Climate Action Commitment Implementation Contacts

For more general questions, please email sustainability@vt.edu or call (540) 231-1091
For questions about Climate Action Commitment Implementation goals and how you can get involved, please see the list of contacts below:
Goal 1. Carbon Neutrality
John Randolph – Senior Fellow for Climate Action, energy@vt.edu, (540) 231-7714
Sean McGinnis – Associate Progressor and Director of the Green Engineering Program, smcginn@vt.edu, 540-231-1446
Goal 2. 100% Renewable Electricity
Steve Durfee – Campus Energy Manager, sdurfee@vt.edu, (540) 230-6078
Matt Hagy – Interim Associate Director for Utilities, mhagy1@vt.edu, (540) 231-6437
Mary-Ann Ibeziako – Chief Sustainability Officer, maryann@vt.edu, (540) 231-4135
Goal 3. Energy System Efficiency and Total Steam Plant Conversion to Natural Gas
Kim Briele – Director of Engineering and Assessment, sbriele@vt.edu, (540) 231-8772
Goal 4. Existing Building Energy Efficiency
Steve Durfee – Campus Energy Manager, sdurfee@vt.edu, (540) 230-6078
Lowell Jessee – Energy Engineer, ljessee@vt.edu, (540) 231-7305
Goal 5. New Building Energy Efficiency
Paul Ely – Associate Director of Capital Construction, paulely@vt.edu, (540) 231-3689
Steve Durfee – Campus Energy Manager, sdurfee@vt.edu, (540) 230-6078
Goal 6. Agricultural, Forestry, and Land Use Operations
Jamie King – University Arborist, campusarborist@vt.edu, (540) 231-3718
Patrick Hilt – Director of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Facilities, philt@vt.edu, (540) 231-9405
Goal 7. Zero-Waste Campus
Teresa Sweeney – Program Consultant and Engagement Specialist, msrecycle247@vt.edu, (540) 998-5707
Nathan King – Campus Sustainability Manager, naking@vt.edu, (540) 231-7358
Rob Lowe – Senior Environmental Engineer, rlowe@vt.edu, 540) 231-2510
Blake Bensman – Sustainability Manager for Dining and Residence Life, bensman@vt.edu, (540) 231-3064
Goal 8. Establish the Sustainable Procurement Policy and Procedures
Mary Helmick - Director of Procurement, mhelmick@vt.edu, (540) 231-6211
Goal 9. Transportation GHG Emissions Reduction
Nick Quint – Transportation Network Manager & Interim Fleet Services Manager, nquint@vt.edu, (540) 231-2701
Goal 10. Climate Action Living Laboratory (CALL)
Todd Schenk – Assistant Professor for Urban Affairs and Planning, tschenk@vt.edu, (540) 231-1803
John Randolph – Senior Fellow for Climate Action, energy@vt.edu, (540) 231-7714
Goal 11. Climate Justice
Jack Leff – Graduate Assistant for the Office of Sustainability, leffjr@vt.edu
John Randolph – Senior Fellow for Climate Action, energy@vt.edu, (540) 231-7714
Goal 12. Sustainable Choices and Behavior
Nathan King – Campus Sustainability Manager, naking@vt.edu, (540) 231-7358
Todd Schenk – Assistant Professor for Urban Affairs and Planning, tschenk@vt.edu, (540) 231-1803
Blake Bensman – Sustainability Manager for Dining and Residence Life, bensman@vt.edu, (540) 231-3064
Goal 13. CAC Implementation and Engagement
John Randolph – Senior Fellow for Climate Action, energy@vt.edu, (540) 231-7714
Mary-Ann Ibeziako – Chief Sustainability Officer, maryann@vt.edu, (540) 231-4135
Todd Schenk – Assistant Professor for Urban Affairs and Planning, tschenk@vt.edu, (540) 231-1803
Goal 14. Innovative Financing
Travis Hundley – Director of Budget Operations, thundley@vt.edu, (540) 231-4475
Mary-Ann Ibeziako – Chief Sustainability Officer, maryann@vt.edu, (540) 231-4135
John Randolph – Senior Fellow for Climate Action, energy@vt.edu, (540) 231-7714
Goal 15. Toward 2050 Fossil Fuel Free
John Randolph – Senior Fellow for Climate Action, energy@vt.edu, (540) 231-7714
Sean McGinnis – Associate Progressor and Director of the Green Engineering Program, smcginn@vt.edu, 540-231-1446
Nathan King – Campus Sustainability Manager, naking@vt.edu, (540) 231-7358
A printable version of this list can be found here.