Center for SMM Leadership
Mark Lichtenstein, Principal Investigator
ESF Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief of Staff Mark Lichtenstein serves as the Principal Investigator. He brings a wealth of experience to this transformational initiative. He started his first recycling program in 1981 at SUNY Cortland, and has held pivotal roles in the industry for the last three decades. He conceived of and facilitated the first national sustainable materials management summit at the University of Maryland while employed at Syracuse University and has been working on this Center idea since 2009.
Kate Walker, Executive Director
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.