SAEMS September 2023 Meeting

We were joined by Trevor Ledbetter, Director of the Office of Sustainability with the University of Arizona, for an overview of the University of Arizona Office of Sustainability’s programs, including the creation of the University’s first-ever Sustainability and Climate Action Plan, the Compost Cats Program, and the University’s internal Campus Sustainability Fund and internal green revolving fund. 

Trevor is the Director of the Office of Sustainability and provides strategic leadership for, and direction of, the University’s sustainability goals and initiatives. Trevor also serves as the Co-Chair for the University of Arizona’s first-ever Sustainability & Climate Action Plan. 
Trevor currently serves as a member of Mayor Regina Romero’s Climate Action Advisory Council, which supports the development and implementation of a 10-year Climate Action & Adaptation Plan for the City of Tucson. He is also a member of the Tucson Young Professional’s Advisory Committee and is a voting member of the Environmental Services Advisory Committee for the City of Tucson. Trevor joined the University 2017 and became the Director for the Office of Sustainability in July 2018. Trevor holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Arizona Eller College of Management (2021) as well as a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (2017) and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences (2017), also from the University of Arizona.