We are excited to introduce the 2024-2025 Live Green! Leadership Team. Together, we are committed to providing education, engagement and empowerment opportunities to make Iowa State University as green and sustainable as possible for all students, faculty and staff. Please contact us with your ideas and questions, or sign up for our e-mail list to stay in the loop with announcements, volunteer opportunities and more. We look forward to working with you!
2024- 2025 Leadership Team
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Director of Sustainability
Merry Rankin
Alumna Class of 1987 and 1998
Merry Rankin
Alumna Class of 1987 and 1998
Director of Sustainability
Hometown: Attica, IA
Favorite Sustainability Quote: “It always seems impossible until it is done.” Nelson Mandela
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Sustainability Coordinator
Madison Feller
Graduate Student in Architecture
Madison Feller
Graduate Student in Architecture
Sustainability Coordinator
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Favorite Sustainability Quote: “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” Native American Proverb
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Sustainability Coordinator
Noah Weber
Graduate Student in Architecture and Real Estate Development
Noah Weber
Graduate Student in Architecture and Real Estate Development
Sustainability Coordinator
Hometown: Brandon, SD
Favorite Sustainability Quote: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” Dr. Seuss
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Campus and Community Engagement Intern
Julia Biehl
Junior, Agricultural Communication
Julia Biehl
Junior, Agricultural Communication
Campus and Community Engagement Intern
Favorite Sustainability Quote:
“We must plant the seeds of change, and nurture them daily through our actions and choices.” Kari Martinez
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Marketing and Communications Intern
Madelynn Dake
Junior, Graphic Design
Madelynn Dake
Junior, Graphic Design
Marketing and Communications Intern
Favorite Sustainability Quote:
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” Robert Swan
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Marketing and Communications Intern
Ella Ehlers
Senior, Journalism
Ella Ehlers
Senior, Journalism
Marketing and Communications Intern
Favorite Sustainability Quote:
“The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.” Ross Perot
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Community and Campus Engagement Intern
Sarah Luster
Senior, Environmental Science
Sarah Luster
Senior, Environmental Science
Community and Campus Engagement Intern
Favorite Sustainability Quote:
“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.” Edmund Burke
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Social Media Engagement Intern
Grace Rowe
Senior, Public Relations
Grace Rowe
Senior, Public Relations
Social Media Engagement Intern
Favorite Sustainability Quote:
“Small actions can create big ripples. Each one of us has the power to make a difference in building a sustainable future.” Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
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Sustainability Benchmarking and Reporting Graduate Assistant
Elizabeth Smith
Graduate Student in Community & Regional Planning and Sustainable Agriculture
Elizabeth Smith
Graduate Student in Community & Regional Planning and Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainability Benchmarking and Reporting Graduate Assistant
Favorite Sustainability Quote:
“Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.” Jean-Paul Richter
