Staff
Lead Sustainability Specialist
Sarah has worked at the CSUN Institute for Sustainability since its inception in 2009. As the Lead Sustainability Specialist, she works with campus departments and community organizations to implement sustainability initiatives, programs, and events. Sarah helped develop CSUN's Sustainability Plans, first in 2013 and again in 2023. She oversees CSUN's CA Climate Action Corps Program, a workforce development program for new professionals to gain hands-on experience related to sustainable agriculture, social justice, and zero waste.
Sarah is also responsible for educating and engaging students, employees, and the community while reducing the university's environmental impact. She oversees student assistants working on research, outreach, gardening, and event planning and is the advisor for the CSUN Environmental Club.
Sarah is passionate about reducing food waste and insecurity; she has coordinated orange harvests in the CSUN Orange Grove for the last 14 years. Volunteers have harvested over 175 tons of oranges that have been donated to feed the community. In her free time she enjoys reading, going to the beach, hiking, and working in her home pollinator garden.
Mabel Trigueros - Administrative Support Coordinator & Climate Adaptation and Sustainable Food Coordinator
Elizaveta Pabon - Student Assistant
Elizaveta, usually goes by a shorter version of her name - Liza (pronounced: Lee-zah), joined the institute for Sustainability in the beginning of 2023. Her role at the Institute is to manage the Institute's social media and newsletter The Footprint. After receiving her B.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Elizaveta wants to continue working in the Sustainability field, bringing humans and nature closer together for harmonious co-existence. In her free time she likes thrifting, gardening, and spending time with her two dogs - Bambi and Giuseppe.
