Kathy Kuntz

Director of the Dane County Office of Energy & Climate Change in Madison, Wisconsin

Kathy Kuntz is the Director of the Dane County Office of Energy & Climate Change in Madison, Wisconsin where she leads climate action efforts across Dane County. Kathy has more than 30 years of experience influencing consumers, businesses and whole communities to adopt sustainable practices and technologies. Her work spans energy and water efficiency, transportation, waste reduction, beneficial electrification, and renewable energy. Prior to joining Dane County Kathy led Cool Choices, a nonprofit that worked with businesses and local governments across the globe to spur sustainable practices and prior to that Kathy led Focus on Energy, Wisconsin’s statewide energy efficiency and renewable energy program. Kathy has degrees from the University of Minnesota, Morris and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She and her husband live in an all-electric home that features solar panels and a geothermal heat pump system.