Sustainability Office and Affiliates
A focused, high-level executive steering committee is essential to guide and ensure the implementation of the objectives that will lead to the achievement of Miami's goals for carbon neutrality and pursuit of a platinum ranking from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking and Assessment Rating System (STARS).
Trent Gould, Provost
Jayne Brownell, Senior Vice President for Student Life
David Creamer, Senior Vice President for Finance and Business Services and Treasurer
Scott Barrett, Vice President for University Advancement
Jessica Rivinius, Vice President, and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Randi Malcolm Thomas, Esq., Vice President for ASPIRE
Jason Abbitt, Interim Dean of the Graduate School
Jessica Palatka, Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Communications and marketing liaison for the Executive Steering Committee and CASC Working Groups: Susan Meikle, Writer and Sustainability Communications, University Communications and Marketing
Energy Use and Production: Chaired by Vince Weatherstein, Director of Energy Systems
- Responsible for reducing energy consumption; completing the transition of building heating and cooling systems off steam; electrifying the campus systems to reduce burning fossil-fuels on site; generating electricity from solar energy (zero-emissions energy) on-site; procuring purchased electricity from renewable sources; and offset the remainder.
Transportation (Scope 3 Emissions): Co-chaired by Cody Powell, Vice President, Facility Planning and Operations; and David Prytherch, professor of Geography, chair of City of Oxford Planning Commission, and member of the City of Oxford’s Climate Action Steering Committee
- Responsible for reducing Faculty, Staff, and Student commuting to campus and discouraging University Sponsored Air Travel to address Scope 3 emissions in alignment with Miami’s Climate Action Plan.
Student Engagement: Chaired by Olivia Herron, Director of Sustainability, and Alex Miller, Sustainability Engagement Coordinator
- Responsible for educating the student body about Miami’s efforts to address environmental problems and their opportunities for involvement on campus and in their professional careers.
Faculty & Staff Engagement: Chaired by Olivia Herron, Director of Sustainability
- Responsible for educating faculty and staff about Miami’s efforts to address environmental problems and how this relates to their duties as Miami employees.