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Sustainable Carolina Professional Staff

Sustainable Carolina staff is housed within the UNC Institute for the Environment, representing a central connection point for campus sustainability. The team links strategic visions outlined by the Carolina Sustainability Council with campus stakeholders. We create analyses and feasibility studies of opportunities, report on campus progress, develop messaging around sustainability, and interact with the community.

Sustainable Carolina Staff Members

Mike Piehler

Chief Sustainability Officer; Director, Sustainable Carolina
mpiehler@email.unc.edu

Abigail Brewer

Communications and Engagement Specialist
Abigail.Brewer@unc.edu

Melanie Elliott

Sustainability Analyst
melaniee@unc.edu

Cindy Shea

Sustainability Director
cpshea@fac.unc.edu

Langley Smith

Sustainability Program Specialist
langleys@unc.edu

Carolina Sustainability Council

The Carolina Sustainability Council advises the chancellor and his cabinet on sustainability strategy within the Carolina Next: Innovations for Public Good framework. The Council includes students, faculty and staff. These members bring a broad range of expertise, experience, and perspectives from across the University. Council meetings are shared on the University’s Open Meetings Calendar and listed on our events page. Meetings are recorded and streamed through UNC Institute for the Environment’s Youtube channel.

Council Roster 2022 – 2023

Mike Piehler

Chief Sustainability Officer; Director, Sustainable Carolina
mpiehler@email.unc.edu

Anthony Buckley

Undergraduate Student Representative
anthont@ad.unc.edu

Margot Francini

Undergraduate Student Representative
mfrancini@unc.edu

Ileana Fenwick

Doctoral Candidate

Elizabeth Havice

Professor, Department of Geography, College of Arts & Sciences
havice@email.unc.edu

Nikhil Kaza

Associate Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning and Environment, Ecology and Energy Program, College of Arts & Sciences
nkaza@unc.edu

Jeff Mittlestadt

Professor of the Practice of Strategy and Entrepreneurship; Executive Director of the Ackerman Center for Excellence in Sustainability
Jeffrey_Mittelstadt@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Jonas Monast

C. Boyden Gray Distinguished Fellow; Assistant Professor and Director of the Center on Climate, Energy, Environment & Economics (CE3)
jmonast@email.unc.edu

Natalie Murdock

North Carolina State Senator
Natalie.Murdock@ncleg.gov

Erin Riggs

Executive Director, Environmental Finance Center
riggs@sog.unc.edu

Aaron Salzberg

Director, The Water Institute at UNC; Jennifer and Don Holzworth Distinguished Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
salzbergaa@unc.edu