Sustainable Operations Council (SOC) Membership
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Executive Team

Sara Thorndike
Senior Vice President, Finance and Business

Lara Fowler
Chief Sustainability Officer, Penn State
Director, Sustainability Institute

William Sitzabee
Vice President of Facilities Management and Planning & Chief Facilities Officer
Council Members:
Sustainability Institute
Meghan Hoskins, Chair, Sustainable Operations Council
Lydia Vandenbergh
Krista Bailey
Lara Fowler
Sustainability Institute Affiliate
Sarah Klinetob Lowe
Office of the Physical Plant
Andrew Gutberlet
Office of the Corporate Controller
Marilyn F. Presto
Penn State Auxiliary & Business Services (A&BS)
David Snyder
Procurement Services
Duane Elmore
Commonwealth Operations
Jonathan Kukta
Transportation Services
Rob DeMayo
Human Resources
Drew Brennan
Penn State Information Technology (IT)
John Matty
Penn State Athletics
Scott Sidwell
Carl Heck
UPUA Director of Sustainability
Bella Briseno
College of Medicine Finance & Business
Marvin Smith
If you are interested in learning more about the projects and initiatives the Sustainable Operations Council is involved with, please contact the Sustainability Institute via email: sustainability@psu.edu.

The SOC looks to the Penn State Strategic Plan as well as the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as framework for priortizing initiatives. The 17 SDGs are at the heart of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and planet. These goals recognize that “ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.” – sustainabledevelopment.un.org