Summer Instructors

The Energy and Resources Group summer instructors understand the complex and interdisciplinary nature of sustainability. All have significant experience teaching and/or professional experience in the subject areas of their courses. Click on their bios to learn more!

For course descriptions and schedule, visit our Summer Curriculum and Schedule page.

Les Guliasi

Course: ER 170 Environmental Classics Les Guliasi is a Research Associate in the Sociology Department at UC Santa Cruz, where he teaches courses on the environment and climate change, in addition to the Energy and Resources Group’s Environmental Classics course.

Amber Kerr

Course: ER 101 Ecology and Society Amber Kerr is an agricultural ecologist focusing on climate change impacts and adaptation.

Dave Rochlin

Course: ER 172 Techno-optimism, Ecomodernism, and Narratives of Growth and Progress Dave is a former technology and NGO executive and is in his 16th year as a continuing professional faculty member at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, where he also serves as Executive Director of the Innovation, Creativity, and Design Practice.

Sanchita Saxena

Course: ER 192 Business, Sustainability, and Society Dr. Sanchita Banerjee Saxena holds a PhD in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles and has over 20 years of experience working on issues related to labor rights in global supply chains, with a special focus on the garment industry in Asia.