Meet the Team

SHANNON HENDERSON

Shannon is a Senior majoring in Environmental Engineering and minoring in Creative Writing. She became an intern because she is passionate about sustainability and making a long-term, meaningful impact on-campus. She enjoys managing the Sustainability Ambassadors program, exploring how social justice applies to sustainability, and helping WPI meet the goals in our 2020-2025 Sustainability Plan.

ADRIANNA TAGAYUN

Adrianna is a junior in chemical engineering with a high interest in sustainability and SDG efforts. On campus, she's a member of the Society of Women Engineers and Newman Club, as well as having hobbies in dancing and writing. As a sustainability intern, she's currently helping with Sustainability Leadership Program operations, reviewing our SDG assessment, and is eager on assisting fellow interns in sustainability activities.

PAIGE AGOSTINI

Paige is a sophomore studying Chemical Engineering with an environmental concentration and minoring in biochemistry. She is the public relations chair of Green Team, a Community Advisor, and is involved in SWE and the Outing Club. She is currently working on the Office of Sustainability's social media presence, as well as analyzing and inputting the university's waste and energy data into SIMAP. She looks forward to community outreach and researching environmental injustice with other sustainability interns and the Office of Sustainability. 

Sustainable Operations Advisory Committee

The purpose of the WPI Sustainability Advisory Committee, led by Director of Sustainability Paul Mathisen, is to provide leadership and coordination for WPI's campus-wide efforts in energy and resource conservation, economic security, and social well-being. We are an educational institution; thus, these goals are interwoven with our academic goals in teaching about the practices of sustainable design and the impacts of behavioral changes, as well as in conducting research in the reduction of environmental impacts and in methods of enhancing sustainability. The committee is drawn from, and works with, all segments of the WPI community: students, faculty, and staff. Further, since WPI is an active member of the local, regional, and world communities, the work of this committee will have impacts beyond the WPI campus.