Katie Emerson is a passionate advocate for environmental sustainability. She serves as the co-director of Green Mountain College’s Student Campus Greening Fund, a highly visible student organization that directs the spending of nearly $40,000 per year toward campus sustainability projects. She is also a member of Green Mountain College’s Campus Sustainability Council, comprised of students, faculty, staff and administrators who direct the campus’s activities related to social, economic and environmental sustainability—central to the college’s mission. In the community, Katie is involved in a variety of service activities, including the creation of a local food cooperative.
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Katie Emerson, Green Mountain College, VT
I have always had a drive to serve others and work for the common good. But I never fully realized that I could go beyond volunteerism--that my opinion and hard work could influence policy decisions. My views changed when I sat in the office of one of my legislators in Washington, DC.
-Amanda Coffin, University of Maine at Farmington, Campus Compact student leader