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Who We Are

Who We Are

Alliance Leadership and Staff

Frank Sesno
Frank Sesno

Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

Executive Director, GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future; Director of Strategic Initiatives, School of Media & Public Affairs

Donna Attanasio
Donna Attanasio

Managing Director, GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future

 

Erin Carlin
Erin Carlin

Program Manager of Academic Sustainability Programs, GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future

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Madeline de Quillacq

Institute Associate, Sustainable Research Institute, GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future

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Margaret Gonglewski

Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

Associate Professor of German and International Affairs, Faculty Director of Academic Programs, GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future

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Sophie Holtzman

Research Assistant, Sustainable Research Institute, GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future

Angela Melidosian
Angela Melidosian

Assistant Professor of Sustainability, GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future

Robert Orttung
Robert Orttung

Elliott School of International Affairs

Professor of Sustainability and Internal Affairs, Director of the Sustainability Research Institute, GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future

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Michael Svoboda

Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

Assistant Professor of Writing, Senior Advisor for Academic Programs and Outreach, GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future

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Logan Werlinger

Director, Communications, GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future

Students

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Zenisha Arora

Student Administrative Assistant, GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future

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Kaitlyn Gang

Student Communications Assistant for Academic Programs, GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future

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Sam Parnis

Student Research and Communications Assistant, GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future

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Jenna Xavier

Student Communications Assistant, GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future

A University-Wide Commitment to Sustainability

The GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future is a dynamic hub bringing together a powerful network of faculty, institutes, centers, and collaborators from across the George Washington University. From climate science and public health to policy, engineering, communication, and the arts, our work is deeply interdisciplinary and rooted in real-world impact.