Steering Committee

The steering committee members serve not only to guide the program’s curriculum and students but also serve as program educators and research mentors to the program’s students. 

• Erik Cordes, vice chair, biology, College of Science and Technology

• Alexandra Davatzes, director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, College of Science and Technology; earth and environmental sciences, College of Science and Technology

• Amelia Duffy-Tumasz, geography, environment and urban studies, College of Liberal Arts

• Melissa R. Gilbert, director, Center for Sustainable Communities, College of Liberal Arts

• Rob Jennings, biology, College of Science and Technology

• Hamil Pearsall, geography, environment and urban studies, College of Liberal Arts

Advisory Board 

As a PSM, Temple’s sustainability program relies greatly on its board of outside experts drawn from industry and research centers in the Philadelphia area. These board members advise on curriculum issues and internship/research opportunities. 

• Allison Acevedo, philanthropy director, National Board of Medical Examiners; former director of environmental justice, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 

• Todd Baylson, director of partnerships, policy and solar projects, Solar States 

• Ariel Ben-Amos, policy and partnerships group supervisor, Philadelphia Water Department 

• Tim Durkin, senior business analyst for infrastructure PMO, PECO 

• Kim Hachadoorian, Stream Stewards project manager, The Nature Conservancy 

• Daniel Juhn, independent consultant and chair of Earth observation for Ecosystem Accounting 

• Angela McFadden, trial attorney, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Environmental Enforcement Section, Department of Justice 

• Jessica Miller, director, Kearns and West 

• Elaine Montes, program manager for infrastructure and floodplain resilience, city of Philadelphia 

• Naida Elena Montes, community engagement facilitator on sustainability 

• Amanda N. Netburn, deputy division chief for science and technology, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

• Devi Ramkisoon, executive director, Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia 

• Lara Roman, research ecologist, United States Forest Service 

• Julienne Shrader Ortega, vice president and chief of healthy neighborhoods, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 

• Korin Tangkratul, program manager for place-based initiatives, city of Philadelphia 

Questions 

Assistance with admissions requirements should be directed to sustainabilitypsm@temple.edu.