The Sustainability Council is made up of top-tier leaders on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus with the Chancellor as its chair. It provides strategic direction and oversight of campus sustainability, including major campus policies and large-scale expenditures regarding sustainability, energy conservation, and eco-friendly practices.

2024-25 Sustainability Council Members

• Chair: Robert J. Jones, Chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Vice Chair: Madhu Khanna, Alvin H. Baum Family Chair and Director of iSEE
• John Coleman, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
• Barry Benson, Vice Chancellor for Advancement; Illinois Foundation Senior Vice President
• Danita Brown Young, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
• Susan Martinis, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
• Lowa Mwilambwe, Interim Vice Chancellor for Administration and Operations
• Jim Hintz, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Auxiliary, Health & Well-Being
• Brian Bundren, Associate Provost for Capital Planning
• Paul Redman, Executive Associate Provost for Budget & Resource Planning
• Rashid Bashir, Dean, College of Engineering
• German Bollero, Dean, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences
• Venetria Patton, Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
• Tim Knox, Assistant Director of Athletics (Facilities & Capital Projects)
• Jon Hale, Chair, Faculty Senate
• Gabi DalSanto, President, Illinois Student Council (ISC)
• Claire Keating, Chair, Student Sustainability Committee (SSC)
• Ellen Cha, Co-Chair, Student Sustainability Leadership Council (SSLC)
• Non-voting attendees: Jennifer Fraterrigo, iSEE Associate Director for Campus Sustainability and Co-Chair of the iCAP Working Group; Morgan White, Associate Director for Sustainability, Facilities & Services and Co-Chair of the iCAP Working Group; Miriam Keep, iSEE Sustainability Programs Coordinator; Elizabeth Murphy, iSEE Managing Director