Center for Sustainability Staff

Jeff Severin

Director

Jeff Severin was hired as the first director of of the Center for Sustainability (CFS) in January 2007. He has worked at the University of Kansas since 2004, managing the Environmental Stewardship Program prior to his appointment with CFS. As manager of Environmental Stewardship, Jeff helped expand recycling opportunities at KU, worked with student groups to address environmental concerns facing the KU campus, and chaired the Sustainability Task Force that lead to the development of the Center.

Before coming to KU, Jeff served as Field Coordinator for the Kansas StreamLink program of the Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance, where he focused on watershed education and stewardship. His position with StreamLink provided the opportunity to work with K-12 students and teachers and natural resource professionals throughout the state of Kansas.

Jeff is a graduate of the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and is currently pursuing a Master of Urban Planning degree from KU with an emphasis in Environmental Planning. He is on the Board of Directors for the Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education, and chairs their Education Program Advisory Committee. Jeff also served on the Lawrence Mayor’s Climate Protection Task Force, which presented the Lawrence City Commission with recommendations for reducing community greenhouse gas emissions in March of 2009.