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SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE
BUSINESS CLASSROOM BUILDING
1635 CAMPUS CENTER DR, ROOM 50
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84112
801-585-9352

sustainability@utah.edu

Our Team


Emerson Andrews

Sustainable Campus Initiative Fund Manager
 801-581-7510
 emerson.andrews@utah.edu

Emerson Andrews

Sustainable Campus Initiative Fund Manager
Emerson works with students to help them access grant funding for sustainability-focused projects through the Sustainable Campus Initiative Fund. He also works closely with Facilities Management and other campus stakeholders to identify and initiate various projects related to applied sustainability learning.
 801-581-7510
 emerson.andrews@utah.edu

Amy Brunvand

Associate Librarian
 801-585-9352
 amy.brunvand@utah.edu

Amy Brunvand

Associate Librarian
Amy is an academic librarian embedded in the Sustainability Office. Her primary areas of focus are data collection for the STARS report on campus sustainability, research consultation, data and assessment help for sustainability related topics, and collection and archiving to support sustainable activity and research on campus and use of the campus as a living laboratory.
 801-585-9352
 amy.brunvand@utah.edu

Ginger Cannon

Interim Director
 801-581-7505
 ginger.cannon@utah.edu

Ginger Cannon

Interim Director
Ginger leads department initiatives and strategy for the Sustainability Office, including efforts to implement the university's Climate Action Plan and incorporate sustainability into the academic curriculum.
 801-581-7505
 ginger.cannon@utah.edu

Kara Freedman

Sustainability Engagement & Events Coordinator
 kara.freedman@utah.edu

Kara Freedman

Sustainability Engagement & Events Coordinator
Kara collaborates with departments and student groups to coordinate co-curricular opportunities throughout the year. Her primary programs are the What Goes Around Comes Around Pop-Up Thrift Shop to promote a circular economy on campus, Earth Week events in April, and the Farmers Market, which brings local vendors to the U each fall.
 kara.freedman@utah.edu

Gabrielle James

Gardens Program Coordinator
 gabrielle.james@utah.edu

Gabrielle James

Gardens Program Coordinator
Gabrielle is an urban farmer who utilizes ecological methods to care for land, environment and people. They oversee the Edible Campus Gardens program, which engages the campus through garden-based education and urban food production to foster environmental stewardship, community resilience and belonging on campus. Gabrielle is passionate about access to food and nature and is excited by the rich connection that is facilitated through food growing and traditions. When they aren’t covered in garden dirt, you can find them in the outdoors camping, hiking and paddle boarding, cooking, working on fiber arts or spending time with their spouse and pup.
 gabrielle.james@utah.edu

Julie Johnsson

Administrative Assistant for the Global Change & Sustainability Center and Sustainability Office
 sustainability@utah.edu

Julie Johnsson

Administrative Assistant for the Global Change & Sustainability Center and Sustainability Office
Julie supports the chief sustainability officer and administers GCSC graduate fellowships and funding for graduate student research and travel.
 sustainability@utah.edu

Ming Li

Accountant for the Global Change & Sustainability Center and Sustainability Office
 ming.li@utah.edu

Ming Li

Accountant for the Global Change & Sustainability Center and Sustainability Office
 ming.li@utah.edu

Sarah Schlaefke

Communication & Relationship Manager
 sarah.schlaefke@utah.edu

Sarah Schlaefke

Communication & Relationship Manager
 sarah.schlaefke@utah.edu

Jennifer Watt

Director of Sustainability Education
 jennifer.watt@envst.utah.edu

Jennifer Watt

Director of Sustainability Education
Jenn works to identify and promote sustainability education across campus through faculty and college-level initiatives.
 jennifer.watt@envst.utah.edu