Staff

Jacquelyn Mercure is a Chico state Student from Orange County she is planning on graduating in spring 2011 with a degree in Business Administration with an option in management and minors in managing for sustainability and project management. She began working with Green Campus in September 2008 as a three unit intern and became a project coordinator in January 2009. She became Team Manager in May 2009. In working with green campus she has worked on several projects including running energy competitions, campaigning for CSU Chico to join the WWF’s Earth Hour Event and working with career services to get a ranking instated for career fairs so it could be determined which companies have green practices and green jobs.

Jeff Kell is a fourth year Organizational Communication student with a minor in Entrepreneurship. Go-getter Jeff Kell became an entrepreneur at age 16, detailing cars, while also starting a computer consultation company, becoming the youngest member of the Chamber of Commerce in Lafayette, California. Throughout his academic career at CSU Chico, he has worked to cover all of his college expenses, while owning multiple and remaining very involved with extracurricular endeavors. His most recent endeavor was running for Associated Students President at Chico, coming in second place in his second election after running for Director of University Affairs in the fall of 2008. Refer to www.excelwithkell.com. Kell worked at the Cross Cultural Leadership Center (CCLC), to help spread awareness of diversity across Chico's campus, becoming an Intern in the spring of 2010. His most notable project was creating and implementing the marketing campaign for Chico State's Action Rally Against the Budget Cuts. Currently Kell has become enamored with sustainability, joining Green Campus to assist in marketing their events and creating their new website. He has plans of opening the doors on another company after Chico State.

Trevor Prater is the newest addition to Chico State’s Green Campus staff. Trevor just began his second year as a post-baccalaureate student studying Concrete Industry Management and Business through the College of Engineering. Throughout his time at Chico State he has invested much of his academic interest and extracurricular activities in sustainable building materials and issues related to sustainable development both on campus and around the north state.  Since coming to Chico State he has helped launch the Zipcar car sharing program, fought for increased funding and awareness of alternate transportation programs for students and staff, and worked as a marketing intern for The Institute for Sustainable Development and the Rawlins Advisory Board for Environmentally Literacy.

My name is Natalie Streiffer and I am a project coordinator and the treasurer for CSU Chico, Green Campus Program. I am currently in my last semester to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration focus in Management and a Minor in Managing for Sustainability. I grew up in the East Bay and have attended SFSU, an extension of ASU and finally came to Chico; where I believe I belonged the entire time. Last summer I held a sustainability coordinator intern position at PG&E and have completely evolved myself towards my passion for a brighter and greener tomorrow. This passion continues to motivate and push me to be a great project coordinator for Green Campus.

I have been involved with the Sustainability Collaborative since spring of 2008. I started out as a one unit intern exploring the different realms the collaborative had to offer, meet new people interested in environmental concerns, and discover where my interests lay.  I have interned and worked with the Environmental Action and Resource Center (E-ARC). During my employment with E-ARC, I organized four Vegetarian Feeds, one Folked-Up Friday, and the food services for Eco-Fest.

I am in my last semester as a fifth year with a self-created special major titled, Civic Engagement for Sustainability. Within my major, I examine the definition, use, and attempts to implement, sustainability, in the departments of Business, Geography, Health and Community Services, Political Science, Construction Management, and Science.  

Hi my name is Robert Craig.  I am a senior here at CSU Chico and I'm working towards a bachelor's degree in Construction Management with an emphasis on Sustainable Design.  This is my second semester working with Chico States Green Campus Program and the Alliance to Save Energy.  During my first semester with Green Campus I worked with a team that assisted CSU Chico with obtaining a LEED Gold Certification from the United States Green Building Council.  This project gave me experience and knowledge that directly relates to the degree that I am currently pursuing.   I have decided to intern this semester with Green Campus in hopes to help assist them in reducing the energy use and waste here at Chico State.