Katie Maynard is the Director of Student Sustainability Initiatives and a Sustainability Officer 4 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Ms. Maynard directs the Sustainability Internships and Community Resources Department. Through this department she supports 60-80 student interns each year. She also partners with the academic community to assist in integrating sustainability into the curriculum and provides learning opportunities for students. She also acts as a campus point of contact for select sustainability initiatives and programs. She was awarded the UC Sustainability Champion Award in July 2019. She is also Principal Investigator for a REACH 2.0 Electric Vehicle Charging Program Grant and the USDA CalFresh Outreach Grant.