President's Committee on Sustainability

The President's Committee on Sustainability

Three red Adirondack chairs sit on an outdoor stone plaza, facing a wooded space.

The President's Committee on Sustainability aims to provide leadership to the Muhlenberg community in support of the College’s strategic goals of sustainability and good environmental citizenship.

The Committee was created in 2003 by President Helm to examine, propose and monitor sustainability efforts, reduce resource use and promote dialogue on- and off-campus. President Williams reinforced the Committee's charge in 2015. The Committee is composed of faculty, staff and student representatives. Current members include:

  • Curtis Topper — Chief Financial Officer - Co-Chair
  • Richard Niesenbaum — Professor, Biology; Director, Sustainability Studies Program - Co-Chair
  • Natalie Sobrinski — Sustainability Specialist 
  • Anna Shigo '24
  • Brett Fulton — Assistant Director, Plant Operations 
  • Christopher Borick Professor — Political Science; Director, Institute of Public Opinion 
  • Eliana L Yascual '27
  • Jessica Rosen '25
  • Jim Bolton — Director, Plant Operations
  • Josh Charbonneau — Seegers Union 
  • Julie Morrison '26
  • Kate Shelley — Director, Residential Operations
  • Kristine Todaro — Director, News & Media Relations
  • Lindsey Adler '24
  • Maddie Davidson' 25
  • Margaux Eripret '22, GCE Student
  • Mike Becker Facilities — Trades & Systems Manager 
  • Thomas Christie — Librarian
  • Peter Stark —Dining Services
  • Ranajoy Ray-Chaudhuri — Associate Professor, Economics; Director of Muhlenberg Scholars Richard Niesenbaum Professor, Biology; Director, Sustainability Studies Program 
  • Richard Waligora —Capital Projects Manager 
  • Sarah Wojcik — Online Content Writer/Editor