congress to renew America’s leadership in clean energy. In 2012, Frongillo founded Elected Officials to Protect New York, a bipartisan initiative of over 825 elected officials from all 62 counties calling on Governor Cuomo to continue the moratorium on fracking until the drilling method is proven safe for all New Yorkers. A graduate with honors from Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology in 2005, Frongillo earned an independent degree in sustainable community development. Frongillo currently resides in Freiburg, Germany, where he leads international business development for Thomas Daily, a leading market intelligence provider for the commercial property industry with a focus on sustainable development. Vien Truong Greenlining Institute Vien Truong leads the Greenlining Institute’s Environmental Equity team. She has created state programs and policies around the country to direct billions of dollars in funding and resources to the communities most vulnerable to climate change. Truong helped pass a state initiative directing a quarter of California’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to disadvantaged communities. She co-led the Charge Ahead Initiative–California’s million electric cars campaign which created clean transportation choices for low-income and working families. In 2013, Truong was featured in the SF Chronicle as one of San Francisco’s “Top Women Leaders.” In 2014, she received Urban Habitat’s “Movement Builder” award and Oxfam America’s “Act Local, Think Global” award. She is also a recipient of the Transform 2015 Leadership, Innovation, Vision and Equity (LIVE) Award. Prior to joining Greenlining, she led Green For All’s state policy and workforce development efforts. Truong holds a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and a J.D. from the University of California Hastings College of the Law. She has served on the City of Oakland’s Planning Commission, helping guide the growth and development of her hometown. YEO National Convening | 2015 35 11:15 AM–12:15 PM ENSURING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE POLICY COUNCIL BREAKOUT SERIES YEOs should divide by level of office to discuss the priority issues from this session and to create the annual YEO agenda for this Policy Council. • • • • A–State Level • Hermitage Room B–Local Level • Springwood Room C–Local Level • Sagamore Hill Room D–School Board • Ashlawn Room