Dan Blue

Faculty Research Associate within the Center for Urban Studies and CES Program Manager since June of 1998. Dan currently is Principal Investigator for the Port of Portland Waste Minimization Project, various Multifamily Recycling projects, the Single Family Weight Study, and the Metro Recycle at School project, among others. Dan is responsible for day to day leadership of the organization, negotiating research and service projects, coordinating with funding partners, and CES administrative responsibilities within the University. Prior to entering the research conservation field, Dan served as Program Director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Portland, and has worked with refugee populations in Portland and abroad. Dan is inspired by the natural environment around him, the brilliant and hardworking students and faculty that comprise CES, and his family to continue to work towards a more sustainable society. Contact Dan Blue.

Shanna Eller

Project Coordinator for assistance to government facilities in Portland since February 2003, Shanna joined CES with extensive experience working with business and multiple aspects of community development. Shanna's previous tenure has included five years with one of Portland's Office of Neighborhood Involvement coalition offices, staffing Multnomah County's Strategic Economic Investment Program, as an associate with the Tennessee Valley Authority, and as a program officer with the Chicago Rehab Network's coalition of community-based housing development corporations. Shanna is currently completing her PhD in Urban Studies at PSU. Her dissertation in the works is an environmental sustainability program input, output, and impact evaluation of efforts in multiple U.S. cities. Contact Shanna Eller.

Renée Bogin

After 3 years working as project coordinator or manager at CES on various government multifamily projects, Renee was recently hired by CUS to work with Metro to improve multifamily recycling around the region. She is finishing up her Master of Urban Studies Program at PSU and will begin the doctorate program soon. Her main areas of study are community development and transnational civil society with particular interests in sustainability efforts and social movements across international borders. Her studies and work are complemented by a diversity of life experiences, most significantly extensive travels around the globe and a visit to every state in the union. Contact Renée Bogin.

Thomas Egleston

Thomas Egleston is the Field Services Coordinator, working on the Single Family Weight Study and the Events Recycling projects. Tom has been a life-long native to the Northwest, attaining his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Oregon in Eugene and soon thereafter migrating to Portland where he is working on his Masters of Public Administration at Portland State University. In his graduate studies Tom has been focusing on Natural Resource Policy, Waste Reduction and Sustainability and the applications of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to the mix. In his spare time Tom enjoys the outdoors by climbing mountains (Baker, Adams, St. Helens in summer of 2007), backpacking, rock climbing, skiing and other mountain related activities.

Will Elder

Project Coordinator for the Doubletree Sustainability Assessment Project, Will has been with CES since 2006. Before starting the Doubletree Sustainability Assessment Project, he worked as a Recycling Specialist, assisting businesses in Portland with waste reduction strategies. Prior to his work at CES, he worked in the hospitality industry and has over 7 years experience in hotel management. Biking is his favorite way of getting around, and he enjoys gardening, travel and exploring new foods. He’s also active in his community and serves on the board of his neighborhood association as well as the board of the area neighborhood coalition. He has a BS in Economics, is currently enrolled in the Masters of Urban and Regional Planning program with a specialization in transportation, and is also working on a graduate certificate in Real Estate Development.

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Caroline Leary

Graduate Research Assistant, PDX Airport Waste Minimization Program. Caroline, a native Bostonian, came to Portland to enroll in the Masters of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) program. She misses the Red Sox, but loves Portland and can't get over how green it is. She likes running, skiing, hiking, and just being outside. She's excited to check out the Oregon coast and other parts of the west.

Meredith Sorensen

Meredith Sorensen is Project Coordinator for the Port of Portland Waste Minimization Project. With 14 million passengers annually, 15 passenger airlines, and more than 34 Concessionaires, PDX Airport is a complex institution that requires creative solutions for handling its waste stream. Meredith dives into the Port Project (sometimes literally) every day. She received her Masters in Public Administration from PSU in March 2008. Meredith recently received a fellowship to study waste management strategies in Norway, the Netherlands, Germany, Mexico, Honduras, and Costa Rica. She leaves for her "trash travels" in September 2008. In the meantime you can find her trail running, swimming, biking, and playing ultimate frisbee.

Ryan Trif

A junior studying business administration at PSU, Ryan started working for CES in March 2007. He works with Tom Egleston on the single family weight study and event recycling, and also for Shanna Eller’s waste sort team. Ryan is a native Portlander, and says he loves the city and wants to help improve it for the future. He finds it gratifying to live in a city where people care about their environment, and enjoy clean, beautiful parks and lush forests. His involvement at CES ensures that he’s doing his park to keep Portland the beautiful place that it is. Ryan is an avid runner, and enjoys working out in his spare time.

Bridger Wineman

Multifamily recycling assistant. A long-standing love of cities and mountains drew Bridger to Portland five years ago from Montana. He is especially interested in progressive community planning and hopes ot study in the MURP program at PSU after graduation. He is interested in exploring how issues of environmental and social justice can be addressed concurrently. On weekends he enjoys exploring remote alpine wildernesses, but is happy to settle for a long bike ride and a pint at the Lucky Lab with his wife, Felecia.