Jennette
Gayer
State Director, Environment Georgia
Started on staff: 2000
B.A. and B.S., The College of William and Mary
As director, Jennette coordinates policy development, research, outreach and legislative advocacy for Environment Georgia. She has run successful campaigns to designate Georgia’s first outstanding national resource water along the headwaters of the Conasauga River, expand parks along the Chattahoochee River and Jekyll Island State Park, and stop construction of three new coal-fired power plants in Georgia, while also advocating for solar policies that have helped make Georgia one of the top 10 states for solar in the country. She serves on the leadership team for the Georgia Water Coalition, and on the boards of Citizens for Progressive Transit and The Georgia Solar Energy Association. Jennette lives in Atlanta, where she enjoys training for triathlons and hiking and camping in Georgia’s mountains.
Posts by Jennette Gayer
Attacks on solar abound during 2024 state legislative session
New subcommittees, proposed commissions offer hope for better energy policy
Alternative Spring Break Students Help Push for Okefenokee Protections
Six college students active with the Student PIRGS traveled to Atlanta to team up with Environment Georgia and hit the streets instead of the beach to fight for the Okefenokee.
Rep. Kim Schofield introduces bold 100% clean energy vision for Georgia
Imagine a Georgia that runs on 100% clean and renewable energy by 2050, this is the vision introduced by Rep. Kim Schofield (Atlanta) in House Resolution (HR) 807.
Electric Bikes and Buses get a Boost in Georgia
More electric bikes and electric buses are headed to Georgia!