University of California, Los Angeles
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

The mission of the UCLA Sustainability Committee is to create a culture of sustainability at UCLA in which the entire UCLA community is aware of, engaged in, and committed to advancing sustainability through education, research, operations, and community service activities.

Committee Chair * Cully Nordby, Academic Director, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Students * Ross Bernet, Undergraduate student * Kennan Cronen, Undergraduate Student * Nic Jay Aulston, Graduate Student Faculty * Yoram Cohen, Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering * Carl Maida, Adjunct Professor, School of Dentistry, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability * Glen MacDonald, Director, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Staff * Peter Angelis, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Housing & Hospitality Services * Lauri Ashford, Senior Administrative Analyst, Chancellor's Office * Jeff Averill, Campus Architect, Capital Programs * Gail Cowling, Assistant Vice Chancellor * April De Stefano, Director of the Office of Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholars * Robert Gilbert, Sustainability Coordinator, Housing and Hospitality Services * Rob Kadota, Assistant Director, Residential Life * Nurit Katz, UCLA Sustainability Coordinator * Chansoth Hill, Assistant Director, Events Office * Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon, Senior Media Relations Representative, Media Relations & Public Outreach * Todd Lynch, Principal Project Planner, Capital Programs * Jerry Markham, Director * Becky Miller, Sustainability Analyst, Housing & Hospitality Services * Antoinette Mongelli, Executive Director, UCLA Volunteer Center * Bill Propst, Director, Purchasing * Sue Santon, Associate Vice Chancellor Capital Programs * Sandy Shin, Executive Director, Marketing & Special Events * Mike Swords, Executive Director, Strategic Research Initiatives, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research * Robert Williams, Executive Director, ASUCLA * Michael Tam, Sustainability Analyst, General Services Subcommittees * Academic Subcommittee - Chair: Carl Maida * Communications Subcommittee - Chair: Sandy Shin * Events Subcommittee - Chair: Chansoth Hill * Operations Subcommittee - Chair: Nurit Katz * Water Task Force - Chair: Tracy Dudman * Food Task Force - Chair: Robert Gilbert * Transportation and Planning Task Force - Co-Chairs: Renne Fortier and Sue Santon * Material Management - Chair: Bill Propst * Landscape and Natural Areas - Chair: Jerry Markham * Recycling and Waste - Chair: Jerry Markham * Green IT - Chair: Jackie Reynolds * Behavioral - Chair: Nurit Katz

The UCLA Office of Sustainability, located in the Facilities Management building, works under the Associate Vice Chancellor of General Services. Consisting of the Sustainability Coordinator and Sustainability Analyst, the Office of Sustainability works to foster partnerships among academic, research, and operational departments and further the goals and initiatives of the campus sustainability program.

With the goal to establish UCLA as a leader in the field of sustainability at the state, regional, national and international level, the Sustainability Coordinator promotes broader awareness of UCLA's environmental successes and accomplishments. By effectively working with the campus community and fostering partnerships among academic, research, and operational departments, the Sustainability Coordinator develops and coordinates education and outreach programs in support of UCLA's sustainability, energy management, and resource conservation programs.