Brandeis University
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

The Brandeis Environmental Sustainability Team (BEST) is a committee of students, faculty and staff. Its mission is to help move Brandeis forward as a community of true environmental citizenship and sustainability. To this end, BEST capitalizes on the university's many talents, resources and underlying commitment to the public good to champion new initiatives and foster campus-wide communication and awareness about sustainability, energy conservation and the role each of us plays in minimizing our environmental impact. BEST is charged with discussing the university's climate action plan, which will be implemented as part of our participation in the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment.

Members Reporting Year 2009-2010 Chair- Janna Cohen-Rosenthal ’03, Sustainability Coordinator, Facilities Services Aileen S. Bonilla, Advancement Services, Development Department Andrew Finn, Environmental Health and Safety Officer Bill Bushey, Energy Manager, Facilities Services Carrie Simmons, Assistant Director, Integrated Marketing, Communications Dan Feldman, Vice President for Capital Projects Dennis Finn, Grounds and Recycling Manager, Facilities Services Eric Olson, Ph. D, Senior Lecturer in Biology, Heller School Ivana Kovacikova ’11, Eco-Rep and Sustainability Summer Intern Lanni Nicole Isenberg, Departmental Coordinator, Heller School Laura J Goldin, Associate Director Environmental Studies Lisa Fleischman, Associate Director of Annual and Special Gifts, Development Mark Collins, Vice President of Campus Operations Mathew Schmidt, ’11, President of Students for Environmental Action Michael Newmark Director of Dining Services, ARAMARK Michele Hutcheon, Departmental Coordinator, Heller School Sabine von Mering, Ph. D. Associate Professor of German and Women's and Gender Studies, and Director, Center for German and European Studies Sharon Hewitt Ph.D., Florence Levy Kay Fellow in Ethics, Philosophy Department Membership for 2011 will be updated here: http://www.brandeis.edu/campussustainability/partners/best/members.html

Sustainability Coordinator works in the Department of Facilities Services

Assist in the development, communication, implementation, and maintenance of a sustainability program for the Brandeis campus to minimize the University's impact on the environment. Focus areas include, but are not limited to, energy and water conservation; waste minimization; recycling; sustainable building and landscape design; student, faculty, and staff commuting; and procurement of Green products. Foster the buy-in and support of students, faculty, and staff to achieve habit changes that will result in a more sustainable campus. Assist in development and maintain sustainability performance metrics to track program effectiveness. Monitor the sustainability activities of peer institutions, and make recommendations on modifications to improve the University's sustainability program's effectiveness.