Janet Whited

Environmental Specialist

Janet Whited is an Environmental Specialist for San Diego Unified School District and is on a mission to help students, teachers, and staff reduce waste, help the environment, help the community, and save money. Her focus is to engage the entire SDUSD family in developing an overall sustainability mindset that will assist the District in reaching their Climate Action Plan goals. To this end, she develops and implements programs to expand recycling and composting opportunities within the district, conducts environmental education and outreach, and assists in the coordination of the district’s edible food reduction, recovery and rescue program at over 180 schools and district facilities. She has worked for the district in this capacity for over ten years and previously worked at the City of San Diego Environmental Services Department coordinating residential and commercial recycling programs.