Meet Our Team

Staff

Trevor Ledbetter

Trevor Ledbetter

Senior Director

tledbetter@arizona.edu
520-621-1760

Ilse Rojas-Hamilton

Ilse Rojas-Hamilton

Associate Director

rojasi@arizona.edu
520-621-5653

CJ Agbannawag

CJ Agbannawag

Built Environment Coordinator

cagbanna@arizona.edu
520-621-7870

Kenzie Jackson

Kenzie Jackson

Campus & Community Outreach 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

Nat Schwark

Nat Schwark

Public Education Coordinator

natalieschwark@arizona.edu
520-626-2008

Tawni Eakman

Tawni Eakman

Graphic Designer

tawnieakman@arizona.edu

Aimee Rodriguez

Aimee Rodriguez

Senior Office Specialist

aimrod7@arizona.edu

Advisors

Pete Corrigan

Pete Corrigan

Staff Advisor, Campus Sustainability Fund

pcorriga@arizona.edu
520-621-2037

Neha Gupta

Neha Gupta

Faculty Advisor, Students for Sustainability

nehagupta@arizona.edu
520-626-4345

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Sabrina Helm

Faculty Advisor and Co-Chair, Sustainability & Climate Action Plan

helm@arizona.edu
520-621-7130

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.

Lila Carruthers

Lila Carruthers

Data and Administrative Assistant

Action Plan Support & Development Team

The Support & Development team helps with the creation of University’s first-ever Sustainability & Climate Action Plan. Each specialist serves as an official member of an assigned working group and their primary duties are focused on providing support for the critical work of each working group. Learn more about the Action Plan.

Isabel Baron

Isabel Baron

Marketing and Outreach Specialist, Support and Development Specialist

Karen Jacquez

Karen Jacquez

Content Creation Specialist, Support and Development Specialist

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.

Salomé Arrieta

Salomé Arrieta

Outreach and Connections Specialist

Genesis

Genesis Herrera

Communications and Web Content Specialist

Christopher Nacion

Christopher Nacion

Outreach and Connections Specialist

Gabriella Nkeze

Gabriella Nkeze

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Specialist

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Diego Palmisano

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Specialist

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.

Lydia Ent

Lydia Ent

Content Creation Specialist

Genesis

Genesis Herrera

Communications and Web Content Specialist

Karen Jacquez

Karen Jacquez

Content Creation Specialist, Support and Development Specialist

Christopher Nacion

Christopher Nacion

Outreach and Connections Specialist

Gabriella Nkeze

Gabriella Nkeze

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Specialist

Community Garden Team

The Community Garden Team is responsible for operating and maintaining the University of Arizona Community Garden. Learn more about the Community Garden.

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Dylan Boyd

Community Garden Manager

Nicole Vann

Nicole Vann

Community Garden Manager

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

Mireya Ballesteros

Mireya Ballesteros

Environmental Education Specialist

Isabel Baron

Isabel Baron

Marketing and Outreach Specialist, Support and Development Specialist

Kaitlyn Barth

Kaitlyn Barth

Environmental Education Specialist

Dora Castillo

Dora Castillo

Compost Systems Specialist

Greta Cotraccia

Greta Cotraccia

Compost Systems Specialist

Lachlan Craddock

Lachlan Craddock

Compost Systems Specialist

Curry M. Curry

Curry M. Curry

Compost Systems Specialist

Jose Marcos

Jose Marcos

Compost Systems Specialist

Kayden Martinez

Kayden Martinez

Environmental Education Specialist

Trinity Showalter

Trinity Showalter

Environmental Education Specialist

Katie Sweet

Katie Sweet

Marketing and Outreach

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

Built Environments Specialist

Students for Sustainability

The Students for Sustainability (SFS) Team supports the SFS program which consists of more than 75 student volunteers from across campus.

Tyler Johnson

Tyler Johnson

Students for Sustainability Co-Director

Veronica

Veronica Klawender

Students for Sustainability Co-Director