Campus Sustainability Leadership Team

Launched in December 2023, the Campus Sustainability Leadership Team (SLT) is accountable for campus sustainability actions, progress and needs related to the Chancellor’s Call to Climate Action and the CU Boulder Climate Action Plan.

The SLT:

  • Prioritizes and aligns campus sustainability operations to meet campus sustainability goals and implement the Climate Action Plan.
  • Aligns planning and administration structures and priorities to AASHE Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) reporting metrics. 
  • Serves as a central point of engagement and communication with the CU Boulder campus and the public to accelerate progress, identify gaps and engender support for campus sustainability actions.

Goals

 

 

 

Deliver the campus road map and milestones toward carbon neutrality

 

Align campus priorities to achieve STARS Platinum rating within two reporting cycles

 

Convene biannual update forums on campus actions, gaps and needs

 

Support fundraising efforts to enable sustained investment in climate action

 

Identify and prioritize sustainability actions that support related student success, DEI, health and wellness, and employee engagement goals

Structure and Membership

The SLT is organizing its structure in alignment with the STARS reporting categories:

 

SLT: Planning & Administration

Purpose: Bring together decision-makers and leaders to make policy and resource recommendations to drive work 

  • Jennifer McDuffie, interim senior vice chancellor for operations
  • Chris Ewing, vice chancellor for infrastructure and resilience
  • Heidi VanGenderen, senior advisor for sustainability and climate
  • Todd Haggerty, chief financial officer
  • Jon Leslie, chief communications officer
  • Kirsten Schuchman, associate vice chancellor for public policy
  • Katy Kotlarczyk, vice chancellor for advancement
  • Shelly Miller, Boulder Faculty Assembly chairperson
  • Josh Radoff, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Specialization Lead, Masters of the Environment
  • D’Andra Mull, vice chancellor for student affairs
  • Kim Kruchen, associate director of strategic initiatives
  • Karen Regan, associate vice chancellor for research and innovation
  • Zach Tupper, assistant vice provost for academic resource management
  • Mariah Bowman, student in the law school
  • Sean Benjamin, student in mechanical engineering

Engagement Working Group

  • Jon Leslie
  • Lori Call
  • Josh Lindenstein
  • Courtney Kjelland
  • Kim Kruchen
  • Jaime Ray
  • Maria Kuntz
  • Marianne Martin
  • Devin Cramer
  • Mike Williamson
  • Chris Yankee
  • Heidi VanGenderen
  • Shideh Dashti
  • Irina Overeem
  • Rebecca Dickson
  • Paul Houle

Operations Working Group

  • Chris Ewing
  • Brian Lindoerfer
  • Chris Wright
  • Colisse Franklin
  • d'Andre Willis
  • Heidi VanGenderen
  • Stacy Lindholm
  • Tom McGann
  • Dan Gette
  • Ed von Bleichert

 

 

Academics

Regular information sharing with Academic Affairs and Research and Innovation Office leadership to ensure STARS reporting needs are met for this category

 

Innovation and Leadership

Engagement with campus administrative stakeholders to ensure STARS reporting needs are met for this category

 

Advisory

The campus Sustainability Council – a cross-campus group of students, faculty and staff established in 2022 to make recommendations regarding policies, programs, initiatives and investments to advance sustainability – will help inform the work of the SLT.