CSE Staff:

  • Monica Day

    Executive Director of the Center for Sustainability and the Environment

    Director of the Whitehouse Nature Center

    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 517-629-0582

  • Dr. Thomas Wilch

    CSE Faculty Director

    In addition to serving as the faculty director for CSE, Dr. Wilch teaches courses in Sustainability Projects, Introductory Geology, Geomorphology, Regional Field Geology, Glaciers and Climate Change, Geologic Field Methods, Oceans and Atmospheres, Geological Hazards, and Volcanology.

    Office: Palenske Hall 026
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: (517) 629-0759

  • Ashlynn Reed

    Sustainability Coordinator

    Office: 3rd floor, Kellogg Center
    Email: [email protected]

CSE Internal Advisory Committee:

  • Joseph Lee-Cullin

    Assistant Professor

    A.A., Kirkwood Community College, 2009; B.S., University of Iowa, 2012; M.S., University of Iowa, 2014; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2020. At Albion since 2020.

    Dr. Lee-Cullin teaches upper-level courses in Groundwater, Geomorphology, Regional Field Geology, and Field Camp.

    Office: Palenske 122
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: (517) 629-0574

  • Trisha Franzen

    Co-chair and Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    B.A., State University of New York, Buffalo
    M.A., University of New Mexico
    Ph.D., University of New Mexico

    Office: Robinson Hall 201A
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: (517) 629-0535

  • Dr. Allison Harnish

    Associate Professor

    “Alli” is a cultural anthropologist specializing in rural livelihoods, international development, and human-environment relations. She earned a Ph.D. in anthropology as well as a graduate certificate in gender and women’s studies from the University of Kentucky after completing a B.A. in anthropology and sociology at Western Kentucky University. Prior to coming to Albion, Alli was a part-time instructor at Transylvania University and co-organizer of the annual Dimensions of Political Ecology (DoPE) Conference on Nature/Society in Lexington, KY. Her teaching integrates economic, ecological, and feminist anthropology. Her research, which has been externally supported by the Fulbright program and the National Science Foundation, explores the gender and age dimensions of development-induced migration, environmental change, and wildlife management in Zambia. Alli teaches Native North America, Africa: Peoples and Cultures, The Global Politics of Nature, Violent Environments, and Theory and Method in Anthropology.

    Email: [email protected]

Sustainability Council:

The Sustainability Council is a college-wide committee representing a wide range of interest groups.  The council promotes sustainability, resiliency, and environmental justice within the College and in relation to the broader Albion community.

  • Amanda Ewers

    Director of Finance

    Office: Ferguson 225
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 517-629-0302
    Fax: 517-629-0661

  • Dr. Allison Harnish

    Associate Professor

    “Alli” is a cultural anthropologist specializing in rural livelihoods, international development, and human-environment relations. She earned a Ph.D. in anthropology as well as a graduate certificate in gender and women’s studies from the University of Kentucky after completing a B.A. in anthropology and sociology at Western Kentucky University. Prior to coming to Albion, Alli was a part-time instructor at Transylvania University and co-organizer of the annual Dimensions of Political Ecology (DoPE) Conference on Nature/Society in Lexington, KY. Her teaching integrates economic, ecological, and feminist anthropology. Her research, which has been externally supported by the Fulbright program and the National Science Foundation, explores the gender and age dimensions of development-induced migration, environmental change, and wildlife management in Zambia. Alli teaches Native North America, Africa: Peoples and Cultures, The Global Politics of Nature, Violent Environments, and Theory and Method in Anthropology.

    Email: [email protected]

  • Nate Salazar

    Director of Facilities Operation

    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 517/629-0230