Become an ECO Rep, APPLY NOW! Are you a student resident at UM with a passion for the environment, or do you just want to have a positive impact on your peers and improve sustainability on your campus? Become an ECO Rep now! Start helping your fellow residents on environmental issues like waste reduction, energy and water conservation.
ECO Rep Responsibilities
Position Description & Requirements
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Residents will make small but impactful changes to their living habits to try to achieve the highest percentage reduction and, of course, reducing their ecological footprint. Make sure you follow @sgecoagency for additional weekly tips. Visit the Green U Building Dashboard, and click on your residence hall to view its monthly data. ECO Reps are launching an Energy and Water Saving contest, running from October 1 to October 31. Participate in the contest by downloading the Get Green app now! Residence Halls will be ranked by best performance: On Oct 31st, the one reducing the most energy consumption compared to September 2024 will win! Winners will be announced during the 3rd week of November. There will be mini cupcakes and sweet surprises for the winners! U CONSERVE OCTOBER CONTEST Results are in: The most energy efficient residence hall is UNIVERSITY VILLAGE! You can view the changes in consumption Special Kudos to Buildings 5 and 7!
from September to October on the
Energy dashboard
Here are 10 tips for our residence hall:
Make sure to stop by at ECO Reps’ tables in your residential college during the month of October for giveaways and to learn about ways to reduce your residence’s consumption! Also, all Get Green app participants, students, faculty and staff can earn "leaves" by completing sustainable actions tracked in the app. There are three reward tiers:
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Resources Zero Waste Initiatives at the U
Vice Chair: Dakota Williams Vice Chair: Sara Holtam Housing Liaison: Reid Jansen Committee Leader: Ulyana Pogibelnaya Archives: ECO Reps 2021 ECO Reps 2020; Click to learn more
ECO Rep Executive Team
Chair: Leanna Navo
Hi! I'm Leanna Navo and I am honored to serve as the ECO Reps Chair for the 2024-2025 school year. My participation and subsequent leadership of my high school's Eco Club marked the start of my excitement for sustainability and eagerness to reduce the ecological footprint of any institution I am a part of. Having been an ECO Rep since the very beginning of my time at the university, I have grown a love and devotion for ECO Reps as I've seen us accomplish huge amounts of waste diversion, resource conservation, and so much peer education! I am thrilled to be able to lead our ambitious efforts this year. Contact me at ljn36@miami.edu
Heyo! My name is Dakota Williams and I am currently an Oceanography major, minoring in Mathematics, as well as Sustainable Business. I grew up in Red Hill, Pennsylvania. Environmental conservation and sustainability have long been passions of mine and I am stoked to serve as a Vice Chair to ECO Reps this upcoming year. I look forward to doing my part in making a greener campus, community, and world!
My name is Sara Holtam, and I am a senior at the University of Miami majoring in Human Resource Management with minors in Sustainable Business and International Business. I have been in ECO Reps since my freshman year and have served in various positions. I have a special interest in sustainability myself and I hope to empower others to better sustainability efforts at UM through my position.
Treasurer: Tom Ren
My name is Tom and I am from Miami Lakes. I am currently a senior studying Health Science and Public Health at the University of Miami. I have been a part of ECO Reps since my freshman year and ECO Reps has provided me with fruitful experiences educating my peers on sustainable alternatives. I can’t wait to see all the awesome things we are going to do this year.
My name is Reid Jansen and I am currently a senior here at UMiami from Sioux City, Iowa. As of now, I am pursuing a degree in Geological Science with a second major in Marine Science. Conservation and sustainability have been a major passion of mine for as long as I can remember. As an ECO Rep, I look forward to pursuing various opportunities across campus to continue to make our carbon footprint even smaller. I am more than excited to make as much of a difference as we can and change UMiami for the better!
My name is Ulyana Pogibelnaya, and I'm a Psychology major on the Pre-Medicine track at the University of Miami. Originally, I am from Orlando, Florida. Throughout my life, I've been incredibly passionate about environmentalism and actively advocate for increased sustainability. I'm excited to work with ECO Reps to not only expand sustainability within the dorms but also spread awareness to promote environmentalism throughout the university. I have full confidence that together ECO Reps can work to ensure a greener future.