The Advisory Council (AC) is the primary mechanism for members to get involved in AASHE governance. Consisting of leaders from higher education, business, nonprofits and government, the AC provides advice and guidance on high-level strategy as well as specific programs and services.
Current Advisory Council Members
John Abubakar
Chief Sustainability Officer and Adjunct Professor
Villanova University
Villanova, Penn.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Ulka Agarwal
Psychiatrist
California State University, East Bay
Hayward, Calif.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Nicole Arsenault
Sustainability Program Director
York University
Toronto, Ont.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Cassie Austin
Sustainability Project Coordinator
University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Kaylee August
Sustainability Program Coordinator
University of Florida
Gainesville, Fla.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Roya Azizi
Faculty
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Krista Bailey
Sustainable Campus Strategist
The Pennsylvania State University
State College, Penn.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Poovarasi Balan
Senior Lecturer
Monash University Malaysia
Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Teri Balser
Professor and former provost
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Paul Bartlett
Teaching & Research Fellow, Adjunct Assistant Professor
John Jay College, CUNY; Fordham U; Environmental Education Fund
New York, N.Y.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Malia Becker
Associate Organizer
Center for Biological Diversity
Portland, Ore.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Pamela Beckvagni
Assistant Director of Programs
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, N.H.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Dr. Medani Bhandari
Research Associate
Syracuse University
Fairfax, Va.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Michelle Bilbo
Sustainability Programs Manager
Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Doc Billingsley
Assistant Professor of Anthropology; Director of the Sustainability Minor
Elmira College
Elmira, N.Y.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Emma Blandford
Program and Portfolio Manager
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Ga.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Emily Bowers
State & Local Engagement Director
Green Building Initiative
Portland, Ore.
Gabrielle Brewer
Sustainability Analyst
Boston University
Boston, Mass.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Robert Brinkmann
Dean
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Ill.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Marian Brown
Director, Center for Sustainability and the Environment
Wells College
Aurora, N.Y.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Kenzie Bushman
Student Engagement Manager
Better Food Foundation
Salt Lake City, Utah
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Sandra Sofia Caeiro
Full Professor
Universidade Aberta
Lisbon, Portugal
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Julia Carlow
Sustainability Project Manager
American University of Sharjah
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Term Ends: Dec. 2024
Jesse Carswell
Sustainability Operations Coordinator
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Yolanda Cieters
Sustainability Manager, Center for Environmental Justice & Sustainability
Seattle University
Seattle, WA
Taryn Alessandra Cigagna
Manager, Climate and Sustainability Engagement
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Darcy Coughlan
Director
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, S.C.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Mick Dalrymple
Chief Sustainability Officer
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Maria-Jose de la Fuente
Spanish Professor & Sustainability in Foreign Language Curricula
The George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Dedee DeLongpre Johnson
VP, Institutional Sustainability/CSO
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Terms Ends: Dec. 2026
Meredith Diloia
Sustainability and Effectiveness Specialist
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, Md.
Terms Ends: Dec. 2026
Stefan Doering
Adjunct Professor
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, N.Y.
Terms Ends: Dec. 2026
Carol Dollard
Energy Engineer & Co-Chair Presidents Sustainability Commission
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colo.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Weston Dripps
Director of Sustainability
Amherst College
Amherst, MA
Term Ends: Dec. 2024
Roberta (Bobbi) Dunham
Learning Experience Designer
Nova Scotia Community College
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Elaine Durr
Director of Sustainability
Elon University
Elon, N.C.
Term Ends: Dec. 2024
Sophie Egan
Communications and Sustainability Advisor, Stanford Dining
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Matthew Fannon
Director of Sustainability and Resource Management
Johnson & Wales University
Providence, R.I.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Sebastian Fernandes
Founder & CEO
Fixterra – StudyNetZero
New York, N.Y.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Alex Freid
Founder & Sr. Director
Post-Landfill Action Network
Philadelphia, PA
Elizabeth Frohlich
Director for Resources
The Forum on Education Abroad
Carlisle, Penn.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Karl Fultz
Senior Database Administrator, Retired
Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, British Columbia
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Aditi Garg
Education Development
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Sask.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Alexa Goodman
Sustainability Manager
Dalhousie University
Halifax, N.S.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Matina Granieri
Sustainability Coordinator
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Penn.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Sally Grans Korsh
Volunteer Facilities & Environmental Advisor
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Christina Greever
Programs Manager
My Green Lab
Kimberly Hankins
Sustainability Director
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, Ill.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Deryl Hatch-Tocaimaza
Associate Professor
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Term Ends: Dec. 2024
David Husemoller
Executive Director
Illinois Green Economy Network
Grayslake, Ill.
Maryame JEBBARI
Engineer
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Ben Guerir, Morocco
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Martha Hubertz
Associate Lecturer
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Fla.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Daphne Hulse
Zero Waste Coordinator
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Ill.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Asiman Ilyasov
Advisor to the Rector on Quality Assurance
Baku State University
Baku, Khatai, Azerbaijan
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Veronica Johnson
Sustainability Program Manager
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, Calif.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Kendon Jung
NASPA Sustainability Knowledge Community
Tempe, Ariz.
Ben Kalscheur
Sustainability Director
Montclair State University
Montclair, N.J.
Term ends: Dec. 2025
Hemachandran Kannan
Director – AI Research Centre
Woxsen University
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Kenneth Keeler
Project Senior Manager
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Peggy Kellen
Director, Policy
Center for Resource Solutions
San Francisco, Calif.
Brian Kelley
Sustainability Specialist
Christopher Newport University
Newport News, Va.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Aya Kimura
Senior Sustainability Advisor; Professor of Sociology
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Honolulu, Hawaii
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Robert Koester
Professor and Director
Ball State University
Muncie, Ind.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Michael Kornitas
Director of Sustainability and Energy
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Piscataway, N.J.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Ashley Kossakowski
Director of Energy Management and Sustainability
The New School
New York, N.Y.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Suzanne Langridge
Director and Lecturer, Paulson Ecology of Place Initiative
Wellesley College
Wellesley, Mass.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Wee Meng Eric Lee
Deloitte Professor of Accounting
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Megan Litke
Director of Sustainability
American University
Washington, D.C.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Michael Lizotte
University Sustainability Officer
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Charlotte, N.C.
Term Ends: Dec. 2024
Clement Loo
Environmental Studies Assistant Professor; Office of Equity, Diversity, & Intercultural Programs Student Success Coordinator
University of Minnesota, Morris
Morris, Minn.
Term Ends: Dec. 2024
Snowil Lopes
Energy Engineer
Clemson University
Clemson, S.C.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Melissa Maigler
Sustainability Coordinator
Stanford University
Redwood City, Calif.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Philip Mansfield
Sustainability Manager
Carleton University
Ottawa, Ont.
Term Ends: 2026
Yasmin Mansour
Sustainability Director
American University in Cairo
Cairo, Egypt
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Rhett Martin
Associate Professor
University of Southern Queensland
Wilsonton, Queensland, AUS
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Laura Matheson
Professor & Program Coordinator
Conestoga College
Kitchener, Ontario
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Caylin McCamp
Sustainability Project Manager
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vt.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Margot McDonald
Professor
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Term Ends: 2026
Aliza McHugh
Director of Partnerships
Re:wild Your Campus
Edinburg, Texas
Eric Meliton
Sustainability Office Manager
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario
Emily Mertz
Associate Teaching Professor
Arizona State University
Tempe, Ariz.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Lisa Mitten
Campus Sustainability Coordinator
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, N.Y.
Term Ends: 2026
Eric Montell
Co-Director, Menus of Change University Research Collaborative
Menus of Change University Research Collaborative
Stanford, Calif.
TreBora Morales
Sustainability Associate
Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, Fla.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Paul Morgan
Professor of Education
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, Penn.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Cabell Mouton
Community Engagement & Affiliate Services Director
Keep Louisiana Beautiful
Mandeville, La.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Michael Negussie
President
Didomi
Saint Paul, Minn.
Term Ends: 2026
Derek Nichols
Associate Director for Sustainability
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, N.Y.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Lisa Noriega
Sustainability Data Analyst
Yale University
New Haven, Conn.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Ijeoma Nwagwu
Office of Sustainability Interim Director
Princeton University
Princeton, N.J.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Chinonso Nwanevu
Campus Sustainability Coordinator
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, S.D.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Emmanuel Nwodo
Global Relations Senior Manager
Global Electronics Council
Silver Spring, Md.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Brian Ohl
Faculty Research Fellow
Syracuse University
Syracuse, N.Y.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Wendy Olmstead
Associate Director
Strategic Energy Innovations
San Rafael, Calif.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Ayodeji Oluwalana
Waste Reduction and Recycling Program Manager
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Penn.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Kristin Parineh
Office of Sustainability Director
Stanford University
Stanford, Calif.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Cynthia Philippe
Sustainable Development Advisor, President of Quebec Universities Sustainability Network, Spokesperson for the Canadian Alliance of College and University Sustainability Professionals
University of Quebec in Montreal
Montréal, Québec
Natt Pimpa
Associate Professor in College of Management
Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Konstantina Tania Ploumi
Assistant Professor
SUNY ESF
Syracuse, N.Y.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Eileen Poiani
Sustainability Council Chair; Prof. of Mathematics; Special Asst. to the President
Saint Peter’s University
Jersey City, NJ
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
William Poole
Masters of Energy and Environmental Management Student
University of Connecticut
Storrs, Conn.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
John Poston
Sustainability and Leadership Coordinator
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Ga.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Monalisa Prasad
Vice President of Sustainability
Chartwells Higher Education
Concord, Calif.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Mercedes Quesada-Embid
Associate Professor, Environmental Policy and Advocacy
Catawba College
Salisbury, N.C.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Virendra Rawat
Green Mentors
New York, N.Y.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Carter Robinson
Sustainability Coordinator
Lawrence University
Appleton, Wis.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Nicole Rosow
Director of Sustainability
IE University
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Debra Rowe
President
US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development
Washington, D.C.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Dork Sahagian
Professor
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Penn.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Jeremy San Miguel
Sustainability Program Manager
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, Texas
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Dibyendu Sarkar
Professor; Founding Director, Sustainability Mgmt Grad Program
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, N.J.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Christine Seibert
Climate Action Accelerator Project Manager
Harvard University
Cambridge, Mass.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Aurora Sharrard
Executive Director of Sustainability
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Penn.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Rishika Shrivastava
Sustainable Design Associate
Ayers Saint Gross
Baltimore, Md.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Katy Mike Smaistrla
Sustainable Energy & Environmental Coordinator
University of Missouri, St. Louis
St. Louis, Mo.
Ezra Small
Campus Sustainability Manager
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Mass.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Ian Smith
VP Facilities, Planning & Sustainability
Kenyon College
Gambier, Ohio
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Cami Sockow
Climate Programs Regional Manager – Midwest
Second Nature
Savannah, Ga.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Jill Sohm
Associate Professor (Teaching) of Environmental Studies
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, Calif.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Rose Spickler
Director of Education and Engagement
Michigan Sustainable Business Forum
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Kris Spriano
Technical Programs Director
Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC)
Washington, D.C.
Noah Swistak
Sustainability Manager
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Penn.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Leanne Tippett Mosby
Sustainability Manager
University of Missouri
Columbia, Mo.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Michelle Titterton
Sustainability Manager
College of Lake County
Grayslake, Ill.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Victor Udo
Director, Sustainability; Chairman President’s Sustainability Council
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Penn.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Noah Upchurch
Sustainability Coordinator
Catawba College
Salisbury, N.C.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Dr. Raul V. Rodriguez
Vice President
Woxsen University
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Megan Voorhees
Executive Director
Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability
Saint Paul, Minn.
Marinos Voukis
Director of Communication, Marketing and International Relations Services
Cyprus University of Technology
Limassol, Cyprus
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Erin Renee Wahl
Assistant Professor/University Archivist
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, N.M.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Rebecca Watts Hull
Assistant Director, Faculty Development for Sustainability Education Initiatives, Center for Teaching & Learning
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Ga.
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Michael Weinstein
Director of Sustainability
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, N.H.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Robert William Crawford III
Environmental, Social and Governance Director
Follett Higher Education Group
Chicago, Ill.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Jean Wu
Green Office Sustainability Programs Director
Franklin University Switzerland
Ticino, Switzerland
Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Brian Zeid
Accountant
The University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Ill.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025
Sarah Zeuke
Student
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, Penn.
Term Ends: Dec. 2025