Team

RIT Sustainability works with stakeholders across campus and in the community to advance RIT’s commitment to sustainability and its goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.

Enid Cardinal

Senior Advisor to the President for Strategic Planning and Sustainability

Tom Connelly

Assistant Director for Campus Sustainability

E Turpin

SP&S Program Specialist

Student Team

Felix

Felix is the Graphic Designer for RIT Sustainability. He makes the newsletters, graphics for events, announcements, and social media posts. He is also the Graphic Designer for Goodbye, Goodbuy! Besides art and design, he loves music, entomology, and comics. 

Felix Niemi
Graphic Designer
Major: Graphic Design
Hometown: San Francisco, CA

 

 

Rachel

Rachel is the Zero Waste Arena Director and Recycling Coordinator for RIT Sustainability. She manages campus  E-Waste recycling, communication about recycling, and participates in other campus sustainability initiatives. In her free time, she loves listening to music, hiking, and spending time with her friends.

Rachel Dodge
Zero Waste Coordinator
Major: Environmental Science
Hometown: Greenfield, MA

 

 

Spencer Photo

Spencer is the Student Facilitator for the Climate and Sustainability Leadership Program. He helps plan and lead events for this new program with RIT Sustainability. In his free time, he goes to car shows, listens to music, and makes chainmail projects.

Spencer Griebel
Student Facilitator for the Climate and Sustainability Leadership Program
Major: Cybersecurity / Computing and Information Technology
Hometown: Webster, NY

 

 

Rebecca Photo

Rebecca is the Education and Outreach Coordinator for RIT Sustainability. She keeps the RIT community informed about Goodbye, Goodbuy! and other campus initiatives and engages the campus in sustainability efforts. In her free time, she loves kayaking, trying chai lattes, and solving jigsaw puzzles.

Rebecca Leonard
Outreach & Engagement Coordinator

Major: Environmental Science
Hometown: Clayton, NY

 

 

Jade is the Zero-Waste Arena Team Lead. She coordinates and manages the ZWA Team, as well as supporting the other Sustainability projects across campus. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, gardening, playing guitar, and playing chess.

Jade Lewis
Zero-Waste Arena Team Lead
Major: Environmental Science
Hometown: Scranton, PA

 

 

 

Hannah Photo

Hannah is the Goodbye, Goodbuy! Program Director for RIT Sustainability. She oversees the program planning and coordination for Goodbye, Goodbuy! She is passionate about community engagement, mental health, and student-centered programs. In her free time, she enjoys reading and photography. 

 

Hannah Robinson
Goodbye, Goodbuy! Program Director
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana

 

 

 

Committees

Long Range Planning and Environment Committee

The Long Range Planning Committee, a standing committee of Academic Senate, prepares and reviews strategic planning initiatives of the university and review progress in achieving those goals.