Liz Plascencia
Admissions Ambassador
Aloha! My name is Liz Plascencia (she/her/hers) and I am originally from Los Angeles, California. As a Queer, Latinx, First-Generation Mexican American - I am extremely interested in the intersectionality of environmental issues while considering the nexus between climate solutions, racial equity, and justice. I am a Master of Environmental Management candidate with a specialization in Urban and Water Resource Science and Management at the Yale School of Environment (YSE). Before coming to YSE, I was working on coastal stewardship and climate mitigation/adaptation in the South Pacific (i.e. Hawaiian archipelago, Tonga, and Fiji). Most of my professional work has focused on coastal management, hosting large-scale beach clean-ups, community and local stakeholder engagement, and plastic pollution education and outreach. In my free time, I enjoy surfing, freediving, hiking, camping, longboarding, and rock climbing!