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Group photo of students planting trees on arbor day

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.

SUNY Cortland Sustainability Coalition

Katherine Ahern, Associate Professor, English

Matthew Brubaker, Chief Sustainability Officer and Campus Energy Manager

Christina Cerruti, Senior Counselor

Nichole Edwards, Associate Executive Director, SUNY Cortland Auxiliary Services

Timothy Howard, Assistant Director of Residence Life & Housing for Operations

Beth Klein, Professor, Childhood/Early Childhood Education and Campus Sustainability Coordinator

Christopher Maroney, Associate Vice President for Facilities Management

Leatrice Oram, Chief of Staff

Emily Quinlan, Assistant Director of Care and Outreach Services

Megan Swing, Energy & Sustainability Engagement Coordinator

Renee Sydorowych, Executive Director, SUNY Cortland Auxiliary Services

River Vooris, Assistant Director of Multicultural Life and Diversity

Sustainability Curriculum Committee

Jeremy Jimenez, Committee Chair: Professor, Foundations and Social Advocacy

Kaite Ahern: Assistant Professor, English

Doug Armstead: Assistant Professor, Physics

Sarah Beshers: Professor, Health

Beth Klein: Childhood/Early Childhood Education and Campus Sustainability Coordinator

Qwynne Lackey: Assistant Professor, Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies 

Scott Moranda: Professor, History

Campus Model Gardens Advisory/Bee Campus USA Committee

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.

Green Days Planning Committee

Drew Abrams, Outdoor Pursuits Coordinator

Robert Binnall, Director of Career Services

Matt Brubaker, Chief Sustainability Officer and Campus Energy Manager

Christina Cerruti, Senior Counselor 

Michelle Kent-Landes, Associate Director for Transfer Credit and Degree Completion 

Beth Klein, Professor, Childhood/Early Childhood Education and Campus Sustainability Coordinator

Emily Quinlan, Assistant Director, Care and Outreach Services

Karly Schaub, Area Coordinator, Residence Life and Housing

Megan Swing, Energy and Sustainability Engagement Coordinator

River Vooris, Assistant Director of Multicultural Life and Diversity