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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.
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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.
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A–State Level • Hermitage Room
B–Local Level • Springwood Room
C–Local Level • Sagamore Hill Room
D–School Board • Ashlawn Room