I graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Earth Science and Anthropology. As an undergraduate, I conducted research on paleoclimate variability in the Italian Dolomites and led an outreach project providing resources and supplies to individuals facing housing challenges in the Morningside Heights community. During my sophomore year, I joined The Farmlink Project, an organization founded during the pandemic to connect farms with surplus produce to food banks in need. Over the past two summers, I led backpacking and service trips for high school students in Maine and Alaska. These experiences placed me at the forefront of pressing climate and conservation challenges and inspired me to use outdoor education to cultivate environmentally conscious leaders. I am committed to fostering resilience, self-reliance, and a passion for conservation in students by immersing them in the transformative power of the great outdoors.