We are excited to introduce the 2025-2026 Live Green Leadership Team. Together, we are committed to providing education, engagement and empowerment opportunities to make Iowa State University as green and sustainable as possible for all students, faculty and staff. Please contact us with your ideas and questions, or sign up for our e-mail list to stay in the loop with announcements, volunteer opportunities and more. We look forward to working with you!

Interested in joining our team for the 2026-2027 school year?

We will have undergraduate internship positions opening on our Campus and Community Engagement as well as our Marketing and Communications Team Team.

Applications Due April 13 at 5 p.m.

We also have one graduate assistantship opening for a Sustainability Coordinator.

Applications Due April 13 at 5 p.m.

  • Merry Rankin

    Director of Sustainability

    Merry Rankin

    Alumna Class of 1987 and 1998

  • Maddie Feller

    Sustainability Coordinator

    Madison Feller

    Graduate Student in Architecture

As a Live Green intern, I gained valuable skills in professional sustainability communication, engaging with diverse groups, and developing problem-solving and adaptability skills for the future.

Grant Buresh, Ames Smart Business Challenge Intern, 2022-2024

  • Ruadhri Deans

    Campus and Community Engagement Intern

    Ruadhri Deans

    Senior, Environmental Engineering

  • Calla Foster

    Marketing and Communications Intern

    Calla Foster

    Junior, Advertising

  • Ava Haynes

    Marketing and Communications Intern

    Ava Haynes

    Junior, Advertising Major, design studies minor

  • Trinity Khalek

    Community and Campus Engagement Intern

    Trinity Khalek

    Senior, Event Management

  • Morgan Becker

    Social Media Engagement Intern

    Morgan Becker

    Junior, Animal Science Pre-Veterinary Major, African American Studies Minor