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The Sustainability Working Group (SWG) formed in the spring of 2019 with an initial charge from President David Wippman and Vice President of Administration & Finance Karen Leach to determine whether or not Hamilton should advance it’s 2050 carbon neutrality commitment, and if so how.

The SWG was comprised of a diverse compliment of students, faculty, staff and trustees for its duration, each representing different perspectives and interests for Hamilton’s current and future sustainability posture. With a vitally important interim goal completed in late 2021—a NYSERDA grant-supported Energy Master Plan—the final accomplishments of the SWG include three plans in the spring of 2023 that provide the architecture for a sustainable Hamilton through 2030 and beyond.

While the principle members of the SWG include those noted below, numerous other students, faculty and staff served on formal subcommittees and informal working groups throughout the SWG’s four-year charge. The collective efforts and contributions of all these individuals are both a celebration of institutional collaboration, and a prelude to how the SWG will reform to evaluate progress and other necessary updates in 2026.

Brian Hansen

Director of Environmental Protection Safety and Sustainability

 

Aaron Strong

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies

 

Mike Klapmeyer

Associate Vice President for Facilities & Planning

 

Lucy Burke

Director of Procurement & Administrative Services

 

Naomi Guttman

Professor of Literature & Creative Writing

 

Mike Jasper

Grounds and Fleet Operations Manager

 

Andrew Jillings

Director of Outdoor Leadership

 

Megan Kenniston

Executive Director of Content & Strategy

 

Ashley Place

Director of Community Living

 

Sara Soika

Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

 

Andrea Townsend

Associate Professor of Biology

 

Alison Hill ’87

former Alumni Trustee

 

Ron Pressman ’80

Charter Trustee

 

Fatima Oliva ’23

 

Margaret Phipps ’23

 

Katherine Rockford ’24

 

Salwa Sidahmed ’23

 

Elizabeth Siminitus ’23

 

Contact

Contact Name

Brian Hansen

Director of Environmental Protection, Safety and Sustainability

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