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MCSI Leadership

Melissa Bilec Melissa M Bilec
Special Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability
412-648-8075
mbilec@pitt.edu
Gena Kovalcik Gena M Kovalcik
Co-Director
412-624-9698
gmk9@pitt.edu
David Sanchez David V P Sanchez
Associate Director
412-624-9793
david.sanchez@pitt.edu

MCSI Staff

Esmee de Cortie Esmee de Cortie
Sustainability Community Engagement Coordinator
esmee.decortie@pitt.edu
Savannah Denlinger Savannah Denlinger
Sustainability Academic Programs Manager
sld127@pitt.edu
Laura Jellum Laura Jellum
Assistant Director for Sustainability Communications
laura.jellum@pitt.edu
Mary Schrag Mary Schrag
Administrative Assistant
mas1752@pitt.edu

MCSI Interns

Willow Freeman Willow Freeman
Sustainability Intern
John Halsall John Halsall
Sustainability Intern
Cindy Le Cindy Le
Sustainability Intern
Hailey McGarrity Hailey McGarrity
Sustainability Intern
Pip Mostern Pip Mostern
Sustainability Intern

Len Peters Faculty Fellows

Tony Kerzmann Tony Kerzmann
Leonard Peters Faculty Fellow
tkerzmann@pitt.edu
Justin Kitzes Justin Kitzes
Leonard Peters Faculty Fellow
justin.kitzes@pitt.edu
Dr. Ruth Mostern Ruth Mostern
Leonard Peters Faculty Fellow
rmostern@pitt.edu
Dr. Tina Ndoh Tina Ndoh
Leonard Peters Faculty Fellow
tina.ndoh@pitt.edu
Corinne Richards Zawacki Corinne Richards Zawacki
Leonard Peters Faculty Fellow
cori.zawacki@pitt.edu
Joaquin Rodriguez Joaquin Rodriguez
Leonard Peters Faculty Fellow
jor104@pitt.edu
Patrick Shirey Patrick D Shirey
Leonard Peters Faculty Fellow
pds25@pitt.edu
Götz Veser PhD Gotz Veser
Leonard Peters Faculty Fellow
gveser@pitt.edu

Sustainability Task Force

Drew Armstrong Drew Armstrong
Associate Professor, Department of History of Art and Architecture
cda68@pitt.edu
Daniel Bain Daniel Bain
Assistant Professor, Department of Geology and Planetary Science
dbain@pitt.edu
Aaron Barchowsky Aaron Barchowsky
Professor, School of Public Health
aab20@pitt.edu
Eric Beckman Eric J Beckman
Director Emeritus, MCSI
beckman@pitt.edu
Melissa Bilec Melissa M Bilec
Co-Director, MCSI
mbilec@pitt.edu
Dr. Michael L. Boninger Michael Boninger
Professor, School of Medicine
boninger@pitt.edu
Matthew Burton Matthew Burton
Lecturer, School of Computing and Information
mcburton@pitt.edu
John Camillus John Camillus
Donald Beall Professor of Strategic Management, Katz Graduate School of Business
camillus@katz.pitt.edu
Dr. Markus Chmielus Markus Chmielus
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
chmielus@pitt.edu
Mark Collins Mark Collins
Environmental Studies Advisor and Program Coordinator, Department of Geology and Environmental Science
mjc@pitt.edu
Emily Elliott Emily M Elliott
Professor, Department of Geology and Environmental Science
eelliott@pitt.edu
Shanti Famper-Rabindran Shanti Gamper Rabindran
Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
shanti@gspia.pitt.edu
Dr. Michael Glass Michael Glass
Director, Urban Studies Program
glass@pitt.edu
Marcela Gonzalez Rivas Marcela Gonzalez Rivas
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
mag231@pitt.edu
Michael Goodhart Michael Goodhart
Professor, Departments of Political Science and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
goodhart@pitt.edu
Dr. Robert Kerestes Robert Kerestes
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
rjk39@pitt.edu
Tony Kerzmann Tony Kerzmann
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
412-383-5064
tkerzmann@pitt.edu
Justin Kitzes Justin Kitzes
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
justin.kitzes@pitt.edu
Stephen Lee Stephen Lee
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
stephen.lee@pitt.edu
Dr. Paul Leu Paul Leu
Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering
pleu@pitt.edu
Tomas Matza Tomas Matza
Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
tomas.matza@pitt.edu
Daniel Mosse Daniel Mosse
Professor and Chair, Department of Computer Science
mosse@cs.pitt.edu
Ruth Mostern Ruth Mostern
Associate Professor, Department of History
rmostern@pitt.edu
Dr. Tina Ndoh Tina Ndoh
Associate Professor, School of Public Health
tina.ndoh@pitt.edu
Dr. Carla Ng Carla Ng
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
carlang@pitt.edu
Mary Ohmer Mary Ohmer
Associate Professor, School of Social Work
mlo51@pitt.edu
Cassie Quigley Cassie Quigley
Professor, School of Education
cquigley@pitt.edu
Corinne Richards-Zawacki Corinne Richards Zawacki
Professor and PLE Director, Department of Biological Sciences
cori.zawacki@pitt.edu
Warren Ruder Warren Ruder
Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering
412-383-9744
warrenr@pitt.edu
David Sanchez David V P Sanchez
Associate Director, MCSI
412-624-9793
david.sanchez@pitt.edu
John Sebastian John Sebastian
McKamish Director of Construction Management
jts79@pitt.edu
Kay Shimizu Kay Shimizu
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
412 648 7250
kayshimizu@pitt.edu
Patrick Shirey Patrick D Shirey
Assistant Professor, Department of Geology and Environmental Science
pds25@pitt.edu
Fernando Tormos-Aponte Fernando Tormos Aponte
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
fernandotormos@pitt.edu
Dr. Götz Veser Gotz Veser
Professor, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
gveser@pitt.edu
John Walsh John Walsh
Associate Professor, Department of French and Italian
jpw64@pitt.edu
Jennifer J. Wasco, DNP, RN Jennifer Wasco
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
wascoj@pitt.edu
Jeremy Weber Jeremy Weber
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
jgw99@pitt.edu