The CERES Advisory Board provides perspective on our strategic planning as we seek to impact curriculum – at BSU and beyond – and reach out to industry and cohort higher education institutions. They provide sober commentary on sustainability developments on the national stage – through the organizations and initiatives with which they are familiar.

Twice a year CERES convenes a conference call for feedback on our past reporting, strategic planning, new initiatives we’re considering, options for broadening our impact, and avenues of possible collaboration.

These advisors do not offer outright advocacy on our behalf, but rather provide hard-nosed assessment of what they see to be the horizon of developments and how our reputational capital, current skill sets and expanding capacities might fit into that ‘future’.

We rely upon their critical eye.

Current members are:

Wynn Calder

Wynn directs Sustainable Schools, LLC (www.sustainschools.org), which works primarily with K-12 independent and private schools to build sustainability and environmental literacy into strategic planning, teaching and institutional practice. Wynn has been principal consultant on environmental sustainability with the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) since 2003, and designed and chaired the NAIS summer Institute for Leadership in Sustainability from 2005 to 2009.

Wynn is also co-director of the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF) (www.ulsf.org), which serves as secretariat for signatories of the Talloires Declaration (1990). He has been with ULSF since 1997.

Wynn is review editor for the Journal of Education for Sustainable Development (Sage), and has written extensively on the topic of education for sustainability. He is a co-founder of the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development. He serves on the senior council of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and advisory council of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education (New York, NY). He also serves on the board of directors of the Lake Cochituate Watershed Council (Natick, MA) and Green Advantage, Inc. (Frederick, MD).

Wynn attended Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, received his Bachelor’s Degree from Harvard University in 1984 and his Master’s in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School in 1993. Wynn lives with his family in Wayland, MA.

Jason Shelley

Jason currently serves as the AIA Indiana and AIA Indianapolis Executive Director. Born and raised in historic downtown Madison, IN, he received his BS degree in Political Science from Indiana University.

Prior to working for AIA Indiana and AIA Indianapolis, Jason held various positions including State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business in Indiana, the largest small business advocacy organization in the state, Life and Health Issues Director at the Insurance Institute of Indiana, and Senior Legislative Assistant at the Indiana House of Representatives.

Jason has been a registered lobbyist in Indiana since 1997. In his spare time, Jason enjoys spending time with his family, exercising, and attending auto races.

Jaime Van Mourik

Jaime Van Mourik, Director, Higher Ed LEED® AP BD+C is a leader for colleges and universities “going green,” offering institutions guidance through the green building planning and implementation process and advising on how the LEED Green Building Rating System® can act as a framework for shaping sustainability initiatives. In her role, she directs the development of tools and resources for the sector, maintains customer relations and presents on the benefits of a sustainable campus to a range of audiences. Jaime also oversaw the development of the Center for Green Schools’ latest and most comprehensive higher education strategy guide, Roadmap to a Green Campus.

Prior to joining USGBC, Jaime worked as a project manager at GreenShape, a sustainable design
consulting firm, assisting over 30 projects pursuing LEED certification. From 2002-2007, Jaime worked at the National Building Museum developing, implementing and managing educational programs about the built environment for an adult audience. The programs included lectures and films associated with the exhibition The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture and Design. Jaime has taught design to students of all ages including collegiate teaching positions at the Catholic University of America School of Architecture and Planning and Northern Virginia Community College and serves as both a visiting lecturer and critic for local D.C. schools.

Jaime is an active member of the building industry community and serves on the AIA/DC Inter-School Design Competition Committee. She was involved in the 2005, 2007 and 2009 Solar Decathlon serving as a communications juror. Jaime is an Associate AIA member and LEED Accredited Professional. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Tech and a Master of Architectural History from the University of Virginia. Jaime is an avid traveler seeking to learn from the diverse cultures and architecture around the globe. She currently resides in the walkable community of Bethesda, Md., with her husband.