People

Administration

Jonathan Fink, Director; also University Sustainability Officer, Office of the President
Rob Melnick, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director
Charles Redman, Associate Director; also Director, School of Sustainability

Administrative Staff

Linda Kuiper, Executive Assistant to Jonathan Fink
Liz Marquez, Executive Assistant to Charles Redman
Vanessa Biehl, Executive Assistant to Rob Melnick
Tamlin Engle, Office Specialist
Jina Olbinski, Coordinator, National Center of Excellence/Jay Golden
Theresa Hudson, Office Assistant/Receptionist

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Finance Services and Human Resources

Amy Kuhns, Director, Fiscal Business Services

Finance Services

Nikol Grant, Business Manager, Senior
Marilee Brunson, Accounting Assistant
Sara Eeds, Office Specialist

Human Resources

Karen Gronberg, Manager, Human Resources
Catherine Price, Coordinator, Human Resources

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Research

Matthew Fraser, Associate Director, Built Systems
Dan Childers, Associate Director, Natural Systems

University Sustainability Business Practices

Bonny Bentzin, Director, Sustainability Business Practices
Betty Lombardo, Program Coordinator
Jehnifer Niklas, Program Coordinator - East Campus

Communications

Karen Leland, Director, Communications and Marketing
Vince Palermo, Manager of Creative/Design Services
Rick Heffernon, Senior Writer/Editor and Policy Analyst
Bryan Barker, Web Designer/Developer
Jon Nicol, Graphic Designer
Michelle Schwartz, Communications Coordinator

Operations/Events/Outreach

Brenda Shears, Associate Director, Operations and Research Support
Lauren Kuby, Manager of Events and Community Engagement
Rod Groff, Wrigley Lecture Series Coordinator

K-12 Education/Public Outreach

Monica Elser, Education Manager
Maggie McGraw, Environmental Education Coordinator
Kathryn Kyle, Executive Administrator, Southwest Center for Education and the Natural Environment
Barry Sparkman, Arts and Humanities Liaison

Informatics and Data Management

Corinna Gries, Director of Data Management
Raul Aguilar, Web Programmer
Edward Gilbert, Web Programmer
Cindy Zisner, Technology Support Analyst

Project Directors

Michail Fragkias
Executive Officer, Urbanization and Global Environmental Change
Patricia Gober
Co-Director, Decision Center for a Desert City
Jay Golden
Co-Director, National Center for Excellence on SMART Innovations for Urban Climate and Energy
Nancy Grimm
Co-Director Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research
Jim Holway
Director, Sustainability Partnership
Kamil Kaloush
Co-Director, National Center for Excellence on SMART Innovations for Urban Climate and Energy
Ann Kinzig
Co-Director, Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training in Urban Ecology
George Maracas
Chief Operations Officer, Solar Power Laboratory
Charles Redman
Co Director, Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research
Co-Director, Decision Center for a Desert City
Co-Director, Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training in Urban Ecology

School of Sustainability

Charles Redman, Director
Liz Marquez, Executive Assistant to Charles Redman
Katherine Spielmann, Associate Director
Chris Boone, Graduate Chair
Susan Ledlow, Curriculum and Faculty Development Specialist and Curriculum Committee Chair
Kathryn Kyle, Graduate Writing Tutor

Academic Advising Center

Lisa Murphy, Program Development Specialist
Michelle Wolfe, Graduate Academic Specialist
Carol Schulte, Undergraduate Academic Specialist
Amy Lively, Internship Coordinator
Rebecca Folk, Administrative Assistant
Laura Digan, Office Specialist and Course Scheduler