Biography
Heather Adelman joined Â鶹ÊÓƵ College in 2022 as the Sustainability Manager. She works on initiatives across campus and the community to meet the College’s ambitious carbon neutrality goals. She plays a leadership role in setting and implementing campus sustainability policy and works with students to catalyze unique, meaningful projects and internships.
A California native who relocated to Â鶹ÊÓƵ in 2011, Heather began her career at the US Environmental Protection Agency in San Francisco where she spent nearly 10 years working directly with tribal nations in Arizona, California, and Nevada on a variety of waste management and reduction initiatives. Upon arrival in Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Heather served as the Assistant Director of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Project focusing on education, local foods, and waste reduction. She is the co-founder of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Food Hub, a nonprofit local effort to increase hyper-local food in northeast Ohio and provide economic opportunities for small and medium farmers surrounding counties. She served as a member of Â鶹ÊÓƵ City Council for just over four years where she co-authored the Climate Action Plan, lead the development of the Sustainable Reserve Fund, successfully advocated for investments in sidewalk infrastructure and an electric vehicle car share program, co-authored an antidiscrimination ordinance to provide additional protections for the LGBTQ+ community, and co-lead the design and implementation of the City’s residential and commercial food scrap composting program.
Heather believes strongly in giving back and is active in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ volunteer community. She managed the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Farmers Market for six seasons and has served, or is currently serving, on numerous boards and commissions in Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Lorain County including Â鶹ÊÓƵ Community Services, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ area League of Women Voters, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Community Investment Corporation, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Community Land Trust, and the Lorain County Solid Waste Management Policy Committee. She has been awarded several prestigious national awards from the US Environmental Protection Agency for her work with communities.
