The Dartmouth Sustainability Initiative was created in June of 2005 with the aim of reducing the environmental footprint of the College by integrating sustainability principles and practices into campus operations and by working with student organizations to increase campus awareness of sustainability issues. The Sustainability Initiative builds on a history of conservation and student-led environmentalism at Dartmouth dating back to the 1970s.
To achieve our goals, we work closely with the Resource Working Group, student organizations, a network of volunteer sustainability coordinators (ECO reps), and related academic departments.
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Sustainability Manager: Kathy Fallon Lambert '90
The Sustainability Manager is responsible for developing and implementing institution-wide sustainability initiatives and serves as a resource for faculty, staff, and students.
Kathy is a 1990 graduate of Dartmouth College and holds a masters degree from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. For the past 15 years she has worked with teams of scientists to evaluate the ecological effects of electricity generation from coal-fired power plants and has co-authored several peer-reviewed publications on the topic. Before coming to Dartmouth she was the executive director of the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation were she created the Science Links program to synthesize and translate long-term research for national public policy. She also worked as a consultant to the U.S. EPA, Harvard Forest, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Biodiversity Research Institute and other scientific organizations. Lambert is a Switzer Fellow, Leopold Schepp Scholar, and recipient of the EPA Environmental Merit Award.
Sustainability Programs Specialist: Marissa Knodel '09
The Sustainability Programs Specialist helps the the Sustainability Manager carry out projects and works directly with students.
Marissa Knodel graduated from Dartmouth in June 2009 as an Environmental Studies Major and International Public Policy Minor. Her involvement with student environmental groups began her freshman Fall with the development of the Sustainable Move-Out/Move-In program and the Sustainable Dining Initiative. During her sophomore year she became President of Sustainable Dartmouth, wrote environmentally-themed articles for The Green Magazine and Dartmouth Free Press, and was a founding member of the Sustainable Living Center project. During her junior and senior years she worked as an intern in the Sustainability Office and was the Energy Campaign intern her senior Spring. After graduation, Marissa traveled the country on Dartmouth's Big Green Bus and had the experience of a lifetime. Academically, Marissa has worked as a field researcher for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, an energy and policy intern for Environment America, a Presidential Scholar for Environmental Studies Professor Michael Dorsey, and participated in the Environmental Studies Foreign Study Program (FSP) in southern Africa. She hopes to eventually earn a Master's in Environmental Policy or Management and an Environmental Law degree.
Sustainability Intern: Kelly McGlinchey '12
The Student Sustainability Intern coordinates the efforts of the campus environmental groups and maintains the Student Sustainability Room in Robinson Hall.
Kelly plans to major in Environmental Studies with a minor in International Studies. She is President of the Dartmouth Animal Welfare Group (DAWG) and is an active member of Dartmouth Council on Climate Change (DC3), Environmental Conservation Organization (ECO), and MEDLIFE. She is very interested in the power of individual choice in making a global impact, as well as the relationship between food, animals, and diet. When she's not working as the Sustainability Intern, you can find her baking yummy treats at the Collis bakery!
Greek Sustainability Intern: Vacant
The Greek Sustainability Intern reports to Assistant Director of Operations at the Office of Residential Life, Bernard Haskell. The Greek Sustainability Intern coordinates and serves as a resource to the Sustainability Coordinators within each sorority, fraternity, and co-educational house.
Energy Engineer: Steve Shadford
Organic Farm Manager: Scott Stokoe
Green Lite Project Manager: Computer Science Professor Lorie Loeb
