Janelle Hutchinson

Chief Sustainability Officer | University of Saskatchewan

As the University of Saskatchewan’s first Chief Sustainability Officer, Janelle leads the implementation of the university’s Sustainability Strategy 2021 – 2030: Critical Path to Sustainability and assists leaders across the organization with moving the work of the sustainability strategy forward. Janelle’s passion for sustainability began with undergraduate degrees in microbiology and agricultural & bioresources engineering; upon graduation, she eagerly joined post-secondary education administration, becoming an employee at the University of Saskatchewan in 2002, where she has led teams within student services, strategic services and infrastructure, planning & land development, while also expanding her interest in organizational leadership with an interdisciplinary Master of Arts in Organization Communication in 2011. Janelle is delighted to now be able to focus on sustainability within the post-secondary environment, working across campus to identify ways to meet sustainability commitments, and encouraging both students and faculty to embrace a more sustainable and just future for all. 

Janelle Hutchinson

Land Acknowledgment

In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3, within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. Finally, we recognize all Nations who live, work and play on this land and honour and celebrate this territory.