Faculty and Board Members
Jason Kliwinski, AIA, LEED Fellow, WELL AP, BECxP, CSBA
Jason Kliwinski focuses on three main areas: green architecture, consulting, and education. As a practicing architect, Mr. Kliwinski’s work has involved the restoration, preservation, and adaptive reuse/renovation of existing buildings as well as the creation of many new environmentally responsible … more
Moya Connelly
Moya Connelly is the founder and managing partner of Surmont Capital, a firm specializing in the development and management of sustainable finance funds. Her specialty is developing investment strategies to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges. Ms. Connelly has … more
Erik Simanis
Erik Simanis is an authority on new venture creation, having led or guided over a dozen corporate ventures and startups across five continents over the past 25 years. His frameworks and insights are published in leading journals, including the Harvard … more
Supriya Verma
Supriya Verma, WELL AP, is an award-winning corporate executive, citizen journalist, global sustainability advocate, and social entrepreneur. She is the Chief Sustainability Officer of Belnor Engineering Inc., an award-winning global construction firm in Toronto, Canada, focusing on sustainable architectural products, … more
Dr. Christopher J. Agrusa
Christopher J. Agrusa, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Agrusa graduated from the University of Michigan with … more
Dr. Meredith L. Turetz
Dr. Meredith Turetz is an Assistant Professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a medical degree from Cornell University Medical College. She has been a faculty member in the Division of … more
Dr. Jennifer Cross
Dr. Jennifer Cross is an Assistant Professor in Clinical Pediatrics and Section Chief of the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics within the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine. She is board certified in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and … more
Dr. Wing Kay Fok
Dr. Fok joined New York-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medicine in 2019 as an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Wing Kay Fok is a board certified obstetrician-gynecologist with fellowship training in family planning. She specializes in contraception for medically complex … more
Dr. Derek Hansen
Dr. Hansen is a board certified orthopedic surgeon with specialized training in orthopedic oncology and metabolic bone diseases. He specializes in the treatment of bone and soft tissue tumors, and metabolic bone disease such as osteoporosis as well as more … more
Dr. Maria Karas
Dr. Maria Karas is an assistant professor of medicine in the Weill Cornell Medicine Division of Cardiology. She received her undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania in 2002 and her medical degree from Weill Medical College of Cornell University … more