Alison Waske Sutter joined the City of Grand Rapids as the Sustainability Manager in September 2017. She has over 15 years of experience in the sustainability field and is a licensed attorney. As the Sustainability Manager, Alison is responsible for managing the City’s Sustainability Plan, which serves as the City’s strategic plan and is based on the quadruple bottom line with four pillars – environmental quality, social responsibility, economic vitality and governmental accountability. She is currently focused on developing a comprehensive energy plan for the City, which will include strategies for the City to meet its 100% renewable energy goal by 2025 as well as mechanisms to engage other community stakeholders in steep energy reductions.  Before joining the City, Alison’s career included sustainability positions with SpartanNash, a Fortune 400 food distribution and retail business as well as sustainability consulting for the healthcare industry. She began her career as an environmental attorney with Warner Norcross and Judd in 2006. In the past Alison served on the Grand Rapids 2030 District’s Advisory Committee, as Immediate Past President of the West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum and on the Kent County Population Health Consortium Operations Council. She received her law degree and a Masters of Public Affairs from Indiana University and her Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Cincinnati. In her free time, Alison enjoys hiking and exploring nature with her husband, son and dog. She also loves eating food prepared with local ingredients, whether from one of our fantastic local restaurants or her talented husband.