Administration and Staff

School of Sustainability Administration

Sander van der Leeuw, Dean

Trish Yasolsky, Assistant to the Dean

Rob Melnick, Executive Dean

Vanessa Davis, Executive Assistant

Chris Boone, Associate Dean for Education

Ann Kinzig, Chief Research Strategist

Linda Kuiper, Executive Assistant to Chris Boone and Ann Kinzig

School of Sustainability Staff

Brigitte Bavousett, Student Recruitment/Retention Specialist Senior

Katja Brundiers, Community-University Liaison

Rebecca Folk, Residential Community and Events Coordinator

Sada Gilbert, Internship Coordinator

Laura Gossman, Office Specialist and Course Scheduler

Carol Hughes, Media Relations Officer

Kathryn Kyle, Executive Administrator, Southwest Center for Education & the Natural Environment and Graduate Writing Tutor

Susan Ledlow, Curriculum and Faculty Development Specialist

Kelly MacCleary, Graduate Academic Success Coordinator

Arina Melkozernova, Instructional Specialist

Lisa Murphy, Program Development Specialist

Carol Schulte, Undergraduate Academic Success Specialist

Michelle Schwartz, Manager of Marketing and Communications and Alumni Liaison

Claire Sullivan, Recruitment Development and Corporate Relations Associate

Pamela VanHusen, Undergraduate Academic Success Specialist


Global Institute of Sustainability

Leadership Directorate

Rob Melnick, Executive Dean

Vanessa Davis, Executive Assistant

Sander van der Leeuw, Dean, School of Sustainability

Trish Yasolsky, Assistant to the Dean


Operations

Meredith Simpson, Chief of Operations


Sustainability Scientists & Scholars

Kimberly Grout, Concierge for Sustainability Scientists & Scholars


Media Relations

Carol Hughes, Media Relations Officer


Communications and Marketing

Bryan Barker, Manager of Web Communications and Marketing

Michelle Schwartz, Manager of Marketing and Communications and Alumni Liaison

Travis Buckner, Graphic Designer

Daniel Cavanaugh, Web Designer and Photographer

Cathy Clifton, Coordinator, Strategic Initiatives

Rick Heffernon, Writer/Editor and Policy Analyst

Sheldon McGee, Web Developer Sr.

Cindy Zisner, Technology Support Analyst


Development and Board of Directors
for Sustainability at ASU

Patricia Reiter, Director of Development

Linda Kuiper, Executive Assistant to Patricia Reiter


Events/Outreach

Lauren Kuby, Manager of Events and Community Engagement

Mindy Kinnard, Events Coordinator

Monica Elser, Education Manager

Anne Reichman, Program Manager, Sustainable Cities Network

Susan Rubin, Events Coordinator Sr.


Financial Services

Nikol Grant, Senior Financial Accounting Manager

Lee Brunson, Accounting Assistant

Margaret Levit, Grant Administration Specialist

Sherry Yazzie, Grant Administration Specialist


Operations/Human Resources

Susan Siddall, Manager of Human Resources

Amanda Jung, Human Resources Coordinator

Theresa Hudson, Office Assistant/Receptionist

Richard Lemon, Building Manager

Brenda Shears, Operations Director Emerita


Research and Grant Support

Ann Kinzig, Chief Research Strategist

Linda Kuiper, Executive Assistant to Ann Kinzig

John Sabo, Director of Research Development

Diana Rodak, Research Advancement Manager

Scott Bugental, Research Advancement Specialist Sr.

Allison Shannon, Grant Proposal Writer


Technology and Informatics

Philip Tarrant, Director of Information Technology Services

Chris Balluck, System Support Specialist

Edward Gilbert, Web Programmer

David Julian, Data Analyst

Ryan Raub, Senior Systems Programmer


University Sustainability Practices

Ray Jensen, University Sustainability Operations Officer

Elaine Stramaglia, Executive Assistant to Ray Jensen

Nicholas Brown, Director of University Sustainability Practices

Jo Ellen Alberhasky, Program Coordinator, University Sustainability Practices - West and Downtown

Betty Lombardo, Program Coordinator, University Sustainability Practices - Tempe

Jehnifer Niklas, Program Coordinator, University Sustainability Practices - Polytechnic



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Established in 2007, the School of Sustainability brings together multiple disciplines and leaders to create and share knowledge, train a new generation of scholars and practitioners, and develop practical solutions to the most pressing environmental, economic, and social challenges of sustainability - especially as they relate to urban areas.

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