CC-P® Study Guide Editorial Board
In 2021, ACCO established an editorial board to review and provide comprehensive feedback on the CC-P® Study Guide, a digital textbook that will serve as an important step as ACCO advances the Certified Climate Change Professional® credential.
We are proud to announce that starting May 1, 2023, the CC-P® program will incorporate thanks to the collective work of this team:
Updates to standards, science and common practices
More illustrative examples and enhanced graphics
Insights from CC-P® professionals and practitioners
More samples and details from across geographic regions around the world
Revamping of the live online training program to include homework assignments, revised exercises and recommended resources
Summer 2023 publication of a comprehensive study guide (a digital textbook)
Roadmap to Publication of the Study Guide
March 2023:
Manuscript of the textbookMay 1:, 2023
All live and self-study course modules are updated to reflect manuscript contentMay/June 2023:
Updates to all graphics & permissions for 3rd party graphics
July 2023 - March 2024:
Final editing of the textbookSpring/Summer 2024:
Publication of the CC-P® Study Guide
Editorial Board
Thank you to the exceptional generosity and effort provided by the editorial board
and ACCO staff who have supported this important project.
Experts & Practitioners
Thomas Bateman -- Professor, Self and University of Virginia
Louise Bedsworth -- Executive Director, Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment, University of California, Berkeley
Jacqueline Drumheller -- Sustainability Consultant, Self
Holly Emerson -- Enterprise Climate Impact Leader, Trane Technologies
Jette Findsen — Sr. Program Officer - Climate Investment Standards, American Carbon Registry
Tim Frazier -- Full Professor and Faculty Director, Georgetown
Ned Gardiner — Climate Resilience Toolkit Engagement Manager, NOAA
Greg Guibert — Senior Resilience Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Tyler Hansen -- Postdoctoral Researcher, Technical University of Denmark
Adrienne Hollis — Senior Climate Justice and Health Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists
Brendan Leblanc — Retired, EY
Fred Lipschultz — Senior Scientist, U.S. Global Change Research Program
Susan Love — Climate and Sustainability Office Administrator, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Chad McGuire — Professor, Public Policy, UMass Dartmouth
Ellen Mecray — Regional Climate Services Director - Eastern Region, NOAA
Richard Miller -- Director, Office of Sustainability, Institute of the Environment, University of Connecticut
Don Pagach -- Professor, NC State University
Lindene Patton -- Partner, Earth and Water Law, LLC
Sim Segal -- President, SimErgy Consulting and Director of ERM Program, Columbia University
Josh Silverman -- Director of Environmental Protection and ES&H Reporting, US DOE
Nancy Sutley -- Senior Assistant General Manager of External and Regulatory Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer, LA Department of Water and Power
Susanne Torriente — Global Technology Leader for City Resilience, Jacobs
Anthony Underwood -- Associate Professor of Economics, Dickinson College
Paul Wagner — Faculty and Fellow, Virginia Tech Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability
CC-P® Reviewers
Jennifer Aiosa -- Chief Sustainability Officer, Baltimore County, Maryland
Laura Armstrong -- Director, Sustainability Program, Maryland Dept. of the Environment
Rachel Bannon-Godfrey -- Vice President, SDG Impact Leader, Stantec
Alicia Betancourt -- University of Florida Extension Director, Monroe County, University of Florida
Sarel Cousins -- Administrator (Planner), Maryland Department of Agriculture
Gavin Dillingham -- Director, HARC
Jason Dubow -- Manager, Resource Conservation & Management Unit, Maryland Department of Planning
Sandy Hertz -- Director, Office of Climate Change Resilience and Adaptation, Maryland Department of Transportation
Brent Jett -- Coastal Resiliency Group Leader, GMB
Adam Johnson -- Director of Workforce Development, Northern Pennsylvania Regional College
John Kumm -- Senior Engineer/Senior Project Manager, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC
Jill Lemke -- Manager, Strategic Planning & Special Projects, MDOT Port Administration
Yohannes Mariam -- Senior Economist, People's Counsel of the Distract of Columbia
Quin Robertson -- Senior Scientist, Coastal Protection Engineering
Kristen Taddonio -- Sr. Climate & Energy Advisor, IGSD
Hilari Varnadore -- Vice President for Cities, USGBC
Jeff Yorzyk -- Director of Sustainability, HelloFresh US
Program Managers
Study Guide Authors:
Dick White / Sally Ann SimsProject Manager:
Chris CortinaProject Coordinator:
Jenni Nowakowski