In his inauguration speech, President Andrew Hamilton committed to making NYU among the greenest urban campuses in the nation. Soon after the appointment in January 2018 of Cecil Scheib to lead NYU’s sustainability efforts, the Office of Sustainability launched a crowdsourcing campaign called “Sustainability at NYU” in which over 2,300 students, faculty, staff, and administrators contributed their ideas.
To further develop and implement near-term sustainability initiatives, in September 2018, the Office of Sustainability convened a Sustainability Working Group composed of administrators, faculty, and students with direct expertise in five different areas: Teaching & Research, Engagement, Energy, Water & Health, Food & Waste, and Transportation. A Sustainability Advisory Group of students and administrators responsible for major operational units as well as representatives from the University Senate was convened in April 2018 to input throughout the process. The membership of both these groups is below.
Chair
Cecil Scheib
Assistant Vice President, Office of Sustainability
Deans
Cheryl Healton
College of Global Public Health
Faculty
Dale Jamieson
Professor, Environmental Studies, Faculty of Arts and Science
Mary Killilea
Clinical Associate Professor, Biology and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Arts and Science
Niyati Parekh
Associate Professor, College of Global Public Health
Richard Wener
Professor, Technology, Culture and Society, Tandon School of Engineering
Students
Jonathan Chin
M.A. Candidate, Steinhardt
Karan Ganta
Tandon School of Engineering, 2020
Edin Thornton
Environmental Studies, College of Arts and Science
Administrators
Dianne Anderson
Director, Office of Sustainability
Yanoula Athanassakis
Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Office of the Provost
Lynne Brown
Senior Vice President, University Relations & Public Affairs
Linda Chiarelli
Vice President, Capital Projects and Facilities
Lisa Coleman
Senior Vice President for Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation
Sabrina Ellis
Vice President, Human Resources
Tracey Gardner
Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Juan Tie
First Deputy Director, Public Safety
Len Peters
Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Information Technology
Stephanie Pianka
Senior Vice President, Finance and Budget and Chief Financial Officer
Cybele Raver, Co-Chair
Deputy Provost
Tensie Whelan, Co-Chair
Director, Center for Sustainable Business
Jonathan Chin
M.A. Candidate, Steinhardt
John Gershman
Clinical Professor of Public Service
Tom Igoe
Associate Arts Professor
Beth Kienle-Granzo
University Registrar & AVP of Student Information Systems
Mary Leou
Clinical Professor of Environmental Education
Sophie Rifkin
Senior Associate Director, Center for Sustainable Business
Charlton Mcilwain, Co-Chair
Vice Provost for Faculty Engagement and Development, Office of the Provost
Arlene Peralta, Co-Chair
Senior Director, Community Engagement, University Relations and Public Affairs
Monroe France
Associate Vice President for Global Student Engagement & Inclusive Leadership
Karan Ganta
Tandon School of Engineering, 2020
Bethany Godsoe
Associate Vice President, Career and Leadership Development
Shonna Keogan
Director, Executive Communications
Eric Loffswold
Associate Director, Learning and Org Development
David Pe
Associate Dean of Students, Student Life
Michael Venturiello
Program Administrator, Center for Student Life
Katrina Wyman
Sarah Herring Sorin Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Jennifer Gerdes, Co-Chair
Senior Advisor to the Associate Vice Chancellor of Global Programs
Andrew Repoli, Co-Chair
Director, Construction Management
Brian Burke
Director, Energy Engineering
Jack Caravanos
Clinical Professor, Global and Environmental Health
Gabrielle Mendelsohn
Co-President, EarthMatters; College of Arts and Sciences 2019
Melisa Puglisi
Director, Environmental Health and Safety
Bonny Urban
Category Lead, Procurement
Tom Ellett, Co-Chair
Senior Associate Vice President, Student Affairs
Edie Peckl, Co-Chair
Executive Director, Procurement
Wayne Cook
Procurement Lead
Stephanie Kung
Assistant Director, Environmental Health & Safety
Owen Moore
Associate Vice President, Campus Services
Brad Penuel
Associate Dean, Administration
George Reis
Manager of Grounds and Waste Management
Lila Rimalovski
Gallatin, 2019
Jose Roman
Assistant Vice President, Post-Award Financial Operations
Carlos Zafra
Associate Vice President of Operations, CBS
Lillian Zalta
Assistant Dean
Chris Bledsoe, Co-Chair
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs; Director of Athletics, Intramurals & Recreation
Natalie Hidalgo, Co-Chair
Associate Vice President, Planning, Policy and Engagement
David Baler
Global Liberal Studies, 2019
Christopher Echeverria
Senior Policy Analyst, Government Affairs
Matt Huck
Assistant Athletic Director, Business Operations and Club Sports
Greg Rivas
Assistant Director, Transportation
Laurie Stallone
Global Travel Manager, Procurement
Kate Baier
Senior Director, Residential Life
Lily Burns-Hernandez
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Administration and Chief of Staff, NYU Abu Dhabi
Erin Lynch
Associate Vice President, Faculty Housing
Erin Meekhof
Associate Instructor, Arts & Humanities
Harry Meng
Chief of Staff to the Vice Chancellor, NYU Shanghai
Gerard Savoy
Director of Facilities Management
Kristina Zacharias
Associate Director, Facilities and Workplace Services