JoAnna Contarino is a Program Assistant with Sustainable Jersey where she supports the day to day operations of the school certification program. She has a B.A. in Environmental & Sustainability Studies from Rowan University. In her time as a student she was involved in environmental advocacy on campus, in her community, and at a state-wide level in New Jersey. Most notably she led the NJ Student Sustainability Coalition for two years. In this role she connected students across the state to share resources, build skills, and ultimately create student power to work on sustainability initiatives that benefit us all. JoAnna is currently the Alumni Advisor of this group as well as the Secretary of her hometown Environmental Commission.