Peer to Peer Sustainability Outreach Campaigns

The following directory includes student peer to peer sustainability outreach programs (often known as Eco-Reps). Generally, these programs work in the residential areas of campus and are sponsored by a campus department (such as Recycling, Residential Life, or the campus sustainability office).

The goals of this list are to: 1) provide an accurate accounting of the number of schools that have such programs, and 2) connect program coordinators with each other to facilitate sharing of knowledge and resources. Others may use this list to contact program coordinators about establishing such a program on their own campuses, or to get advice on particular initiatives.

You may also join a listserv for program coordinators by sending a message with “subscribe” in the subject or text to eco-rep-list-request@lists.hcs.harvard.edu

Another resource is a dissertation written by Christina Erickson, titled “Peer to Peer Sustainability Outreach Programs: The interface of education and behavior change”. This dissertation can be found on the Student Research Page or directly on the University of Vermont Eco-Reps Website.

Please send additions, updates, and suggestions for improving this resource to resources@aashe.org

Allegheny College
EcoReps Program
Contact 1: Amara Geffen, Director of the Center for Economic & Environmental Development
Contact 2: Kritika Kapadia, EcoRep Program Intern
Contact 3: Marla Sacks, EcoRep Program Intern

Auburn University
Res Life Eco-Reps
Contact 1: Mike Kensler, Director Office of Sustainability
Contact 2: Matt Williams, Program Manager, Office of Sustainability

American University
Green Eagle Program
Contact 1: Emily Curley, Sustainability Coordinator

Babson College
Peer to Peer Sustainability Outreach Campaigns
Eco-Reps
Contact 1: Dallase Scott, Sustainability Program Manager

Bard College
Bard Environmental Resource People (BERPs)
Contact 1: Laurie Husted

Barnard College
Eco-Reps
Contact 1: barnardecoreps@gmail.com

Bowdoin College
ECO-Reps
Contact 1: Keisha Payson, Coordinator for a  Sustainable Bowdoin
Contact 2: Katherine Creswell, Sustainable Bowdoin Intern

Brandeis University
Campus Sustainability Initiative Eco-Reps
Contact 1: Janna Cohen-Rosenthal, Coordinator

Brown University
Eco-Reps
Contact 1:  Kurt Teichert
Contact 2:  Laura Dee, Eco-Reps Student Coordinator

California State University, Chico
Environmental Ambassadors
Contact 1:  Jillian Buckholz , Campus Sustainability Coordinator

Carnegie Mellon University
Eco-Reps
Contact 1: Aya Chaoka and Andrea Tan, Eco-Reps Coordinators
Contact 2: M. Shernell Smith and Barb Kviz, Eco-Rep Advisors

Champlain College
EcoReps Program
Contact 1: Christina Erickson, Sustainability Director

Clark University
Eco-Reps
Contact 1: Emily Sturdivant
Contact 2: Liz Redlich

Coastal Carolina University
Eco-Reps
Contact 1: Jennifer Sellers, Sustainability Coordinator

Columbia University
Eco-Reps
Contact 1: Aida Conroy, Co-Captain
Contact 2: Louis Smith, Co-Captain
Contact 3: ecoreps@columbia.edu, Board and general info

Connecticut College
House Environmental Representatives (HERs)
Contact 1: Josh Stoffel, Sustainability Coordinator

Dartmouth College
ECO Reps
Contact 1: Dominic Winksi

DePauw University
Eco-Reps
Contact 1: Taylor Cantril

Dickinson College
Eco Reps Program
Contact 1: Lindsey Lyons, Assistant Director

Duke University
Students for Sustainable Living
Contact 1: Tavey McDaniel Capps, Environmental Sustainability Coordinator

Elon University
Eco-Reps
Contact 1: Elaine Durr, Sustainability Coordinator

Green Mountain College
GMC Eco-Reps Program
Contact 1: Nathaniel Steinrueck

Harvard University
Resource Efficiency Program
Contact 1: Brandon Geller, Coordinator

Harvard University (Business School)
Business School Green Living Program
Contact 1: Carol Healy, Coordinator

Harvard University (Law School)
Harvard Law Green Living Program
Contact 1: Kate Cosgrove, Coordinator

Ithaca College
Resource Representatives Program
Contact 1: Mark Darling, Recycling Coordinator

Johns Hopkins University
ECO-Reps
Contact 1: Davis Bookhart, Manager of Energy and Environmental Stewardship

Johnson State College
Eco-Reps (No website)
Contact 1: Russel Weis, Eco-Rep faculty Coordinator
Contact 2: Jaci Laroque, Eco-Rep Student Coordinator

Keene State College
Eco-Reps
Contact 1: Mary Jensen, Sustainability Coordinator

Middlebury College
Residential Sustainability Coordinators
Contact 1: Clare Crosby, Sustainability Communication and Outreach Coordinator

Mount Holyoke College
Eco-Reps
Contact 1: Nancy Apple

North Carolina State University
Generating Residential Environmental Education Now (GREEN)
Contact 1: Lindsay Batchelor, Sustainability Office Program Coordinator

Pennsylvania State University
Eco-Reps
Contact 1: Milea Perry, Coordinator
 
Philips Exeter
Environmental Proctors (E-Proctors)
Contact 1: Jennifer Wilhelm, Sustainability Coordinator

Portland State University
EcoReps
Contact 1: Heather Spalding, Sustainability Leadership and Outreach Coordinator

Princeton University
Eco-Reps
Contact 1: Bing Chiu, Eco-Reps Co-Coordinator
Contact 2: Karen Kreib, Eco-Reps Co-Coordinator

Ramapo College
Sustainable Living Facilities
Contact: Emma Rainforth, Director of the Sharp Sustainability Education Center

Rice University
EcoRep Program
Contact 1: Richard Johnson, Director of Sustainability
Contact 2: Jeremy Caves, Student Eco-Reps Coordinator

Seattle University
Sustainability Education and Engagement Delegates (SEED)
Contact 1: Adam Serafin, Coordinator, SEED**

Sewanee: University of the South
Environmental Resident Program (PDF)
Contact 1: Rocco Calandruccio, Assistant Director of Residential Life for Sustainability and Facilities

Skidmore College
ECO-REP Program
Contact 1: Erica Fuller, Campus Sustainability Coordinator

Smith College
Earth Reps
Contact 1: Bob Lesko, Associate Director, Physical Plant
Contact 2: Hannah Hitchner, Environmental Sustainability Intern
Contact 3: Monique Gagne, Environmental Sustainability Intern

Stanford University
Dorm Environmental Representatives
Contact 1: Carolyn Mansfield

Tufts University
Eco-Representatives
Contact 1: Tina Woolston

University at Albany
Sustainability Council
Contact 1: Mary Ellen Mallia, Director of Environmental Sustainability

University of Arizona
Eco-Reps
Contact 1: Liz Zavodsky, Coordinator of Sustainability Education

University of British Columbia
Sustainability Reps Program
Contact 1: sustainability.reps@ubc.ca

University of California, Berkeley
Residential Sustainability Education Coordinators (RSECs)
Contact 1: Lisa Bauer, Recycling & Refuse Manager

University of California, Davis
Positive Impact, Sustainability Interns
Contact 1: Richard Ronquillo, Assistant Director, Leadership Development & Programs

University of California, San Diego
Econauts
Contact 1: Maggie Souder, Campus Sustainability Coordinator

University of Colorado at Boulder
Green Teams
Contact 1: Marianne Moulton, Associate Director of the Environmental Center**

University of Kentucky
Eco-Rep Program
Contact 1: Elaine Alvey
Contact 2: Shane Tedder

University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Eco-Rep Program
Contact 1: Nell Finnigan, Program Manager

University of Michigan
Planet Blue Student Ambassador Program
Contact 1: Mike Shriberg, Education Director, Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute
Contact 2: Lydia McMullen-Laird, PBSA Student Coordinator

University of Missouri
Sustainability Peer Resource Outreach (SPROUT)
Contact 1: Steven Burdic, Sustainability Coordinator
Contact 2: Jessi Gordon

University of New Hampshire
Energy Waste Watch Challenge
Contact 1: Sara Cleaves, Coordinator

University of New Mexico
Eco-Reps
Contact 1: Elyse Jalbert, Co-Director of Programming

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Residential Green Games
Contact 1: Amy Preble
Contact 2: Sara Rafalson

University of Northern Iowa
UNI Energy Team
Contact 1: Carole Yates
Contact 2: Jack Yates

University of Pennsylvania
Eco-Reps Program
Contact 1: Julian Goresko

University of South Carolina, Columbia
Eco-Reps Program
Contact 1: Margaret Bounds

University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Eco-Vols
Contact 1: Courtney Washburn, Sustainability Outreach Coordinator
Contact 2: Gordie Bennett, Sustainability Manager

University of Vermont
Eco-Reps Program
Contact 1: Kyle Brown

University of Virginia
Sustainability Advocacy Program
Contact 1: Sustainability Outreach Coordinator

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Student Sustainability Coordinator
Contact 1: Lauren Oas

Western Washington University
Residence Hall Sustainability Program and Eco-Reps
Contact 1: Rebekah Hook, Coordinator ResRAP (Resource Awareness Program)

Yale University
Student Taskforce for Environmental Partnership (STEP)
Contact 1: Jess Bolhack, STEP Student Director
Contact 2: Sophie Wolfram, STEP Student Director