- About the GA Program
GA MISSION: Green Advisors serve as campus leaders and advocates for greater environmental consciousness. Through the Green Advisor program, we strive to promote and practice intersectional sustainability, climate and waste justice, and campus resiliency in order to foster a greater sense of responsibility and hope among our community. We do this through the following roles:
RESIDENTIAL PEER LEADERS:
- Serve as student leaders and advocates for greater environmental consciousness within the residential campus community
- Advocate for sustainable habits in residential halls and assist with yearly move-out
- Engage residents in critical conversations pertaining to intersectional sustainability, climate resilience, and wellness around climate anxiety
ZERO WASTE EXPERTS:
- Serve as compost sorters and zero-waste advocates
- Identify areas for improvement in campus waste systems
- Expand zero-waste education in residential halls and across the campus community
CAMPUS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FACILITATORS
- Work in partnership with staff and faculty on departmental initiatives through the Sustainability Advocates program
- Create community partnerships and bridge sustainability opportunities
- Represent the Green Advisor program at campus-wide events, working groups, and other stakeholder conversations
- 2025-2026 Green Advisors
Green Advisor Coordinators: Hannah Zhang '27 and Catherine Skibicki '28
The Team: Alejandro (Alex) Barragan '28, Aaliyah Hahn '27 (spring only), Ashley Rehrig '26, Cristian Rodriguez '28, Evelyn Younger '28, Francis (Dare) Fitzpatrick '26, Gavin Rigby '28, Karla Estrada '26, Keira Miles '28, Mary Caroline (MC) Grimes '28, Melissa Eyer '28, Mirabel Fernald '27 (spring only), Nela Loftin '28, Nichole Suero Gonzalez '27, Sander Simon '26, Se'Cora Simmons '27 (fall only), Yuki Yamada '27, Zhen Deng '28
GA Program Director: Clare Hyre, Associate Director of Sustainability (chyre1@swarthmore.edu)
Green Advisors
foster behavioral and structural change by raising campus environmental conscientiousness.
The Green Advisors (GAs) are student workers of the Office of Sustainability who work to encourage sustainable and socially-just lifestyles as Residential Peer Leaders. The GAs support environmental justice & climate crisis education/action, work to reduce campus waste generation in close partnership with Environmental Services, support the campus composting system, serve as liaisons to the Sustainability Advocates program, and much more. The GA program supports a multitude of approaches to environmental issues, and encourages dialog within and beyond the program to understand these differing perspectives.
