Sustainability and Climate Action Planning Task Force

The Sustainability and Climate Action Planning (SCAP) Task Force will help to create NIU’s first campus-wide sustainability and climate action plan. The task force is composed of two committees: a steering committee and a working committee.

Members of the Steering Committee

• President Lisa Freeman, ex officio
• Provost Beth Ingram, ex officio
• Jerry Blazey, Vice President of Research and Innovation Partnerships
• Rena Costones, Chief Engagement Officer and Vice President,
  Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development
• Clint-Michael Reneau, Vice President for Student Affairs
• Vernese Edgehill-Walden, Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  Chief Diversity Officer
• Sean Frazier, Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation
• Catherine Squires, President and CEO, NIU Foundation and Vice President for University Advancement
• Bob Brinkmann, Dean of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Courtney Gallaher, Campus Sustainability Coordinator

Working Committee Membership

• Courtney Gallaher, Campus Sustainability Coordinator (Chair)
• Jim Fitzjarrell, Senior Engineer, Architecture and Engineering
• Dave Mannia, Environmental Protection Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety
• Chris Gilbert, Transportation Services
• Bryan Flowers, Food Systems Innovation
• Luke Sebby, NIU Foundation, Strategic Development
• Tom Skuzinski, Director of ESE
• Melanie Costello, Director of Loredo Taft campus
• Nick Pohlman, faculty rep, CEET (Mechanical Engineering)
• Tomoyuki Shibata, faculty rep, CHHS (Public Health)
• Christine Mooney, faculty rep, COB (Social Entrepreneurship)
• Alyssa Edwards, Earth Atmosphere and Environment, graduate student rep
• Anthony Capezio, ENVS/Philosophy undergraduate student rep
• Samantha Berk, staff rep, Biological Sciences