Executive Committee
Membership
The Dean chairs the committee and is an ex-officio, non-voting member
The Associate Dean for Education and Faculty Affairs is an ex-offcio member
The following are automatic members of the Executive Committee:
- Nelson Institute faculty, if tenured
- Nelson Institute undergraduate program chair, if tenured
- Nelson Institute graduate program chairs, if tenured
- Nelson Institute research center directors, if tenured
- Director of Sustainability Education and Research, if tenured
Committee members 2025-26
Zuzana Buřivalová (on sabattical)
Ellen Damschen
Anna Gade
Ken Genskow
Holly Gibbs
Asligül Göçmen
Elizabeth Hennessy
Andrea Hicks
Tracey Holloway
Leah Horowitz
Christopher Kucharik
Rebecca Larson
Lisa Naughton
Mutlu Ozdogan
Jonathan Patz
Timothy Portlock
Paul Robbins (chair)
Annemarie Schneider
Sissel Schroeder
Steph Tai
Adrian Treves
Monica White
Meetings
Executive Committee meetings are subject to the state’s Open Meetings Law. However, because of the nature of the topics discussed, meetings generally occur in closed session and are attended only by committee members.
Kate Wodyn manages this committee in collaboration with the Dean.