Role & Purpose of the ESC. The Executive Sustainability Council was established in 2016 to ensure achievement of the system’s sustainability goals. Roles are outlined below.
- Set sustainability-related vision and goals
- Allocate the resources (financial and staff time) necessary to achieve campus sustainability goals
- Strategize the effective communication of the importance and impact of sustainability within and outside of the organization
- Determine and enact policy changes that lead toward achievement of campus sustainability goals
- Assist in brainstorming strategies, determining timing for implementation of resource-intensive strategies, and coordinating working groups to implement resource-intensive strategies
- Appropriately connect operationally-focused sustainability efforts with academic and patient-focused activities of the organization
- Ultimately accountable for organizational progress towards the goals
Current Members of the ESC [Updated August 2021]
- Jennifer Anderson, Clinic Manager | Nebraska Medicine
- *Jen Bartholomew, Vice President, Associate Vice Chancellor, Facilities | Nebraska Medicine | UNMC
- Kelly Betts, Assistant Dean & Professor | UNMC
- Alison Bobal, Associate Professor, McGoogan Health Sciences Library | UNMC
- Molly Cornelius, Student | UNMC
- Dr. Alison Freifeld, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine | Nebraska Medicine
- *Dr. Ali Khan, Dean of the College of Public Health & Professor | UNMC
- Brian Lancaster, Vice President, Information Technology | Nebraska Medicine
- *Julie Lazure, Vice President, Operations | Nebraska Medicine
- Tom Macy, Vice President, Operations | Nebraska Medicine
- Matt Pospisil, Vice President, Operations | Nebraska Medicine
- Rachel Schmidt, Student | UNMC
- Brian Schram, Director, Clinical and Support Services | Nebraska Medicine
- Julie Sommer, Research Facilities Planner II | UNMC
- Frank Venuto, Chief Human Capital Officer | Nebraska Medicine
* Reflects 2021-2022 ESC Chairs