Undergraduate degree: University of Chicago, Political Science, 2008
Age: 26
Prior to SNRE: I worked on President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign as a Research Associate. There, I was responsible for conducting research into federal agriculture policy, USDA programs, rural development, and the initiatives of the First Lady. Before that, I worked for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, conducting electoral, candidate, and race-targeting research.
Undergraduate degree: University of Bath, United Kingdom, BSc (Hons) Economics
Age: 26
Undergraduate degree: Calvin College, Biology major/International Development minor, 2008
Age: 27
Prior to SNRE: The two years before coming to SNRE I worked with the Creation Care Study Program, a college study-abroad program, as the Ethical Food Coordinator. Prior to that I served with AmeriCorps Cape Cod and worked with the Animal Rescue League of Boston.
Undergraduate degree: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Geography, 2012
Age: 23
Prior to SNRE: I earned a one-year master’s degree from the University of Edinburgh, writing my thesis on a GIS-Environmental Justice analysis of air quality in the city of Valencia, Spain. Then I received a Fulbright Scholarship to come to University of Michigan to study Environmental Justice.
Undergraduate degree: UC San Diego, double major in Environmental Systems and Economics, 2009
Age: 26
Dual degree: Law
Prior to SNRE: I worked for the Water Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) for two years.
Undergraduate degree: University of Louisville, Geography with a concentration in Environmental Analysis, 2012
Age: 25
Undergraduate degree: University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. B.S. Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Forest Science, with a Minor in English Literature, 2009.
Age: 27
Prior to SNRE: I served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal, West Africa, working with women's cooperatives and primary schools to increase the productivity of community gardens while extending information on conservation and environmental health. I also danced a lot.