Harrisburg Area Community College
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

The mission of the Sustainability Task Force is to instill sustainable systems and processes throughout the College’s operations and promote careers and a high quality of life for our students, communities and beyond.

Dr. Larry Adams, VP of Virtual Campus Eleanor Bosserman, Executive Director of Business at Lancaster Joan Brennan, Executive Director of Business at York Ron Cline, Director of Facilities at Gettysburg Denis Deslongchamp, Director of Facilities, Lebanon Campus Ms. Cindy Doherty, Dean of Academic Affairs Jay Ellison, Campus Director, Business and Ancillary Tom Fogarty, Director of Procurement George Franklin, VP of Finance and College Resources Dr. Virgil Ganescu, Dean Academic Affairs Barbara Hutchinson, Comptroller Julia Knight, Director, Office for Sustainability Dan Mahan, Director, Lancaster Facilities Dr. Kelly Matthews, Faculty Bill Morgan, Consultant Construction Keith Rufalo, Director, York Facilities Pam Saylor, Director, Public Relations Dr. Rob Steinmetz, VP of Student Affairs Dr. John Sygielski, President Meredith Tulli, VP of HR and Organizational Development Dr. Marshall Washington, VP of Lancaster Campus Joseph Wojtysiak, Sr. Director of Harrisburg Facilities Ron Young, Provost and VP of Academic Affairs

The Office for Sustainability (OFS) provides support, consultation and recommendations on campus sustainability best practices and policies to administration and staff; prepares and executes sustainability strategic planning, as well as develops educational materials; serves as a resource for course content, academic projects, and experiential opportunities related to sustainability; serves as a clearing house on renewable energy and sustainable living practices and information; compiles, disseminates and reports on sustainability commitments and obligations; promotes sustainability activities and initiatives through the website, college meetings, networks, emails, newsletters, social media; identifies grants and funding sources for sustainability initiatives.

The Director serves as a resource and consultant on campus sustainable best practices in operations, education, community, and workforce development, providing support and recommendations on policies and curriculum development. The Director, OFS, chairs the campus-wide Sustainability Task Force, and the Sustainability Strategic Plan committee, along with compiling data for the STARS report, campus energy data and other sustainability indicators.