Instagram Youtube Facebook
Menu
Menu
Instagram Youtube Facebook

Category: Junior Faculty Advisor

Categories
Junior Faculty Advisor

Dominic Straquadine

Junior Faculty Advisor

Dominic Straquadine is a senior at George Mason University, majoring in Environmental & Sustainability Studies with a concentration in Environmental Policy & Politics. Dominic has been heavily involved in sustainability affairs at Mason with volunteering at the Presidents Park Greenhouse, and the Innovation Food Forest, attending meetings with the Virginia Student Environmental Coalition, and being a member of the Environment & Sustainability Living Learning Community (LLC). During his time with the LLC, he has assisted in the organization of the 2017 and 2018 LLC Showcase, as well as manage the sustainability facet of the 2016 Rappahannock Neighborhood Council year-end party. In 2017, Dominic received the Student of the Year award from Keep Ohio Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. In 2016 and 2017, he served as an intern with Marion County Recycling & Litter Prevention in Marion, Ohio. Dominic has also served as a Junior Faculty Advisor in 2016 and 2017, as well as an intern with the Washington Scholars Program. Dominic is looking forward to meeting this year’s delegates!

Categories
Junior Faculty Advisor

Lauren Slusher

Junior Faculty Advisor

Lauren Slusher is a senior at North Carolina State University majoring in history. Lauren was an intern for WYSE in 2014 and a junior faculty advisor in 2015 and 2016. She is Vice President of the History Club at NCSU and a member of the National Society for Leadership and Success. Lauren is also a charter member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

Categories
Junior Faculty Advisor

Serena Seiler

SERENA SEILER

Junior Faculty Advisor

Serena Seiler is a senior majoring in Environmental and Sustainability Studies with a concentration in Conservation and Sustainability and a minor in Conservation Biology. She’s a WYSE 2015 alumni and has worked the conference for the last 4 years. On campus, she works in the Admissions office as a tele-counseling supervisor, a Mason ambassador, and is a member of GOGA (GMU Organic Gardening Association). She just finished a semester at the Smithsonian Conservation and Biology Institute (SCBI) where she had the chance to work side by side with a professional in the conservation field, specifically animal care of the endangered ungulates. Outside of academics, she volunteers in the National Zoo as a keeper aide in Amazonia. When she graduates this coming spring, she plans to join the Peace Corps and serve for two years, then pursue a career in animal conservation. She’s so excited for WYSE 2019, and can’t wait to meet all the delegates this year!

Categories
Junior Faculty Advisor

Diego Posada

Junior Faculty Advisor

Born in Knoxville Tennessee in foothills of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Diego Posada was exposed to wildlife and conservation at an early age. Through his experience in various volunteer opportunities and his own time out in nature he knew he wanted to seek a career that kept him outdoors. Diego graduated High school in Gainesville, FL while dual enrolling at Santa Fe College to complete his AA. It was during his high school career that he attended WYSE in 2012 and has since served on the Youth Advisory Board and came back for WYSE 2016 as a Junior Faculty advisor.

Currently working in the Methods and Biological control bureau of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Division of Plant Industry, Diego has taken an interest in the future of agriculture in the United States and more importantly in Florida. He currently works on the program that mass rears Tamarixia Radiata, tiny parasitic wasps that parasitize Asian Citrus Psyllid, that are sent to researchers and growers in order to find a cure for Citrus Green Greening. Diego hopes that WYSE will be an eye opening experience for you and allow you to see what opportunities are available in the future of environmental studies

Categories
Junior Faculty Advisor

Suhey Ortega

Junior Faculty Advisor

Suhey is currently a sophomore at Arizona State University studying Nonprofit Leadership & Management with two minors in Sustainability and Transborder Chican/Latin Studies. Suhey attended WYSE in 2014 as a junior in high school to which she gives credit to her passion in saving the planet now. Suhey hopes to bridge the gap between underrepresented groups who don’t have the availability to enjoy nature. Suhey enjoys hiking, trying new vegetarian/vegan restaurants, and reading

Categories
Junior Faculty Advisor

Rebekah Molnar

Junior Faculty Advisor

Rebekah Molnar is a senior at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. She will be graduating this December with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Zoology, and is currently on track to graduate summa cum laude. Rebekah has always had a passion for the environment and animals, and that love was further deepened when she attended the Washington Youth Summit on the Environment as a delegate in 2013. In high school, she was president of the science club and volunteered in the local watershed among many other involvements in both church and school. In Rebekah’s free time, she enjoys photography, spending time outside, reading, softball, making music, and playing with her animals. Rebekah is incredibly excited to help others fuel their love for nature and the environment.

Categories
Junior Faculty Advisor

Abigail Loughlin

Junior Faculty Advisor

Abigail Loughlin is a college student from Jersey City, New Jersey. She attends George Mason University where she is a rising junior with a Global Affairs major, with a concentration in the Environment. When not writing papers in the library or in class, she can be found tending to a garden or kayaking. As a WYSE alumni, Abigail is ecstatic to be joining the Junior Faculty Advisor team this summer!

Categories
Junior Faculty Advisor Staff

Olivia Slack

OLIVIA SLACK

Junior Faculty Advisor

Olivia Slack is a freshman at Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is double-majoring in Political Science (with a Public Affairs concentration) and Interpersonal Communication and double-minoring in English and Environmental Sustainability. At Meredith, Olivia is involved with student government and is also the Features Editor for the college newspaper, The Meredith Herald, and Poetry Editor for the college literary journal, The Colton Review. After graduation, Olivia plans to attend law school and eventually become involved in government in order to better advocate for the rights of both humans and the environment. Olivia attended WYSE in 2016 and was a summer intern in 2017. The experience truly changed her life forever, as it made her aware of her passion for politics and policy. She is so excited to be able to help make WYSE 2019 as amazing of an experience for the delegates as WYSE 2016 was for her!

Categories
Junior Faculty Advisor Staff

Freya Patel

Junior Faculty Advisor

Freya Patel is a rising sophomore majoring in Biology and Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In her free time, Freya enjoys reading fiction novels and she aspires to one day become a zoologist and work in the field of animal conservation. During high school, Freya was dual enrolled at Central Piedmont Community College and graduated in 2017 with an Associates in Biological Sciences. Freya attended WYSE as a delegate in 2016 and as an intern in 2017. She is excited to return as a Junior Faculty Advisor for WYSE 2018 and looks forward to meeting the new delegates.

Categories
Junior Faculty Advisor Youth Advisory Board

Andrew Nestor

Junior Faculty Advisor

Andrew is a previous attendee and intern for the WYSE conference from West Chester, Pennsylvania, but is currently a freshman attending the University of Delaware, majoring in Environmental Studies with a minor in Journalism. He previously graduated from a small private high school for kids with social and mental disabilities and worked as a teacher’s assistant in many capacities helping to work with high schoolers and middle schoolers. Andrew is a member of the National Honors Society and has held a job working in customer service in his hometown since his junior year of high school.