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Office of Sustainability

About Us

Meet The Team:

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    Amy Parrish

    Sustainability Director

    Amy works collaboratively with departments across campus to implement sustainability initiatives. Prior to this position, she worked for the city of Boise on a variety of sustainability and climate projects, including greenhouse gas emissions reporting and climate action planning. In her free time, she can be found exploring Idaho’s mountains with her family.

    Amy works collaboratively with departments across campus to implement sustainability initiatives. Prior to this position, she worked for the city of Boise on a variety of sustainability and climate projects, including greenhouse gas emissions reporting and climate action planning. In her free time, she can be found exploring Idaho’s mountains with her family.

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    Jennifer Ellis

    Environmental Compliance & Sustainability Manager

    Jen’s background is in chemical and environmental engineering. She has worked in several roles for Hewlett Packard, the last one being worldwide program manager for print cartridge recycling. Most recently, Jen has been the Principal Consultant in her own consulting firm called Resilience LLC, mainly working on LEED for Homes certification and sustainability projects for businesses. When Jen isn’t working, she enjoys keeping active outdoors with her family. She is excited to join Boise State, where she will be lead the university’s waste reduction initiatives and oversee environmental compliance permitting.

    Jen’s background is in chemical and environmental engineering. She has worked in several roles for Hewlett Packard, the last one being worldwide program manager for print cartridge recycling. Most recently, Jen has been the Principal Consultant in her own consulting firm called Resilience LLC, mainly working on LEED for Homes certification and sustainability projects for businesses. When Jen isn’t working, she enjoys keeping active outdoors with her family. She is excited to join Boise State, where she will be lead the university’s waste reduction initiatives and oversee environmental compliance permitting.