Richland College - DCCCD
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Vision GREENRichland envisions a college community for which environmental sustainability is a way of life for staff and students, a benchmark for decision makers, an emphasis for educational programs, and a catalyst for collaborative global partnerships. Mission GREENRichland leads and learns with students, colleagues, and global partners in developing practices, policies, programs and partnerships that promote a robust natural environment and an abundant quality of life for future generations. Working Priorities GREENRichland is a group of Richlanders who believe in shared responsibility for the natural environment and in the potential for a community college to make that responsibility real, accessible, and rewarding. Drawing on these beliefs and the renowned Thunderduck spirit, GREENRichland partners with all Richlanders to develop and implement an action plan for moving the college onto a path of environmental sustainability and for inviting others onto that path. Suggested priorities are to: * Develop a long-term, integrative plan that defines the meaning, practice, and goals of environmental sustainability at Richland * Draw on the energy of students and staff, along with the experience of other institutions, in infusing sustainable practices throughout the college * Institute a framework for collegewide planning and decision making that combines environmental sustainability with fiscal responsibility and financial productivity * Integrate sustainability initiatives with the college's quality improvement system, including development of appropriate indicators and measures * Develop sustainability-oriented instructional programs and promote the broad inclusion of sustainability in existing programs * Create partnerships that model sustainability and embed it in the communities we connect with and serve * Promote Richland 's development as a center for learning, dialogue, and collaborative action regarding sustainable practices * Cultivate internal and external resources to inform and support these priorities

Kyle Barron, PSSA President Amy Bell, History Faculty Noeli Biggs, International Programs Roy Bond, Tech-Enhanced Learning Dean David Canine, Resource Development Dean Ron Clark, Business Services Vice President Cheryl Cooper, English Adjunct Faculty Sherry Dean, Humanities, Fine, and Performing Arts Dean Bill Dial, Human Resources Director Cassandra Dillon, Environmental Systems Technology Faculty Mary Jo Dondlinger, Institutional Effectiveness Director Bushra Dweik, Engineering Faculty Lisa Eades, Building Services Supervisor Kristyn Edney, Richland Collegiate High School Principal Eugene Fernandez, LeCroy Facilities Services Director Ron Foster, Facilities Services Coordinator Lennijo Henderson, Library Services Dean Bonnie Hueston, Educational Transitions Dean Eddie Hueston, Facilities Services Director Janet James, Executive Assistant to the President Diana Kropf-Gomez, Ecology Adjunct Faculty Mark Lozano, College Police Sergeant Carole Lester, Academic Enrichment Dean Carla Madison, Human Resources Assistant Liesl McQuillan, Philosophy Adjunct Faculty Sonny McDonald, Grounds Supervisor Heather Morrison, Continuing Education Warren Osby, Director of Career Services Jerry Owens, Facilities Assistant Director Danielle Plauche, ESOL Instructor Whitney Rosenbalm, College Communications and Marketing Director LeeAnne Scott, Facilities Services Assistant Greg Thomas, IT Support Dean Finney Varghese, Financial Services Associate Vice President Donna Walker, Enrollment Management Associate Vice President Melinda Weaver, Continuing Education Dean Susan Wehe, ESOL Instructor Jay Wooldridge, Office of Student Life Bethany Wright, Rooms Coordinator Listed online at: http://www.richlandcollege.edu/greenrichland/whoweare.php

The sustainability coordinator convenes GREENRichland and coordinates the efforts of the four subcommittees of this sustainability committee: Curriculum & Education Team, Outreach & Engagement Team, Energy Team, and Planning & Coordination Team. The sustainability coordinator also leads sustainability reporting, including monthly Key Performance Indicator reports, annual greenhouse gas inventory, and STARS.