University of Puget Sound
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Puget Sound has a Sustainability Advisory Committee that reports to the university president through the Vice President of Student Affairs and the Vice President for Finance and Administration. We also have a student sustainability coordinator position to support committee operations. The president empowered the committee to advise on and implement sustainability policies, projects, and programs on campus and collaboratively with our regional community. The committee addresses sustainability comprehensively and involves the entire institution. In 2010 the committee reorganized itself around STARS to facilitate ongoing comprehensive assessment and management of sustainability.

John Hickey-Assoc VP for Business Svcs/Community Engagement Daniel Sherman - Associate Professor Environmental Studies Robert Kief - Assoc VP for Facilities Services Barbara Weist - Web Manager, Office of Communications Marta Palmquist-Caddy - Director of Student Activities Todd Badham - Director of Security Services Nicole Mulhausen - Concert Hall Manager Joel Elliott - Professor of Biology Melissa Flood - Dining Hall Assistant Director for The Diner Sarah Webb - Student Travis Freidman - Sustainability Coordinator Ellie Barber - Student Ally Bujacich - Director of Capital Development Ana Liuzzi - Student Annaleise Conway - Student Annie Bigalke - Student Amy Moscowitz - Student Associated Students of University of Puget Sound President - Student Associated Students of University of Puget Sound Vice President - Student Barry Goldstein - Professor of Environmental Studies Ben Armstrong - Student Bill Kupinse - Associate Professor of English Brooke Jangard - Student David Lewis - Assistant Professor of Economics Doug Sackman - Professor of History Elin Binck - Student Garner Andrews - Student Heather Clifford - Manager of Conference Services Holly Kvalheim - Student Jared Trecker - Student Jasmine Herrick - Staff Jay Becker - Facilities and Environmental Engineer Joanna Kaufman - Student Julie Moulton - Student Justin Canny - Assistant Director for Outdoor Programs Justin Roberts - Student Karen Neal - Philosophy Department Administrative Assistant Katharine Appleyard-Research/Prgm Coordinator Envirn Studies Katy Jensen - Student Kena Fox-Dobbs - Assistant Professor Geology Kevin Carlton - Student Kyle Egerdal - Student Lisa Hutchinson - Staff Maria Sampen - Associate Professor, School of Music Nikki Polizzotto - Student Polly Membrino - Student Rachel Cardwell - Community Engagement Manager Rachel DeMotts - Assistant Professor Politics & Government Rachel Silbert - Student Sarah Egger-Weiler - Student Shirley Skeel - Media Relations Mgr, Ofc of Communications Sierra Cocoziello - Student Sierra Grunwald - Student Stefanie Lund - Senior Accountant, Accounting & Budget Svcs Sterling Ingle-Mead - Student Steven Neshyba - Professor of Chemistry Sue Dahlin - Assistant Director Career Advising Taylor Beard - Student Tom Landry - Manager of Event Set-up/Waste Disposal Wesley Finger - Student William Morris - Associate VP for Technology Services

Sustainability Services operates as Puget Sound’s sustainability office. It is located within the Facilities Services department and is managed by the university sustainability coordinator. Sustainability Services also employs 12 student staff.

Following are key sustainability coordinator responsibilities: • Act as a resource for other university departments in the pursuit of sustainability initiatives. • Work closely with the Sustainability Advisory Committee (SAC) to assess and support achievement of sustainability objectives. • Coordinate effective interaction and communication between SAC and academic and administrative programs. • Manage and/or support university sustainability and carbon footprint reports. • Encourage and support establishing, carrying out, and evaluating sustainable initiatives on an annual basis, working directly with project managers, department heads, and administrative committees. • Advise, meet with, and be a resource for individual students and student groups engaging in sustainability issues and projects. • Integrate sustainability into all aspects of facilities operations and construction, working closely with students, faculty, and staff. Implement the department’s sustainability mission, mitigating the department’s environmental impact by managing both resource consumption and the production of waste. • Manage 12 student sustainability staff who coordinate campus recycling programs and other sustainability work. • Supervise recycling student interns, assistants, and other student volunteers.