1. Why Mount Holyoke
  2. Sustainability
  3. Sustainability Steering Committee

Sustainability Steering Committee

The Sustainability Steering Committee was formed in order to develop a plan to implement the Sustainability Task Force’s recommendations, which include:  

  • Make policy recommendations
  • Identify areas that need additional planning and research
  • Identify minimal-cost items for short-term implementation
  • Identify priority projects to propose to the Capital Projects Committee
  • Recommend methods to cultivate a culture of campus sustainability

Committee members

Members

Olivia Aguilar

Olivia Aguilar

  • Leslie and Sarah Miller Director of the Miller Worley Center for the Environment
  • Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Catherine Corson

Catherine Corson

  • Miller Worley Professor of Environmental Studies
  • Chair of Environmental Studies
Catarina Costa

Catarina Costa

  • Director of U.S. Admission
Naomi Darling

Naomi Darling

  • Five College Associate Professor of Sustainable Architecture
Rick Feldman

Rick Feldman

  • Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Organizations and Society
  • Entrepreneurship Coordinator
  • Nexus Track Chair for Nonprofit Organizations & Society
Serin Houston, assistant professor of geography and international relations, will be speaking in Seattle on January 5 at the Beacon Library. 

Serin D. Houston

  • Associate Professor of Geography and International Relations
  • On leave, academic year 2023-2024
Frederick Kroll

Frederick Kroll

  • Assistant Director, Purchasing
Louise Labrie

Louise Labrie

  • Business Coordinator - Athletics/Equestrian Center
Cara Lapenas

Cara Lapenas

  • Academic Department Coordinator
Marcella Runell Hall

Marcella Runell, Ed.D.

  • Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students

Peggy Stevens

  • Associate Director of Budget, Contracts and Procurement
Kevin Surprise

Kevin Surprise

  • Lecturer in Environmental Studies
Alan Werner

Alan Werner

  • Professor of Geology
  • on leave spring 2024
Karla Youngblood

Karla Youngblood

  • Associate Vice President for Facilities Management