Staff
Tanja Srebotnjak, Director (she/her/hers)
Class of ’66 Environmental Center | Room 206 | 413-597-4197 | [email protected]
Tanja has worked on sustainability since 2000 and in a variety of settings, including at the United Nations, the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental think tank, academia, and an independent K-12 school. She holds a Masters in statistics from Dortmund Technical University and a PhD in environmental statistics and policy from the Yale School of the Environment.
Mike Evans, Associate Director (he/him/his)
Class of ’66 Environmental Center | Room 208 | 413-597-4462 | [email protected]
Mike joined the Zilkha Center team in 2014. Prior to his time at Williams, he worked in nonprofits focusing on food security, youth empowerment, sustainable agriculture, and food justice in Boston, Austin, and Salt Lake City. Mike received a B.A. in African and African American Studies from Dartmouth College and an M.A. in Community Leadership from Westminster College.
Christine Seibert, Sustainability Coordinator (she/her/hers)
Christine Seibert, Sustainability Coordinator (she/her/hers)Class of ’66 Environmental Center | Room 207 | 413-597-4422 | [email protected]
Christine has a background in environmental education, student engagement, and municipal greenhouse gas accounting. One of her greatest joys in life is seeing young people empowered to make positive change in their communities. She holds a B.S. in biology from Gordon College and is working on her masters in sustainability at Harvard Extension.
DeeDee Lewis, Administrative Coordinator (she/her/hers)
Class of ’66 Environmental Center | Room 108 | 413-597-2346 | [email protected]
Interns
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Ainsley Ogletree '25 (she/her) - As a communications intern I look forward to having the opportunity to be at the forefront of Williams’ transparency in terms of sustainability progress and areas for improvement, and working to highlight the college’s role in intersectionality within the sphere of sustainability, such as environmental justice. -
Ali Hashim '25 (he/him) - As a zero waste intern I look forward to working on waste-reduction efforts within the Williams and Berkshires community. -
Ari Quasney '25 (they/them) - As a sustainability in international education intern I look forward to being able to piece together the big picture of college-related travel. i'm really excited to synthesize information and help make a difference with my work! -
Brian Hernández '23 (he/him) - As a sustainable food analyst I look forward to working on a project with a clear-cut mission of setting a food-related GHG emissions target for the college and promoting more climate-positive foods. -
Brodie Leo '25 (he/him) - As a STARS intern I am looking forward to working with a variety of people around campus, such as Facilities and Dining staff and other Zilkha Center interns, to make strides in just as many sectors of campus sustainability. -
Coco Rhum '24 (she/her) - As a zero waste intern I love getting to work in collaboration with different campus stakeholders to create really tangible change in my community. It's really rewarding to work with waste because everyone interacts with it in some capacity on a day to day level. -
Diya Pandey '25 (she/her) - As an EcoAdvisor intern I look forward to proposing new initiatives to reduce our campus carbon footprint and helping to foster a sustainable mindset across all groups within the Williams community. -
Lauren Lynch '23 (she/her) - As a zero waste intern I love getting to continue to work with the people that I've built relationships with over the last two years of doing this work. The community building element of doing environmental justice work is super rewarding and meaningful. -
Micaela Foreman '23 (she/they) - As a community engagement intern I am excited to deepen the connection we have as a school to the community and the land we occupy by making Williams a more accessible place. -
Mico Mendoza '24 (he/him) - As a zero waste intern I'm excited to work with the other interns and community members, especially since collaboration and community building are integral parts of sustainability. -
Nasir Grissom '23 (he/him) - As a gardening/landscape intern this year I'm really excited to maintain the garden for the '66 center and find creative ways to connect students to the space. -
Nat Davidson '22 (she/her) - As the director of Winter Blitz I love working on an initiative that directly benefits the local community during the cold Berkshire winters. -
Quentin Funderburg '25 (he/him) - As a communications intern I look forward to working in collaboration with the several facets of the Zilhka Center in order to educate and engage the Williams community with sustatainability and environmentalism concepts and practices on campus and elsewhere. -
Rebekah Lindsay '25 (she/her) - As an EcoAdvisor intern I am beyond excited to learn more about sustainability and then have the opportunity share this knowledge with the Williams community. -
Riva Saenz '25 (she/her) - As an EcoAdvisor intern I look forward to learning more about local sustainability projects and local ecosystems. -
Ruby Teklemariam '24 (she/her) - As website intern I look forward to getting new to know more people, learning new things and being part of the Zilkha community -
Sammy Sasaki '24 (he/him) - As an EcoAdvisor I look forward to learning about sustainbility efforts on campus and in the broader community. -
Sasha Horvath '25 (she/her) - As an EcoAdvisor intern I look forward to learning about sustainable initiative I could implement in my own community. -
Tendai Coady '25 (he/him) - As an EcoAdvisor I look forward to learning to solve real-world problems. -
Theo Detweiler '24 (he/him) - As a gardening/landscape intern I am looking forward to helping make Williams' landscaping practices a source of carbon drawdown, and activate the '66 Center for students' use. -
Zoe Kane '24 (she/her) - As a sustainable food analyst intern I look forward to making real, measurable change.
Summer Interns
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Kristen Chou '23 (she/her) - Communications/Artist in Residence • As a communications intern this summer I'll be helping the Zilkha Center update their web presence, optimizing the structure of content into an accessible format. I'll also be working with the Communications Department to develop this web presence as well as identifying opportunities to engage with a wider audience. Additionally, as an Artist in Residence, I'll be creating art interpreting sustainability and social justice themes while participating in collaborative projects and activities with other interns! • I'm excited to improve my skills in website design while pursing my love of art and learning more about sustainability! -
Kenia Cruz Guardado '22 (she/her) - Digital Humanities • As the Digital Humanities intern this summer, my goal is to help the Zilkha Center condense its vast research into a digital timeline that allows others to see the work produced by ZC as well as its journey to make that work happen. This includes working ZC history and choosing artifacts that will make up a timeline to put on the DC website. I also hope to help create a sustainability layer for the College's virtual map which will allow visitors to understand more of the sustainability work the College and the ZC do. • I am excited to meet such interesting people and interesting artifacts that will allow me to piece together the history of the ZC and show how awesome it is to others! -
Simon Kissam (he/him) '23 - Zero Waste Intern • As a zero waste intern this summer I will be working to help the college move towards eliminating waste on campus. With my fellow zero waste intern, I will focus on composting on campus, standardizing waste bins, ensuring environmental and social justice considerations are integrated into college purchasing proposals, and other projects. • I am most excited to help make Williams College a more sustainable and environmentally conscious institution that I can feel proud of. -
Jacob Chen (he/him or they/them) '23.5 - Zero Waste Intern • My efforts will be focused towards reducing waste on campus and finding ways to fulfill the college's sustainability strategic plan. I will work on composting, standardizing waste bins across campus, streamlining purchases made by the college, and cataloging campus needs regarding storage. • I'm most excited to create engaging and informational content that will empower my peers to protect the environment for a brighter future! -
Carolyn Jordan (they/them) '23 - Garden Simulation Game Developer • This summer I'm going to be creating a video game that's focused on educating players about how to garden sustainably and successfully. It'll be similar to other farming simulation games that are out there, but this one is going to be implementing real-life techniques and 'rules' on how to garden in the Berkshires, so that people can take what they've learned while playing and put it into practice. • I'm really excited to see how I can customize this game to be the most enjoyable for players. This will also be the first full-length project like this that I'm undertaking, so I'm looking forward to seeing how I can build off of other games in the genre to create something useful, educational and fun! -
Lemmy Evans (they/them) '23 - Artist-In-Residence • The role of the Artist-In-Residence is to explore the ideas and issues surrounding sustainability and conservation through artistic mediums. Alongside the other Artist-In-Residence, I will not only be creating my own body of work but also developing smaller artistic projects with other interns throughout the summer. • I am excited for the freedom of the project that the Artist-In-Residence postion has. It is a rare opportunity for artists and I intend to take full advantage. But I also can't wait to see how my artistic perspective is shaped and challenged by the program and my fellow interns. -
Zeb Hart (he/him) '23 - Food Sustainability • Through this internship I will be helping Williams and its students become more sustainable by examing food on campus. I will do this by taking note of the college's current needs and practices while also addressing them. Additionally, I will also be educating students about the power of food and how to make sustainable choices at the dining halls and in their everyday lives. • I am looking forward to working with my fellow interns and the college towards a joint goal of sustainability.
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