2024-2025 Sustainability Fellows
Meet the first cohort of the Sustainability Fellows program! These students will embark on a journey to become student leaders by encouraging them to expand their climate and environmental knowledge while creating healthier, more resilient, and equitable communities on and off campus.
The first cohort represents undergraduate and graduate students including the College of the Arts, College of Engineering, College of Health and Human Services, College of Liberal Arts, and College of Natural Science and Mathematics.

Angelica Cruz
Geography, M.S.
Areas of interests: community based solutions to sustainability issues

Carmen Arceo
Pre-Sociology, B.A.
Areas of interest: sustainable food and environmental sustainability

Coryn Bray
Environmental Science and Policy, B.A.
Areas of interest: sustainable consumption, water conservation, and waste reduction

Daniel Perez
Kinesiology - Exercise Science, B.S.
Areas of interest: food sustainability and climate sustainability

Danielle Gonzalez
Environmental Science and Policy, B.S.
Areas of interest: Water Quality, coastal and marine protected areas, and pollution regulation

Elsa Joelsson
Industrial Design, B.S.
Areas of interest: sustainable manufacturing and production

Emily Fitzpatrick
Biology
Areas of interest: environmental justice, improving scientific communication and outreach

James Robles
Environmental Engineering
Areas of interest: air pollution and water pollution

Kathy Cordoba
Environmental Science and Policy, B.A.
Areas of interest: conservation and sustainable design

Madison Bartlett
Environmental Science and Policy, B.S.
Areas of interest: sustainable communities, green building, conservation, and waste reduction

Odalys Portillo
Environmental Engineering
Areas of interest: renewable energy and water conservation

Robby Born
Applied Statistics, M.S.
Areas of interest: systemic/structural change to adopt local strategies