Elisabeth "El" Farrell does project management and program evaluation for UNHSA's initiatives across curriculum, operations, research and engagement. In this role, she manages a variety of initiaties projects, and events related to the issues of biodiversity, climate, energy, culture, local and sustainable agriculture, and other related issues. El is involved in the UNH Energy Task Force, UNH Ecosystem Task Force, UNH Food System Task Force, New Hampshire Farm to School Program, Food Solutions New England, the development of UNH's forthcoming Dual Major in Sustainability, and many others. El's past work includes numerous summits and conferences, including Sustainability Unbound, and work with the Dual Major in EcoGastronomy, the Museum of Art, UNH, the Student Organic Garden Club, and the Local Harvest Initiative.

El holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in writing and literature from the Bennington College Writing Seminars and her poems have been published in a number of literary journals. She is presently a student in the UNH Master of Public Administration program and the Certificate in Sustainability Politics and Policy. She holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of New Hampshire.

More Information

• El contributed to the book "The Sustainable Learning Community: One University's Journey to the Future" (2009).
• Jambeck, Farrell, and Cleaves (2006). Food Scraps to Composting...And Back to Food. BioCycle, December 2006, 29-34.
• Kelly and Farrell (Fall 2006). “University of New Hampshire:Many Ways to a Sustainable Food System.” Earth Ethics, Vol 14(2).