Meet Our Team!

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Meet Dan Rife! He is the Director of LSA Facilities and Operations. He and his team support all of the nearly 2 million square feet of space occupied by LSA units across 25 different campus buildings and leased spaces.  Dan’s early career work as a Planet Blue Program Manager and LSA Energy Engineer have helped launch sustainability initiatives across the university’s campus.

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Meet Caitlin Jacobs! She is the Sustainability Manager for the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. She works alongside LSA community members and leadership to advance strategies aligned with LSA’s mission and U-M’s campus goals. Before joining the University of Michigan in June 2023, Caitlin supported campus sustainability at the University of Notre Dame.

Meet Jenna Steele! She is the Sustainability Coordinator for the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. She works at the intersection of operations and engagement to implement sustainability programming and opportunities for the LSA community.

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Meet Jen Grover! She is the Safety Officer for the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. She oversees lab safety across the college as well as general safety responses, like LSA’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meet Dr. Anne McNeil! She is the inaugural LSA Faculty Sustainability Advisor. She is also a Carol A Fierke Collegiate Professor of Chemistry, Arthur F Thurnau Professor, and a Professor in Chemistry, the Program in the Environment, and Macromolecular Science and Engineering.

Meet Sam Kocurek! He is the Safety and Sustainability Liaison and a joint employee with LSA and the Office of Campus Sustainability. He supports the college’s research labs while aligning safety and sustainability in LSA.

We thank Dr. Anne McNeil, Dr. Nate Sanders, Dr. Sara Soderstrom, and Dr. Julia Cole for their incredible leadership during the LSA Year of Sustainability and for their continued support.