Committee Charge
The President’s Council on Sustainability (PCS) has a critical role in shaping administrative goals and objectives relating to campus sustainability. The PCS is charged with the creation of a five-year plan and making recommendations on sustainability issues and policy, developing strategies for implementation of sustainability initiatives, and providing a cohesive public face for UMW sustainability efforts. The council will report regularly to the President’s Cabinet outlining recommendations and the university’s progress.
The council will advise and assist in the development of goals in these four action areas: Administration and Finance, Education and Research, Operation, and Innovation and Awareness. The PCS will meet monthly throughout the academic year. Members need to make a significant commitment to sustainability work as each person will participate in additional action groups that undertake projects outside the monthly meetings.
Committee Membership
The committee consists of the following members:
Faculty
- Pamela Grothe*, Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Eric Bonds, Assistant Professor, Sociology and Anthropology
- Melanie Szulczewski, Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Alan Griffith, Professor, Biological Sciences
- Jeremy Larochelle, Associate Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures
- Suzanne Sumner, Professor, Mathematics
- Michael Reno, Lecturer, Classics, Philosophy, and Religion
- Sushma Subramanian, Associate Professor, Communication & Digital Studies
Staff
- Kevin Caffrey*, Senior Associate Registrar, Registrar’s Office
- Brian Ogle, Associate Registrar for Information Technology, Registrar’s Office
- Jay Sullivan, Director of Utilities Management, Facilities Services
- Lauren McDonald, Administrative Assistant, Business Services
- Mary Becelia, Assistant Director for Career Education, Center for Career and Professional Development
- Holly Chichester, Director of Landscape and Grounds, Facilities Services
- Sean Morrow, Sustainability Coordinator, Facilities Services
Students
- Katherine Stoneman*, Class of 2026
- Trevon Miller, Class of 2026
- Lia Fowler, Class of 2026
- Anna Velardi, Class of 2024
- Avery Duncan, Class of 2027
- Eliana Nachman, Class of 2024
- Shadwick Yoder, Class of 2025
- Carson Giocondo, Class of 2024
- Diana Binette, Class of 2026
- Holly Anthony, Class of 2025
*Co-Chair