Sustain Winona: A Community Sustainability Collaboration

Winona’s largest public and private institutions - Winona State University, the City of Winona, the County of Winona, Winona Area Public Schools, Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical, and Saint Mary's University of Minnesota - have all committed to partnering together to “walk the talk” in implementing sustainable environmental practices.

This public and private, government and education collaboration is believed to be unique in the nation. The seven local organizations will work together in coming months and years to achieve certification as an ISO 14001 community. That means all of the organizations will eventually meet international standards for energy-efficient and environment-friendly operations.

Collaboration Team Leaders

Cal Winbush, Winona State University
Dan Wicka, City of Winona
Anne Morse, Winona County
Scott Hannon, Winona Area Public Schools
Chris Kendall, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Mike Kroening, Minnesota State College Southeast Technical
Craig Junker, Cotter High School

Collaboration Institutional Leaders

Judith Ramalay, Winona State University
Eric Sorensen, City of Winona
Robert Reinert, Winona County
Scott Hannon, Winona Area Public Schools
Cindy Marek, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
James Johnson, Minnesota State College Southeast Technical
Craig Junker, Cotter High School