Committee on Sustainability

About

The Committee on Sustainability (COS), was formed in fall 2008 by W&M President Emeritus Taylor Reveley. It is currently charged with advising the Office of Sustainability on university sustainability matters and helping to integrate sustainability into all areas of the university, with a focus on impact through alignment with the W&M mission. COS not only taps W&M’s intellectual capital, but also feeds into and benefits from its teaching, research, and service missions.

Mission Statement

The Committee on Sustainability is dedicated to:

Promoting a culture of sustainability through the university community by engaging the powerful education, research and service traditions of W&M;
Promoting sustainable practices that recognize the need to manage human interactions with ecosystems to minimize impacts of use, conserve the regenerative capacity of the natural environment, and promote its ecological integrity;
Serving as a faithful steward of the Student Green Fee through prudent management of those fees to maximize their impact on sustainability;
Building an operational model that ensures the long-term future of the university's commitment to sustainability

Membership

The Executive Committee of COS consists of the two co-chairs and the university's Director of Sustainability. COS advises the Office of Sustainability and the Office of the President on university sustainability matters and helps set priorities for each subcommittee.

COS is charged with developing, planning and recommending to the President strategies for implementing William & Mary's Sustainability Policy. The core principle guiding the creation of COS is the integration of COS and its recommended sustainability program into the fabric of the university. COS not only taps the intellectual capital of the university, but also feeds into and benefits from its teaching, research and service missions.

Co-Chairs: Appointed by the President
Members: Appointed by the Executive Committee, in consultation with the Office of the President
Term: 3 years (faculty), 1 year (students)

Executive Committee

- Jim Kaste, Co-Chair | Professor & Chair of Geology
- Ann Kildahl, Director of Sustainability
- Dan Pisaniello, Co-Chair | University Architect, Business Affairs

Committee Members (alphabetical):

- Ginger Ambler | Vice President, Office of Student Affairs
- Tonya Boone | Professor of Business
- Rachel Chung | Associate Clinical Professor
- Andrew Fisher | Professor of History
- Sean Hughes | Chief Business Officer, Business Affairs
- Matthias Leu | Associate Professor of Biology
- Joseph Martinez | Chief Operations Officer, VIMS
- Mike Maddalena | AVP, Budget and Financial Planning
- Christopher, Renjilian | AVP, Health & Wellness
- Ran Yang | Professor of Engineering Physics

Student Staff to the Committee:

- Madeleine Fernandez '27
- Lori Williams '27