Sustainability Fellows Current and Past Participants

Jesse worked with Hypertherm, a manufacturer of industrial cutting equipment, to research the company's renewable energy procurement options. His research included reviewing corporate best practices for buying green power and interviews with internal stakeholders to map the company’s motivations…

Kendall completed her Bachelor’s at UNH in Environmental Conservation and Sustainability with minors in Community Planning and Spanish. During her summer fellowship, Kendall worked alongside the UNH Energy Task Force to research high performance building standards and internal carbon pricing…

During the summer of 2019, Ingrid Eck worked for the City of Middletown as their Sustainability Fellow. In addition to assisting the Clean Energy Task Force, the Sustainability Team, and the Food Policy Council with a variety of projects, she compiled the municipality’s second-ever sustainability…

Kayla Conway completed her fellowship in collaboration with UNHSI and the Post-Landfill Action Network. Kayla focused on exploring the feasibility of developing a cost-benefit assessment tool to support the advancement of zero waste on UNH's campus. Attempting to answer the common question of, "I…

Following completion of his Bachelor of Science in BioRenewable Systems at the Pennsylvania State University, Griffin Brown spent the summer of 2019 working with the City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire as a Sustainability Fellow. The purpose of this was to update the city’s municipal and community…

Annika Barth completed her fellowship with Burlington Electric Department (BED), a municipally owned utility in Burlington, Vermont. She worked with Jennifer Green and James Gibbons to advance the implementation of Burlington’s Net Zero Energy Roadmap. Burlington set a target to become a Net Zero…

Tracey Wingate completed her fellowship with the New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association after graduating from Skidmore College with a B.A. in Environmental Studies. Tracey’s work involved investigating key criteria used by solar developers to identify locations within New Hampshire that may…

Kira worked with the New Hampshire Food Bank to evaluate participation in the Cooking Matters Program, which aims to empower families at risk of hunger with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to prepare healthy and affordable meals. Kira utilized community engagement tools, organized and…

Amber Vaillancourt worked with the Town of Dedham, MA to advance their climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts after completing her undergraduate degree in Natural Resource Planning and Community and International Development from the University of Vermont. Amber's work with the Town…

Shannon worked with the New England Grassroots Environment Fund on grassroots trend reports and the Catalyst Conversation series. She interviewed, surveyed, and partnered with organizations in the region to identify barriers, trends, and opportunities within the Grassroots Fund's Energy &…

Alec worked with the City of Cambridge, MA on developing a road map to increase solar energy generation within the city. He investigated barriers to solar conversion, including economic and technical challenges, analyzed successful installation projects, and interviewed key stakeholders in the…

Sofia completed her Fellowship prior to her last semester at the University of New Hampshire studying Environmental Conservation and Sustainability. The University of New Hampshire is a leader in sustainability, yet does not have a holistic sustainability education strategy that encompasses…