Committee Members

CECCS members posing at the front of Simcoe Hall with President Meric Gertler at October 24, 2024 meeting
CECCS and Secretariat members with President Meric Gertler at the October 24, 2024 CECCS meeting in Simcoe Hall. Photo by Polina Teif.
Pictured from left to right (Secretariat members = S) : Diego Arreola Fernández, Kristy Bard (S), Ayako Ariga (S), Nicole Spiegelaar, Sarah Hinves, Marianne Hatzopoulou, Roger Bulgin, Victoria Costa Duarte, Catherine Thorn, Ito Peng, John Robinson, Meric Gertler, Ron Saporta, Kristy Faccer (S), Timothy Chan, Kelechi Nwokeocha, Imre Szeman, Ahmed Azhari (attending on behalf of Deborah Brown), Zach Lidder, Barbara Fallon, Shannon Simpson, Corey Allen (S)
Not pictured: Deborah Brown, Gwen Burrows, Harshit Gujarat, Hilary Inwood, Jeffrey Miller, Jason Pang, Hannah Permaul Flores.

The current cohort of CECCS members consists of 7 faculty, 7 staff, and 7 students, with a representative from the alumni community TBC for a total of 23 members including the CECCS Co-Chairs Prof. John Robinson, Presidential Advisor on the Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainability; and Ron Saporta, Chief Operating Officer, Property Services & Sustainability. All members serve on at least one of four Subcommittees: Teaching & Learning, Research, Operations, and Student Leadership.

Students

Diego Arreola Fernández, 4th year, Environmental Studies, Economics, International Relations 

Victoria Costa Duarte, 1st year, PhD in Political Science and Collaborative Specialization in Environmental Studies

Hannah Permaul Flores, 4th year, BSc, Forest Conservation

Harshit Gujral, 2nd year PhD, Computer Science (Student Leadership Subcommittee Co-Chair)

Zach Lidder, 2nd year, Peace, Conflict & Justice Studies, Trinity College

Kelechi Nwokeocha, 5th year, Environmental Science/Biology (Student Leadership Subcommittee Co-Chair); UTSC campus

Jason Pang, 1st year, Masters of Sustainability Management (MScSM) ; UTM campus

Faculty

Timothy Chan, Associate Vice-President and Vice-Provost, Strategic Initiatives; Professor, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering  (Teaching & Learning Subcommittee Co-Chair); Engineering

Barbara Fallon, Associate Vice-President, Research; Professor, Social Work  (Research Subcommittee Co-Chair); Social Work

Marianne Hatzopoulou, Professor and Chair, Civil & Mineral Engineering; Director, Positive Zero Transport Futures (Operations Subcommittee Co-Chair); Engineering

Hilary Inwood, Lecturer; Coordinator, Sustainability & Climate Action Network, OISE  (Teaching & Learning Subcommittee Co-Chair); OISE

Ito Peng,  Professor, Sociology/Munk School of Global Affairs; Director of the Centre for Global Social Policy; Arts & Science

Nicole Spiegelaar, Assistant Professor, Teaching Steam, School of the Environment; Academic Director, Trinity’s Integrated Sustainability Initiative; Arts & Science

Imre Szeman, Director, Institute for Environment, Conservation & Sustainability (Research Subcommittee Co-Chair); Professor, Human Geography ; UTSC campus/iRISE/Human Geography

Staff

Deborah Brown, Chief Administrative Officer, UTM Campus

Roger Bulgin, Chief Administrative Officer, Woodsworth; Arts & Science

Gwen Burrows, Assistant Vice-President, International Engagement & Impact ; Office of the Vice-President, International (OVPI) 

Sarah Hinves, Senior Planner, Infrastructure Planning; Arts & Science

Jeffrey Miller, Director, Facilities Management & Capital Projects, UTSC

Shannon Simpson, Senior Director, Indigenous Initiatives; Office of Indigenous Initiatives

Catherine Thorn, Director, Sustainability & Energy Management  (Operations Subcommittee Co-Chair); Facilities & Services

Alumni

TBC

Emeritus Members

Faculty Alumni Student Staff
NameAffiliationType
Andrew ArifuzzamanChief Administrative Officer, UTSCStaff
Aimy BazylakAssociate Professor, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering Faculty
Christine BurkeAssistant Vice-President, University Planning, Design & Construction Staff
Tenley ConwayProfessor, Department of Geography, Geomatics & Environment, UTMFaculty
Chris Choi Environmental Science & Environmental Studies, UTSC Undergraduate Student
Kenneth S. Corts Professor and Vice-Dean, Research, Strategy, and Resources, Marcel Desautels Chair in Entrepreneurship, Rotman School of ManagementFaculty
Marc CoutureDirector, Sustainability & Energy ManagementStaff
Lisa DeMarcoSenior Partner and CEO, Resilient LLP Alumni
Steve EasterbrookProfessor and Director, School of the Environment Faculty
Alexandria Gill Political Science & Public Policy, UTSC Undergraduate Student
Amanda Harvey-SánchezPhD Candidate, Anthropology Graduate Student
Aviatar InbarMaster of Science in Sustainability Management Program Candidate at University of Toronto MississaugaGraduate Student
Shashi Kant Professor and Director, Master of Science in Sustainability Management Program, University of Toronto MississaugaFaculty
Bryan KarneyProfessor and Associate Dean, Cross-Disciplinary Programs, Faculty of Applied Science & EngineeringFaculty
Nicole KlenkAssociate Professor, Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto ScarboroughFaculty
James MacLellanAssistant Professor and Program Director, Environmental Studies
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough
Faculty
Jan Mahrt-SmithAssociate Professor, Rotman School of ManagementFaculty
Daniella MallinickDirector, Academic Programs, Planning & Quality Assurance, Office of the Vice-Provost, Academic Programs VP Liaison
Liat Margolis Professor and Director, Green Roof Innovation Testing Laboratory, Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design Faculty
Kim McLeanChief Administrative Officer, Faculty of Arts and ScienceStaff
Fiona MillerProfessor, Chair in Health Management Strategies, and Connaught Scholar, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Director, CASCADES – Creating a Sustainable Canadian Health System in a Climate Crisis; Director, Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care Faculty
Jennifer MurphyProfessor and Associate Chair, Graduate Studies, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts & Science Faculty
Derek NewtonAssistant Vice-President, Innovation, Partnerships and Entrepreneurship VP Liaison
David RobertsAssistant Professor, Department of Geography & Planning, and Urban Studies Program Faculty
Karen ShimCommunications Associate in the Office of the Vice-Provost, Academic ProgramsStaff
Romila VermaLecturer, School of the Environment and Department of GeographyFaculty
Claire Westgate Placement & Employer Relations Officer, MScSM Program, University of Toronto MississaugaStaff