Katie began her involvement with Sustainability in 2003, when she became a co-founder of the Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP), a student-initiated courses program at the local and statewide level. Katie has since become a logistics organizer for the UC, CSU, CCC Sustainability Conference and been engaging faculty and researchers in sustainability projects which enrich curriculum and improve research practices. She is also responsible for supporting student projects, connecting students to internship and job opportunities, directly supporting student interns, curriculum development, improving research practices to address concerns of sustainability and doing general outreach for UCSB sustainability efforts.