Key takeaway from the Environmental Fellows Program: “The workshops were an amazing space to share and reflect on my and other Fellows’ experiences as biracial environmentalists. I’ve never been in a space before with so many others like me.”
Hometown: Southern California
Fellowship Host: WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Next Step: Attending law school
“There was never a specific moment — I’ve just always wanted to work in environmentalism since I was little. Over time, my interest has turned to people-focused environmentalism; in particular, I’ve focused my studies on economics and environmental law and policy, hoping to combine all of that with environmental justice to create a just transition.
“With WE ACT, I was an energy justice research fellow, and the main project I worked on was researching any equity concerns about carbon capture and storage. With emerging technologies — for example, pipelines that carry liquid CO2 underground — we need to make sure that, if we scale them up, we identify safety and equity concerns and address them in a way that works for all people."