- Matt Deines
- Principal Physical Planner
- 949-824-4929
- mdeines@uci.edu
- Matt provides guidance on the physical form of campus including the built environment, open space initiatives including the Naturescape program, sustainable landscaping, and our urban forest. With over a decade of experience in the UC system Matt provides leadership in campus and UC-wide climate action planning.
- Aarushi Gupta
- Senior Sustainability Planner
- 949-824-0635
- aarushi.g@uci.edu
Aarushi is a recent MBA graduate from Rowan University in New Jersey. She deeply values the need for collaboration, communication, and community when addressing complex issues like climate change. Her particular passion for sustainable alternative transit options stems from her enthusiasm for inline skating.
- Lindsey Hashimoto
- Principal Environmental Planner
- 949-824-8692
- hashimol@uci.edu
- Lindsey is responsible for project compliance with federal and state environmental regulatory statutes, including the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). She leads the preparation of environmental documentation and analyses, and interfaces with off-campus stakeholders regarding UCI's Capital Program.
- R. Umashankar (Uma)
- Executive Director
- 949-824-1826
- rumash@uci.edu
- As the lead for the Campus Planning & Sustainability team, Uma makes it a priority to have an integrated approach that ties the team's three primary areas of focus. He brings to his position well over twenty years of higher education planning and design across both private consulting, and with the University of California.
- Jazmín Romero
- Fellow
- jnromer3@uci.edu
Jazmín is a third-year undergraduate Environmental Science & Policy major and Global Sustainability minor. As a curious scientist-in-the-making, their fascination has endured for scientific principles that hover over our environment. Jazmín’s strong passion lies in the field of soil science, where their research experience involves the integration of field observations and geochemical analyses to investigate the influence of climate and anthropogenic activities on carbon cycling and storage within terrestrial ecosystems, as well as their connections to air pollution and global carbon cycle. As the Decarbonization Fellow for the 2023-2024 academic year, Jazmín will be tackling projects focusing on UCI’s Central Plant, on-campus housing, sustainable transportation, and scope 3 (commuting) emissions. Jazmín's dedication to decarbonization is beyond imagination, as they strive to foster awareness and collaboration within the university community, paving the way for a sustainable and eco-conscious future.