Auburn University
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

The Sustainability Operations Advisory Council partners with the Office of Sustainability to facilitate Auburn University’s movement toward sustainability. The Advisory Council is comprised of students, faculty, staff, and administrators, and is organized and facilitated by the Office of Sustainability. The Advisory Council promotes sustainability across campus and collaborates with the Office of Sustainability to identify opportunities for progress, to assess sustainability performance, and prioritize, develop and implement new initiatives.

Bliss Bailey, Executive Director, Office of Information Technology Paul Brown, Associate Director, Cooperative Extension System Nanette Chadwick, Director, Academic Sustainability Programs Mignon Denton, Junior Jeffrey Dumars, Campus Planning Christine Eick, Executive Director, Risk Management & Safety Kathryn Flynn, Assoc. Professor, School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences; Director of Interdisciplinary Studies Sara Geonczy, Junior Lynne Hammond, Assoc VP Human Resources Amy Hecht Macchio, Assistant VP, Student Affairs Dan King, Assistant VP, Facilities Charlene LeBleu, Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture Katie McDonnell, Junior Vini Nathan, Dean, College of Architecture Steve Nelson, Assoc Director, Environmental Health & Safety, Dept. of Risk Management and Safety Greg Parsons, University Architect Alexander Pfeiffenberger, Graduate Student Carl Pinkert, Associate VP for Research Bob Ritenbaugh, Asst. VP, Auxiliary Services Cindy Selman, Director, Management Accounting Jeff Steele, Associate Athletic Director for Facilities Kate Thornton, Director, Hunger and Sustainability Initiatives Rod Turochy, Assoc. Prof. Civil Engineering William Whittelsey, SGA Emmett Winn, Associate Provost

Mission The Office of Sustainability exists to develop an ethic, practice, and culture of sustainability throughout Auburn University, and to serve as a sustainability education and training resource for individuals and organizations within the university and in local, regional, national, and international communities. What we do The Office of Sustainability serves as a catalyst, facilitator, and resource for administrators, faculty, staff, students, and alumni who are interested in developing an understanding and practice of sustainability in their personal and professional lives, and contributing to creating a sustainable society. The Office works to foster a culture and practice of sustainability on campus that is expressed throughout the University's instructional, research, outreach, and operational activities. The Office also offers sustainability-related education and training, as well as planning and decision-making workshops and seminars for business, government, civic, and other groups. Our approach Sustainability is about creating a better future. As a result, our work is aspirational and future-focused. We are committed to a servant leadership approach in working for the common good. Hope and expectation of progress are essential to our work. Our primary focus is not problem solving. Problems are solved in the context of creating a positive, productive future. Our fundamental values reflect faith in people and acknowledge the universal human desire to contribute to something larger than ourselves, to do and create something meaningful and lasting. We work to enable others to realize their agency, their ability and power to be co-creators of the future. We engage people in specific, relevant efforts that make a difference in achieving a sustainable society.

The Director is responsible for campus sustainability operations: overseeing Office of Sustainability interactions and initiatives with individuals, groups, and campus units: Individual students and student groups, Facilities, Auxiliary Services, Student Affairs, Residence Life, Administration, Human Resources, Purchasing, Business Office, Colleges, Schools, Departments, individual faculty members, community members, and so on. The Director collaborates with the Academic Sustainability Program Director. The Office Director is responsible for Office of Sustainability strategic planning, staff supervision, and office leadership.