SUE MURAIDA
Coordinator
Sue Muraida is a best-selling author with over 30 years of experience as a medical photographer, photojournalist, leadership trainer, writer, and teacher. She is the author of The Silent Sound of Darkness and her memoir Going Back For Me, and co-author of the anthology Deserts to Mountaintops: Our Collective Journey to (Re)Claiming Our Voice. She currently serves as Program Director for The Study, a humanities nonprofit bringing people together to have conversations that matter.
SUE MURAIDA
Coordinator
Sue Muraida is a best-selling author with over 30 years of experience as a medical photographer, photojournalist, leadership trainer, writer, and teacher. She is the author of The Silent Sound of Darkness and her memoir Going Back For Me, and co-author of the anthology Deserts to Mountaintops: Our Collective Journey to (Re)Claiming Our Voice. She currently serves as Program Director for The Study, a humanities nonprofit bringing people together to have conversations that matter.
Eva Bramesco is the Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions, and the Director of the University Scholars Program here at George Mason University. Beginning with her involvement in the admissions office at her alma mater, Eva has spent over a decade working with students and families of all backgrounds to overcome the various hurdles of the college admissions process. In her role as Associate Director, Eva supports students before they even apply, all the way through their decision making process. Eva is also responsible for Honors College enrollment and the university’s only full-tuition scholarship program, and loves working closely with Mason’s most motivated and ambitious students. 
Jacob is a rising Sophomore at the University of Maryland, College Park, majoring in Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences with a minor in Geographical 
Allyson is the Education and Program Support Specialist with one of Virginia’s Soil and Water Conservation Districts. There, she leads all education and outreach programming on behalf of the district and works with agricultural landowners and homeowners to install best management practices for local soil and water quality. While studying at James Madison University, she got involved in local food production and conservation. This led to a career focused on environmental education where she has worked in school and community gardens, food access, agriculture, and K-12 science curriculum development. Outside of her work, she manages her local farmers market and community garden. Allyson is also an avid gardener, loves to cook and spend time outside with her husband and son.
Lukas is a junior at Austin Peay State University working towards a bachelors in Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology. He is working towards becoming a wildlife biologist, with an internist in animal behavior and conservation. Outside of school, Lukas volunteers at a wildlife rehabilitation center and takes care of his many pets. He attended WYSE during the summer of 2023 and was a JFA in the summer of 2025. He is very excited to return! 
Madeline is an Environmental Science undergraduate at Georgia Tech, pursuing a minor in Energy Systems and a Sustainable Business Certificate. She works with the Tang Research Group, exploring rare earth element transformations for clean energy applications. Madeline also contributes to methane emissions research through Georgia Tech’s Methane Project team and was part of the first-place Plastathon team developing a plastic-reduction app. She enjoys reading, hiking, and photography. She uses visual storytelling to advocate for environmental 
