Elena Petkova Email & Phone Number

Ithaca, New York Area

-Propelled the launch of Cornell's first permanent residential composting program, Compost Managers-Managed the Compost Managers Program – training new compost managers, actively seeking methods to improve the program, and coordinating between all participating students, the composting facility, and the Campus Sustainability Office-Established and fostered relationships with service organizations on campus to provide large-scale event waste management for the Fall and Winter Employee Celebrations and CALS Day-Initiated and oversaw waste management projects such as the Cornell Dining Container Assessment aimed at cataloguing all food products sold across campus eateries to identify preventable waste -Advanced and formed collaborative efforts with Thermal Foams, Inc. and Tompkins County Recycling and Materials Management to recycle Styrofoam waste from campus and to provide easily accessible recycling and composting for Cornell students living off-campus

Ithaca, New York, United States

-Directed and taught bar staff how to bartend and professionally serve guests-Maintained the reputation of the Statler Hotel via excellent customer engagement and service

Ithaca, New York, United States

Ithaca, New York Area

-Trained, interviewed and selected bartenders-Helped to ideate the specialty cocktails for the 94th Hotel Ezra Cornell weekend-Managed set-up, event flow, and clean up during HEC weekend

Ithaca, New York, United States

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) - Sustainable Life Cycle Analysis, Sustainability Studies

Activities and Societies: Master Composters, Hotel Ezra Cornell, Compost Managers, Kappa Delta Sorority

Sustainability Studies

One semester abroad through CALS Exchange focusing on Environmental Communication and Sustainability Marketing.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Student Farm Intern, Campus Center for the Environment, Sustainability Champion, Davis Hiking Club, Student Farm.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Math Tutor, Peer Mentor, Spirit Committee, Heart in Motion, Resilience Challenge