Isabella Gerace
Sustainability Coordinator
Isabella Gerace is recognized by the State University of New York (SUNY) system as Purchase College’s Sustainability Coordinator where she upholds dual responsibility channels. As part Facilities Management’s department, she is responsible for supporting strategic decisions focused on green purchasing and operations. Simultaneously, Isabella engages with the Purchase College community day to day, incorporating eco-minded behaviors and sustainability education across different mediums.
She is eager to share her personal sustainability journey with the campus community as well as advocate and champion sustainability in a collaborative, equitable, and inclusive way.
More About Me
Isabella is a recent graduate from Wake Forest University where she majored in both Environment & Sustainability Studies and Spanish. Her passion for sustainability was fueled once she started at Wake Forest by engaging in opportunities both inside and outside of the classroom. She founded a novel student-run sustainability organization with the mission of cultivating sustainable stewardship throughout all the Wake Forest community. In her senior year, she completed a Dining Engagement Internship in which she co-reported to the university’s Office of Sustainability and the university’s external dining services provider, Harvest Table Culinary Group. This opportunity solidified her passions in sustainable dining, campus operations, and student engagement.