Office of thePresident
Council on Sustainability and Social Responsibility
The Council on Sustainability and Social Responsibility is charged with advancing the study and practice of sustainability at Haverford, marked by commitments to environmental stewardship and social responsibility within the context of the College’s Quaker values and educational mission. The Council:
- receives and deliberates on issues of community concern about socially or environmentally responsible institutional practice;
- plans, prioritizes, and coordinates sustainability-related initiatives across the College including:
- academic or co-curricular projects
- engagement with on- and off-campus communities
- operations, including: campus stewardship, energy and resource management, food systems, business practices, community health and wellbeing
- recommends to relevant departments and governing bodies policies and practices that enhance the College’s commitment to sustainability and social responsibility;
- serves as the College’s committee on investor responsibility;
- assesses progress and periodically reports to the community.
The Council is composed of (1) faculty, staff, and students from areas with significant roles in planning and implementing sustainability across the College, and (2) faculty, student, and staff representatives. An Executive Committee is responsible for agenda setting, convening working groups to address specific issues, and reaching final decisions. The Council will meet 1-3 times per year; the Executive Committee may convene more frequently. The Council reports to the president of the College.
Executive Committee (2019-20)
- Maya Ahmed ‘20, student representative
- Bill Anderko, Asst Dir of Facilities Management
- Franklyn Cantor, Special Asst to the President
- Allison Carpenter, staff representative
- Emma Castiblanco '21, student representative
- Margaret Chen '21, CER Co-chair
- Johnluca Fenton '21, CER Co-chair
- Claudia Kent, Asst Dir of Facilities Management
- Ben Laufer '23, student representative
- Jesse Lytle, Chief Sustainability Officer (chair)
- Giri Parameswaran, faculty representative
- Ceci Silberstein, Sustainability Fellow
- Walter Sullivan, Director of Quaker Affairs
- Jon Wilson, Environmental Studies Chair
- Lori Winters, Associate Director of Annual Giving
Council Members (2019-20)
- Fran Blase, Provost
- Muriel Brisbon, Director of Human Resources
- Don Campbell, Director of Facilities Management
- Mike Casel, Chief Investment Officer
- Jennie Ciborowski, Arboretum Program Coordinator
- Nate Diehl, Director of Residential Life
- Ann Figueredo, VP for Institutional Advancement
- Megan Fitch, Chief Information Officer
- Eric Hartman, Executive Director, CPGC
- Tom Mitchell, General Manager of Dining Services
- Madison Tillman, Farm Fellow
- Mitch Wein, SVP Finance and Administration