Meet Our Team

Staff

Trevor Ledbetter

Trevor Ledbetter

Director

tledbetter@arizona.edu
520-621-1760

Lauren White

Lauren White

Sustainability Program Manager

laurenmwhite@arizona.edu
520-621-8620

Ilse Rojas-Hamilton

Ilse Rojas-Hamilton

Compost Cats Program Manager

rojasi@arizona.edu
520-621-5653

CJ Agbannawag

CJ Agbannawag

Sustainability Program Coordinator

cagbanna@arizona.edu
520-621-7870

Kenzie Jackson

Kenzie Jackson

Compost Cats Coordinator

makenziejackson@arizona.edu
520-621-7817

Emily Haworth

Emily Haworth

Campus Sustainability Fund Coordinator

emilyhaworth@arizona.edu

Kendall Sternberg

Kendall Sternberg

Sustainability Communications Coordinator

kendallsternberg@arizona.edu
520-621-8932

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Nat Schwark

Compost Cats Program Assistant

natalieschwark@arizona.edu

Student Employees

AASHE STARS Team

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) operates the Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment, & Rating System (STARS), a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. The AASHE STARS Team is supporting the collection and processing of data to renew the University of Arizona’s STARS Report in Spring 2023.

Harsh Bansal

Harsh Bansal

Data and Administrative Assistant

harshbansal1811@arizona.edu

Lila Carruthers

Lila Carruthers

Data and Administrative Assistant

lilacarruthers@catworks.arizona.edu

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Ryan Inovejas

Data and Administrative Assistant

rinovejas@arizona.edu

Ethan Stoneburner

Ethan Stoneburner

Data and Administrative Assistant

estoneburner@arizona.edu

Campus Sustainability Fund Committee

The Campus Sustainability Fund Committee is responsible for evaluating and selecting project proposals for funding and facilitating approved projects. Learn more about the Campus Sustainability Fund.

Jess Gates

Jess Gates

Outreach and Connections Specialist

jessicasgates@arizona.edu

Madison Gerdes

Madison Gerdes

Outreach and Connections Specialist

madisongerdes@arizona.edu

Diego (comp)

Diego Palmisano

Diversity and Inclusion Specialist

dpalmisano@arizona.edu

Osho Sharma

Osho Sharma

Diversity and Inclusion Specialist

oshosharma@arizona.edu

Prarthanaa Singhal

Prarthanaa Singhal

Communications and Web Content Specialist

prarthanaa@arizona.edu

Nolan Tomshack

Nolan Tomshack

Outreach and Connections Specialist

ntomshack@arizona.edu

Central Communications Team

The Central Communications Team is responsible for the whole of the Office of Sustainability’s digital and print communications, including each of our social media accounts, print assets, website, and more. The Team also includes representatives from each of our programmatic areas.

Emma Bangert

Emma Bangert

Content Creation Specialist

emmabangert@arizona.edu

Kevin Choi

Kevin Choi

Photographer/Videographer

kchoi11@arizona.edu

Alayna Hicks

Alayna Hicks

Content Creation Specialist

alaynahicks@arizona.edu

Jasmine Ma

Jasmine Ma

Graphic Designer

maj7@arizona.edu

Rhiannon

Rhiannon Olivarez-Kidwell

Graphic Designer

rhiannonok@arizona.edu

Community Garden Team

The Community Garden Team is responsible for operating and maintaining the University of Arizona Community Garden. Members of the Team also chair the Garden Committee of Students for Sustainability. Learn more about the Community Garden.

Nandita Parekh

Nandita Parekh

Community Garden Manager

nparekh@arizona.edu

Chloe Penna

Chloe Penna

Community Garden Manager

chlopen@arizona.edu

Asia (comp)

Asia Richardson

Community Garden Manager

asiarichardson@arizona.edu

Compost Cats Team

The Compost Cats Team is the largest student team within the Office of Sustainability and is responsible for operating everything from the Bucket Program and FoodCycle Program, to our Compost Education & Demonstration Sites, and more. Learn more about Compost Cats.

Grace Adams

Grace Adams

Outreach and Communication Team Lead

graceoadams@arizona.edu

Isabel Baron

Isabel Baron

Marketing and Outreach Specialist

baroni@arizona.edu

Dora Castillo

Dora Castillo

Bucket Program Team Lead

theodorecastillo@arizona.edu

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Greta Cotraccia

Compost Systems Specialist

gretamcotraccia@arizona.edu

Lachlan Craddock

Lachlan Craddock

Compost Systems Specialist

lcraddock@arizona.edu

Frazier Ditmanson

Frazier Ditmanson

Compost Systems Specialist

fgd@arizona.edu

Brandon Green

Brandon Green

Compost Systems Team Lead

brandongreen@arizona.edu

Tori Hernandez

Victoria Hernandez

Environmental Education Specialist

aaaairotciv@arizona.edu

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Livi Lawrence

Environmental Education Specialist

olivialawrence@arizona.edu

Jose Marcos

Jose Marcos

Compost Systems Specialist

josemarcos@arizona.edu

Kelly Rushford

Kelly Rushford

Environmental Education Specialist

kellynrushford@arizona.edu

Izzy Young

Izzy Young

Education Team Lead

iry@arizona.edu

GIS & Sustainability Projects Team

The GIS & Sustainability Projects Team supports a variety of projects within the Office of Sustainability, including our Campus Sustainability Tour, the Sustainability Map, our engagement with the Post Landfill Action Network’s (PLAN) Atlas program, and more.

Annika Risser

Annika Risser

PLAN Atlas Fellow

annikarisser@arizona.edu

Madeline Williams

Madeline Williams

GIS and Data Analyst

madelinewilliams@arizona.edu