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CEO of Santa Rosa climate protection organization announces retirement

The Press Democrat · last updated

The head of The Climate Center has announced she is leaving the Santa Rosa nonprofit this summer.

In an email dated Feb. 12, Ellie Cohen told supporters she has spent the past 47 years “working to secure a better future” for the planet and that it was time to retire.

Cohen detailed in her email the organization’s accomplishments in the past seven years under her leadership including reforming the state’s signature climate program, Cap and Invest, in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the tripling of the Center’s annual budget.

She also referenced the organization’s status as an official United Nations Observer NGO which is a not-for profit, voluntary citizen’s group organized to address issues in support of the public interests.

Cohen will remain through the end of the organization’s fiscal year, June 30, while the Board of Directors searches for a replacement.

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