Meghan Fay Zahniser

AASHE
STARS Program Manager
Meghan Fay Zahniser
meghan@aashe.org
(859) 533-8271

Meghan Fay manages the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) program for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). Previously, Meghan worked as Sustainability Specialist at NELSON, where she provided sustainability expertise and consulting services to various clients. She also spent over five years working at the U.S. Green Building Council, where as Manager of Community, she developed and managed a local chapter network for building industry professionals and helped create the Emerging Green Builders program that integrates students and young professionals into the green building movement. Meghan also worked as Environmental Educator for the University at Buffalo Green Office, organizing campus and community education focused on energy conservation, green building, and sustainable living. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, with concentrations in environmental studies and health & human services, from the University at Buffalo and a master’s degree in Organization Management and Development from the Fielding Graduate Institute.