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Steering Committee and Work Groups

Work groups are responsible for coordinating and driving work supported by the Sustainability Steering Committee (SSC).  Each work group is co-chaired and led by campus and medical center representatives who sit on the Sustainability Steering Committee.  The Sustainability Steering Committee is driven by UCOP policies, develops strategies, and implements those strategies through the relevant work groups.  Below are contact information, membership, and the mission of each work group for FY18-19.

Climate Change Work Group
Co-Chairs:  Joy Glasier (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))  and John Rosendo (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
Members:  Paul Franke, Matt Almieda, Gail Lee, Georgina Arias, Travis Clark, Rowena Eng, Barak Albeg
Mission: To promote, encourage and report efforts to achieve carbon neutrality in the campus built and leased environment through energy efficiency, transportation programs, and other sources of carbon emissions.

Culture Shift Work Group
Co-Chairs:  Monica Mapa (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
Members:  Gil Lorenzo, Kim LaPean, Sean McClelland
Mission:  To inform, educate and engage the university community to behave in resource-efficient and sustainable manner

Green Building Work Group
Co-Chairs:  Michael Kennedy (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) and Ron Blaj (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
Members:  Beth Piatnitza, Ted Sakauye
Mission:  To incorporate best practices in sustainable strategies for new construction and renovation of UCSF facilities

Procurement Work Group
Campus Chairs:  Dean Shehu (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
Members:  Andrew Clark, Gail Lee
Mission:  To incorporate best and economically viable, environmentally preferable purchasing practices

MC Sustainability Committee
Chairs:  Sheila Antrum (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
Members:  Dan Henroid, Gail Lee, Tony Davoren, James Bennan, Jose Watson, Seema Gandhi
Mission:  To incorporate best and economically viable environmentally preferable purchasing, energy/water efficiency and waste reduction practices

Sustainable Food Work Group
Co-Chairs:  Jen Dowd (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) and Dan Henroid (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
Members:  Ami Bhow, Anne Alexander, Chuck Davies, Tamara Villarina, Brigid Callinan, Ryan Coate
Mission:  To provide healthy sustainably grown and local food to support a sustainable future

Sustainable Operations Work Group (Green Labs)
Co-chairs: Rowena Eng (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
Members:  Dean Shehu, Will Toomey, Solomon Degu, Tim Orozco, Silke Nock, John Rosendo, Eli Persyk
Mission:  To develop sustainable best practices in the maintenance and operation of UCSF facilities

Toxic Reduction Work Group
Co-Chairs:  and Veronica Villalon (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) and Swati Rayasam (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
Members:  Tim Orozco, Allison Paradise, Tyler Krehlik, Felipe Rubio (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
Mission:  Beyond Compliance:  Reducing use and choosing safer chemicals

Water Conservation Work Group
Co-Chairs: Eliahu Perszyk (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
Members: Ana Alvarado-Lopez, Denetra Anderson, Patrick Borg, Rowena Eng, Robert Hood, Michael Jaffe, Gail Lee, Bruce Mace, Natalie Mendezona, Aaron Nevatt, James Palmer, John Rosendo, Andrew Sinclair, Morgan Vaisset- Fauvel, Greg Whisman
Mission:  To incorporate best practices in water conservation and re-use at UCSF facilities.

Zero Waste Work Group
Co-Chairs:  Daniel Chau (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
Members:  Pablo Ortega,
Mission:  To incorporate best practices in recycling and waste management at UCSF facilities

For more information on the sustainability committee, or to join any of the groups, contact the applicable workgroup chair or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).