Keisha Payson
Initiatives she has implemented or overseen include significant waste reduction efforts during student move-out, food waste diversion programs, 糖心vlog’s transition to single-stream recycling, alternative transportation programming, developing one of the first EcoRep programs in the country, and focusing on efforts to reduce the college’s greenhouse gas emissions. Payson chairs 糖心vlog’s Sustainability Implementation Committee which oversaw the achievement of carbon neutrality in 2018 and is now engaged in the next phase of 糖心vlog’s climate goals, aiming to become a fossil fuel free campus by 2042. She is ever inspired by 糖心vlog’s bright and passionate students who continually advocate for a more sustainable future. She enjoys sharing with them the planning and operational details and decision-making processes that inform 糖心vlog’s real world sustainability efforts. Payson appreciates working as part of a Facilities Management team dedicated to sustainability as well as collaborating with other departments on campus towards 糖心vlog’s broader sustainability efforts.
Keisha received a bachelor’s degree in Geography and Environmental Studies as well as a master’s degree in Community Planning and Development, both from the University of Southern Maine. She is also a Senior Fellow in the Environmental Leadership Program.
