Chancellor's Sustainability Advisory Committee

Dawn is the Director of Operational Services for Facilities Management.

Jack Brown handles revenue and expense forecasts, operating budgets and peer analysis. Jack's office is located in 340K.

Robert DeConto, Director of the UMass School of Earth & Sustainability, studies polar climate change, the response of ice sheets to a warming climate, and coastal impacts of sea-level rise.

Kim is the Vice President of Advancement for the UMass Amherst Foundation

Michael Fox is the Dean of the College of Natural Sciences (CNS) at UMass Amherst.

Jeff Hescock as the Executive Director for Environmental Health and Safety and Emergency Management.

Ray Jackson is the Executive Director of Facilities Management for Facilities & Campus Services.

Aidan Khelil is a GSG representative to the Chancellor's Sustainability Advisory Committee.

Professor Ray Kinoshita Mann has been teaching at UMass Amherst since 1995, and was awarded tenure in 2001. She has served on a variety of local and national boards.

Matt is a senior pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics. (Expected May 2026). He is involved in multiple sustainability initiatives, primarily leading a campus project focused on improving building energy efficiency.

Ted Mendoza is a Capital Project Manager for Design & Construction Management in Facilities Management.

Craig Nicolson studies the sustainability of ecological-social systems, addressing questions of how ecosystems change through time and how people interact with natural resources.

Ludmilla Pavlova-Gillham is an architect, planner and project manager with over 40 years of professional experience. She has been at UMass Amherst since 1998.

Melanie is a Science and Engineering Librarian for the University Libraries

Aashis Rout is a GSG representative to the Chancellor's Sustainability Advisory Committee.

Amilcar Shabazz is a Professor of Afro-American Studies at UMass Amherst.

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As Sustainability Manager at UMass Amherst, Ezra Small coordinates sustainability efforts across campus operations and forms interdisciplinary collaborative campus partnerships.

Ken Toong, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Auxiliary Enterprises, is an avid supporter of student health and regional food system, with a strong focus on sustainability, nutrition and community.

Kathy oversees all sustainability initiatives for Auxiliary Enterprises at UMass Amherst. She focuses on including sustainability in everyday decision making for the division.

Tilman Wolf serves as a key partner to the chancellor in evaluating and executing projects and initiatives that advance operations, organizational impact, and campus infrastructure.