Experience

AASHE

• United States
• Software Development

• Director of Programs

  • May 2015 - Present



GreenerU

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Program Manager

  • Jul 2014 - Apr 2015

  • Assisted client campuses with a variety of sustainability and change management services including: assessment, planning, stakeholder engagement, and behavior change programming • Assisted client campuses with a variety of sustainability and change management services including: assessment, planning, stakeholder engagement, and behavior change programming



Alfred State College

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Chief Sustainability Officer

  • Jun 2012 - Jun 2014

  • Created the Pioneer Cup, a year-round competition between residence halls for leadership in civic engagement, sustainability, and wellness• Secured approval for the creation of a Student Sustainability Fund supported by an annual allocation of $3 per student• Developed and gained approval within 6 months for a sustainability and carbon neutrality plan• Completed a comprehensive sustainability assessment using the Sustainability Tracking Assessment & Rating System (STARS)• Organized a national conference on "Innovations in Technical Education to Advance Sustainability” with over 90 participants• Served on the President’s Cabinet, the President's Commission on Diversity and Inclusion, the Middle States Accreditation Steering Committee, and the Emerging Pioneers Leadership Program Committee



Green Schools National Network

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Green School Assessment Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Feb 2012

  • Analyzed over forty green school assessment and recognition tools to determine best practices and formulate suggested criteria for a proposed national school sustainability rating system • Analyzed over forty green school assessment and recognition tools to determine best practices and formulate suggested criteria for a proposed national school sustainability rating system



International Labor Rights Forum

• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sustainability Standards Intern

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  • Prepared research on how various sustainability standards incorporate social dimensions of sustainability and drafted proposed language for a National Standard for Sustainable Agriculture • Drafted a white paper on the US' compliance with the International Labour Organization convention on the worst forms of child labor • Prepared research on how various sustainability standards incorporate social dimensions of sustainability and drafted proposed language for a National Standard for Sustainable Agriculture • Drafted a white paper on the US' compliance with the International Labour Organization convention on the worst forms of child labor

• Associate Director

  • Nov 2004 - Aug 2009

  • Oversaw AASHE's major programs, the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment and the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS)• Managed a team of four in the expansion and maintenance of AASHE's online resource center, including the development of an online tool for reporting campus greenhouse gas emissions and the addition of interactive features designed to foster an online community• Solicited media coverage and responded to press inquiries; regularly quoted in higher education trade press as well as major media outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Business Week, and USA Today• Developed and maintained strategic partnerships with businesses and non-profit organizations• Edited AASHE's publications, including the weekly newsletter



Treading Lightly

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services

• Researcher

  • Oct 2003 - Aug 2004

  • Assisted a Barbadian to found Native Sun NRG, a social enterprise that processes waste vegetable oil into cleaner burning biodiesel• Developed a business plan for Native Sun NRG that led to the company's selection for the second place prize of $10,000 in the Prime Minister's National Innovation Competition• Engaged in self-directed research on sustainable development in Barbados • Assisted a Barbadian to found Native Sun NRG, a social enterprise that processes waste vegetable oil into cleaner burning biodiesel• Developed a business plan for Native Sun NRG that led to the company's selection for the second place prize of $10,000 in the Prime Minister's National Innovation Competition• Engaged in self-directed research on sustainable development in Barbados