Who We Are

Judy Purman joined CSB in August 2010 as the Director of the Office of Sustainability. She brings 20 years of experience in strategic planning, environmental stewardship and compliance, program development and implementation and training. Her overarching challenge in this newly created position is to coordinate, develop and implement strategies for sustainable practices campus-wide.   She enjoys camping and travel with her family, fabric art, board games and her dog.

Austin Jacobs graduated from St. John's University in 2012 with a double major in environmental studies and biology. As a student he worked as an intern at the SJU Office of Sustainability where he focused on energy reductions in office spaces.  As the Fellow he plans to bring more local food into campus. Austin was drawn to sustainability through his love of the outdoors and looks forward to  working in the St. Ben's community.

Mary Wood is a Senior studying Psychology and Environmental Studies. She enjoys paddling, sun and rain, rainbows, the north woods, hummus, and ice cream. As an intern for the office, Mary worked with composting on campus and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.

Emily Reimer is a Junior Environmental Studies major. She is actively involved in Sustainability Alliance and the Eco-Reps on campus. She was previously an intern for the office and worked on Campus Conservation Nationals and the LEED certification process for Centennial Commons. Currently, she is focusing on projects for the Eco-Reps and hopefully many other exciting things. In general, she enjoys being a political activist and trying new foods.

Patrick Deal is a senior at Saint John's University pursuing an Environmental Studies major and Art minor. He first gained an interest in environmental issues through Boy Scouts and by visiting National Parks. This interest has exploded since becoming an Environmental Studies major, and Patrick is excited to share it with others through working at the Office. Around campus I serve as a member of the SJU Community Conduct and Standards Board, play bass guitar in the on-campus band Hard Ticket, and fill a role as Photographic Assistant for the Art Department. Other hobbies include all things musical, and anything to do with photography or the outdoors.

Sarah Calhoun is a Junior Environmental Studies major, and Psychology minor. As an intern, she will mainly be working on the greenhouse gas inventory update. She loves to travel and see how other countries address environmental issues. She spent three weeks in South Africa this past May and is looking forward to spending spring semester in Australia. During the academic year she is a Career Assistant in the Career Resource Center at St. Ben's.

Megan Coleman is a senior at the College of Saint Benedict pursuing a major in Environmental Studies with a minor in Biology and a focus in Ecology. Megan has always been interested in sustainability ever since she took her first steps on the CSB campus starting with her involvement in the Sustainability Alliance and volunteer work at the Arboretum. She also holds interests in gardening (Megan has a nice pumpkin patch at home!), star gazing, hiking, canoeing, biking, and really anything to do with the outdoors. Megan is excited to work at the Sustainability Office this fall and hopes for a green and bright future.