The Office of Sustainability serves as the institutional hub for sustainability initiatives, strategy, partnerships, and engagement at UW–Madison. Office of Sustainability staff and students report through both Facilities Planning & Management and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, which provide administrative and budgetary support for the office’s activities. In turn, the Office of Sustainability serves as an organizational home for the Lakeshore Nature Preserve and the Sustainability Research Hub.
For media inquiries and interview requests, please contact Nathan Jandl at njandl@wisc.edu.
For general inquiries, please send an email to info@sustainability.wisc.edu or use our Collaborate With Us form.
Office of Sustainability Staff
Melissa Nergard
Position title: Director of Institutional Sustainability
Email:
missy.nergard
Andrea Hicks
Position title: Director of Sustainability Education and Research
Email:
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Lauren Graves
Position title: Sustainability Communications and Engagement Manager
Email:
lauren.graves
Jeffrey Pollei
Position title: Senior Sustainability Utilities Engineer
Email:
jeffrey.pollei
Sustainability Research Hub Staff
Matt Ginder-Vogel
Position title: Associate Director of Sustainability Research and Innovation
Email:
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Melanie Hebl
Position title: Assistant Director of Research Collaboration
Email:
melanie.hebl
