People

Timothy Lehmann

What got you interested in environmental issues?

Hard to say for sure. Most likely it was a mix of my idyllic childhood in a peaceful, well-wooded suburb, the early '90's "save the world" education I received, and the aesthetically-unpleasing sight of industrial wastelands in Toledo. More recently it was my experience studying abroad in Australia and seeing the remarkable work being done with sustainable living and ecology philosophy there. And even more recently it has been various experiences of embeddedness within and of the natural world inspired and directed by my studies in Buddhist and Daoist thought.

Stephanie Zabel

How did you get interested in environmental/sustainability issues?

For as long as I can remember I've been interested in environmental matters and how humans interact with - and are sustained by - the natural world. I pursued studies in horticulture, botany and finally ethnobotany in graduate school. I am passionate about living on this earth in a harmonious way, in a manner that is respectful of the plant and animal life that we depend upon for our sustenance.

Anna Anctil

For years, Anna Anctil lived in cities like Washington D.C., where notorious traffic problems make bicycling to and from work an attractive transportation alternative. Today, Anctil, the Interim Director of Human Resource Services at Harvard College Library, still often rides to work, and cites the sustainability benefits of riding as one reason why.

Trisha Kingsbury

What is your role at MCP and how does it relate to sustainability?

As project coordinator for the Law School’s Northwest Corner Project my responsibilities include document control, change management, event planning and meeting facilitation, to name a few. The project was designed and is being constructed to earn LEED Gold certification and I have been part of a working group to promote sustainability during construction in areas beyond those covered by the LEED ratings. Some important initiatives include maintaining only the appropriate amount of site lighting required for safety and using variable frequency drives on ventilation equipment to minimize energy use.

Katharina Zuellig

Swiss-born Katharina Zuellig became interested in environmental issues in her late teens. She remembers reading about land erosions and glacial retreat. Said Katharina, “In the 1980s there was a strong sentiment against building more (nuclear) power plants and a budding awareness of a new threat of rising sea levels.

Victoria (Viki) Chernow

I work in a biomimetic nanomaterials lab, focusing on templating self-assembled monolayers and creating nanoparticles with potential implications for increasing hydrogen fuel cell efficiency.

Su Gao

I work in a geochemistry lab, running samples on the ICPMS [mass spectrometer]. For my thesis, I'm looking at trace elements in igneous rocks from all around the world.

Kurt Tsuo

Kurt Tsuo didn’t come to Harvard planning to be active in the environmental movement, it just sort of happened - yet it’s been at the core of his Harvard experience. He started out as a Freshman REP trying to green Harvard Yard back in 2007. The following year, he took what he had learned with him into Eliot, where he became the House REP. In June 2009, Kurt was named Freshman REP Captain.

Alyssa Lary

I’ve always been interested in the environment/green issues/green living. My great grandmother, grandmother, and mother all had the depression era reuse/repair mindset that filtered down to me. I grew up with many animals, so humane treatment of animals has always been a huge concern in my life. I grew up in the city, but I never ate a store bought egg until I left for college.

Martin Weitzman

If you knew that our world was likely to destruct, you would do anything to prevent that from happening. But what if there is only a remote chance it will destruct? How much would you do to try to block that possibility?

Tracy Collins and Jillian Nitray

Tracy Collins and Jillian Nitray work in the FAS Human Resources (HR) Department. Passionate about taking responsibility for the environment, they are looking forward to pushing their office further along in recycling and energy use. Their biggest concern is paper recycling, since their office uses lots of paper. Read more

Matt Stec

Upgrading buildings is not the challenging part for Matt Stec, who oversees close to 30 buildings at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) and co-chairs the Academic & administrative sector in the FAS Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Program. It's getting building occupants to buy into these changes.

Greg Morrow

On several occasions while leaving work, Greg Morrow, the Assistant Manager for Multimedia Projects, has seen an eerie blue light emanating from the windows of a lecture hall. The light is a sign that one of the 200 LCD projectors currently being used at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has been left on at the end of a class.

Clare Putnam

Clare Putnam is the Student Programs Coordinator at the Weatherhead Center at the Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS). As an active Eco Citizen, she has implemented many sustainability projects at CGIS.

Paul Bellenoit

As Director of Operations for Harvard College Libraries, Paul Bellenoit's decisions have a big impact on the amount of waste produced and energy used at Harvard. In fact, 52% of all paper that is recycled at Harvard comes from the college libraries. For Paul, energy conservation and waste reduction are "huge issues" that drive his efforts in these areas.

Marla King

As Building Manager for the Harvard Yard classroom buildings, Marla King oversees many water and energy use reduction measures and recycling infrastructure upgrades. Low-flow toilets and automatic on/off sinks have been installed, which has resulted in a significant drop in water usage.

James Iannone

James Iannone knows Harkness Café inside and out. As Restaurant Associates Director of Operations at Harvard Law School’s dining hall, James has his eye on all aspects of daily operations, overseeing staff, tracking finances, sales, and café supply usage.

Kate Loosian

Kate Loosian is a senior project manager with Harvard Real Estate Services (HRES), where she keeps an educated eye on building renovations at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. (She has a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Notre Dame.)

Lisa Valela

Lisa Valela is the Program Coordinator for the Graduate Commons Program at two Harvard University Housing properties–10 Akron Street and 5 Cowperthwaite Street. The program provides opportunities for cross-discipline collaboration and social interaction outside of the classroom, fostering a greater sense of community for the Harvard graduate student population.

Roy Lauridsen

Tim Weiskel had a nearby office when I first started at Harvard Divinity School (HDS).