Suffolk Sustainability Committee

In January 2007, Facilities Planning & Management convened a Sustainability Committee, which meets periodically and serves as an advisory group regarding research, education, and outreach in the area of sustainability.  The following fall, the Recycling Committee and Sustainability Committee merged to address campus environmental matters comprehensively.  The Sustainability Committee works to:

• Develop sustainability principles
• Explore opportunities to enhance best management practices for facilities operations; design/construction; and procurement
• Provide leadership in determining feasibility of ideas
• Encourage inclusion of sustainability topics in learning opportunities
• Lend guidance on how to raise awareness among University community members

The group includes representation from a cross-section of the Suffolk community.

Members - Alphabetical by department/affiliation

Margarita Salazar, ABM Janitorial Services - Staff
Roberto Nascimento, ABM Janitorial Sevices - Staff
Corey Mocka, American Chemistry Society - Student
Nancy Stoll, Dean of Students
Tom Fuller, Dining Services - Staff
Chat Cooke, Electrical Engineering - Faculty
Pat Hogan, Environmental Engineering - Faculty
Kevin Getnick, Environmental Law Society - Student
Martha Richmond, Environmental Studies/Science - Faculty
Jim Wallace, Facilities Management - Staff
Erica Mattison,  Facilities Planning - Staff
Gordon King, Facilities Planning & Management - Staff
Bradley Macdougall, Graduate Student Association - Student
Richard Gregg, Health Care & Public Administration - Faculty
Katrina Nunez, Information Technology Services - Staff
John Deliso, Law School - Dean
Joe Glannon, Law School - Faculty
Janine LaFauci, Law School - Staff
Shaylanna Hendricks, Law School - Staff
Kyle Linn MacQueen, Marketing Department - Staff
Karen Clarke, New England School of Art and Design - Faculty
Tony Ferullo, Public Affairs - Staff
Kevin Thompson, Residence Life - Staff
Maureen Wark, Residence Life - Staff
Andy Dolan, Residence Life - Student/Staff
Carolina Garcia, SOULS - Staff
Katherine Kirklin, SOULS - Staff
Courtney Shea, Student Bar Association - Student
Adam Harrington, Student Government - Student
Blake Webber, Student Government - Student
Brian Lefort, Student Government - Student
Meredith Jones, Sustainability Assistant - Student/Staff
Karla Schallies - Student
Laura Weinstein - Student
Steve Snow, University Bookstore - Staff

Comments or questions about campus sustainability may be sent to: recycle@suffolk.edu.

Green Teams

In the spring of 2007, the Public Administration Department within the Sawyer Business School became the first Suffolk department to form a Green Team.  It was soon followed by the Law School.  With support from the Special Projects Coordinator for Campus Sustainability, each team communicates on a regular basis and develops ways to demonstrate environmental leadership for the entire University. 

Some of the areas the teams are addressing include:

• Waste minimization
• Recycling
• Reuse
• Energy and water conservation
• Transportation
• Purchasing practices
• Raising awareness about environmentally responsible behavior

If your department would like to form a Green Team, contact recycle@suffolk.edu.