Staff and Interns
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)
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 School.
DeeDee Lewis, Administrative Coordinator (she/her/hers)
Class of ’66 Environmental Center | Room 108 | 413-597-2346 | [email protected]
Summer 2023 Interns
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Isabelle C. Jimenez '26 (she/her) • Zero Waste Intern • I'm excited to grow and meet new people in a community of peers and mentors who are enthusiastic about sustainability efforts! I'm also excited to share our zero-waste efforts and sustainability initiatives with the wider Williams community and being outside! -
Kathryn E. Ramsamooj '26 (she/her) • Zero Waste Intern • I'm most excited to explore innovate ways of sustainable/zero-waste living, here at Williams and beyond. As a major foodie, I also look forward to preparing and sitting down for a meal with the other interns as often as possible! 🙂 -
Henry W. White '25 (he/him) • Zero Waste and Sustainable Food Data Intern • I can't wait to get my hands on some trash (and the trash data as well). I think working with the Zilkha team will be a wonderful way to spend my summer and engage more with the Williams community! -
Sam Samuel '26 (she/they) • Dashboard Intern • Super excited to both work and get to know the ZC team! Hope to make a positive impact with my given project =) -
Zayneb Moin '25 (she/her) • Communications Intern • I'm looking forward to learning more about sustainability practices at Williams and finding creative ways to get the campus community involved and invested! -
Sabrina Antrosio '26 (she/her) • Garden and Landscaping Intern • I'm super excited to learn more about gardening, connect with nature, and explore food justice and environmental work already going on at Williams/in the Berkshires.
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