Lisa Noriega

Current Responsibilities: Lisa manages the collection, analysis and presentation of campus sustainability metrics; prepares the annual Sustainability Progress Report; creates data visualizations; and provides support to the Chief Manager for Sustainability Operations and Strategic Data in making the economic, social and environmental cases for university sustainability initiatives and preparing our annual greenhouse gas emissions inventory with The Climate Registry. She also oversees the University’s biennial sustainability survey, our biennial transportation survey, and our biennial submission to the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS). 

 

Previous Positions: Environmental Intern, Sustainable CT; Graduate Research Assistant, Bard Center for Environmental Policy; Sustainability and Operations Analyst, California State University Channel Islands.

 

Academic/Professional Credentials and Appointments: M.S. Environmental Policy, Bard Center for Environmental Policy; B.S. Environmental Science and Resource Management, California State University Channel Islands.

 

Fun Facts: In addition to being a passionate environmental justice and animal rights advocate, Lisa is a fervent Beatles fan who enjoys reading Stephen King, doing crosswords, and surrealist painting. 

 

Publications: Housing Segregation vs. Housing Opportunity: Untangling Legacies of Environmental Racism through Zoning Reform in Connecticut.