UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY (UOS) STAFF 
Tom Kelly, Ph.D., UNH Chief Sustainability Officer & UOS Director
Call (603.862.8564) or email Alaina Pritchard to schedule meetings with Tom Kelly.
Tom Kelly, Ph.D., is the first director of the University Office of Sustainability (UOS) and Chief Sustainability Officer at the University of New Hampshire, where he collaborates with faculty, staff, students and others in the development of teaching, operational initiatives and policies, research, and engagement activities related to the UOS's four educational initiatives in biodiversity, climate, culture, and food. He has been working in the field of higher education and sustainable development for more than fifteen years in the US as well as in Colombia and Brazil. Current activities include serving on the planning and program committee for the UNH Master's of Public Health Program and teaching a course in climate change and health, working with colleagues in the UNH College of Life Science and Agriculture on the UNH organic dairy research farm as well as the New Hampshire Center for a Food Secure Future, and working with colleagues at the UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space on Carbon Solutions New England™. He is a founding member of the Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium working to coordinate activities in New England for the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, current guest director of the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) Board of Directors, and serves on the advisory committee of the Real Food Challenge, the steering committee for the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, the advisory committee for the Community, Food and Agriculture Program at Cornell University, the program committee of the National Association of College and University Business Officers' 2009 Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference, and the advisory council for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). He was a co-principal investigator on the INHALE project, a NOAA-funded research effort by the UNH Climate Change Research Center in collaboration with the UNH School of Health and Human Services to investigate the effects of climate variability, air quality, and weather on human health in New England, a visiting scholar at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the University of California San Diego, and a visiting professor of transboundary environmental issues in the U.S.-Mexican borderlands at El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico DF. In addition to an undergraduate and master's degree in musical composition and conducting, he holds a master's degree and a Ph.D. in International Relations from the Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
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Download a high res image of Tom Kelly or Tom's CV (PDF)
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Tom was interviewed for the Association of College Unions Internation's Bulletin in July 2008. Read the interview...
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Tom was interviewed on NewEngland.com's "Faces of New England." See the interview...
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Tom won a 2007 UNH Presidential Award of Excellence. Read more...
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Tom was featured in the Fall 2007 Heart of NH Magazine as a NH Guru. Read more (PDF)...
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Tom was interviewed on New Hampshire Business Magazine on WMUR Manchester by Fred Kocher. See the interview...
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Read "Higher Education & Sustainabilitiy: universities can have no greater mission than this" written by Tom in 2008.
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Read "Virtuous Globalization: A Dialogue for the University of New Hampshire Discovery Program Part I: Introduction" (PDF) written by Tom in 2005.
Sara M. Cleaves, Associate Director
Sara M. Cleaves, UOS's associate director since 2006, first joined UOS as its Biodiversity Education Initiative and Climate Education Initiative Program Coordinator in 2005. Sara works with administrators, faculty, staff, students, and outside partners in integrating sustainability throughout UNH's curriculum, operations, research, and engagement efforts. Along with planning, implementing, and managing UOS's communications and outreach efforts, Sara oversees UOS budgeting and staff management and participates in strategic planning and program evaluation for its four initiatives and for the office as a whole. A member of the NH Carbon Challenge Steering Committee, Sara is also a member of the North American Association for Environmental Education and the Society of Human Ecology. Her past work includes teaching, outreach, and research with the UNH Masters of Arts in Environmental Education Program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. National Park Service, the Smithsonian Institution, and the New England Aquarium. She has a master's degree in environmental economics and policy from the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University and a bachelor's degree in English from Dartmouth College; she is currently pursuing a master's in education at UNH. Her interests include environmental psychology, motivation for engagement in sustainable behaviors, transformative learning, and effective outreach, communication, and education on sustainability.
Elisabeth Farrell, CAS and FAS Program Coordinator
Elisabeth "El" Farrell is the Program Coordinator of UOS's Culture and Sustainability Initiative and Food and Society Initiative. In this role, she assists with the organization and implementation of curricula, research, projects, and events related to the issues of culture, public arts, community, food, local and sustainable agriculture, nutrition, and other related issues. El has worked for the University Office of Sustainability for over five years managing initiative projects and events, including the New Hampshire Center for a Food Secure Future, the annual Local Harvest Dinner, the Cultural Excursions program, and many others. She serves as an advisor to the UNH Organic Garden Club, and is a member of the Northeast Regional Farm to School Steering Committee, the New Hampshire Coalition for Sustaining Agriculture, and Slow Food U.S.A. El holds an M.F.A. in writing and literature from the Bennington College Writing Seminars and a B.A. in anthropology from the University of New Hampshire.
Brett Pasinella, BEI and CEI Program Coordinator
Since 2006, Brett Pasinella has been the Program Coordinator for UOS's Biodiversity Education Initiative and Climate Education Initiative. In this role, he assists with the organization and implementation of initiative curricula, research, projects, and events related to the issues of biodiversity, ecological and public health, conservation, climate change, energy, and other related issues. Brett holds master's degrees in geography and energy & environmental analysis from Boston University and a bachelor’s degree from Clark University with a double major in physics and environmental science & policy.
Joyce Massicotte, Interim BEI & CEI Special Projects Coordinator
Joyce Massicotte is a part-time Interim Special Projects Coordinator for UOS's Biodiversity Education Initiative (BEI) and Climate Education Initiative (CEI). In this role, she organizes and implements key special projects, research, communications, and events related to the issues of biodiversity, ecological and public health, conservation, climate change, energy, and other related issues. Joyce began working at UOS in September 2008 and will be filling in for Judy Fahnestock until June 2009. Joyce also works part-time for the UNH Office of Environmental Health & Safety (OEHS), coordinating events for their New Hampshire College & University Compliance Assistance Cooperative Program (NHC3UA) with Dartmouth College. She holds a bachelors degree in Environmental Studies from San Francisco State University and is currently attending classes at UNH to work towards her goal of acquiring U.S. Green Building Council LEED Professional Accredidation. Her past work includes environmental education, teaching English in Japan, and volunteering at organic farms around the world and at reforestation projects in Ecuador.
Judy Fahnestock, BEI & CEI Special Projects Coordinator
NOTE: Judy is on sabbatical August 2008 - June 2009. Judy Fahnestock is a part-time Special Projects Coordinator for UOS's Biodiversity Education Initiative (BEI) and Climate Education Initiative (CEI) . In this role, she organizes and implements key special projects, research, communications, and events related to the issues of biodiversity, ecological and public health, conservation, climate change, energy, and other related issues. Judy joined UOS in 2006. She holds a Masters of Science in entomology from the University of Maryland at College Park, a B.S. in natural resource studies from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and an A.A.S. in forestry from Paul Smith's College. Her past work includes avian research, environmental education, and agricultural and horticultural integrated pest management.
Alison Magill, FAS & CAS Special Projects Coordinator
Alison Magill is a part-time Special Projects Coordinator for UOS's Food & Society Initiative (FAS) and Culture & Sustainability Initiative (CAS). In this role, she organizes and implements key special projects, research, communications, and events related to the issues of agriculture, food systems, nutrition, public arts, democratic participation, vibrant communities, social justice, cultural heritage, and other related issues. Alison joined UOS in 2008 after many years of work in UNH's Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space. She holds a M.S. in Natural Resources and a B.S. in Soil Science from the University of New Hampshire. Her past work includes developing web-based tools for use in natural resource and coastal management in order to improve access to environmental data, coordinating the UNH Natural Resources and Earth System Science Ph.D. Program, and conducting and superivising various field and laboratory research in the areas of forest ecosystems and terrestrial ecology. Alison is a founding member and active leader of Slow Food Seacoast.
Alaina Pritchard, Administrative Assistant
Alaina has been the Administrative Assistant for the University Office of Sustainability since August 2007. In this role she accomplishes many daily tasks to contribute to the efficient running of the office, including assisting with with travel arrangements, scheduling and calendar maintenance, office management, communication and outreach projects, and interaction with UOS's Business Service Center.
Alaina gained many of her skills through her previous work and internship experiences in marketing, public relations, and community relations at local seacoast agencies, TD Banknorth Garden, and a local area restaurant. She is a 2006 graduate of Endicott College, holding a Bachelors of Science Degree in Communications.
Nathan Duclos, NH Farm to School Program Coordinator
Nathan Duclos is the Program Assistant for the NH Farm to School Program. He holds a BA in philosophy from Rivier College and a MA in Environmental Education from the University of New Hampshire. Nathan ran the theater program at Rivier College for four years and now runs the drama company at R.W. Traip Academy in Kittery, Maine.
Apart from theater, Nathan is a certified EMT, a Wilderness EMT and rescuer, and a CPR/First Aid instructor. He splits his free time between backpacking and playing soccer. He also serves on the board of trustees for the Cocheco Arts and Technology Academy charter school and the alumni board for Rivier College.
Amy Barr, Research Assistant
Amy Barr is the Research Assistant for the New Hampshire Center for a Food Secure Future. Additionally, she served as Research Assistant for the National Citizen Technology Forum, a project of the Culture & Sustainability Initiative. Amy is a Ph.D. candidate in the University of New Hampshire Department of Sociology. She holds a MA in sociology from UNH and a BA in sociology from St. Lawrence University.
Charlotte Todd and Juliet Bluemling
Charlotte Todd and Juliet Bluemling are UNH undergraduates interning at UOS since summer 2008. A senior studying international affairs and Spanish, Charlotte is helping UNH pilot STARS -- the draft Sustainability Tracking, Rating and Assessment system being developed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). A senior studying hospitality management, Juliet is working with UOS and UNH Dining to advance their Local Harvest Initiative. She is also helping UNH be part of the Real Food Challenge campaign.
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In Memoriam
Crescentia Healy-True
Crescentia Healy-True was the University Office of Sustainability Associate Director from January 2005 to March 2006. We sadly lost Crescentia to breast cancer in March 2006. An incredible mother, sister, daughter, friend, and colleague, Crescentia inspired everyone with her vibrant personality, love for life, compassion, and dedication to volunteer work, her community, and her family. Although she's no longer with us, Crescentia left a lasting legacy at UNH. She helped launch our educational campaign around our compressed natural gas shuttle buses. She launched our WildCAP Discount Program (including our virtual energy efficient residence hall room) with Houghton's ACE Hardware in Durham, Lee, and Newmarket. She began our work setting up a biodiesel microprocessor at Woodman Horticultural Farm to convert waste vegetable oil from campus dining areas into biodiesel for off-road farm equipment and greenhouses. She launched our new UOS communications efforts. And she lead many of our outreach efforts in 2005 - from Bike/Walk to Work Day to the energy efficient residence hall room at SolarFest to the Oyster River Clean-Up Day in September 2005. We miss Crescentia very much, but her incredible legacy and passion live on in all that we do in UOS.
Jackie Cilley
Jacqueline (Jackie) Cilley was our Administrative Assistant for 4 years, and we lost our good friend in 2002. These words about Jackie from a 2002 UNH Campus Journal story on her passing speak to how wonderful our dear friend Jackie was: "Jackie's passion at UNH was her work and her hopes and dreams for a sustainable earth. Through her position in the University Office of Sustainability and in her service to the UNH community and to the community at large, Jackie worked very hard to educate and inform all that she came in contact with about building a sustainable world. Jackie organized groups of UNH staff that shared her interests in energy use, transportation, and the purchasing and promotion of sustainable office practices. It was Jackie's influence that generated the inclusion of the word "sustainable" in the [UNH Administrative Office Professional's] mission statement. She made us understand and appreciate the benefits of living in a sustainable world and the value of protecting our natural resources and preserving our communities... "Jackie Cilley was many things to many people. She was a wife, a devoted, loving mother of three, a grandmother of nine, a sister, a friend, a faithful UNH employee, a lover of the arts and a caretaker of the environment. Jackie loved to hike, kayak, cross-country ski, work in her garden and generally enjoy nature's beauty. Jackie was passionate about the arts -- she loved good theater and good music. She had a diverse collection of books and was well read. Jackie treasured her opportunities to travel to the West Coast to see her grandchildren; her many trips with each of her children to various destinations: New York City, Tanglewood, hikes in the woods or walks on the warm sand; her trek to Quebec City with relatives and delighting in her French Canadian heritage. She loved good food, a good glass of wine, sharing family stories and, above all, Jackie loved to laugh!"
