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CITY OF PLEASANTON CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UPDATE Matt will lead all CEQA review and reporting elements in Task 12. Britain Richardson I Strategy Analyst & Writer Britain specializes in sustainability data analysis, model/metric development,and strategic planning,with an emphasis on clearly presenting data to facilitate informed decision-making.She recently developed a greenhouse gas emissions model to quantify future reductions achievable s _ with proposed policy measures for King County(WA) and is currently working with the City of Bellevue (WA)to lead analysis and prioritization of sustainability strategies for its Environmental Stewardship Initiative update. Britain brings a rare ability to lead both quantitative and qualitative analyses—and bring them together to coax out conclusions and strategies that are clear and effective. Before joining Cascadia, Britain led sustainability management work for Organic Valley,a "‘• national farmer cooperative. Britain holds a Master of Environmental Management degree from the Yale School of Forestry& Environmental Studies. Britain will support strategy development and evaluation, implementation planning, and the drafting of the updated Climate Action Plan. Matthew Anderson I Emissions Analyst Matthew is a Sustainability Associate with Rincon's Sustainability Services Group; he specializes in greenhouse gas inventories and climate action planning and implementation. His responsibilities include developing ICLEI-compliant emissions inventories for use in CEOA tiering documents and CDP reporting, as well as helping clients develop climate action plans to achieve SB 32 and carbon neutrality targets. His experiences include county-level greenhouse gas inventories,GHG and air quality CEQA project analyses, multiple climate action plans,and sustainability plan implementation with an emphasis on working with municipal governments. Matthew has contributed to climate action plans for public agencies across California—including Dublin, ,t ° Sacramento, Emeryville,and the Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative—and has conducted t GHG inventories for clients including Albany,Sacramento, Emeryville,and Piedmont. He offers ` y additional experience helping procure grants for climate action and sustainability projects. Matthew holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from the University of Wisconsin. Matthew will support the GHG analysis,forecasting, and target-setting elements in Tasks 3-5 and will assist with CEQA documentation in Task 12. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Together,Cascadia and Rincon offer decades of collective experience managing innovative and ambitious climate action planning processes for local governments throughout California and beyond. Our work has taken us all across the Bay Area, but we don't just offer local experience—we bring in national and international best practices,too,with high-profile climate-planning experience for the Department of Energy, USAID, and the State of Washington,among others.We believe our team is the most qualified to support the City in this effort because we: • Bring decades of experience supporting local governments on bold climate change and sustainability initiatives, including in cities similar to Pleasanton such as Dublin and Albany. Our team has created dozens of climate and sustainability action plans for municipalities and other public agencies throughout the Bay Area, California, and beyond. • Carry a unique soup-to-nuts combination of experts in technical analysis,facilitation, public engagement, planning, and program implementation and evaluation. ASCADIA 15