Staff Directory

Students and staff play a principal role in the work we do. For more information on current jobs, email sustainability@mtu.edu.

Alan Turnquist

Alan Turnquist

  • Director of Sustainability and Resilience
Lauren Furey

Lauren Furey

  • Manager of Sustainability Programs and Outreach
Arika Booms
"Nature is not a place to visit. It is home."
—Gary Snyder

Arika Booms

  • Student Sustainability Coordinator
  • Major: Environmental Engineering '25
Erin Loeschmann
"It has been an incredible experience to apply my education to sustainability outreach on campus with a wonderful team of people!"

Erin Loeschmann

  • Student Sustainability Coordinator
  • Major: Anthropology and Sustainability, Science, and Society '27
Ila Swier
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
—Margaret Mead

Ila Swier

  • Student Sustainability Coordinator
  • Major: Sustainability, Science, and Society '27
Grace Moeggenborg
"You do not just wake up and become the butterfly. Growth is a process."
—Rupi Kaur

Grace Moeggenborg

  • Student Sustainability Coordinator
  • Major: Applied Ecology and Environmental Science '26