USU Sustainability was housed in Facilities Planning, Design, and Construction, and now sits in the Office of the President. Find key personnel below. Through our full-time Director and student assistants, we work to support the Sustainability Council, a Presidential advisory body of students, staff, and faculty advancing USU's sustainability goals.
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Meet The Staff
Chair of USU Sustainability Council
USU Sustainability
USU Office of the President
caitlin.mclennan@usu.edu | ext: 79299
Caitlin is a graduate of Tufts University and the University of Wyoming, holding a MSc in Environmental Policy and Planning and a BSc in Environment and Natural Resources and Political Science. A lover of all things "sustainability", she is devoted to ensuring USU promotes a life-giving future and reaches its sustainability and carbon reduction goals. Her work at USU focuses on organizing the Sustainability Council, supervising interns, working to assist in LEED goal-making for new construction, strategic sustainability planning, and investigating partnerships for program expansion across USU's campuses. She is always looking for a new collaboration. Don't hesitate to reach out so we can build a more sustainable USU, together.
Facilities Utilities and Energy Management
zac.cook@usu.edu
Zac Cook is the Energy Manager for Utah State University and a licensed professional engineer in the State of Utah. He is also a certified energy manager through the Association of Energy Engineers. In his role he manages the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning shop, commissioning efforts, utility metering , energy procurement and energy efficiency efforts. Zac has been in his current role for the past six years. While working at the university he has worked in various engineering roles focused on facilities operations, energy, and new and existing building commissioning. During his career he has spent a short time as a facilities engineer with Orbital ATK in Promontory Utah, now known as Northrup Grumman, and providing consulting engineering services. Zachary received a bachelors and masters of science in mechanical engineering from Utah State University.
Meet The Interns
Facilities Planning, Design & Construction
jordan.taft@usu.edu
Jordan is a senior studying Environmental Planning and minoring in Landscape Architecture. She hopes to work on sustainable city development and transportation planning in the future. As the Planning and Sustainability Assistant she is working on design mockups, landscape planting designs, and sustainability education and engagement projects around campus. In her free time she enjoys getting outside - especially backpacking and rock climbing, and tending to her jungle of houseplants. If you have an idea for a sustainability - related campus improvement, or have questions about sustainability at USU she would love to chat and find a way to help! She is excited to help contribute to sustainable development on campus.
Facilities Planning, Design & Construction
tanner.wyatt@usu.edu
Sustainability Council
Facilities Planning, Design & Construction
Born in Seattle and raised in Portland, Oliver Heady is an adventurer who loves to be outdoors and came to Utah for its legendary snow. While studying data analytics at USU, he is constantly looking for ways to reduce his impact on the environment and is now passionate about that same mission on a much larger scale. He’s currently crunching the numbers and performing analysis on the university’s footprint to deliver insights on potential solutions to lead a more sustainable organization for the incredible world we live in.
Facilities Planning, Design & Construction
My name is Maggie Mace, and I am a senior this year! I decided to work in the Sustainability Office because I love nature and the environment, and I feel like there is always more that I can do to help change the future. My major is International Studies, and I have four minors: Sociology, Anticipatory Intelligence, Leadership and Societal Organizations, and Global Peacebuilding. My favorite activities include anything I can do outside; mainly hiking, kayaking, paddleboarding, camping, and white water rafting.
Facilities Planning, Design & Construction
Hadley is a current Master of Landscape Architecture student. She previously received her undergraduate degree in environmental science from Indiana University in her hometown of Bloomington, Indiana. Her journey into sustainability began as a Sustainability Scholar while attending undergrad, and she is thrilled to continue making improvements towards campus-wide sustainability efforts here at USU. In her free time, Hadley enjoys camping, taking long road trips, and reading.
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