Emily Weaver is a junior at Rice University studying Social Policy Analysis, with a focus on Environmental Studies. She is interested in the way that communities exist with and are affected by the environment, and the way that policy can address issues related to environmental justice. She enjoys taking a variety of classes focusing on sociology, anthropology, environmental science, and…
Deneane is currently a senior studying at the University of Houston-Downtown campus. She was born and raised in Houston. She is pursuing a degree in finance, and will graduate with her bachelors degree in summer 2021. Before becoming a student at UHD, Deneane attended Lamar University in Beaumont, TX. While pursuing her education part time and changing career goals and…
Emma is a returned Peace Corps volunteer and a Forestry major/Recreation Management minor graduate from Stephen F. Austin State University. While serving in the Peace Corps, Paraguay, the heart of South America and home of the pineapple, was Emma’s home for two years. She connected local, regional, and international environmental organizations to communities and schools in rural and semi-urban neighborhoods….