Councils & Committees
Councils & Committees
Diversity, Inclusion, and Action Committee (DIAC)
The IBES Diversity, Inclusion, and Action Committee (DIAC)—composed of faculty, staff, postdocs, and students—guides actions to address issues of inclusion, diversity, and community at the Institute.
Curriculum Committee
The IBES Curriculum Committee modifies track options as needed, examines ways to improve and expand the Environmental Sciences and Studies curriculum, and assesses requests for substitutions.
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Leslie Acton
Associate Teaching Professor in Environment and Society -
Tyler Kartzinel
Peggy and Henry D. Sharpe Associate Professor of Environment and Society, Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology -
Mindi Schneider
IBES Director of Undergraduate Studies, Associate Teaching Professor in Environment and Society
Undergraduate Peer Advisors
IBES Undergraduate Peer Advisors assist 1st & 2nd year students with questions about the Environmental Sciences & Studies curriculum, types of support available to undergrads, and curricular options. Please feel free to reach out to them for a fellow student's perspective!
AY 2024-2025
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Reihan Abar '25
Pursuing A.B. in the ENI Track -
Charlie Adams '25
Pursuing A.B. in Environmental Sciences & Studies (new curriculum) -
Kevin Carter '25
Pursuing Sc.B. in the ENI Track -
Naemi Ditiatkovsky '25
Pursuing Sc.B. in the ACE Track -
Abigail (Abby) Gonzalez '25
Pursuing A.B. in the ACE Track -
Nia Hodges '26
Pursuing A.B. in Environmental Sciences & Studies (new curriculum) -
Sofia Kassalow '26
Pursuing Sc.B. in the CSN Track (new curriculum) -
Iman Khanbhai '25
Lead IBES Peer Advisor, Pursuing Sc.B. in the SDG Track (new curriclum) -
Corinne LePage '27
Pursuing an Sc.B. in the CSN Track (new curriculum) -
Katelin Phelps '25
Lead IBES Peer Advisor, Pursuing Sc.B. in the LWF Track -
Nathaniel Russo '27
Pursuing A.B. in Environmental Sciences & Studies (new curriculum) -
Madeline Wachsmuth '25
Pursuing an A.B. in Environmental Sciences & Studies (new curriculum) -
Xiaokang (Harold) Xue '25
Pursuing Sc.B. in the SID Track
Advisory Council
The IBES Advisory Council serves as a collaborative body of Brown alumni and partners that guide institutional decision-making and progress.
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Olga Abinader
Director of Environmental Review and Land Use Planning and ESG Lead, Matrix New World Engineering -
Katherine Adams
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Apple -
Zanagee Artis
Founder and Executive Director, Zero Hour -
Evan Auyang
Group President, Animoca Brands -
Gabrielle Bacon
Co-Chair, The Moore Charitable Foundation -
Ricardo Bayon
Founder and Partner, Encourage Capital -
Elizabeth Belfer
Private Investor and Philanthropist -
Andrew J. Bernstein
Managing Partner, Kearsarge Energy -
Michael Burger
Executive Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law; Senior Research Scholar and Lecturer-in-Law, Columbia Law School -
Nathalie Farman-Farma
Founder, Decors Barbares -
Robert Goodman
Managing Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners -
Jean E. Howard
George Delacorte Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University -
Emily McAteer
CEO and Co-Founder, Odyssey Energy Solutions -
Divya Mehta
Consultant, McKinsey & Company -
Pamela Murphy
Former Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors, Island Press -
Annette Nazareth
Senior Counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP -
Cynthia Roberts
Former Executive Director, Riverbend Environmental Education Center -
Zana Salzman
Business Strategy Manager, Accenture -
Mark Selcow
Partner, Costanoa -
Chiara Visconti-Pervanas
Co-Founder, Intuitas Integrative Wellness