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Governance Committee

The Nelson Institute Governance Committee has jurisdiction over all the interests of the division, except those vested in the Executive Committee. Nelson faculty, center directors, program chairs, and the director of sustainability education and research are all automatic members on the Governance committee. Nelson staff and affiliates can serve one-year renewable terms. The Dean chairs the committee and is an ex-officio, non-voting member. Complete information about the Governance Committee's role and processes can be found in NIPP 5.05., "Governance Committee." This document lists the current members and meeting dates for the 2024-25 academic year.

Meeting Dates for 2024-25

Mondays at 3:30 p.m.: September 23, October 14, November 18, December 16 (tentative), February 17, March 17, April 14, May 13 (tentative)

Committee Documents

Agendas and minutes since 2011 are stored in Box. Access can be requested from Kate Wodyn, committee coordinator.

Committee Members 2024-25

Carol Barford
Robert Beattie
Michael Bell
Will Brockliss
Grace Bulltail
Zuzana Burivalova
Joshua Calhoun
Michael Cardiff
Anna Gade (on sabbatical fall 2024)
Ken Genskow
Holly Gibbs
Asli Gocmen (on sabbatical)
Feng He
Elizabeth Hennessy (on sabbatical)
Andrea Hicks
Tracey Holloway (on sabbatical)
Leah Horowitz (on sabbatical fall 2024)
Sara Hotchkiss
Justin Hougham
Nathan Jandl
Marty Kanarek
Christopher Kucharik
Tyler Lark
Rebecca Larson
Sarli Mercado
Lisa Naughton
Missy Nergard
Michael Notaro
Mutlu Ozdogan
Jonathan Patz
Tim Portlock
Emily Reynolds
Paul Robbins (Chair)
Cooper Rosin
Rebecca Ryan
Annemarie Schneider
Nathan Schulfer
Diane Stojanovich
Steph Tai
Adrian Treves
Aja Watkins
Monica White
Catherine Woodward
Ben Zuckerberg

Kate Wodyn manages this committee in collaboration with the Dean.

Last update: 4-1-25

Governance Committee

Governance Committee

Meeting Dates for 2024-25

Committee Documents

Committee Members 2024-25

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