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Webinar: Building a Sustainability Staff Ambassador Program From Scratch: Yes, you can do it, too!
This presentation is a guide for higher education staff to develop a Sustainability Staff Ambassador program at their college or university. A major hurdle most offices of sustainability face is limited staff time and resources. We can’t be everywhere at once, as much as we need and want to be for this work. Through thoughtful relationship building and information sharing, sustainability staff can build a vast network of allies across their campus community, develop leads for sustainability policy and behavior intervention opportunities, share essential information more effectively, and drive staff engagement that will help you achieve your goals.
The webinar will disclose organizing principles and methods for identifying and recruiting staff volunteers for your program. You will learn how to engage with Ambassadors to inspire sustainability action within departmental structures, and how to utilize your volunteer team to increase visibility of sustainability work on your campus.
Presenters
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Matthew Brinn, Communication and Engagement Manager, Princeton University Matt Brinn is the Communication and Engagement Manager in the Office of Sustainability at Princeton University. In this role, he oversees a number of projects to inspire members of the campus community to pursue policy and behavior change in the sustainability space across the University. Additionally, he promotes the groundbreaking research and practical application of Princeton’s Sustainability Action Plan, which seeks to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2046. Matt holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Professional Writing from The College of New Jersey and lives with his wife, Melissa, and daughter, Penelope, in Cherry Hill, NJ. |
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Matt Smith, Communications Specialist/Sustainability Staff Ambassador Princeton University, Office of Housing and Real Estate Services Matt Smith is an enthusiastic advocate for sustainability. Between his work as a professional writer by day and historian by night, Matt seeks out innovative solutions to the interwoven problems of waste, resources, and conservation. A particular note is his zeal for reuse and recycling, spending hours assisting the Princeton University Office of Sustainability with processing donated items to be reused by successive generations of college students. Matt serves as the Communications Specialist in Housing and Real Estate Services at Princeton. Prior to this, Matt worked for the Office of Communications as an artist licensed by the Trustees to document campus scenery and landscapes. He holds master’s degrees from the University of Tennessee, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Lee University. Some know him best, however, as the designer of the Lego Nassau Hall. |