About Us

The Sustainable Enterprise Partnership links the extraordinary resources of three Central New York institutions to offer world-class education and research on sustainable enterprise and provide an in-depth understanding of sustainability:

Whitman School of Management - Syracuse University

Syracuse University's Whitman School of Management, a pioneer in offering environmental law and policy courses, with top-ranked programs in the key areas of entrepreneurship and supply chain management;


SUNY ESF

State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), the only college in the United States where all programs relate to natural resources and the environment; and


SyracuseCoE

The The Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE), a federation of more than 200 businesses and institutions that collaborate on sustainable innovations to improve built and urban environments. SyracuseCoE partners work on research, development and educational projects relating to clean and renewable energy, indoor environmental quality and water resources.

This unique collaboration actively integrates business, science, policy, and practice to develop and provide graduate and undergraduate curricula, educational outreach, and research on sustainable enterprise, with particular emphasis on small and medium business enterprises (SMEs).

Leadership Team

  • Elet Callahan, SEP Faculty Director, Professor of Law & Public Policy, Whitman School
  • Lisa Cleckner, Assistant Director of Operations for Quality Assurance & Research, SyracuseCoE
  • Randy Elder, Senior Associate Dean, Whitman School
  • Maurice Harris, Associate Dean, Graduate Programs, Whitman School
  • Chris Johnson, Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, L.C. Smith College of Engineering & Computer Science
  • Mike Kelleher, Director of Renewable Energy Systems, SUNY-ESF
  • Sara Miller, Associate Director, News Services, SU
  • David Newman, Professor and Chair, Forest & Natural Resource Management, SUNY-ESF
  • Pat Penfield, Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Practice, Whitman School
  • Minet Schindehutte, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises, Whitman School
  • Rick Smardon, Professor of Environmental Studies, SUNY-ESF
  • Clint Tankersley, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, Whitman School
  • Scott Webster, Becker Professor of Supply Chain Management, Whitman School