Levi is coming to Skidmore from NH. He attended The University of New Hampshire where he earned a BS in Environmental Conservation, focusing on sustainable agriculture. During his time at UNH, he assisted in managing the UNH Organic Garden, volunteered with PowerShift, and was apart of the New Hampshire Outing Club. In his final semester he studied abroad in New Zealand with the EcoQuest Program studying ecology, land management, and environmental policy. Levi’s capstone project at UNH focused on conducting an assessment of a conservation easement on Tuckaway Farm in Lee, NH, and his final project in New Zealand involved developing a place-based learning module for a local primary school in Kaiaua, New Zealand.

Upon arrival to the US, Levi worked as a farm manager for an organic farm. He later became a Sushi Chef and worked to improve the sustainability of the restaurant by creating relationships with local farms, sourcing fish from independent fishermen in sustainable fisheries, and educating customers and community members on the importance of sustainability. Levi then decided to attend Antioch University New England where he earned his MBA in Sustainability. Among many projects, he worked with the City of Keene to assess the feasibility of a recaptured methane fueled aquaponic greenhouse, and worked as a marketing consultant for a local chain restaurant. For his final practicum project, Levi created a research project that identified the most common sustainability challenges faced by higher education institutions, and identified solutions to overcome these challenges.  He developed a campus program aimed at increasing the involvement of faculty, staff, and administration in campus sustainability initiatives.

While at Skidmore, Levi will be working on communications initiatives for Sustainable Skidmore, developing a green office program for the campus, working with the composting program and student garden, minimizing the impact of campus community transportation, working with the subcommittee for responsible citizenship, and working with students to help implement new projects.mon sustainability challenges faced by higher education institutions, and identified solutions to overcome these challenges. He developed a campus program aimed at increasing the involvement of faculty, staff, and administration in campus sustainability initiatives.

Since Allegheny has the goal of becoming a 100% residential college, she wanted to incorporate sustainability into the residential halls and became the first resident advisor for the Green Living community. She helped lay the foundation for the community and fostered a fun and inclusive learning environment for sustainable living. Additionally, in order to ensure that the community continued to evolve, she focused her senior thesis on creating and implementing a comprehensive methods guide, focusing on sustainable features in the community, expectations of the residents, and outreach and visibility on campus.

In the classroom and during internships, Rachel was involved in several projects linked to sustainability and environmental health. She conducted research on sustainable urban development for Meadville, developed lesson plans to work with pregnant teens on  healthy eating habits, and led a workshop for science teachers on best management practices for storm water on campus. 

She is excited to continue advancing similar initiatives here at Skidmore and working with students, faculty, and staff. Here, she will be in charge of the S-Rep program, creating a sustainability tour of campus, helping conservation efforts on campus with the North Woods Stewards and the Conservation Corps.