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UCSF Advisory Committee on Sustainability

The overarching charge of the committee for the FY2020-22 appointment is to advise and approve strategies for UCSF to become a national leader in health and sustainability by 2025.  This will be accomplished by not only supporting implementation of UCOP’s Sustainable Practices Policies, but socializing sustainability principles in the UCSF community.

In addition, the committee shall be divided into sub-committees to provide guidance and leadership to:
• Explore and advocate for academic strategies to incorporate sustainability into the curriculum/practice
• Explore and advocate for UCSF Health strategies to incorporate sustainability into the health system
• Explore and advocate for UCSF operations to incorporate sustainability into the campus operations
• Explore and advocate for UCSF sustainability in internal and external communications

These four sub-committees will focus on the three areas of UCSF to socialize sustainability principles in the UCSF community.

Academic Sub-Committee
•    Students (Bennett Kissel)
•    Representatives from the schools (Dorie Apollonio, Annemarie Charlesworth, Katherine Gundling, Chelsea Landolin, Starley Shade, Arianne Teherani,  Sheri Weiser, Marya Zlatnik)

Campus Building and Operations Sub-Committee:
• Real Estate (Brian Newman, Bruce Lanyon, Patti Mitchell)
• Planning (Alicia Murisaki)
• Representatives from the schools(Joe Guglielmo, Chris Cadwell,)
• Facilities (Paul Landry)
• EH&S (Tim Orozco)

Health Sub-Committee:
• Hospitals & Clinics (Gail Lee)
• PeriOperative Sustainability Committee (Seema Gandhi)
• Food and Nutrition Services (Dan Henroid)

Communications Sub-Committee
• Chancellors Office (Terri O’Brien)
• University Relations (Lisa Cisneros)
• Community relations (Wylie Liu)
• UCOP - (Sapna Thottathil)

An annual report of the Advisory Committee on Sustainability will be submitted to the UCSF community and the Chancellor’s Executive Team.  Any recommendations that warrant higher level decisions can be taken to the Chancellor’s Executive Team for consideration.

The UACS is envisioned to be a collaborative group reflecting the diverse aspects of UCSF, led by Associate Chancellor, Sheila Antrum, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, UCSF Health and Brian Newman, Vice President UCSF Health and UCSF Senior Associate Vice Chancellor of Real Estate, as co-chairs.  Staff support is provided by Gail Lee, Sustainability Director for both the campus and medical center.

pdf of 20-22 UACS Charge

Two-year appointment cycle (FY20-22)
Chairs:
Sheila Antrum, Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer at UCSF Health
Brian Newman, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor of UCSF Real Estate and Vice President of UCSF Health

Members:
Dorie Apollonio, Professor, School of Pharmacy
Bennett Kissel, medical student, Representative for Human Health and Climate Change Student Group
Christopher Cadwell, Clinic Manager, School of Dentistry
Annemarie Charlesworth, Director, Center for Health and Climate
Lisa Cisneros, Senior Director, Strategic Communications
Tim Orozco, EH&S, Hazardous Materials Manager
Seema Gandhi, Clinical Professor, Anesthesia Dept
Joseph Guglielmo, Dean, School of Pharmacy
Katherine Gundling, Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine
Dan Henroid, Director, UCSFH Nutrition and Food Services
Chelsea Landolin, Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Nursing
Paul Landry, Interim Director, Engineering & Utilities, Campus Facilities Services
Bruce Lanyon, Director, Real Estate Assets Department, FAS
Wylie Liu, Program Manager, Community Engagement & Health Policy; Director, Center for Community Engagement
Patti Mitchell, Associate Director, West Zone, Capital Programs
Alicia Murasaki, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Campus Planning and Campus Architect
Theresa O’Brien, Associate Chancellor, Chancellor’s Office
Starley Shade, Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Arianne Teherani, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Medical Education
Sapna Thottathil, Associate Director of Sustainability at University of California Office of the President
Sheri Weiser, Professor, School of Medicine, Director,  Climate and Health Center
Marya Zlatnik, Professor, School of Medicine, chair, Academic Senate Sustainability Committee