Board Officers
George Lorefice
President
George is married with two grown children and one grandchild. He has a BA and an MA in biology with a concentration in limnology and aquatic biology. After a stint in the Navy and graduate school he was employed by a university laboratory and a consulting firm in aquatic biology. For 24 years he was employed by Bristol-Myers Squibb working in microbiological quality control and compliance then as a technical auditor of pharmaceutical and medical device facilities world-wide.
He became involved in CCAA in 2018 and has continued to support the organization and its mission over the years. His interest in the position of president is to continue and advance the important work CCAA is doing to keep the public informed about what is happening as the climate changes and to promote ways to mitigate and reverse those changes.
Peter Wirth has lived in CNY since 1971. He is a life long political activist and environmentalist. Before retirement he was a public relations consultant for 20 years and focused on issue oriented organizations covering everything from a local recycling company to Washington based nonprofits focused on foreign policy issues. He is also one of the cofounders of Climate Change Awareness and Action.
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Peter Wirth
Vice President
Van Cleary-Hammarstedt
Treasurer
Having grown up in northern Minnesota on the outdoor hockey rinks, he is well connected to the environmental scene. With a background and work experience in social justice causes, he brings a special awareness to our effort. Having a PhD from Maxwell allowed him to also be a part of academia teaching college courses. As a recent retiree, he is taking advantage of spending more time with her favorite pursuits –hiking at Green Lakes, playing his guitar writing his own songs, and traveling. He believes climate change is an existential crisis, and his favorite saying is: “They thought they could bury us, but they didn’t know we were seeds.”
Reena is an avid writer and a current student at Onondaga Community College. In her free time, Reena enjoys spending time outdoors, taking up new hobbies, and photography. She feels drawn to help support the community around her, especially those who might not have found their voice yet and tell stories of the people she encounters while bringing her creative side to CCAA.
Reena Tretler
Secretary
Committees and Representatives
Education Committee
Education Committee Co-Chairs: Jim Doherty and Ken Johnson
The Education Committee is to develop and implement educational programs and activities which provide members and community groups with the knowledge and skills necessary to inform them of the causes, effects, and advocate for solutions to human-caused climate change.
Membership Committee
Membership Committee Chair: Ken Johnson
The Membership Committee creates strategies for recruiting and developing new members as well as engaging and developing current members. Committee members organize membership drives, conduct membership surveys, and match member survey data to participation in events, activities, committee membership and leadership roles.
Newsletter Committee
Editor: Roseann Lorefice
Publishing and Design: Yvonne Chu and Annalena Davis
CCAA Interns: Andrea Hayman and Kiran Hubbard
Technical Advisor: Gavin Landless
Newsletter articles can be submitted directly to us at news.ccaa@gmail.com
Legislative Liaison
Liaison: Jan Kublick
Finance Committee
Committee Chair: Van Cleary-Hammarstedt (Treasuer)
Carbon Challenge Committee
Committee Chair: Yvonne Chu