The Technical Climate Advisors are experts from state agencies, higher education and other institutions tasked with evaluating and updating the State’s sea level rise, temperature and precipitation scenarios every five years to be used in the state Climate Action Plan and in support of other climate and sustainability initiatives.
The group is established in the Delaware Code (7 Del. Code § 10005) as part of the Climate Change Solutions Act of 2023. Individual members are appointed by the Secretary of DNREC.
Meetings are listed on both the DNREC Calendar of Events and on the Delaware Public Meeting Calendar.
The Technical Climate Advisors are one of two committees established by the Climate Change Solutions Act. The other committee is the Climate Change Officers.
For more information on the Technical Climate Advisors, please contact Lee Aiken, at lee.aiken@delaware.gov or 302-735-3480
The membership of the Technical Climate Advisors is set by the DNREC Secretary and may include Department staff, external experts and members of the public.
Tricia Arndt
Assistant Director, DelDOT
Transportation Resilience and Sustainability
Steven Blessing
Director, Division of Public Health
Delaware Health and Social Services
Dr. Kevin Brinson
Professor, State Climatologist and Director of DEOS
University of Delaware
Department of Geography and Spatial Science
Dr. John Callahan
CEMA Affiliated Researcher, CEMA Affiliate
Tina Callahan
Associate Director, University of Delaware
Center for Environmental Monitoring & Analysis (CEMA)
Jesse Hayden
Administrator, Delaware Coastal Programs
DNREC Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy
Dr. Jerry Kauffman
Professor and Director UD Water Resources Center, University of Delaware
Biden School of Public Policy & Administration
Dr. Daniel Leathers
Professor, University of Delaware
Department of Geography and Spatial Science
Susan Love
Administrator, Climate and Sustainability
DNREC Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy
Dr. Holly Michael
Professor and Director of the DE Environmental Institute
University of Delaware
Department of Earth Science
Dr. Ashley Norton
Program Manager, DE Coastal Management Program
DNREC Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy
Dr. Gulnihal Ozbay
Professor and Associate Dean, Delaware State University
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Dave Perrego (alternate for Steven Blessing)
Planner IV, Emergency Medical Services and Preparedness
DHSS Division of Public Health
Dr. Bob Scarborough
Environmental Scientist V
DNREC Division of Water
Danielle Swallow
Coastal Hazards Specialist, University of Delaware
Delaware Sea Grant
Dr. Dana Veron
Professor and Co-Director of the Climate Hub
University of Delaware
Department of Geography and Spatial Science
Dr. Jennifer Volk
Interim Director, University of Delaware
Cooperative Extension
Dr. David Wunsch
Director and State Geologist, Delaware Geological Survey
Dr. Mollie Yacano
Research Coordinator, DE National Estuarine Research Reserve
DNREC Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy
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