California State University, Monterey Bay
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

The campus hired its first sustainability director in May 2015. The hiring of this position led to the creation of the President's Sustainability Committee a waste task force a water task force, development of the first sustainability newsletter and a presence at multiple tabling events. Sustainability is also now incorporated into New Employee Orientation for the first time.

"Overview of Charge The mission of the committee is to promote sustainability throughout CSUMB. The Committee will build awareness, understanding, and a culture of sustainability on campus. The Committee will foster dialogue, support the advancement of goals identified in the Climate Action Plan, assist with reporting requirements and provide a venue for campus organizations, units and groups to work collaboratively to advance sustainability principles throughout campus. The Committee will review campus practices that may prohibit or hinder progress on achieving sustainability goals and will provide recommendations for improvements. In addition to these broad responsibilities, the committee will also identify one-year actions on an annual basis. One-Year Actions (July 2015 – June 2016) 1. Identify sustainability priority areas and initiate campus action and program development. 2. Advise and provide recommendations on the development of the Master Plan Update 3. Develop a campus-wide definition of sustainability

Chairs Co-Chair AVP Inclusive Excellence Patti Hiramoto Co-Chair VP Administration and Finance Kevin Saunders Committee Staff Sustainability Director Lacey Raak Academic Representatives College of Business Shyam Kamath School of the Environment (College of Science) Dan Fernandez College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Robina Bhatti College of Health Sciences and Human Services Britt Rios-Ellis College of Education Jose Luis Alvarado Staff Representatives Energy Manager Mike Lerch Campus Planner Anya Spear Facilities Director John Marker Transportation Planner TBD Procurement Art Evjen Communications staff Jeff Lewis Communications staff Joan Weiner Service Learning Staff Laura Lee Leink (for Seth Pollack) Athletics Staff Kirby Gary Student Affairs Joanna Iwata Student Affairs Jen Crompton Human Resources Mark Alabanza Dining Charles Wesley Police Department Earl Lawson University Development Nick Gregorio Special Events Phylis Grillo Corporation Bob Rench Student Representatives Associated Student Environmental Ambassador Karina Abu-Chakra Student Representative 1 Emma Richardson Student Representative 2 Stephanie Yee Special Representatives Holly Ochoa

The Sustainability Office currently includes one full time staff member and 5 part-time student employees. It is housed within Campus Planning and Development and works with stakeholders throughout campus to advance the vision of creating a sustainable campus while educating and engaging students.

To advance sustainability in every aspect of campus, from operations to student learning.