I provide support to all of our Council Representatives, and I connect students to the resources they need for the projects they are working on. Additionally, I orient new council representatives to CSSC, and facilitate council conference calls.
SCHOOL: Humboldt State University, 2015
MAJOR: Environmental Science: Ecological Restoration
PAST ROLES IN CSSC: Council Representative, Note Translator
HOMETOWN: Tujunga, CA
About Me
Random Stranger: “Why aren’t you in school?”
Me: “Oh, I’m homeschooled.”
Before attending community college, I had never set foot in a public school classroom. This provided me with the freedom to pursue topics that interested me; namely the out of doors. I spent hours upon hours playing in the dirt, looking at plants, running around barefoot, and breathing the wonderful LA air.
Born and raised in LA County, I was taught to care for the planet by using my common sense: duh, trash doesn’t belong on the ground. My family has always been very conscious of our energy consumption, our food choices, and every item we throw away. When I was about 12 years old, my family stopped using the black trash can. It was recycled, composted, or we didn’t buy it.
I began volunteering with non-profits when I was 11, mostly doing endangered species habitat restoration in the local forests. My journey into the environmental movement began with a Human Impact on the Environment class at GCC, followed by the GCC Environmental Club, which lead to the CSSC.
I have incredibly diverse interests, from skydiving, to sketching, to baking, to hiking, to playing piano, to photography, and beyond.
How I Got Involved In CSSC
I heard about the Spring 2011 Convergence at UC Davis through the GCC Environmental Club. Our club president had just attended Power Shift, and was strongly encouraging me to attend the upcoming UC Davis convergence.
I was a little hesitant at first, but once I started checking out the CSSC website, and the list of convergence topics, I started drooling. It looked like such a cool event! So I tossed my worries aside, and took off on a road trip with three other attendees I hardly knew. Little did I know, that convergence would change my life.
I arrived in Davis, and was instantly surrounded by hundreds of like-minded people. I felt comfortable with them, as though I had finally found a place I belonged. I kept thinking “Wait, you mean to tell me, there are others?!”
I soaked up the information, the atmosphere, the laughter, the love, the people, the activism, and I’ve never looked back.
The Area of Sustainability That Interests Me Most
Permaculture, Sustainable Living, Sustainable Food Systems, and Community-Based Systems
The Role of Student Action in Sustainability
Students are young, impressionable, and full of energy. We bring enthusiasm, optimism, diversity, and life to the sustainability movement. We have the ability to make things happen, and we do so with a firm positive stance and bright smiling faces!
Sustainability Projects I’ve Worked On
- On-Campus Garden
- Educational Film Screenings
- Climate Change Teach-Ins
- Earth Day
- Petition Gathering for Right to Know GMOs
