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Sustainability Council

Charge

The UHD Sustainability Council was established to advise the President and Provost on issues and strategies of campus sustainability. The Council develops bylaws, sets objectives and outcomes, and guides membership, roles, responsibilities, and scope of work. It also addresses long term planning, funding, space needs, and assessment to ensure sustainability is embedded across the university.

Composition

This Council membership is based on interest and area of expertise and willingness to serve and so is a special case of a university group (in accordance with our bylaws). The Director of the Center for Urban Agriculture and Sustainability will submit members to the Office of the Provost for appointment. All members hold one-year appointments.

Membership

Member Role Member Name Voting Term Ends
Sustainability Coordinator Adriana Penabad-Galva, Co-Chair Yes Ex-Officio member
​3SL Representative Monica Villarreal, Co-Chair Yes​ ​August 16, 2026
​Environmental Health & Safety Representative Eric Zett ​Yes ​August 14, 2026
Facilities Representative To be appointed Yes August 14, 2026
Faculty Representative, CHSS Anita Chadha Yes August 14, 2026
Faculty Representative, CHSS Katharine Jager Yes August 14, 2026
Faculty Representative, CHSS Natacha Poggio Yes August 14, 2026
Faculty Representative, CPS Michelle Silvers Yes August 14, 2026
Faculty Representative, CST Houston Brown Yes August 14, 2026
Faculty Representative, CST Mahmud Hassan Yes August 14, 2026
​Faculty Representative, CST Lisa Morano ​Yes ​August 14, 2026
​Faculty Representative, CST ​Timothy Redl ​Yes August 14, 2026
Faculty Representative, MDCOB Omprakash Gupta Yes August 14, 2026
Faculty Representative, MDCOB Pamela Hurley Yes August 14, 2026
Faculty Representative, MDCOB Yun Wan Yes August 14, 2026
​Student Representative To be appointed Yes August 14, 2026