Meet our Steering Committee!
Ari Rubenstein ‘11, Executive Director
Lilly Mirviss ’12, Communications Director
Ben Howard ’11, Social Chair
Armide Storey ’13, Social Chair; Representative, Beyond the Bottle
Danielle Dahan ’11, Financial Chair
Zach Sosa ’13, Financial Chair
Greg Cohan ’14, Representative, RISCC
Tim Dingman ’11, Representative, BCAF
Spencer Lawrence ’11, Representative, Bikes @ Brown
Jonathan Leibovic ’12, Representative, SuFI
Kai Morrell ’11, Representative, EcoReps
Sylvia Stone ’11, Representative, Environmental Events
Micah Swann ’14, Representative, SCRAP
| Ari Rubenstein — Executive Director | |
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| Paige Kirstein — Communications Director | |
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Paige Kirstein is the Communications Director for emPOWER and lead coordinator for Beyond the Bottle. She is a Junior concentrating in Economics who also loves cognitive science and industrial design. She plays on the Women’s Ultimate Frisbee team and is active in Hillel, the center for Jewish life on campus. Paige initially got involved in emPOWER through Beyond the Bottle because she was excited to work towards a measurable goal and make a change that positively affects the environment and communities around the world. She loves having the opportunity to meet folks from all around the environmental community at Brown. |
| Ben Howard | |
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Ben Howard began his involvement with emPower with the CCURB project Pump It Up! In his time at emPower, Ben has co-founded Beyond the Bottle, SCRAP, and the Environmental Events group. He has also been involved with the Campus Climate group through his role as Sustainability Intern for Facilities Management. Starting this semester, Ben is the co-social chair of emPower, and is looking forward to strengthening the social aspect that is necessary in environmental activism. Cel. 202-486-6716 E-mail Benjamin_L_Howard@brown.edu |
| Danielle Dahan | |
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Danielle is senior studying Engineering with a focus in energy conversion and sustainability. She has been involved in emPower since her freshman year, when she led Focus the Nation, a week-long teach-in on climate change. Since then, Danielle has been active in the Community Carbon Use Reduction at Brown (“CCURB”), a grant fund for carbon reduction projects in the Providence Community. She also leads a fuel-efficiency CCURB project, Pump it Up, which aims to increase consumer awareness on the benefits of proper tire inflation and other simple fuel-efficient tips. Danielle is the emPower representative for Brown’s Energy and Environmental Advisory Committee as well as for the Executive Committee of the Rhode Island Sierra Club. Danielle is also a financial signatory of emPower, so feel free to contact her on any funding-related questions. |
| Zach Sosa | |
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Zach Sosa first joined EmPOWER in fall 2009 and was initially active on the Beyond the Bottle campaign, and then the Task Force on Bottled Water. Now he works on student outreach initiatives for Beyond the Bottle, and he is a co-financial signatory for EmPOWER. Zach is really interested in environmental human rights issues, especially water rights, as well as general student outreach and awareness-raising on campus. |
| Becca Rast | |
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Becca Rast is the steering committee representative from the Rhode Island Student Climate Coalition that focuses on uniting students and youth from all over Rhode Island to address the impacts of climate change on our communities. She hails from Lancaster, PA and is currently a sophomore at Brown. She is passionate about community/political/student organizing of all sorts – beyond emPower she’s involved in the Student Labor Alliance and the Environmental Justice Leauge of Rhode Island. Feel free to contact her if you have any questions regarding state/national/international climate organizing, climate/environmental justice work, or whatever! You can reach her at Becca.Rast@gmail.com or 717-519-9140.
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| Tim Dingman | |
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Tim Dingman is a Senior at Brown majoring in Engineering Physics. He is the Steering Committee representative for Campus Climate, a fund provided by Facilities for carbon reduction measures at Brown. He is also the founder and leader of EcoFlow, the pilot Campus Climate initiative that lead to a retrofit of low efficiency shower heads on campus to a high efficiency model. Tim is also a member of the 2010 A Better World by Design Planning Committee and is an active participant in Brown Men’s Ultimate Frisbee. Tim previously attended Boston College before transferring to Brown after three semesters. |
