Last week, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan honored 40 professionals, including CPO Management and Program Analyst Jennifer Dopkowski, as Maryland’s first Certified Climate Change Professionals. In honoring these professionals, Maryland became the first American state to formally recognize the credential, administered by the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO). The newly certified Climate Change Professionals, mostly consisting of state agency and local government personnel, earned their certifications by participating in 6 days of training through the Maryland Climate Leadership Academy and satisfying requirements, including passing 4 exams and 14 hours of electives. During the meeting of the Board of Public Works, Gov. Hogan, Comptroller Peter Franchot, Treasurer Nancy Kopp, and Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Jeannie Riccio honored the graduates and presented them State of Maryland and ACCO co-endorsed certificates.
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