Meeting Schedule

3rd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m.
Village Hall, 850 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, IL 60015

Membership

Consists of 9 members appointed to 3 year overlapping terms. Individuals employed by corporations and businesses located in Deerfield ("corporate residents") are eligible to serve as voting members on the commission; however, no more than one-third (1/3) of the commission members shall be corporate residents at any one time. Walgreens is currently the only corporate resident appointed to the commission.

Members 

Donald Anderson, Chair
Maria Albulescu
Amy Call
Daniel Dorfman
Richard Heller
Karrah Krakovyak
Bill Mertes
Michael Shalen
Deborah Tomez

Mission

The Sustainability Commission is established to optimize Deerfield's potential in environmentally sound practices, thereby improving the quality of our local environment for the benefit of our citizens, businesses and neighbors with respect to sustainability, meaning the use of resources such that they do not become depleted or permanently damaged and requiring the balance of environmental, economic and social demands.

Duties

The Sustainability Commission acts in an advisory capacity to the Mayor and Board of Trustees, to the Village administration and to the Deerfield community to optimize the potential of the Village in environmentally sound practices with a view toward improving the local environment for the benefit of our citizens, businesses and neighbors. The group discusses and promotes sustainable living through education and advocacy. 

The Sustainability Commission maintains the "Green up Deerfield" section of the Village's website.

Application

Fill out an on-line form to apply for a volunteer position on a Board or Commission.