UMACS Steering Committee

Apply to be a 2024-2025 Steering Committee Member!

UMACS is seeking two people to serve on the 24-25 Steering Committee, please consider volunteering to help lead our organization as we start our 20th year! Steering Committee members are asked to commit to:
  • A three year term (unless your circumstances change)​
  • Attend four Steering Committee meetings (one breakfast meeting during the annual conference, and one 90 minute meeting in the fall, spring and summer)  and an annual planning retreat in early summer each year. 
  • Participate in one Steering Committee committee (Financial Sustainability, Programming or Conference Planning) that meets as needed, usually 3-5 times a year. 
  • Help identify possible new UMACS members.
  • Advise UMACS staff throughout the year to help UMACS "advance a more sustainable and just Midwest".

UMACS 2023-2024 STEERING COMMITTEE

Troy Goodnough, Sustainability Director
University of Minnesota, Morris

Meghann Jarchow, Chair of Sustainability & Environment - University of South Dakota

Jon Jensen, Director, Center for Sustainable
​Communities - Luther College

Samantha Kaplan, Professor of Geography
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point

Jordan Lutz, Sustainability Project Manager
Bemidji State University
Casey Meehan, Director of Sustainability & Resiliency
​Western Technical College

Ben Newton, Environmental Sustainability Director
Central Community College

Eric O'Brien, Director of Sustainability
University of Northern Iowa

Alan Turnquist, Director of Sustainability & Resilience Michigan Technological University

Megan Voorhees, Executive Director
Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability