People and Planning
Sustainability Leadership at SUNY Cortland
SUNY Cortland employs a variety of people for Sustainability Leadership. This requires the collaboration and involvement of a large group of faculty, staff and students through multiple offices, committees, and organizations.
Laura Davies, Convener, Chief of Staff
Lorraine Lopez-Janove, Chief Diversity Officer
Matt Brubaker, Campus Energy Manager
Robert Binnall, Assistant Director of Residential Life and Housing Operations
Beth Klein, Professor, Childhood/Early Childhood Education and Campus Sustainability Coordinator
Zachariah Newswanger, Director of Facilities Operations and Services
Nasrin Parvizi, Associate Vice President of Facilities Management
Frederic Pierce, Director of Public Relations
Robin Shutts, Director of Planning Design and Construction
Brice Smith, Associate Professor, Physics
Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman, Coordinator Assistive Technology and Test Administration Services for Student Disability Services
Beth Klein, Committee Chair: Professor, Childhood/Early Childhood Education and Campus Sustainability Coordinator
Steve Broyles: Professor, Biological Studies
Matt Brubaker: Campus Energy Manager
Scott Moranda: Associate Professor, History
Brice Smith: Associate Professor, Physics
Brian Story: Instructional Services Librarian
Sharon Todd: Professor, Recreation and Leisure Studies
The Climate Financial Tracking and Coordination Committee is charged with the task of consulting with departments and divisions on campus to assemble what the College is planning to do for the coming five years to fund actions related to the most current version of the Climate Action Plan. This would include assessing how much money should be budgeted, from what sources, and how much external support they plan to seek related to external grants or loans.
Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman, Convener, Coordinator Assistive Technology and Test Administration Services for Student Disability Services
The SUNY Cortland Garden Advisory Committee is charged with the responsibilities of maintaining the gardens, coordinating educational programs around the topics of gardens, facilitating educational use of college gardens in classroom activities, and Coordinate the College's Bee Campus USA activities.
Robert Binnall, Assistant Director of Residential Life and Housing Operations
Matt Brubaker: Campus Energy Manager
Beth Klein, Professor, Childhood/Early Childhood Education and Campus Sustainability Coordinator
Christine Matos, Residence Hall Director
Frederic Pierce, Director of Public Relations
Jennifer Vaughn, Green Rep Coordinator
President Erik Bitterbaum has charged the following individuals to implement the College's commitment to carbon neutrality.
Steven Broyles
Colleen Kattau
Pete Koryzno
Lisi Krall
Jeffrey Lallas
Virginia Levine
Ricki McClure
Mark Morrell, Student
Tracy Rammacher
Timothy Slack, Chair
Brice Smith
Catherine Smith
Sharon Todd