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Tufts Climate Initiative Staff

Program Director

Sarah Hammond Creighton holds a B.S. in Physics from Bates College and an M.S. in Environmental Policy and Civil and Environmental Engineering from Tufts. Previously she was Project Manager of Tufts CLEAN!, a program to reduce Tufts University's environmental impacts and Energy Conservation Planner for the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management. Her book, Greening the Ivory Tower: Improving the Environmental Track Record of Universities, Colleges and Other Institutions, is a motivational and how-to guide for staff, faculty, and students that offers detailed "greening" strategies for those who may have little experience with institutional change or environmentally friendly technologies.
Outreach Coordinator
Tina Woolston holds a B.S. and M.S. in Animal Science and Ruminant Nutrition from Cornell University. In addition to working at Tufts University she works at the Project Manager for Sustainability at Earthwatch Institute in Maynard, MA. There she works on creating a green office environment and helping to create sustainable programs around the world.
Faculty Advisors

 

William R. Moomaw holds a B.S. from Williams College and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from MIT. His research interests include quantitative policy assessment for environment and resource policy; correlation between greenhouse gases and economic development; and negotiation strategies for global environmental issues. He has published extensively on issues of climate change. He is one of the lead authors of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Third Assessment Report. Past experience includes: Director, Center for Environmental Management, Tufts University; Fitch Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Studies and Director of Environmental Studies, Williams College; Director, Climate Energy and Pollution Program, World Resources Institute, Washington, DC.
Ann Rappaport earned a B.A. in environmental studies and Asian studies from Wellesley College, an M.S. in civil engineering from MIT, and a Ph.D. in environmental engineering from Tufts University. Her interests are in the dynamic relationship between environmental laws and regulations and innovations in environmental technology and corporate management of environmental issues. She is the author of Development and Transfer of Pollution Prevention Technology and co-author of Corporate Responses to Environmental Challenges: Initiatives by Multinational Management. Her current research interests include enterprise-level decision making with respect to the environment, institutional responses to climate change, voluntary initiatives related to companies and the environment, and contemporary issues in corporate social responsibility.

TCI works very closely with the Tufts Division of Operations, especially with Tufts' Energy Manager:

Tufts Energy Manager

Elisabeth Isenstein holds a B.S.E. in Civil Engineering from Tufts and an M.B.A. from Northeastern University. Betsy Isenstein oversees Tufts' energy projects including energy management, energy contracts, and energy efficiency programs. Prior to joining Tufts in 1994 she managed energy programs for General Electric Company. 
 

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