Core Team
Contact: climateaction@arizona.edu
| Name | Role | Title, Department, & College/Division |
|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ledbetter | Co-Chair | Director, Office of Sustainability, Division of Business Affairs |
| Sabrina Helm | Co-Chair | Associate Professor, Retailing & Consumer Science, College of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences |
| Mike Hoffman | Technical Advisor | Energy Manager, Planning Development, & Facilities Management, Division of Business Affairs |
| Brailsford & Dunlavey | Consultant | |
| Affiliated Engineers Inc. (AEI) | Consultant | |
| Cascadia Consulting | Consultant |
Working Groups
The working groups are in the process of being assembled. Co-leads for each working group have been confirmed below. We will be adding members to these working groups through June and July 2023.
| Name | Role | Title, Department, & College/Division |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Blowers | Academics Working Group Co-Lead | University Distinguished Professor, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering Professor, Public Health, College of Public Health |
| Joan Curry | Academics Working Group Co-Lead | Professor, Environmental Science, College of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences Associate Department Head, Environmental Science, College of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences Professor, BIO5 Institute, Research, Innovation, & Impact |
| Name | Role | Title, Department, & College/Division |
|---|---|---|
| CJ Agbannawag | Built Environment Working Group Co-Lead | Built Environment Coordinator, Office of Sustainability, Business Affairs |
| Grant McCormick | Built Environment Working Group Co-Lead | Enterprise Geographic Information Systems Director, Planning, Development, & Facilities Management, Business Affairs Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science, College of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences |
| Name | Role | Title, Department, & College/Division |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Waite | Campus Culture & Engagement Working Group Co-Lead | Director, Cooper Center for Environmental Learning, College of Education |
| Abra McAndrew | Campus Culture & Engagement Working Group Co-Lead | Assistant Vice President, Access, Engagement, & Opportunity, Enrollment Management |
| Name | Role | Title, Department, & College/Division |
|---|---|---|
| Karla Cruze-Silva | Equity & Justice Working Group Co-Lead | Associate Director, Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives, Executive Office of the President |
| Adriana Zuniga--Teran | Equity & Justice Working Group Co-Lead | Assistant Professor, School of Geography, Development, & Environment, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| Name | Role | Title, Department, & College/Division |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Bakkensen | Research Working Group Co-Lead | Associate Professor, School of Government & Public Policy, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Director, Master of Public Administration and Master of Public Policy Programs, School of Government & Public Policy, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| Neha Gupta | Research Working Group Co-Lead | Joint Assistant Research Professor, Arizona Institute for Resilience, Research, Innovation, & Impact Joint Assistant Research Professor, Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences, College of Science |
| Name | Role | Title, Department, & College/Division |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Ellerman | Responsible Sourcing & Investment Working Group Co-Lead | Founding Executive Director, Arizona FORGE, Research, Innovation, & Impact |
| Caitlin Hills | Responsible Sourcing & Investment Working Group Co-Lead | Lecturer, Business Communications, Eller College of Management |
Communications Team
| Name | Title | Primary Department |
|---|---|---|
| MC Maltais | Executive Director, Internal Communications | University Communications |
| Trevor Ledbetter | Director, Office of Sustainability | Office of Sustainability |
| Kelly Adams Keller | Assistant Director, Internal Communications | University Communications |
| Michele Correia | Manager, Communications | Business Affairs Shared Services |
| Andy Dumont | Director of Communications | Executive Office of the President |
| Joe Gallegos | Website Designer/Developer, Principal | Business Affairs Shared Services |
| Eden Jaeger | Associate Director, Marketing Strategy and Operations |
RII Research Communications |
| Mikayla Mace Kelley | Science Writer | University Communications |
| Melissa Martinez | Manager, Communications | Office of the Provost |
| David Miller | Executive Director, Content Strategy and Brand Voice | Campus Brand Engagement |
| Meaghan Miller | Associate Director, Communications | Office of Strategic Initiatives |
| Maya Patterson | Manager, Marketing/Colleges | Campus Brand Engagement |
| Kendall Sternberg | Coordinator, Sustainability Communications | Office of Sustainability |
| Eva Hube | Digital Content Strategist | Campus Brand Engagement |
Advisory Team
All working group co-leads are also members of our Advisory Team but are not listed below to limit redundancy. Our working group co-leads are joined on the Advisory Team by the following University leaders:
| Name | Title, Department, & College/Division |
|---|---|
| Jim Buizer | Senior Strategy Advisor, Research, Innovation, & Impact; Professor, College of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences Professor, School of Natural Resources & the Environment, College of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences Associate Director, Aegis Consortium for a Pandemic Free Future, Arizona Institute for Resilience, Research, Innovation, & Impact |
| Jenny Carter | Deputy Senior Director, Development, University of Arizona Foundation |
| Elliott Cheu | Interim Senior Vice President for Research & Innovation, Research, Innovation, & Impact |
| Sharon Collinge | Director, Arizona Institute for Resilience, Research, Innovation, & Impact |
| Ryan Goodell | Vice President, Facilities, Operations, & Campus Planning, Business Affairs |
| Matthew Hayes | Chief Financial Officer & Senior Associate Director, Athletics & Operations, Arizona Athletics |
| Dave Heineking | Assistant Vice President, Phoenix Bioscience Core Planning & Operations, Business Affairs |
| Halley Hughes | Co-Director, Students for Sustainability, Office of Sustainability/Associated Students of the University of Arizona |
| Jane Hunter | Vice President, Office of Strategic Initiatives, Executive Office of the President |
| Ladd Keith | Assistant Professor, Sustainable Built Environments, College of Architecture, Planning, & Landscape Architecture Faculty Research Associate, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, Research, Innovation, & Impact |
| Lydia Kennedy | Senior Director, Arizona Health Sciences Office of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, College of Medicine Tucson |
| Kaytlin King | Co-Director, Students for Sustainability, Office of Sustainability/Associated Students of the University of Arizona |
| Amanda Kraus | Chief Accessibility Officer & Executive Director, Disability Resources Center, Campus Life Assistant Vice President, Campus Life Associate Professor of Practice, Educational Policy Studies & Practice, College of Education |
| Sharon Megdal | Director, Water Resources Research Center Professor, Environmental Science, College of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences |
| Teresa Miguel-Stearns | Associate Dean, Legal Information Innovation, James E. Rogers College of Law Director, Law Library, James E. Rogers College of Law Professor, Law, James E. Rogers College of Law |
| Garth Perry | Chief Budget Officer & Vice President, Office of Budget & Planning, Business Affairs |
| Nicole Salazar | Vice President, Financial Services, Business Affairs |
| Pam Scott | Associate Vice President, University Communications, University Marketing & Communication |
| Poulami Soni | Co-Director, Students for Sustainability, Office of Sustainability/Associated Students of the University of Arizona |
| Mary Venezia | Chief of Staff, Enrollment Management, Campus Life |
| Rob Williams | Regents Professor, Law, James E. Rogers College of Law Faculty Co-Chair, Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program, James E. Rogers College of Law |
Executive Steering Committee
The Executive Steering Committee is in the process of being assembled. Please check back in September 2023 for updated information.