Student Clubs and Organizations
Presidio Graduate School is home to an extensive and growing community of student clubs. Student clubs are an extension of the students’ learning experience and expression of their diverse professional interests and personal passions. Clubs are typically formed in response to students’ interests in specific areas like cleantech, green building, sustainable food, impact investment and social justice. Club-organized events, trips and projects are planned throughout the semester and provide students with an opportunity to dive deeper into areas they’re most excited about. Club members benefit from expanding their professional networks, gaining unique professional experience and working collaboratively with other students.
Clean Technologies Club
The mission of the Clean Technologies Group is to empower Presidio students to advance clean and sustainable technologies by providing a forum for examining the latest innovations, events, policies and opportunities for technology transfer partnerships.
Entrepreneur Club
The Entrepreneur Group is a resource for Presidio students interested in start ups or who already own a business. The group provides opportunities for cohorts to blend, share ideas and gather advice.
Chairs: Flora Kaplan & Scott Fossel
Adviser: Kristin York
Green Building Club
The Green Building Club is committed to promoting the ideals of green building and renewable energy systems. By bringing students together with leaders of the green building community, members advance the discussion and facilitate the evolution of how the green built environment is designed, financed, constructed and utilized.
Chairs: Devon Bertram, Lauren Romanazzi, & Daniel Heras
Adviser: Erin Cooke
International Sustainability Club
The International Sustainability Club aims to increase dialogue around international development by sponsoring events, organizing service-learning trips, engaging in strategic partnerships with global organizations and promoting international student projects.
Chairs: Daniel Heras, Lily Laurence, Clay Carlson
Adviser: Amanda Ravenhill
Net Impact, Presidio Chapter
Net Impact is a professional organization dedicated to growing and strengthening a network of new leaders who are using the power of business to make a positive social, environmental and economic impact. All students enrolled at Presidio are members of Net Impact.
Outdoors Club
The Outdoors Club integrates student wellness and professional development by facilitating student networking, encouraging work-life balance and inspiring appreciation for Earth’s natural environment. Students are encouraged to develop a deeper understanding of sustainability through the hands-on exploration of the natural world.
Chairs: Daniel Heras, Julian Fishman, & Casey Schultz
Adviser: Rob Coombs
Presidio and Community Engagement (PACE)
Presidio and Community Engagement (PACE) is affiliated with the social committee. PACE's goal is to strengthen the connection of the Presidio Graduate School community to the Bay Area through volunteer work.
Chair: Eric O’Connor
Adviser: Mitchell Friedman
Presidio Marketing Club
The Presidio Marketing Club's mission is to create a vibrant, supportive community and resource for Presidio MBA/MPA students interested in Marketing through collaboration of our members, student body, alumni, faculty, other Presidio Clubs, and employers.
Chairs: Arif Hasyim, Jason Walters, Scott Bright, & Clay Carlson
Advisers: Rob Coombs
Presidio Sustainable Food Club
The mission of the Presidio Sustainable Food Club is to support and explore sustainable food, and to learn from, support and strengthen ties with organizations and individuals working in sustainable food and related industries.
Chairs: Shaina Kandel & Seth Rosenberg
Advisers: Steve Crane
Q Sustainability Club
The Q Sustainability club seeks to promote the education, visibility and networking capabilities of our lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual graduate students.
Adviser: Mitchell Friedman
Social Capital Committee
The Presidio Social Capital Committee enhances the student experience by organizing and advertising a wide range of social events. The group assists students interested in organizing community events, directs students to sustainability gatherings around the Bay Area and manages the residency social experience.
Chairs: Scott Bright & Alexis Travis
Adviser: Mitchell Friedman
Social Venture Finance Club
The Presidio Social Venture Finance Club helps Presidio MBA students, entrepreneurs, and investors work collectively to finance for‐benefit organizations and support the expansion of the social finance ecosystem.
Chair: David Stripling
Advisers: Steve Crane & Scott Fullwiler
Water Club
The mission of the Presidio Water Club is to act as a conduit through which students, professionals and organizations can come together in their celebration of this precious resource. We host hands-on workshops featuring key industry thought and action leaders that are aimed at creating awareness about our planet's interdependency on water and developing efficient water solutions in both the public and private sectors.
Chair: Chrys Rebeiro
Adviser: TBD