Sustainability Working Group
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