Our Staff

Dan Garofalo, Environmental Sustainability Coordinator

Dan received a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Virginia, a master’s in architecture from Penn’s School of Design, and a master’s in government administration from Penn’s Fels Institute of Government.  Dan served twice as a Peace Corps volunteer, first in Malawi as the architect in charge of design for the capital city of Lilongwe from 1992 to 1994, and later on a three-month assignment in Sri Lanka to assist in disaster recovery after the tsunami in 2005.  Dan is a LEED accredited architect and a founding member of the U.S. Green Building Council and the current chair of the Delaware Valley chapter. He is also the founder of Community Design Collaborative, Philadelphia’s pro-bono design center. Dan has been a planner and architect in Facilities and Real Estate Services since 2002. In April 2008, he was appointed to be the University’s first environmental sustainability coordinator and facilities planner in response to President Amy Gutmann’s signing of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment in February 2007.

Steve Belfiglio, Sustainability Communications Associate

Steve graduated from Penn in 2007 with a B.A. in Communications. After joining the sustainability team in May 2008, Steve has worked on implementing and improving building recycling programs across the campus. In addition to providing an outlet for the Penn community’s recycling issues, he has focused on producing communication materials and educational videos for Penn’s Green Campus Partnership to raise awareness about the University’s commitment to environmental sustainability.

Brittany Bonnette, Sustainability Initiatives Associate

Brittany graduated from Penn in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies and PPE (Politics, Philosophy, and Economics). Her passions lie in sustainable transportation, with a specific devotion to bike sharing after a year in Lyon, France revealed to her the benefits of a public-use bicycle system. Now working for Penn, Brittany manages and implemented specific sustainability projects with a focus on transportation related issues as well as other special projects that Penn is addressing.

2009 Sustainability Interns