Former Staff

 Lindsay Wimmer graduated from the College of Saint Benedict in 2011 with a major in Environmental Studies and election into Phi Beta Kappa. She was drawn to this field because of her love for outdoor expeditions. As an intern in the Office of Sustainability, she updated the CSB carbon footprint.  During college, she was active in Echo, helped coordinate the Campus Energy Challenge, worked to connect CSBSJU with other colleges around Minnesota through TEAM MN, and organized unplugged concerts.  Lindsay enjoys poetry, homegrown anything, traveling, and spending time with friends outside.

Theo Eggermont graduated from Saint John's University in 2008, majoring in Environmental Studies.  He began working as Campus Sustainability Fellow in August 2009, and will continue until June 2011.  He enjoys cooking and baking bread, canoeing, sailing, self sufficiency, community, and for some reason yet unknown, backpacking.

Julie Bode is a Peace Studies Major and English Minor. She is the current Yambiro Project Manager Intern through the Donald McNeely Center for Entrepreneurship, which reflects her interest in the Social Justice aspect of Sustainability. During the academic year, she works for CSB Residential Life as a Resident Assistant. On campus, she is also involved in PRiSM and the CSB Rugby Team.

Stephen Johnson is an Environmental Studies major and Spanish minor and is studying entrepreneurship through the E-scholars program at St. John's. He worked on getting approval for a winter hydroponic greenhouse that supplies fresh vegetables to the St. John's dining services. As an intern, Steve focused on the Yambiro, Ecuador project. Steve enjoys sailing and playing football and lacrosse for St. John's.

Andy Karel is a Communication Major with a minor in Spanish. As an intern, he mainly worked on the Yambiro, Ecuador project. He also did some film work for the Sustainability Office to create more student awareness on sustainability issues. Andy enjoys playing soccer, the guitar, and hanging out with friends on campus in his spare time.

Alex Brancale is a Physics and Numerical Computation double-major. As an intern, this spring she is mainly working on the Yambiro, Ecuador project. Around campus she will be will be working on making St. Ben's a smoke-free campus and securing an emergency water source. She also works in Admissions at St. John's and is the SJU Wrestling Manager. She enjoys hanging out with friends, running, and introducing people to what St. Ben's and St. John's have to offer. 

Brianna Schrankler is a Biology major with a Psychology minor. This semester while interning she worked primarily on the Yambiro, Ecuador project. In addition, she helped with other sustainability efforts around campus. Brianna works for the Institute for Women's Leadership and is part of the CSB dance team. She enjoys traveling and studied abroad in South Africa last spring. On campus she loves hanging out with friends, dancing, being outdoors, and enjoying the wonderful atmosphere of CSB/SJU.

 Aaron Stolte is an Environmental Studies and Biology double major. His leading environmental interest is sustainable energy which he carried into campus initiatives through various projects, specifically Campus Conservation Nationals, developed an energy auditing program for staff and faculty, and the LEED certification process for Centennial Commons. He also works as a Career Assistant in the Saint John's Career Resource Center. Outside of work and studies, Aaron enjoys trying new things, spending time with friends and family, and watching the Colbert Report.

Amanda Bednar is a Environmental Studies and Communication  double-major. She updated STARS as an intern and worked on various projects this past year including Eco Reps. She is an active member of the student Sustainability Alliance. She enjoys working with others, drinking coffee and warm weather.

Maggie Rothstein is a Nutrition and Peace Studies major.  She would choose the outdoors over indoors anyday.  She is a member of Echo, the Sustainability Alliance, and Amnesty International on campus.  After graduation in May, she is going to move the current global food system towards a more sustainable structure.  When she's not working or doing school work she enjoys new experiences and challenging the conventional way of things

Steven Pesavento is a Communication Major who graduated in December of 2011. He is very passionate about nature, which is were he found his motivation for sustainability. He is a member of Sustainability Alliance, Echo, and is a Fellow for the Sierra Student Coalition. Steven enjoys backpacking, cooking, debating, coffee, running and he is passionate about politics. Outside of Sustainability Steven revived the Speech & Debate Team, participates in mock trial and enjoys volunteering. He also enjoys long walks on the beach, and milk chocolate.

Shannon McEvoy is a Art and Hispanic Studies double-major at CSB.  She started working at the Office of Sustainability in January of 2011 after she returned from her fall semester study abroad in Chile.  Shannon enjoys hiking, running, and Nordic skiing.  She also is very into found-object and recycled artwork, and she loves cutting up her old clothes to re-vamp her wardrobe. One of her favorite things about sustainability is that it calls for creativity.

Marbella Moreno is a Biology and Environmental Studies double-major. She is from Chicago. She enjoys soccer, swimming and since attending CSB/SJU has found a passion for canoeing. She is part of the Intercultural-LEAD program and hopes to work with conservation efforts or pollution control in the city.

Brittni Latterell is a Environmental Studies major. She plays volleyball and ultimate Frisbee. Since attending CSB/SJU she has really become more aware of how effective being sustainable and going green really is. It's cool to see a "green" project evolving right before your eyes. She enjoys meeting new people and hanging out with friends. Someday she would like to work in Marine sciences.