Our People

Leadership

Mike Boninger, MD

Mike Boninger, MD

Associate Dean for Sustainability  
Distinguished Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Sarah E. Ross, PhD

Sarah E. Ross, PhD

Professor of Neurobiology
Director of Sustainability, School of Medicine

Claire Werner, PhD

Claire Werner, PhD

Assistant Professor, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences 
Director of Sustainability, School of Dental Medicine

2025 Steering Committee

Mike Boninger  Associate Dean for Sustainability; Distinguished Progressor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Noe Woods Assistant Dean for Sustainability; Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Corey Flynn Program Manager

Lola Conti Project Coordinator

Claire Werner Assistant Professor, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences; Director of Sustainability, School of Dental Medicine

Michelle Varnell Assistant Professor, Sports Medicine and Nutrition; Director of Sustainability, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Karen Pater Associate Professor, Pharmacy and Therapeutics; Director of Sustainability, School of Pharmacy

Sarah Ross Professor of Neurobiology; Director of Sustainability, School of Medicine

Christine Kasper Dean and Professor, School of Nursing; Director of Sustainability, School of Nursing

Suresh V. Kuchipudi Professor and Chair, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology; Director of Sustainability, School of Public Health

Goeran Fiedler Associate Professor, Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics Program

Jocelyn Mich-Basso Laboratory Manager, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology

Patrick Pagano Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology

Firoz Abdoel Wahid Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health

Samantha Chan Assistant Director of Sustainability, Office of Sustainability

Aurora Sharrard Assistant Vice Chancellor for Sustainability

Emily Potoczny Sustainability Engagement Manager, Office of Sustainability

Staff

Neeharika Kolli

Neeharika Kolli

John C. Mascaro Scholar, MCSI Summer Undergraduate Research

Affiliated Faculty

Rob de Cortie

Rob de Cortie

Center Administrator, Center for Pharmacogenetics

Melissa Bilec, PhD

Melissa Bilec, PhD

Special Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability 
Co-Director, Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation 
George M. and Eva M. Bevier Professor

Student Representatives

Let’s work together.