Energy and Sustainability Staff Directory
Energy and Sustainability (E&S) is comprised of three interactive teams that work together to achieve our obligations and seize opportunities to reduce our environmental footprint while providing vital utilities. E&S staff are happy to interact with the Cornell community, peers, and others regarding issues in our purview. Please contact us using the information below, or contact E&S by sending an email to energy-sustainability@cornell.edu
Associate Vice President of Energy and Sustainability
Robert R. "Bert" Bland, P.E., Associate Vice President
Campus Sustainability Office
The Campus Sustainability Office works with students, staff and community members to catalyze the Cornell's transformation into a sustainable campus, including its energy infrastructure.
Staff By Team:
Leadership
- Robert R. Bland, P.E., Associate Vice President, Energy & Sustainability Department
- Sarah Carson, Director, Campus Sustainability Office
- Careen M. Arsenault, Sustainability Administrator
Sustainability & Governance & Planning
- Sarah Carson, Director, Campus Sustainability Office
- Kimberly Anderson, Assistant Director, Campus Sustainability Office
Climate Action Planning
- Sarah Carson, Director, Campus Sustainability Office
- Kimberly Anderson, Assistant Director, Campus Sustainability Office
Communications Team
- Lisa Kilgore, Communications and Engagement Assistant
- Katrien de Waard, Sustainability Communications Fellow
- Tavo Duarte, Sustainable Campus Social Media Coordinator
Engagement Team
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Kimberly Anderson, Assistant Director
- Lisa Kilgore, Communications and Engagement Assistant
- Alora Erin Michelle Cisneroz, Sustainability Coordinator
- Delaney Hartnett, Sustainability Student Engagement Coordinator
- Alison Mangano, Sustainability Student Waste Management Coordinator
- Andrea Miramontes Serrano, Sustainability Student Engagement Coordinator
STARS
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Lisa Kilgore, Sustainability Administrator
- Dani Bucci, STARS Coordinator
Green Office / Green Labs Program
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Careen M. Arsenault, Sustainability Administrator
- Kimberly Anderson, Assistant Director
Renewable Energy Development
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Sarah Carson, Director, Campus Sustainability Office
Sustainability Governance Coordination
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Sarah Carson, Director, Campus Sustainability Office
Utilities Distribution and Energy Management
- Cole Tucker, P.E., CEM, Interim Director of Utilities Distribution & Energy Management
- Vicki Davis, Assistant to the Director of Utilities Distribution & Energy Management
Energy Management
The goal of the Energy Management section is to cost effectively minimize Cornell's energy use and associated environmental impacts. The Energy Management staff works to identify and implement conservation focused outreach, maintenance, energy studies, and capital projects to meet the university's needs with less energy use. The program includes all of the Ithaca, NY campus; Geneva Experiment Station and other off-central campus facilities in the region.
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Mike Boggs, Metering Program Coordinator
- Jason Collins, Energy Project Coordinator
- Cole Tucker, P.E., CEM, Sr. Energy Engineer
Utilities Distribution
The Utilities Distribution section of Energy and Sustainability maintain the steam, chilled water, potable water system, sanitary sewerage collection systems and storm sewerage collection system.
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Jim Ciolek, Electrical Engineer
- Steve Hubbell, Utilities Distribution System Operations Specialist
- Jason Kelly, Distribution Engineer
- Jeff LaPar, Electric Enterprise Manager
- Frank Perry, Thermal Distribution and Hydroplant Manager
Utilities Production
The Utilities production section of Energy and Sustainability operates the University energy system that includes the production of steam with electric cogeneration, and chilled water. Utilities also operates an electric substation, hydroplant, potable water production system, sanitary sewerage collection systems and storm sewerage collection system.
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Josh LaPenna, P.E.,Director of Utilities Production
- Dede Deeley, Assistant to the Director of Utilities Production
Central Energy Plants (CEP)
- Stacey Edwards, Senior Plant Engineer
- Alan Griffith, Maintenance Manager
- Scott Morse, Plant Maintenance Planner
- Garret Quist, PE, Senior Plant Engineer // Interim Operations Manager
- Scott Williams, Industrial Controls System Manager
CEP Operations
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Robert Campbell, Sr. Plant Operator
- Ron Grose, Sr. Plant Operator
- Chuck Hayward, Boiler Operator
- Alvin Howell, Water Treatment Plant Operator
- Daniel Iorio, Boiler Operator
- Brendan Lester, Boiler Operator
- Kelly Martin, Senior Plant Operator
- John Mendelis, Boiler Operator
- Tim Middaugh, Senior Plant Operator
- Dan Pakkala, Boiler Operator
- Andy Purser, Boiler Operator
- James Parr, Senior Water Treatment Plant Technician/Operator
- Doug Smith, Senior Plant Operator
- Dave Wilmot, Senior Plant Operator
CEP Maintenance and Instrumentation
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Mark Carlisle, Senior Mechanic
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Richard Glezen, Senior Mechanic
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Sean Lynch, Senior Instrumentation and Controls Technician
- Tony Page, Senior Mechanic
- Dave Perrine, Senior Environmental Instrumentation and Controls Technician
- Bernie Rose, Senior Instrumentation and Controls Technician
Water and Wastewater
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Chris Bordlemay Padilla, Water and Wastewater Manager
- Mike Brown, Senior Mechanic/Relief Plant Operator
- Keith Cochran, Senior Plant Operator
- Kathy Kline, Senior Plant Operator
- Kevin Sarmiento, Senior Plant Operator
- Mark Vallely, Sr. Mechanic Water Filtration Plant Technician and Operator