Emory’s Break Free from Plastic Task Force includes student, faculty, staff, and municipal leaders from the Emory and Metro Atlanta community with special expertise on plastics and Emory’s supply chains. This Task Force will meet during the 2025-2026 academic year to implement the Break Free from Plastic Pledge and develop a single-use plastic reduction strategy. See the full Task Force roster below.
Madelyn Hill (Co-Chair), Co-President of Plastic Free Emory
Robin Morey (Co-Chair), Vice President of Campus Services and Chief Planning Officer
Suhani Agarwal, Oxford College Student Government Association Environmental Sustainability Committee
Simona Avetyan, Student Student Programming Council
Dana Barr, Professor at Rollins School of Public Health, Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health
Sabrina Crain, Director of Food and Nutrition Services at Emory Healthcare
Priya D’Souza, Rollins School of Public Health Laboratory Manager and Sustainability Representative
Suzanne Eden-Antola, Executive Director of the Office of University Events
Julie Elion, Director of Auxiliary Operations for Oxford College
Chandra Farley, Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Atlanta
Kiran Gill, Emory National Primate Research Center, Vaccine Center
Mindy Goldstein, Director of the Turner Environmental Law Clinic
David Hatcher, Director of Environmental Services, Emory University Hospital
Devon Hendricks, Deputy Athletics Director, External Operations
Ciannat Howett, Associate Vice President for Sustainability, Resilience, and Economic Inclusion
Ethan Hsieh, Co-President of Oxford College Climate Reality Project
Michael Kloss, Assistant Vice President for Emory Events
Kumi Lane, Manager for Supplier Diversity, Emory Procurement
Anissa Patel, Student Government Association, Vice President of Sustainability
Becca Philipsborn, Associate Professor at Emory School of Medicine and Rollins School of Public Health, Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health
Scott Rausch, Senior Director of Residence Life and the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life
Eri Saikawa, Winship Distinguished Research Professor of Environmental Sciences, Emory College of Arts and Sciences
John R. Seydel, Director of Sustainability for the City of Atlanta
Scott Shacter, Senior Director, Sourcing & Contracts for Emory University and Corporate Director Sourcing and Contracting, Emory Healthcare
Kate Stacks, General Manager, Emory Barnes and Noble Bookstore
Chad Sunstein, Senior Director, Campus Dining
Ava Trachtenberg, Emory Sunrise Movement
Alex Wan, Assistant Vice President of Community Affairs and Atlanta City Council Member
Caitlin Williams, Residence Hall Association, Vice President of Sustainability