Staff & Working Group

The University of California, Santa Barbara is fortunate to have a diversity of groups invested in sustainability within academics and research at UCSB. This webpage is meant as a link between these groups and their efforts. To support these initiatives, UCSB also has one staff position dedicated to sustainability in academics and research.

Sustainability Staff

Photo of Katie Maynard

Photo: Katie Maynard

Katie began her involvement with Sustainability in 2003, when she became a co-founder of the Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP), a student-initiated courses program at the local and statewide level. Katie has since become the main logistics organizer for the UC, CSU, CCC Sustainability Conference and been engaging faculty and researchers in sustainability projects which enrich curriculum and improve research practices. She is also responsible for supporting student projects, connecting students to internship and job opportunities, directly supporting student interns, and doing general outreach for UCSB sustainability efforts.